The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings is a trilogy written by English high fantasy author, J.R.R. Tolkien. The trilogy inspired what high fantasy is today. It is referenced numerous times on The Simpsons, as well as being parodied a lot.

References to The Lord of the Rings in The Simpsons

Episodes

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 13 270 "Treehouse of Horror XII" A Hobbit attends the Gypsy and Leprechaun's wedding, and is smoking. 14 309 "Dude, Where's My Ranch?" Cleanie appears and puts some dirty dishes in to a sack, cuddling them saying "Ahh, my precious", like Gollum. Even further, Andy Serkis, the portrayer of Gollum, voices Cleanie. 18 393 "Rome-Old and Juli-Eh" Bart and Lisa build a fort out of cardboard boxes. Later, Rafael comes to ask for the boxes back, but Bart and Lisa refuse, leading to Rafael threatening to come back with others, in a very cliché the Lord of the Rings voice. When Rafael comes back, he is accompanied by an army of delivery people. They them begin war, with The Fields of Pelennor playing as background music (a piece of music from Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy). The battle is a parody of the Battle of the Hornburg from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. As well as a delivery man riding a fell beast (much like a Nazgûl), several remarks are made, mirroring ones made in the film trilogy. 395 "Marge Gamer" Bart's character in Earthland Realms, the Shadow Knight, acts similar to a Nazgûl. 250px The Simpsons Movie An orc is among the mob trying to kill the Simpsons. 19 411 "That '90s Show" Comic Book Guy is heard saying "And that is why The Lord of the Rings can never be filmed". 21 447 "Pranks and Greens" Homer says "You found the precious!", referencing Gollum. 23 495 "Holidays of Future Passed" The living tree that holds Bart's treehouse resembles an Ent. 25 550 "Brick Like Me" Bart's LEGO robot is made partially out of a Hobbit Hole playset.

Comics

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference Bart Simpson #30 The Secret Life of Bart Simpson Bart quotes a line from The Lord of the Rings film series and, at the same time, mentions Frodo. Bart Simpson #50 Bart's Invisible! Comic Book Guy's says about Tashaa at she are the missing key to his happiness much as Sauron's ring was to Frodo's quest. Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #9 Ring Around the Simpsons The whole story focuses on the Simpsons entering Middle Earth.

Video games

Picture Game Reference The Simpsons Game In the level NeverQuest, Mobbits appear, a parody, in both name and appearance, of Hobbits. Also, after Homer receives the keycard, he says "My precious", again referencing Gollum. Also, two statues are similar to Argonath, the Pillars of the Kings. Plus, a red dragon resembles Smaug. The Simpsons: Tapped Out A film called Bored of the Things: Extended Cut can be played at the Drive-In Theater, introduced during Halloween 2014. The icon for the film is an orange ring.

Books

Picture Book Reference The Marge Book One of the movies listed in "Marge Simpson's Sisterhood of DVDs" is the romance film, Lord of the Engagement Rings. Flanders' Book of Faith Among Ned's non-offensive DVD shelf is a film titled Lord of the Rings and Everything Else.

External links

• The Lord of the Rings at Wikipedia

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