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The Godfather is a gangster novel (1969) by Mario Puzo, which was made into an epic gangster film trilogy consisting of three pictures: The Godfather (1972), The Godfather Part II (1974) and The Godfather Part III (1990), all directed by Francis Ford Coppola. In addition to its depiction of gangster life, the film series became well-noted for its theme music and for the iconic scene in the first film where a character wakes up to find his horse's severed head in his bed.

There are numerous references to the Godfather film series in The Simpsons media.

References

Television episodes

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 1 8 "The Telltale Head" Bart waking up next to the decapitated head of Jebediah Springfield's statue spoofs the famous "horse head in the bed" scene from The Godfather. 3 39 "Bart the Murderer" When a visiting mob boss is dissatisfied with the Manhattan cocktail he is served at Fat Tony's club, he gives Fat Tony a kiss and leaves in a huff. Tony laments that it was the kiss of death, referencing the scene in The Godfather Part II where Michael Corleone kisses his brother Fredo after discovering his (Fredo's) betrayal, thus marking Fredo for execution. 43 "Lisa's Pony" Lisa discovering the pony in her bed spoofs the famous "horse head in the bed" scene from The Godfather. 4 68 "Mr. Plow" The scene where Bart is mowed down by snowballs thrown by his school friends is a reference to the death of Sonny in The Godfather. 76 "Last Exit to Springfield" When Homer imagines a life in organized crime, he looks just like Don Fanucci in The Godfather Part II. 6 118 "Homie the Clown" When Homer and Krusty try to do the bicycle trick in front of the mafiosi, Homer's head bumps against a series of wine glasses. The melody that plays as a result is a musical quote of the "Love Theme" from The Godfather, to the delight of the mafiosi. 7 147 "A Fish Called Selma" In The Godfather, Luca Brasi is killed and his body thrown into a canal. His killers later send a dead fish to Sonny Corleone along with a note reading "He sleeps with the fishes", which became a Mafia expression referring to someone being killed and their corpse being disposed of in a body of water. The Godfather scene and the Mafia expression are referred to when Troy McClure goes into the DMV and is seen by Louie and Fat Tony. Louie says, "I thought you said Troy McClure was dead!" Tony replies, "No, what I said was: 'He sleeps with the fishes'", and starts to explain, but Louie cuts him off: "Uh, Tony, please, no. I just ate a whole plate of dingamagoo." The interplay between Tony and Louie is a sly pun referring to the Mafia expression and McClure's rumored fish fetish. 10 212 "Mayored to the Mob" The episode contains several references to the Godfather film series: During the scene at the Springfield Mafia hideout, the setting, music and mobsters are strongly reminiscent of the films. When Fat Tony's rat-milking operation is busted, Homer mockingly asks him, "What are you gonna do, call your Godfather?" Homer kisses Mayor Quimby, telling him that it's from Fat Tony, and Quimby realizes it's the kiss of death. When Louie attacks Quimby, Homer comes to the defense by stabbing Louie's tie with a fork and pinning it to a table, a reference to the scene in The Godfather where Luca Brasi's hand is stabbed with a fork and pinned to a bar counter. 11 229 "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?" A mafiosi claims he put a horse head in Homer's bed to prevent him from being a food critic ever again. It turns out that Homer simply ate the head and wrote a negative review about it. 245 "Kill the Alligator and Run" Robert Evans mentions the film during an interview. 12 257 "HOMR" Homer says: "I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse", which is a famous quote from the film. 259 "Worst Episode Ever" One of the movies in Comic Book Guy's stash of illegal videos is "Godfather III - good version". 13 288 "The Sweetest Apu" During Apu's wedding (which took place in another episode The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons, but this episode shows supposed video footage of said wedding) Homer sings the Napolitan song C'è la luna mezzo mare along with the wedding band. This is a reference to The Godfather, where an old man sings the exact same song during the wedding of Don Corleone's daughter. 14 300 "The Strong Arms of the Ma" Marge beating up her mugger with a garbage can is a parody of the scene in The Godfather where Sonny beats up his sister's husband on the streets. 313 "Moe Baby Blues" Moe tells Maggie the plot of the three Godfather films to entertain her. Moe imitates Don Corleone with an cut-up orange in his mouth, in reference to a similar scene in The Godfather. He later imagines the exact scene from the film when he goes searching for Maggie. Moe seems to know the film by heart, but mistakes Diane Keaton's character Kay Adams with her character Annie Hall from Woody Allen's film Annie Hall. At the end of the episode Fat Tony is emotional about Maggie and says: "I didn't cry so much, since I paid to see Godfather III." 16 338 "All's Fair in Oven War" Guest-starring in the episode is James Caan, who played Sonny in The Godfather. In the final scene he is ambushed and shot down by Cletus because he has an affair with his wife. This is a reference to Sonny's death scene in The Godfather. 18 379 "The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer" Fat Tony's son, Michael D'Amico, is a reference to Michael Corleone from all three Godfather films. His physical looks and the fact that he is a quiet person who initially doesn't want to enter the mafia business are similar. In the same episode mob goons try to assassinate Fat Tony through a window while flying in a helicopter, in reference to a similar scene in The Godfather Part III. The final scene where Michael, Jimbo, Dolph and Kearney close the door before Lisa references the final scenes of The Godfather. 22 473 "Donnie Fatso" When Homer was struggling to pronounce the word "consigliere", he states that he is Fat Tony's Robert Duvall, the actor who played Tom Hagen the Consigliere in The Godfather. Also, Fat Tony says "That's why I keep my friends close". When Homer asks him, "and your enemies closer?" he is referring to the phrase from The Godfather Part II ("Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer"). 28 602 "There Will Be Buds" Kirk reports watching the movie and saying it's So good to Homer on chat. 30 649 "'Tis the 30th Season" Due to the poor accommodations at the Kissimmee St. Nick Theme Park and Resort, the Simpson family ask resort manager Jeanie for their money back. When she refuses, Bart pranks her by severing several heads (and one hand) from the animatronic statues in the Hall of Vice Presidents and leaving them in her bed for her to find when she wakes up.

Comics

Special guest stars

Picture Name Role in The Godfather Role on The Simpsons Alex Rocco Portrayed Moe Greene in The Godfather. Voiced Roger Meyers, Jr. Joe Mantegna Portrayed Joey Zasa in The Godfather III. Voiced himself in the season 3 episode "Bart the Murderer". Is also the voice of Fat Tony and the second Fat Tony. James Caan Portrayed Sonny Corleone in The Godfather. Voiced himself in the season 16 episode "All's Fair in Oven War".

External links

• [[wikipedia:{{{1}}} ({{{2}}})|{{{1}}}]] at Wikipedia
• [[wikipedia:The Godfather Part II ({{{2}}})|The Godfather Part II]] at Wikipedia
• [[wikipedia:The Godfather Part III ({{{2}}})|The Godfather Part III]] at Wikipedia