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== Music ==
 
== Music ==
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*'''"{{W|All I Have to Do Is Dream}}" by {{W|The Everly Brothers}}:''' Opens this episode.
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*'''"{{W|Suicide Is Painless}}" by Johnny Mandel:''' Known better as main theme of ''[[M*A*S*H]]'', it plays while Marge is leaving Homer in the helicopter to meet [[Artie Ziff]].
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*'''"{{W|Disco Inferno}}" by The Trammps:''' Played at Artie's '70s style prom.
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*'''"Precious And Few" by {{W2|Climax|band}}:''' Also played at the prom.
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*'''"Georgy Girl" by The Seekers:''' When Artie is advertising his invention.
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*'''{{W|Wooly Bully}} by Sam the Sham:''' Heard when [[Dr. Hibbert]] smashes mailboxes with his golf club.
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*At the end of the episode, Artie's ''Snor-Converter'' alters Homer's snoring into the tune of "{{W|Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)}}" by the {{W|Eurythmics}}. Artie also supplies altered lyrics in which he tells Marge that Homer is a loser and that she should dump him.
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== Cultural references ==
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*''{{W|Indecent Proposal}} - ''The film is punned in the title and referenced throughout the episode.
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*The point where Artie is flying Marge away in his helicopter, and Marge sees that Homer has written "KEEP YOUR CLOTHES ON" in rocks, is a callback to the series finale of ''[[M*A*S*H]]'' ("{{W|Goodbye, Farewell and Amen}}"), in which Capt. Hawkeye Pierce, as his helicopter takes off to fly him homeward, sees that Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt has written out the word "GOODBYE" in rocks.
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*Moe says to Artie "I'm a spy, in the house of Moe." This is a reference to the lyric "I'm a spy, in the House of Love" from the song "The Spy" by ''The Doors''.
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*The TV series "Nooky in New York" which Marge's sisters watch is a reference to the TV series "{{W|Sex and the City}}".
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*Among the paintings of Marge in the room by [[Artie Ziff]] we can identify one in the [[Andy Warhol]] style, one in the {{W|Botticelli}} style and one in the {{W|Roy Lichtenstein}} style.
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*The [[Baron Von Kiss-A-Lot]] Castle recalls the {{W|Schloss Neuschwanstein}} in Bavaria.
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*The videotape that Homer leaves to Marge is a reference to the movie "{{W|Sex, Lies and Videotape}}".
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**The way Homer explains in the videotape what he saw using [[Funzo]] and the dinosaur puppets is the technique used by psychologists to make children relive the traumatic scenes they experienced.
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*[[Comic Book Guy]]'s room is full of [[Star Wars]] movies memorabilia, featuring two autographed photos of [[Mark Hamill]] ([[Luke Skywalker]]) one as a young man, one as an older one.
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**Comic Book Guy's puppet at night is [[Jar Jar Binks]].
  
*'''"[[wikipedia:All I Have to Do Is Dream|All I Have to Do Is Dream]]" by [[wikipedia:The Everly Brothers|The Everly Brothers]]''': Opens this episode.
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== Continuity ==
*'''"[[wikipedia:Suicide Is Painless|Suicide Is Painless]]" by Johnny Mandel''': Known better as main theme of the TV series ''[[wikipedia:M*A*S*H|M*A*S*H]]'', it plays while Marge is leaving Homer in the helicopter to meet [[Artie Ziff]].
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*This episode is a sequel to "[[The Way We Was]]".
*'''"[[wikipedia:Disco Inferno|Disco Inferno]]" by The Trammps''': Played at Artie's '70s style prom.
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*[[Homer]] has a [[Funzo]] to illustrate [[Marge]] kissing [[Artie Ziff]]. ("[[Grift of the Magi]]")
*'''"Precious And Few" by [[wikipedia:Climax_(band)|Climax]]''': Also played at the prom.
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*[[Grampa]] brings up Homer's 300 game. ("[[Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder]]").
*'''"Georgy Girl" by The Seekers''': When Artie is advertising his invention.
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*Homer is also shown to have a loud snore in the comic story ''[[Maggie's Crib 11]]''.
*'''[[wikipedia:Wooly Bully|Wooly Bully]] by Sam the Sham''': Heard when [[Dr. Hibbert]] smashes mailboxes with his golf club.
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*Homer says he's being drinking for 25 years meaning he's being drinking since he was 14 years old. Previous episodes indicate Homer doing underage drinking.
 
