The War of Art/References

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References/Trivia

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	Season 25 Episode References
← 544 "The Winter of His Content"	545 "The War of Art"	"You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee" 546 →

Cultural references

• The episode name is a reference to The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
• One of the guinea pigs at the Guinea Pig Rescue Center had a Band-Aid on its tail.
• Guinea pigs have an important role for many indigenous Andean peoples, and so Lisa created Pokey a habitat that includes Peruvian feather grass, an Incan sleeping mat and a portrait of Marisol Espinoza, former vice president of Peru.
• Artipedia is a parody of Wikipedia.
• Homer refers to Leonardo da Vinci as "Leonardo Da Vinci Code" referencing the novel "The Da Vinci Code".

Toys "B" This is a parody of the American toy retailer Toys "R" Us

• Toys "B" This is a parody of the American toy retailer Toys "R" Us.
  • The Planet Jackson toy is a parody of Captain Planet
• In the news, the titles are play-on-words of different things:
  • The Great Frame Robbery is a reference to the film The Great Train Robbery.
  • Brush With Hateness? is a parody of "Brush with Greatness".
  • Friendship Van Gone?, a play on Vincent van Gogh.
  • The Art of War?, a reference to the book The Art of War.
• Milhouse plays Dancing Revolution with the TV turned off. This is a parody of the real music video game Dance Dance Revolution.
• A man in Isla Verde sells warm Speedos.
• Klaus Ziegler paintings include imitations of:
  • A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
  • The Sleeping Gypsy by Henri Rousseau
  • Over the Town by Marc Chagall
  • A Doonesbury character by Garry Trudeau
  • Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth
  • Water Lily (1906) by Claude Monet
  • The Kiss by Gustav Klimt
  • Convergence by Jackson Pollock. Richard Branson is seen appreciating this replica in one his spaceships (a reference to Virgin Galactic.
  • Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar by Rembrandt, seen at the back of Saddam Hussein.

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  A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte and The Sleeping Gypsy

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  Over the Town

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  Doonesbury character

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  Christina's World

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  Water Lily (1906)

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  The Kiss

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  Richard Branson and a Convergence imitation

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  Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar and Saddam Hussein

• Ziegler mentions the Louvre and the Cal State Fullerton.

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