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|platforms = Arcade
 
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'''''Rocky III vs. Clara Peller''''' is an arcade game, seen in [[Captain Blip's Zapateria]] at [[Springfield Mall]].
 
'''''Rocky III vs. Clara Peller''''' is an arcade game, seen in [[Captain Blip's Zapateria]] at [[Springfield Mall]].
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
''Rocky III vs. Clara Peller'' is an arcade game seen at Captain Blip's Zapateria. The game is played as a boxing match with the only playable characters being [[Rocky Balboa]] (controlled by player 1) and [[Clara Peller]] (controlled by player 2). While walking through the arcade, [[Bart]] stops to inspect the game. He watches what would appear to be a title screen, in which the two characters move back and forth inside a boxing ring while continuosly spouting the same bits of dialogue, with Rocky saying "You ain't so bad," and Clara Peller asking "Where's the beef?"
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''Rocky III vs. Clara Peller'' is an arcade game seen at Captain Blip's Zapateria. The game is played as a boxing match with the only playable characters being [[Rocky Balboa]] (controlled by player 1) and [[Clara Peller]] (controlled by player 2). While walking through the arcade, [[Bart]] stops to inspect the game. He watches what would appear to be a title screen, in which the two characters move back and forth inside a boxing ring while continuously spouting the same bits of dialogue, with Rocky saying "You ain't so bad," and Clara Peller asking "Where's the beef?"
  
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
The game is a reference to the the ''{{w|Rocky (film series)|Rocky}}'' series, specifically ''{{w|Rocky III}}''. Clara Peller asking "Where's the beef?" is a reference to the infamous and short-lived catchphrase, which was used in a variety of {{w|Wendy's}} commercials in the mid 80s.
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*The "You ain't so bad" quote is from Rocky's rematch fight with {{W|Clubber Lang}} in ''{{W|Rocky III}}''.
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*"Where's the beef?" was the catchphrase in the {{W|Where's the beef?|eponymous}} mid-1980s advertising campaign by {{W|Wendy's}}, which featured Clara Peller delivering the line.
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
 
*{{ep|Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em}}
 
*{{ep|Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em}}
  
{{Arcade games}}
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[[Category:Arcade games]]

Latest revision as of 15:40, October 17, 2021

Rocky III vs. Clara Peller
RockyvsClara.PNG
Game Information
Platforms: Arcade
Players: 2
First appearance: "Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em"


Rocky III vs. Clara Peller is an arcade game, seen in Captain Blip's Zapateria at Springfield Mall.

History[edit]

Rocky III vs. Clara Peller is an arcade game seen at Captain Blip's Zapateria. The game is played as a boxing match with the only playable characters being Rocky Balboa (controlled by player 1) and Clara Peller (controlled by player 2). While walking through the arcade, Bart stops to inspect the game. He watches what would appear to be a title screen, in which the two characters move back and forth inside a boxing ring while continuously spouting the same bits of dialogue, with Rocky saying "You ain't so bad," and Clara Peller asking "Where's the beef?"

Behind the Laughter[edit]

  • The "You ain't so bad" quote is from Rocky's rematch fight with Clubber Lang in Rocky III.
  • "Where's the beef?" was the catchphrase in the eponymous mid-1980s advertising campaign by Wendy's, which featured Clara Peller delivering the line.

Appearances[edit]