References and Explanations for Simpsons Episode Titles v.1.0 (1of2)
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References and Explanations for Simpsons Episode Titles v.1.0
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Maintained by Kevin A. Bowman <bowm...@mindless.net>
Based on an idea by Harrison Inefuku
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First Season 1 (1990)
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(7G08) Simpson's Roasting on a Open Fire (a.k.a. "The Simpsons Christmas
Special") [Aired December 17, 1989]
The alternative title speaks for itself. The title comes from "Chestnuts
Roasting on an Open Fire," which is the first line, and popular alternative
title, for "The Christmas Song," a song written by Mel Torme and Robert Wells,
and originally performed by Nat King Cole.
(7G02) Bart the Genius [Aired January 14,1990]
This is the first in a series of episode titles patterned [Character's name]
"the" [something]. The idiom is the same as with, for example, "Zorba the
Greek" or "Winnie the Pooh."
(7G03) Homer's Odyssey [Aired January 21, 1990]
Named after the ancient Greek epic poem, by a legendary (perhaps mythical)
blind poet who was also named Homer. This is also the first in a series of
Simpson's titles beginning with the possessive form of a character's name.
(7G04) There's No Disgrace Like Home [Aired January 28, 1990]
A play on an old song, "Home, Sweet Home" the last stanza of which is:
'Mid the Pleasures and Palaces
Wherever we may roam,
Be it ever so humble,
There's no place like home.
The phrase is also well known as the phrase Dorothy repeats in the movie The
Wizard of Oz.
(7G05) Bart the General [Aired February 4, 1990]
See 7G02
(7G06) Moaning Lisa [Aired February 11, 1990]
A bluesy pun on "Mona Lisa," the popular name for DaVinci's painting La
Giaconda.
(7G09) The Call of the Simpsons [Aired February 18, 1990]
A play on The Call of the Wild, a typically outdoors-oriented novel by Jack
London, about a dog.
(7G07) "The Telltale Head" [Aired February 25, 1990]
A play on "The Telltale Heart," a short story by Edgar Allen Poe, in which the
narrator, a lunatic murderer, is driven to confession by his auditory
hallucinations involving his late victim's heart-beat.
(7G11) Life On The Fast Lane (a.k.a. Jacques to be Wild)[Aired March 18, 1990]
The title is from a hit song by the Eagles, "Life in the Fast Lane". The
alternative title is a play on the Steppenwolf song "Born to be Wild."
(7G10) Homer's Night Out [Aired March 25, 1990]
Play on the phrase: "Boys' night out." See also 7G03
(7G13) The Crepes of Wrath [Aired April 15, 1990]
A play on "The Grapes of Wrath," originally a line from "The Battle Hymn of
the Republic," later used by John Steinbeck as a title for a novel. Crepes
are basically thin, French pancakes.
(7G12) Krusty Gets Busted [Aired April 29, 1990]
This is the first in a series of titles patterned [Character's name] "Gets"
[something].
(7G01) Some Enchanted Evening [Aired May 13, 1990]
"Some Enchanted Evening" is a song from the Rogers & Hammerstein musical:
South Pacific.
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Second Season (1990-91)
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(7F03) Bart Gets An F [Aired October 11, 1990]
See 7G12
(7F02) Simpson and Delilah [Aired October 18, 1990]
A play on "Sampson and Delilah," a biblical story from the Book of Judges.
Sampson was a hero who lost his super-human strength after his hair, which was
never cut as part of a special religious devotion, was cut off by the
Philistines. Therein lies the connection to this episode. Delilah was a femme
fatale who betrayed Sampson.
(7G04) Treehouse of Horror (a.k.a. "The Simpsons Halloween Special") [Aired
October 25, 1990]
"The Simpsons Halloween Special" is self-explanatory. Treehouse of Horror is
a play on "House of Horror," a genre cliche. Hammer films, for example, was
known as "The House of Horror."
