Hindenburg disaster

The Hindenburg disaster was an airship accident that occurred on May 6, 1937, in Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States.

References

Episodes

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 2 25 "The Way We Was" A poster featuring the album artwork of the 1969 rock album Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin is seen next to a pin-up in Homer's room. This album cover features a black-and-white image of the burning Hindenburg airship. 3 54 "Dog of Death" When Mr. Burns shows Santa's Little Helper violent film scenes to turn him into a vicious watchdog, one of the clips is footage from the Hindenburg disaster. 4 63 "Lisa the Beauty Queen" When Barney crashes the Duff blimp into a tower, it bursts into flames, burning up like the Hindenburg. Kent Brockman shouts: "Oh! The humanity!". 7 143 "Bart the Fink" Bart gets a Hindenburg-themed checkbook from the bank, and it has the words "Oh, the humanity!" printed on top. 11 229 "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?" The Hindenburg disaster was published on the front page of the Herald. 13 289 "Little Girl in the Big Ten" The color picture on the back wall behind Lisa at the Cafe Kafka, depicts the Hindenburg disaster. 16 354 "Thank God It's Doomsday" The skeleton of the crashed Duff blimp, with flames, is a reference to the Hindenburg disaster. 17 378 "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play" When Buck Mitchell calls the Duff Blimp crashing the "worst blimp crash ever", Grampa responds with "too soon!", a reference to the Hindenburg disaster. 19 408 "Funeral for a Fiend" When Scratchy is killed in a zeppelin explosion in the Itchy & Scratchy cartoon Spherical on 34th Street, Itchy remarks, "Oh, the hilarity!". 22 485 "500 Keys" As his blimp explodes, Chief Wiggum screams: "Oh! The zoomanity!". 26 569 "Waiting for Duffman" The book Surviving a Blimp Fire has a cover very similar to the Hindenburg disaster photo taken in 1937. 28 617 "Moho House" Photos at the MoHo HOUSE include a Duff Blimp near the club, a possible reference to Hindenburg disaster.

Games

Picture Game Reference The Simpsons: Tapped Out After tapping on Homer's exclamation mark: The Hindenburg was a "bad idea". This is a disaster. The Simpsons: Tapped Out After tapping on Minnie's exclamation mark: Man, my post about Luigi's is blowing up faster than The Hindenburg...

Comics

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference Radioactive Man #88 Krusty's House of Novelties The Exploding Fun Balloon is a 9 foot hydrogen balloon, to duplicate Hindenburg disaster. Simpsons Comics #224 Moat Monty Moat Problems! Mr. Burns told to Lisa "I'll tell you how! You drove your flaming Hindenburg right into my moat!".

Books

Picture Book Reference Bart Simpson's Guide to Life

External links

• Hindenburg disaster at Wikipedia

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