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*The title is a reference to "A Trip to Spencer's Mountain", the basis for ''The Waltons'' and the plot is similar to the Waltons' first TV movie, ''The Homecoming: A Christmas Story''. | *The title is a reference to "A Trip to Spencer's Mountain", the basis for ''The Waltons'' and the plot is similar to the Waltons' first TV movie, ''The Homecoming: A Christmas Story''. | ||
*[[Bart]] is correct in that [[Abe]]'s story incorporated multiple TV references, including the following: | *[[Bart]] is correct in that [[Abe]]'s story incorporated multiple TV references, including the following: | ||
| − | **''The Waltons'': Family introduction, set in the Depression and ending with goodnights; Abe had a brother named Jason and was also called Abe-Boy (despite multiple references that he was already an adult in the Depression), a reference to John-Boy. | + | **''The Waltons'': Family introduction, family runs a sawmill, set in the Great Depression and ending with goodnights; Abe had a brother named Jason and was also called Abe-Boy (despite multiple references that he was already an adult in the Depression), a reference to John-Boy. |
**''The Brady Bunch'': Young Abe is called Greg once. | **''The Brady Bunch'': Young Abe is called Greg once. | ||
**''Green Acres'': Not only is Abe's grandma [[Zza-Zza Simpson]] supposed to be Zsa-Zsa Gabor, in one instance she acts like her sister Eva's character Lisa Douglas. | **''Green Acres'': Not only is Abe's grandma [[Zza-Zza Simpson]] supposed to be Zsa-Zsa Gabor, in one instance she acts like her sister Eva's character Lisa Douglas. | ||
Revision as of 15:34, April 3, 2018
Cultural refences
- The title is a reference to "A Trip to Spencer's Mountain", the basis for The Waltons and the plot is similar to the Waltons' first TV movie, The Homecoming: A Christmas Story.
- Bart is correct in that Abe's story incorporated multiple TV references, including the following:
- The Waltons: Family introduction, family runs a sawmill, set in the Great Depression and ending with goodnights; Abe had a brother named Jason and was also called Abe-Boy (despite multiple references that he was already an adult in the Depression), a reference to John-Boy.
- The Brady Bunch: Young Abe is called Greg once.
- Green Acres: Not only is Abe's grandma Zza-Zza Simpson supposed to be Zsa-Zsa Gabor, in one instance she acts like her sister Eva's character Lisa Douglas.
- Leave It to Beaver: Abe tells that the world went black and white for a while and his mom calls him Theodore.
- The Partridge Family: Abe's mother drives the same bus on the show and calls him Keith then they sing the theme song
- Beverly Hills 90210: Abe's siblings drive by once in a modern convertible.
- Abe's oldest brother Luke Simpson looks like Luke Perry.
- Abe's oldest (in appearance, but Abe said Rube Ella was the oldest daughter) sister Lisa Marie Simpson looks like Elvis Presley's daughter and within the story shares Lisa's full name.
Trivia
- Young Abe looks like Bart and is called that once.
- His sister Rube Ella Simpson looks like Lisa.
- His baby brother Leroy Simpson also looks like a fat Bart.
- Abraham Simpson, Sr. looks like Homer.
- Olidia Simpson (a reference to Olivia Daly Walton) looks like Marge.
- Zeke Simpson (a reference to Zeb Walton) looks like Abe himself.
- The Baldwin sisters resemble Patty and Selma.
- Ike Godfrey (a reference of Ike Godsey) resembles Apu.