I. Bad Dream House
A combination of the phrases "Bad Dream" and "Dream House"
II. Hungry Are The Damned
A play on "These Are the Damned" a 1961 Sci-Fi/Suspense film by Hammer
films.
III. The Raven
Named for the original poem by Edgar Allen Poe, on which the segment is
based.
(7G01) Two Cars in Every Garage, Three Eyes on Every Fish [Aired November 1,
1990]
"Two Cars in Every Garage" is a generic political slogan, harkening back to
Herbert Hoover's "A Chicken in Every Pot." "Three Eyes on Every Fish" is a
Simpsons addition.
(7F05) Dancin' Homer [Aired November 8, 1990]
Homer's name as a mascot.
(7F08) Dead Putting Society [Aired November 15, 1990]
A play on Dead Poets Society, the 1989 movie starring Robin Williams. In the
movie, as in the episode, a tyrannical father traumatizes his son.
(7F07) Bart vs. Thanksgiving [Aired November 22, 1990]
This is the first of a series of titles using a legal case pattern, pitting
Simpsons characters against each other, or someone, or something.
(7F06) Bart the Daredevil [Aired December 6, 1990]
See 7G02
(7F09) Itchy & Scratchy & Marge [Aired December 20, 1990]
Pretty self-explanatory. This is one of a number of titles that begin with
"Itchy & Scratchy," and one of two patterned "Itchy and Scratchy &
[somebody]."
(7F10) "Episode 23: Bart Gets Hit By A Car" [Aired January 10, 1991]
See 7G12. This is one of a few titles that actually appear on screen.
(7F11) One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish [Aired January 24, 1991]
A play on the Dr. Seuss book title One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
(7F12) The Way We Was [Aired January 31, 1991]
A play on the 1973 movie: The Way We Were, starring Barbra Streisand and
Robert Redford, which showed the romantic beginnings of an ultimately doomed
marriage.
(7F13) Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment [Aired February 7, 1991]
See 7F07. This is also the first in a series of titles pitting one of the
Simpsons against either a commandment or one of the amendments in the bill of
rights. The 8th Commandment is "Thou Shalt Not Steal."
(7F15) Principal Charming [Aired February 14, 1991]
A play on "Prince Charming" the fairy tale character from "Snow White."
(7F16) Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? [Aired February 21, 1991]
Is the same title as a John L. Sullivan science fiction film starring Joel
McCrae and Veronica Lake. There is almost certainly a more original source,
but I don't know it..
(7F14) Bart's Dog Gets An F (7F14) [Aired March 7, 1991]
A variation on the theme begun in 7G12. Also, a play on 7F03, "Bart Gets an
F." This title is the first of several that are patterned "Bart's"
[something] [does something].
(7F17) Old Money [Aired March 28, 1991]
A common expression for inherited wealth. In this episode, "old" has other
meanings.
(7F18) Brush with Greatness [Aired April 11, 1991]
A common expression, and the name of an old David Letterman bit where audience
members would relate their encounters with celebrities. The reference is
appropriate, and is also a pun for Marge's artistic abilities.
(7F19) Lisa's Substitute [Aired April 25, 1991]
See 7G03.
(7F20) The War Of The Simpsons [Aired May 2, 1991]
A play on 1989's War of the Roses, a movie about a divorcing couple, the Roses
(Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner), who fight so viciously that they
eventually kill each other.
(7F12) Three Men and a Comic Book [Aired May 9, 1991]
From the 1988 movie: Three Men and a Baby (The sequel was Three Men and a
Little Lady), which Tom Selleck, Steve Gutenberg, and Ted Danson.
(7F22) Blood Feud [Aired July 11, 1991]
An expression indicating unending hatred between two families or people.
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Third Season (1991-92)
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(7F24) Stark Raving Dad [Aired September 19, 1991]
A pun on "stark raving mad," a common expression signifying someone is non
compis mentis.
(8F01) Mr. Lisa Goes To Washington [Aired September 26, 1991]
From Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, a 1939 Frank Capra movie about an
idealistic young man who is appointed Senator and who finds his state's
representatives are controlled by a corrupt political machine. Like Lisa, he
eventually defeats the corrupt bosses.
