| A Streetcar Named Desire
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A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play by Tennessee Williams, which was adapted into a 1951 film by Elia Kazan, starring Marlon Brando, Karl Malden and Vivien Leigh. It has been referenced a few times in "The Simpsons".
References to A Streetcar Named Desire in The Simpsons
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Season
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Reference
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4
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61
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"A Streetcar Named Marge"
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The episode title is a reference. In the episode itself the famous play is adapted into a musical, Oh, Streetcar!. Marge plays the part of Blanche Dubois and Ned Flanders Stanley Kowalski. An extra reference is the scene where Marge and Ned rehearse their roles at Flanders' house and Homer stands outside yelling: "Marge! Hey Mààààrge!" at their window. This is similar to Kowalski yelling for Blanche outside her window. Another joke is that the musical completely misinterprets the moral of the actual play: "A stranger is just a friend you haven't met."
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5
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103
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"Secrets of a Successful Marriage"
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Smithers' remembers how Burns was yelling his name outside his window. The fact that his memory is in black-and-white is an extra reference.
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14
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307
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"'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky"
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Major Quimby talks about "a faded Southern belle" who seduces pizza delivery boys. This is how Blanche Dubois describes herself in the play.
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24
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525
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"What Animated Women Want"
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Bart and the other pupils watch the 1951 film in the classroom. Milhouse yells "Fella!" dressed like Brando
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References in video games
The play is referenced in the video games Virtual Springfield, Road Rage and Hit & Run.
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