LZ 129 Hindenburg

LZ 129 Hindenburg

Vehicle Information Use: Airship First Appearance: "The Way We Was"

The LZ 129 Hindenburg was an airship that caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock on May 6, 1937.

History

A poster featuring the album artwork of Led Zepellin album is seen, wich features a black-and-white image of the burning Hindenburg airship.

The filmstrip that Mr. Burns uses to train Santa's Little Helper as a killer includes a clip of the Hindenburg exploding.

Bart gets a Hindenburg-themed checkbook from the bank, and it has the words "Oh, the humanity!" printed on top.

The Hindenburg disaster was published in the Herald.

The color picture on the back wall behind Lisa at the Cafe Kafka is of the Hindenburg disaster.

Behind the Laughter

The LZ 129 Hindenburg was a real airship, which infamously was destroyed on May 6, 1937.

The disaster has been parodied several times.

Appearances

• Episode – "The Way We Was" (poster)
• Episode – "Dog of Death" (film)
• Episode – "Mr. Plow" (poster)
• Episode – "Marge vs. the Monorail" (picture)
• Episode – "Bart the Fink" (seen in checkbook)
• Episode – "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?" (seen in newspaper)
• Episode – "Little Girl in the Big Ten" (picture)
• Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out (mentioned)
• Comic story – Krusty's House of Novelties (mentioned)
• Comic story – Moat Monty Moat Problems! (mentioned)
• Book – Bart Simpson's Guide to Life

References

Vehicles

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