(7F23) When Flanders Failed [Aired October 3, 1991]
From "In Flanders Fields" a poem penned by Colonel John McCrae, during World
War I. The first stanza is:
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amidst the guns below.
(8F03) Bart The Murderer [Aired October 10, 1991]
See 7G02
(8F04) Homer Defined [Aired October 17, 1991]
Explained at the end of the episode.
(8F05) Like Father, Like Clown [Aired October 24, 1991]
From the expression: "Like father, like son."
(8F02) Treehouse of Horror II (a.k.a. "The Simpsons Halloween Special II")
[Aired October 31,
1991]
I. The Monkey's Paw
Pretty self-explanatory.
II. Bart The Monster
See 7G02
III. Homer's Brain
See 7G03. Also may be a pun on They Saved Hitler's Brain, a 1963 B-movie,
horror film.
(8F06) Lisa's Pony [Aired November 7, 1991]
See 7G03.
(8F07) Saturdays of Thunder [Aired November 14, 1991]
A play on Days of Thunder, a 1990 movie about auto racing that starred Tom
Cruise and Nicole Kidman.
(8F08) Flaming Moe's [Aired November 21, 1991]
Besides being the name of the new cocktail, "Flaming 'Mo" is also a derisive
name for a homosexual.
(8F09) Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk [Aired December 5, 1991]
Translated from the German, it is "Burns Sells The Power Plant." This is one
of two episode titles in a foreign language.
(8F10) I Married Marge [Aired December 26, 1991]
From I Married Joan, a 1950's sitcom starring Joan Davis and Jim Backus.
(8F11) Radio Bart [Aired January 9, 1992]
A play on Radio Marti, a U.S. government financed radio station broadcasting
anti Castro programming into Cuba.
(8F12) Lisa the Greek [Aired January 23, 1992]
A play on "Jimmy the Greek," the erstwhile bookie and odds-maker who lost his
job doing pre-game shows on CBS after making a racist statement on the air.
See also 7G02.
(8F14) Homer Alone [Aired February 6, 1992]
A pun on Home Alone, the 1990 movie (spawning many sequels) that starred
Macaulay Culkin.
(8F16) Bart the Lover [Aired February 13, 1992]
See 7G02.
(8F13) Homer at the Bat [Aired February 20, 1992]
From "Casey at the Bat," the quintessentially American baseball poem.
(8F15) Separate Vocations [Aired February 27, 1992]
A pun on Separate Vacations, a 1986 sex comedy.
(8F17) Dog of Death [Aired March 12, 1992]
A play on "God of Death"
(8F19) Colonel Homer [Aired March 26, 1992]
From Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis' manager.
(8F20) Black Widower [Aired April 9, 1992]
A play on Black Widow, the spider, and an expression describing a woman who
kills her husband for his money.
(8F21) The Otto Show [Aired April 23, 1992]
A pun on the phrase: "The Auto Show."
(8F22) Bart's Friend Falls In Love [Aired May 7, 1992]
See 7F14.
(8F23) Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? [Aired August 27, 1992]
A play on the depression era song, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" The first
lines of the song are:
Once I built a railroad, made it run,
Made it run against time.
Once I built a railroad; now it's done.
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Two dimes equals $2000 in betting parlance.
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Fourth Season (1992-93)
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(8F24) Kamp Krusty [Aired September 24, 1992]
Pretty self-explanatory. The multiplication of "K's" in things associated
with Krusty is reminiscent of the marketing gimmick used by the band The Kinks
in the late sixties.
(8F18) A Streetcar Named Marge [Aired October 1, 1992]
From the Tennessee Williams play, and later movie, A Streetcar Named Desire.
Marge starred in a musical adaptation in this episode.
(9F01) Homer the Heretic [Aired October 8, 1992]
See 7G02.
(9F02) Lisa the Beauty Queen [Aired October 15, 1992]
See 7G02.
