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'''Indiana Jones''' is a film franchise, directed by Steven Spielberg and co-scripted by George Lucas. It's an adventure series starring Harrison Ford and consists of four movies: "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" (1981), ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]'' (1984), "Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade" (1989) and "Indiana Jones And The Crystal Skull" (2008).  
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'''Indiana Jones''' (aka '''"Indy"''' or '''Dr. Jones''') is the title character of the ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' film series.
  
==References to the "Indiana Jones" franchise==
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== History ==
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When [[Marge]] told [[Lisa]] that everyone has an animal they can't stand she mentioned that Indiana Jones feared snakes.<ref>"[[How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?]]"</ref>
  
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On [[Comic Book Guy]]'s list of greatest quotes of all time is "No time, for love, Dr. Jones!" by [[Short Round]] in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]''.<ref>''[[Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture]]''</ref>
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{{TB|[[Season 3|3]]}}
 
{{TB|58}}
 
{{TB|"[[Bart's Friend Falls in Love]]"}}
 
{{TB| The entire opening sequence where Bart tries to steal Homer's money jar is a parody of the opening sequence of "Raiders Of The Lost Ark", with Bart as Indiana Jones and Homer as an angry native chasing him. The scene where Bart grabs his hat before the garage door closes is a reference to a similar scene in "Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom", where Indy does the same before a slowly lowering wall comes down.}}
 
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{{TB|[[Season 4|4]]}}
 
{{TB|68}}
 
{{TB|"[[Mr. Plow]]"}}
 
{{TB| When the snowmen melts one of them has glasses and a black hat. This scene is a homage to the moment in "Raiders Of The Lost Ark", where Nazi Toht (who also wears glasses and a black hat) melts away due to the Ark's powers.}}
 
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{{TB|[[Season 6|6]]}}
 
{{TB|115}}
 
{{TB|"[[Homer the Great]]"}}
 
{{TB| When Homer has to gives his ceremonial costume back it is burned inside an Ark that looks a lot like the Ark of the Covenant from "Raiders Of The Lost Ark". When the clothes are burning there are even ghosts flying from it, just like in the film.}}
 
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{{TB|[[Season 7|7]]}}
 
{{TB|150}}
 
{{TB|"[[Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"]]"}}
 
{{TB| The scene in which the Hellfish treasure location is revealed spoofs the scene in "Raiders", in which the location of the Well of Souls is revealed. }}
 
{{TBT| }}
 
{{TB|[[Season 9|9]]}}
 
{{TB|186}}
 
{{TB|"[[Lisa the Skeptic]]"}}
 
{{TB| The students digging by the sunset and their silhouettes are shown is similar to the scene in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" when Indiana Jones and Sallah free the Egyptian excavators from the Nazis, and they in turn help Indy. The scene against the sun is when Sallah tells Indy that the workers have found the Well of Souls.}}
 
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{{TB|[[Season 11|11]]}}
 
{{TB|227}}
 
{{TB|"[[Beyond Blunderdome]]"}}
 
{{TB| Homer asks: "How about "Indiana Jones"? Does anyone own the rights to that?". }}
 
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{{TB|[[Season 13|13]]}}
 
{{TB|277}}
 
{{TB|"[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]"}}
 
{{TB| When Agnes Skinner and Hans Moleman run away from the giant ball of people, it strongly resembles the scene where Indiana Jones runs away from the giant rock}}
 
{{TBT| }}
 
{{TB|[[Season 17|17]]}}
 
{{TB|369}}
 
{{TB|"[[The Seemingly Never-Ending Story]]"}}
 
{{TB| [[Snake Jailbird]] is dressed in the same archaeologist's outfit as Indiana Jones. }}
 
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{{TB|[[Season 17|17]]}}
 
{{TB|373}}
 
{{TB|"[[Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore]]"}}
 
{{TB|Burns mentions being served dinner in a "scooped-out monkey's head", a reference to "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom". Another reference to that same movie is made when Homer is arrogant enough to think of himself as a god, his outfit resembles that of Mola Ram.  }}
 
{{TBT|[[File:Norbert Van Houten.jpg|250px]]}}
 
{{TB|[[Season 19|19]]}}
 
{{TB|406}}
 
{{TB|"[[Little Orphan Millie]]"}}
 
{{TB| [[Norbert Van Houten]] is an entire parody of Indian Jones, down to his appearance.}}
 
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{{TB|[[Season 22|22]]}}
 
{{TB|471}}
 
{{TB|"[[How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?]]"}}
 
{{TB| When [[Marge]] told [[Lisa]] that everyone has an animal they can't stand she mentioned that Indiana Jones feared snakes...}}
 
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{{TB|[[Season 24|24]]}}
 
{{TB|510}}
 
{{TB|"[[Treehouse of Horror XXIII]]"}}
 
{{TB| Artie Ziff compares Bart to Indiana Jones. }}
 
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==Comic Book references==
 
 
 
In ''[[Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture]]'' one of [[Comic Book Guy]]'s "greatest quotes of all time" on the list is "No time, for love, Dr. Jones!" by [[Short Round]] from "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom".  
 
 
 
In ''[[The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part Two)]]'' Indiana Jones is mentioned and a geek dresses up as him.
 
 
 
==Video game references==
 
  
In ''[[Bartman Begins]]'' a skeletal hand can be seen trying to grab a fedora hat. A reference to "Indiana Jones".
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[[Bart]] dressed as Indiana Jones when he trick-or-treated the [[744 Evergreen Terrace|Flanders Home]].<ref>''[[Ned Flanders's Halloweenie House!]]''</ref>
  
==Other==
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== Non-canon ==
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{{Noncanon}}
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When [[Barty Ziff]] is whipping the flower in [[Nelson]]'s mouth, [[Artie Ziff]] says that he's just like Indiana Jones. Ziff then says that [[Richard Dreyfuss]] played him in their universe.<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror XXIII]]"</ref>
  
The title of ''[[The Simpsons: Raiders of the Lost Fridge]]'', a compilation video, is a reference to "Raiders Of The Lost Ark".
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== Appearances ==
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*{{ep|How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?|(mentioned)}}
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*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXIII|(Bart & Homer's Excellent Adventure, mentioned)}}
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*{{bon|The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part Two)|(mentioned, plus a geek dresses up as him)}}
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*{{bon|Ned Flanders's Halloweenie House!|(costume)}}
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*{{bk|Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture|(mentioned)}}
  
 
== References ==
 
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Latest revision as of 13:56, October 11, 2023

Indiana Jones
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Fictional
Occupation: Archaeologist
First appearance: "How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?"


Indiana Jones (aka "Indy" or Dr. Jones) is the title character of the Indiana Jones film series.

History[edit]

When Marge told Lisa that everyone has an animal they can't stand she mentioned that Indiana Jones feared snakes.[1]

On Comic Book Guy's list of greatest quotes of all time is "No time, for love, Dr. Jones!" by Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.[2]

Bart dressed as Indiana Jones when he trick-or-treated the Flanders Home.[3]

Non-canon[edit]

Donut Homer.png The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed.

When Barty Ziff is whipping the flower in Nelson's mouth, Artie Ziff says that he's just like Indiana Jones. Ziff then says that Richard Dreyfuss played him in their universe.[4]

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]