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Difference between revisions of "Thank God It's Doomsday/References"

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*When God turns back time, he exclaims "{{w|Deus ex machina}}", a plot device meaning "God from the machine". It is used ironically since this was the act of the real God to solve an otherwise unsolvable problem, not the god from the mechanical contrivance that ancient Greek dramatists used for the same purpose.
 
*When God turns back time, he exclaims "{{w|Deus ex machina}}", a plot device meaning "God from the machine". It is used ironically since this was the act of the real God to solve an otherwise unsolvable problem, not the god from the mechanical contrivance that ancient Greek dramatists used for the same purpose.
 
*In the scene at [[Moe's]] at the end of the episode, Homer and his pals are posed to resemble the {{w|Last Supper}} fresco by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], with Homer in the center as [[Jesus]].
 
*In the scene at [[Moe's]] at the end of the episode, Homer and his pals are posed to resemble the {{w|Last Supper}} fresco by [[Leonardo da Vinci]], with Homer in the center as [[Jesus]].
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*The skeleton of the crashed [[Duff blimp]], with flames, is a reference to the {{w|Hindenburg Disaster}}.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 02:38, September 6, 2012

References/Trivia


Season 16 Episode References
353 "A Star Is Torn"
354
"Thank God It's Doomsday"
"Home Away from Homer" 355


Cultural references

Trivia

  • God is drawn with 5 fingers on each hand and 5 toes on each foot.
  • Homer knows the meaning of "eponymous."
  • The cart of wind chimes that Bart and Lisa back into at the mall carries the sign, "Tinkle in the Wind."
Season 16 References
Treehouse of Horror XV All's Fair in Oven War Sleeping with the Enemy She Used to Be My Girl Fat Man and Little Boy Midnight Rx Mommie Beerest Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass Pranksta Rap There's Something About Marrying On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister Goo Goo Gai Pan Mobile Homer The Seven-Beer Snitch Future-Drama Don't Fear the Roofer The Heartbroke Kid A Star Is Torn Thank God It's Doomsday Home Away from Homer The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star