(9F04) Treehouse of Horror III (a.k.a. "The Simpsons Halloween Special IV")
[Aired October 29, 1992]
I. Clown Without Pity
A pun on the Gene Pitney song "Town Without Pity," or the 1961 movie of the
same name, starring Kirk Douglas.
II. King Homer
A play on King Kong, the 1933 movie parodied in this segment
III. Dial 'Z' For Zombies
A play on the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film: Dial M for Murder.
(9F03) Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie [Aired November 3, 1992]
See 7F09. Like the movie in the episode, the titles of many movies whose
stories derive from other media take this form, for example: Superman: The
Movie.
(9F05) Marge Gets a Job [Aired November 5, 1992]
See 7G12.
(9F06) New Kid on the Block [Aired November 12, 1992]
A play on the teen-idol vocal group: New Kids on the Block.
(9F07) Mr. Plow [Aired November 19, 1992]
Pretty self-explanatory
(9F08) Lisa's First Word [Aired December 3, 1992]
See 7G03.
(9F09) Homer's Triple Bypass [Aired December 17, 1992]
See 7G03.
(9F10) Marge vs. the Monorail [Aired January 14, 1993].
See 7F07.
(9F11) Selma's Choice. [Aired January 21, 1993]
A play on Sophie's Choice, the 1982 movie starring Meryl Streep. See also
7G03.
(9F12) Brother from the Same Planet [Aired February 4, 1993]
A play on the title of the 1984 John Sayles film: Brother from Another Planet
(9F3) I Love Lisa [Aired February 11, 1993]
From I Love Lucy, the long-running television comedy.
(9F14) Duffless [Aired February 18, 1993]
A pun on Breathless, a 1959 Jean-Luc Goddard film and a 1983 American remake.
The movie title derives from a Jerry Lee Lewis song.
(9F15) Last Exit to Springfield [Aired March 11, 1993]
From Last Exit to Brooklyn, a 1990 movie starring Jennifer Jason Leigh.
(9F17) So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show [Aired April 1, 1993]
Painfully self-explanatory.
(9F16) The Front [Aired April 15, 1993]
From the 1976 movie of the same title starring Woody Allen. Allen plays a
talentless individual who pretends to be a screenwriter in order to front for
writers who were blacklisted.
(9F18) Whacking Day [Aired April 29, 1993]
Pretty self explanatory. "Whacking Day" may play off "Boxing Day" the post-
Christmas holiday, or "Packing Day," a not-uncommon expression for the day
before a vacation or a move.
(9F20) Marge in Chains [Aired May 6, 1993]
A play on the band name: Alice in Chains.
(9F19) Krusty Gets Kancelled [Aired May 13, 1993]
See 7G12. See also 8F24.
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Fifth Season (1993-94)
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(9F21) Homer's Barbershop Quartet [Aired September 30, 1993]
See 7G03.
(9F22) Cape Feare [Aired October 7, 1993]
A play on the 1961 movie Cape Fear, with Robert Mitchum, and the 1991 remake,
with Nick Nolte. By adding a silent "e" the producers pretend to avoid
copyright infringement.
(1F02) Homer Goes to College [Aired October 14, 1993]
"[Somebody] Goes to College" was a fairly common title form in the fifties and
sixties. Dave
Brubeck's Jazz Goes to College, for example.
(1F01) Rosebud [Aired October 21, 1993]
From the first word of the movie Citizen Kane, the dying last word of Charles
Foster Kane.
Rosebud was Kane's boyhood sled. In the movie, the sled represents Kane's
lost youth and his
unfulfilled search for the unconditional love that he never received as a boy.
Mr. Burns' life
story is, of course, patterned on the movie.
(1F04) Treehouse of Horror IV (a.k.a. "The Simpsons Halloween Special IV")
[Aired October 28,
1993]
I. The Devil and Homer Simpson
From "The Devil and Dan'l Webster" a short-story by Stephen Vincent Benet,
an American
variation of the Faust myth, in which the tall-tale hero Dan'l Webster beats
the devil in court.
