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Difference between revisions of "Orange Is the New Yellow/References"

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*The couch gag is inspired by the style of {{w|IKEA}}'s manuals.
 
*The couch gag is inspired by the style of {{w|IKEA}}'s manuals.
 
**In the credits, Couch is stylized to Cöuch, while in the couch gag it's spelled as Coüch, a reference to IKEA's [[Sweden|Swedish]] nationality.
 
**In the credits, Couch is stylized to Cöuch, while in the couch gag it's spelled as Coüch, a reference to IKEA's [[Sweden|Swedish]] nationality.
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*The scene where "neighbors with appetizers" show up is like the ending of the 1946 film ''{{w|It's a Wonderful Life}}'', when the townspeople show up: both show neighborly support and refer to the main character as being "the richest man" while the same carol is heard in the background: "Hark the Herald Angels Sing."
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==

Revision as of 19:12, July 12, 2016

References/Trivia


Season 27 Episode References
595 "Simprovised"
596
"Orange Is the New Yellow"
"Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus" 597


Cultural references

  • The episode title is a reference to the television series Orange Is the New Black.
  • Wiggum makes a pun on Silvester Stallone's name, Silvester Alone.
  • Marge reads a book by James Patterson.
    • The title of the book, Bishop takes night, is a reference to bishop takes knight in chess.
  • The black and white scenes with Homer as homemaker are a reference to Donna Reed.[1]
  • The couch gag is inspired by the style of IKEA's manuals.
    • In the credits, Couch is stylized to Cöuch, while in the couch gag it's spelled as Coüch, a reference to IKEA's Swedish nationality.
  • The scene where "neighbors with appetizers" show up is like the ending of the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life, when the townspeople show up: both show neighborly support and refer to the main character as being "the richest man" while the same carol is heard in the background: "Hark the Herald Angels Sing."

Continuity

Trivia

  • In the opening sequence:
    • Lenny shouts "Oh not again" when falling from the ladder in the Power Plant.
    • In the store, Maggie's price is "Read Again".
  • The bear in Mr. Burns's office is shown to be a real bear.
  • Before the couch gag, Homer is already holding the manual when he gets ran over by Marge and Maggie in the Orange Station Wagon.

References


Season 27 References
Every Man's Dream 'Cue Detective Puffless Halloween of Horror Treehouse of Horror XXVI Friend with Benefit Lisa with an "S" 'Paths of Glory Barthood The Girl Code Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles Much Apu About Something Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4 Gal of Constant Sorrow Lisa the Veterinarian The Marge-ian Chronicles The Burns Cage How Lisa Got Her Marge Back Fland Canyon To Courier with Love Simprovised Orange Is the New Yellow