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Difference between revisions of "Bart Simpson's Bible Stories/References"

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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*Bart's bible stories are references to {{w|Parable of the Prodigal Son|The Prodigal Son}}, {{w|Binding of Isaac|Abraham's Sacrifice}} and {{w|Noah's Ark}}.
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*[[Bart]]'s stories are references to the bible stories {{w|Parable of the Prodigal Son|The Prodigal Son}}, {{w|Binding of Isaac}} and {{w|Noah's Ark}}.
*Homer says "Call me, Ishmael!" to his brother, a reference to the opening line from the 1851 novel ''{{w|Moby-Dick}}''.
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*Homer says "Call me, Ishmael!" to his brother Ishmael, a reference to the opening line from the 1851 novel ''{{w|Moby-Dick}}''.
*Jack and Rose from the 1997 movie ''[[Titanic]]'' appear during the flood.
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*Jack and Rose from the 1997 film ''[[Titanic]]'' appear during the flood.
*Noah says "You're gonna mess up my ark nevermore!" as he is about to throw a raven. This is a reference to the poem {{w|The Raven}}.
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*Noah says "You're gonna mess up my ark nevermore!" as he is about to throw a raven. This is a reference to the poem ''{{w|The Raven}}''.
  
== Trivia ==
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== Continuity ==
 
*The plot is similar to the episode "[[Simpsons Bible Stories]]" both of which are anthology stories featuring biblical references. The episode aired in April 1999, two years before this comic was released.
 
*The plot is similar to the episode "[[Simpsons Bible Stories]]" both of which are anthology stories featuring biblical references. The episode aired in April 1999, two years before this comic was released.
*Marge mistakenly refers to Noah as Ned.
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== Goofs ==
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*In the ''Noah's Ark'' segment, Marge refers to Noah as [[Ned Flanders|Ned]] (the character that Noah is played by).
  
 
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Revision as of 08:00, June 20, 2019

References/Trivia


Cultural references

  • Bart's stories are references to the bible stories The Prodigal Son, Binding of Isaac and Noah's Ark.
  • Homer says "Call me, Ishmael!" to his brother Ishmael, a reference to the opening line from the 1851 novel Moby-Dick.
  • Jack and Rose from the 1997 film Titanic appear during the flood.
  • Noah says "You're gonna mess up my ark nevermore!" as he is about to throw a raven. This is a reference to the poem The Raven.

Continuity

  • The plot is similar to the episode "Simpsons Bible Stories" both of which are anthology stories featuring biblical references. The episode aired in April 1999, two years before this comic was released.

Goofs

  • In the Noah's Ark segment, Marge refers to Noah as Ned (the character that Noah is played by).