II. Terror at 5 1/2 Feet
From "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," the Twilight Zone episode that inspired
this segment.
III. Bart Simpson's Dracula
A play on Bram Stoker's Dracula, the 1992 Francis Ford Coppola movie.
(1F03) Marge on the Lam [Aired November 4, 1993]
Pretty self-explanatory. This is the first of several episode titles using
the pattern [Character's Name] on [Something].
(1F05) Bart's Inner Child [Aired November 11, 1993]
See 7G03.
(1F06) Boy-Scoutz N The Hood [Aired November 18, 1993]
From Boyz N the Hood, the 1991 film by John Singleton.
(1F07) The Last Temptation of Homer [Aired December 9, 1993]
From The Last Temptation of Christ, the 1988 Martin Scorsese movie, based on
the book by Nikos Kazantzakis.
(1F08) $pringfield (or, How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love legalized
Gambling) [Aired
December 16, 1993]
The title is a parody of Vega$, the 70's-80's Robert Urich television show.
The alternative title refers to the alternative title of Kubrick's 1964 movie,
Dr. Strangelove (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.)
(1F09) Homer the Vigilante [Aired January 6, 1994]
See 7G02.
(1F11) Bart Gets Famous [Aired February 3, 1994]
See 7G12.
(1F10) Homer and Apu [Aired February 10, 1994]
What more can be said?
(1F12) Lisa vs. Malibu Stacey [Aired February 17, 1994]
See 7F07.
(1F13) Deep Space Homer [Aired February 24, 1994]
A play on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the third of four Star Trek series,
starring Avery Brooks as Benjamin Sisko.
(1F14) Homer Loves Flanders [Aired March 17, 1994]
A play on the televison series Bridget Loves Bernie, or Joanie Loves Chachi.
(1F15) Bart Gets An Elephant [Aired March 31, 1994]
See 7G12.
(1F16) Burns' Heir [Aired April 14, 1994]
See 7G03.
(1F18) Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baddasssss Song [Aired April 27, 1994]
A play on 1971's Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, the first Blaxploitation
film, directed by and starring Melvin Van Peebles.
(1F19) The Boy Who Knew Too Much [Aired May 5, 1994]
A play on The Man Who Knew Too Much, the Hitchcock film, produced in 1934 and
remade by him in 1956.
(1F21) Lady Bouvier's Lover [Aired May 12, 1994]
A play on Lady Chatterly's Lover, the novel by D.H. Lawrence.
(1F20) Secrets of a Successful Marriage [Aired May 19, 1994]
From Secrets of Successful Marriages, a 1991 how-to book.
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Sixth Season (1994-95)
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(1F22) Bart of Darkness [Aired September 4,1994]
A pun on Heart of Darkness, the Joseph Conrad novel that deals with themes of
solitude and madness.
(1F17) Lisa's Rival [Aired September 11, 1994]
See 7G03.
(2F33) Another Simpsons Clip Show. [Aired September 25, 1994]
Sadly obvious.
(2F01) Itchy & Scratchy Land [Aired October 2, 1994]
See 7F09. Naturally, a reference to Disneyland.
(2F02) Sideshow Bob Roberts [Aired October 9, 1994]
From Bob Roberts, the 1992 movie, directed by and starring Tim Robbins. The
movie is pointed political satire about an unethical Republican politician.
(2F03) Treehouse of Horror V (a.k.a. "The Simpsons Halloween Special V")
[Aired October 30, 1994]
I. The Shinning
A parody of The Shining, the Stephen King Novel and Stanley Kubrick movie.
The extra "n" is supposedly to prevent trademark/copyright suit. See 9F22.
II. Time and Punishment
A pun on Crime and Punishment, the classic Russian Novel by Fyodor
Dostoyevsky.
III. Nightmare Cafeteria.
"Nightmare [place]" is a genre cliche.
(2F04) Bart's Girlfriend (a.k.a. Lovejoy's Little Devil) [Aired November 6,
1994]
See 7G03.