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*[[Professor Frink]] has goldfish in his shoes much like [[Disco Stu]] did in "[[The Twisted World of Marge Simpson]]"; however, unlike Disco Stu's fish, Frink's are very much alive.
== Cultural references ==
 
  
* The whole plot of this episode is a reference to the film ''[[wikipedia:Indecent Proposal|Indecent Proposal]]''.
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== Goofs ==
* The point where Artie is flying Marge away in his helicopter, and Marge sees that Homer has written "KEEP YOUR CLOTHES ON" in rocks, is a parody of-cum-salute to the series finale of [[wikipedia:M*A*S*H|''M*A*S*H'']], [[wikipedia:Goodbye, Farewell and Amen|Goodbye, Farewell and Amen]], in which Capt. Hawkeye Pierce, as his helicopter takes off to fly him homeward, sees that Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt has written out the word "GOODBYE" in rocks.
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*When leaving the prom, [[Marge]] pulls open a fire-escape door, when the push bar is clearly on the inside.
* At the end of episode, Artie's ''Snor-Converter'' alters Homer's snoring into the tune of "[[wikipedia:Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)|Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]" by [[wikipedia:Eurythmics|Eurythmics]].
 
  
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Latest revision as of 13:31, April 26, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 13 Episode References
278 "Jaws Wired Shut"
279
"Half-Decent Proposal"
"The Bart Wants What It Wants" 280


Music[edit]

Cultural references[edit]

  • Indecent Proposal - The film is punned in the title and referenced throughout the episode.
  • The point where Artie is flying Marge away in his helicopter, and Marge sees that Homer has written "KEEP YOUR CLOTHES ON" in rocks, is a callback to the series finale of M*A*S*H ("Goodbye, Farewell and Amen"), in which Capt. Hawkeye Pierce, as his helicopter takes off to fly him homeward, sees that Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt has written out the word "GOODBYE" in rocks.
  • Moe says to Artie "I'm a spy, in the house of Moe." This is a reference to the lyric "I'm a spy, in the House of Love" from the song "The Spy" by The Doors.
  • The TV series "Nooky in New York" which Marge's sisters watch is a reference to the TV series "Sex and the City".
  • Among the paintings of Marge in the room by Artie Ziff we can identify one in the Andy Warhol style, one in the Botticelli style and one in the Roy Lichtenstein style.
  • The Baron Von Kiss-A-Lot Castle recalls the Schloss Neuschwanstein in Bavaria.
  • The videotape that Homer leaves to Marge is a reference to the movie "Sex, Lies and Videotape".
    • The way Homer explains in the videotape what he saw using Funzo and the dinosaur puppets is the technique used by psychologists to make children relive the traumatic scenes they experienced.
  • Comic Book Guy's room is full of Star Wars movies memorabilia, featuring two autographed photos of Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) one as a young man, one as an older one.

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • When leaving the prom, Marge pulls open a fire-escape door, when the push bar is clearly on the inside.
Season 13 References
Treehouse of Horror XII The Parent Rap Homer the Moe A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love The Blunder Years She of Little Faith Brawl in the Family Sweets and Sour Marge Jaws Wired Shut Half-Decent Proposal The Bart Wants What It Wants The Lastest Gun in the West The Old Man and the Key Tales from the Public Domain Blame It on Lisa Weekend at Burnsie's Gump Roast I Am Furious (Yellow) The Sweetest Apu Little Girl in the Big Ten The Frying Game Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge