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− | {{TB|[[Otto]] picks up the kids in a prison bus. When [[Bart]] asks about it, Otto snaps, "The regular school bus broke down, so take a seat before I blow your heads off!" However, he then quickly apologizes and explains, "This bus and I have sort of a ''Shining'' thing going on", referencing the effect the Overlook | + | {{TB|[[Otto]] picks up the kids in a prison bus. When [[Bart]] asks about it, Otto snaps, "The regular school bus broke down, so take a seat before I blow your heads off!" However, he then quickly apologizes and explains, "This bus and I have sort of a ''Shining'' thing going on", referencing the effect the Overlook has on Jack.}} |
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*[[Groundskeeper Willie]] and [[Moe]] are parallels of the characters Dick Halloran and Lloyd the bartender, respectively. | *[[Groundskeeper Willie]] and [[Moe]] are parallels of the characters Dick Halloran and Lloyd the bartender, respectively. | ||
*[[Maggie]] spells "REDRUM" with her blocks when Homer tries to watch the TV. | *[[Maggie]] spells "REDRUM" with her blocks when Homer tries to watch the TV. | ||
− | *Analogous to Jack Torrance endlessly typing "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy", Homer writes "No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy" all over the walls. The only thing Homer types is "Feelin' fine, | + | *Analogous to Jack Torrance endlessly typing "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy", Homer writes "No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy" all over the walls. The only thing Homer types is "Feelin' fine", which briefly reassures [[Marge]], until a lightning flash reveals the writing on the walls. |
*After Marge discovers that Homer has written "No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy" all over the walls, Homer bursts through a door, scaring her, and asks what she thinks of his book. In ''The Shining'', Jack sneaks up on Wendy and asks her what she thinks of his play. | *After Marge discovers that Homer has written "No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy" all over the walls, Homer bursts through a door, scaring her, and asks what she thinks of his book. In ''The Shining'', Jack sneaks up on Wendy and asks her what she thinks of his play. | ||
*Homer does a "Heeeere's Johnny!" scene similar to Jack Torrance, but Homer breaks into two wrong rooms before finding the family. | *Homer does a "Heeeere's Johnny!" scene similar to Jack Torrance, but Homer breaks into two wrong rooms before finding the family. | ||
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Revision as of 00:40, April 29, 2012
- Not to be confused with the segment of "Treehouse of Horror V", The Shinning.
The Shining is a horror novel written by Stephen King that spawned a movie. Both have been parodied and referred to on The Simpsons.
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