(2F05) Lisa on Ice [Aired November 13, 1994]
From Soul on Ice, the memoir of Eldridge Cleaver. See also 1F03.
(2F06) Homer Badman [Aired November 27, 1994]
A play on Homer Simpson?
(2F07) Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy [Aired December 4, 1994]
See 7F07.
(2F08) Fear of Flying [Aired December 18, 1994]
From the Erica Jong novel of the same title.
(2F09) Homer the Great [Aired January 8, 1995]
A play on Alexandre the Great. See also 7G02.
(2F10) And Maggie Makes Three [Aired January 22, 1995]
A play on a line from the song "My Blue Heaven"???
The last stanza of the song is:
Just Molly and me,
And baby makes three.
We're happy in my blue heaven.
(2F11) Bart's Comet [Aired February 5, 1995]
A play on Halley's Comet. See also 7G03.
(2F12) Homie the Clown [Aired February 12, 1995]
"Homey the Clown" was a character in a recurring sketch on In Living Color.
He was a surly clown with a lot of attitude, famous for saying, "Homey don't
play that!"
(2F13) Bart vs. Australia [Aired February 19, 1995]
See 7F07.
(2F14) Homer vs. Patty & Selma [Aired February 26, 1995]
See 7F07.
(2F13) A Star is Burns [Aired March 5, 1995]
From the movies: A Star is Born, originally 1937, remade in 1954 and 1976.
(2F15) Lisa's Wedding [Aired March 19, 1995]
See 7G03.
(2F18) Two Dozen and One Greyhounds [Aired April 9, 1995]
A play on 101 Dalmatians, the 1961 Disney cartoon.
(2F19) The PTA Disbands [Aired April 16, 1995]
Self evident.
(2F32) 'Round Springfield [Aired April 30, 1995]
From 'Round Midnight, a song by Thelonious Monk, but more relevantly, a 1986
movie, starring Dexter Gordon, about an expatriate Jazz musician, who dies in
a French hospital.
(2F21) The Springfield Connection [Aired May 7, 1995]
From the 1971 movie, The French Connection, starring Gene Hackman.
(2F22) Lemon of Troy [Aired May 14, 1995]
A pun on Helen of Troy, the wife of Menelaus of Sparta, who was stolen away by
Paris, thus causing the Trojan War.
(2F16) Who Shot Mr. Burns? - Part One [Aired May 21, 1995]
A play on "Who Shot J.R.?" the question everyone was asking in the summer of
1981, based on the cliff-hanging season finale of the TV show Dallas. J.R.
Ewing was played by Larry Hagman.
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Seventh Season (1995-96)
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(2F20) Who Shot Mr. Burns? - Part Two [Aired September 17, 1995]
See 2F16.
(2F17) Radioactive Man [Aired September 24, 1995]
Self explanatory.
(3F01) Home Sweet Home-Diddily-Dum-Doodily [Aired October 1, 1995]
A Flandersization of the old song, Home Sweet Home. See 7G04.
(3F02) Bart Sells His Soul [Aired October 8, 1995]
Pretty self descriptive.
(3F03) Lisa the Vegetarian [Aired October 15, 1995]
See 7G02.
(3F04) Treehouse of Horror VI [Aired October 29, 1995]
I. Attack of the 50 ft Eyesores
From Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, the ?? movie.
II. Nightmare On Evergreen Terrace
From Nightmare on Elm Street, the?? movie.
III. Homer^3
The mathematical symbol for cubed, the means of measuring mass in three
dimensions.
(3F05) King-Size Homer [Aired November 5, 1995]
A play on 9F04, Segment II, "King Homer."
(3F06) Mother Simpson [Aired November 19, 1995]
Speaks for itself.
(3F08) Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming [Aired November 26, 1995]
From Twilight's Last Gleaming, a 1977 movie about a renegade military unit
that blackmails the U.S. Government. The title ultimately derives from a line
in Francis Scott Key's "Star Spangled Banner."
(3F31) "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular!" [Aired December 3, 1995]
Is what it says.
(3F07) Marge Be Not Proud [Aired December 17, 1995]
A play on "Death Be Not Proud," a poem by John Donne
(3F10) Team Homer [Aired January 7, 1996]
"Team [something]" is a common idiom.
(3F09) Two Bad Neighbors [Aired January 14, 1996]
George Bush's sign in the episode.
(3F11) Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield [Aired February 4, 1996]
From Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, a 1989 movie.
(3F12) Bart the Fink [Aired February 11, 1996]
From the 1991 Coen Brothers film, Barton Fink. See also 7G02.
(3F13) Lisa the Iconoclast [Aired February 18, 1996]
See 7G02.
(3F14) Homer the Smithers [Aired February 25, 1996]
See 7G02.
(3F16) The Day the Violence Died [Aired March 17, 1996]
From "the day the music died," a line from Don McLean's song. The line refers
to the plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the
Big Bopper.
(3F15) A Fish Called Selma [Aired March 24, 1996]
A play on A Fish Called Wanda the 1988 movie comedy. The title refers, of
course, to Troy McClure's odd fetish.
(3F17) Bart on the Road [Aired March 31, 1996]
A play on On the Road, the Jack Kerouac novel. See 1F03.
(3F18) 22 Short Films About Springfield [Aired April 14, 1996]
From the 1993 documentary, Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould.
(3F19) Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the
Flying
Hellfish" [Aired April 28, 1996]
Based, at least in part, on Hellcats of the Navy, the 1957 movie, starring
Ronald and Nancy Reagan. This is the first of several titles to refers to
characters starring in an episode.
(3F20) Much Apu About Nothing [Aired May 5, 1996]
A pun on Much Ado About Nothing, the Shakespeare Comedy, made into a 1993 film
by Kenneth Branagh. The working title for this episode, "The Anti-Immigrant
Song," was based on "The Immigrant Song," the first song on Led Zeppelin III.
(3F21) Homerpalooza [Aired May 19, 1996]
A play on Lollapalooza, the touring music festival.
(3F22) Summer of 4 Ft. 2 [Aired May 19, 1996]
A pun on Summer of '42, a 1971 movie about growing up during in the 40's.
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>(7F17) Old Money [Aired March 28, 1991]
>A common expression for inherited wealth. In this episode, "old" has other
>meanings.
>
"Old Money : The Mythology of America's Upper Class" book by Nelson
W., Jr. Aldrich (1988)
>(7F23) When Flanders Failed [Aired October 3, 1991]
>From "In Flanders Fields" a poem penned by Colonel John McCrae, during World
>War I. The first stanza is:
> In Flanders fields the poppies blow
> Between the crosses, row on row,
> That mark our place; and in the sky
> The larks, still bravely singing, fly
> Scarce heard amidst the guns below.
Flanders is a street in Portland, Oregon (Matt Groening's hometown)
and there is no connection between him and McRae. The title
"When _____ Failed" is quite popular for books as a search
at amazon.com indicates.
>(8F24) Kamp Krusty [Aired September 24, 1992]
>Pretty self-explanatory. The multiplication of "K's" in things associated
>with Krusty is reminiscent of the marketing gimmick used by the band The Kinks
>in the late sixties.
As long as there are no three K's.
>
>(9F01) Homer the Heretic [Aired October 8, 1992]
>See 7G02.
Also a bad Exorcist sequel.
>
>(9F03) Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie [Aired November 3, 1992]
>See 7F09. Like the movie in the episode, the titles of many movies whose
>stories derive from other media take this form, for example: Superman: The
>Movie.
This all started with Star Trek.
Bob Beecher, Capt., CAP
> (7G11) Life On The Fast Lane (a.k.a. Jacques to be Wild)[Aired March 18, 1990]
> The title is from a hit song by the Eagles, "Life in the Fast Lane". The
> alternative title is a play on the Steppenwolf song "Born to be Wild."
Why was the episode originally called "Jacques to be Wild?" It wasn't.
The original story had Marge taking lessons with a Swedish tennis instructor named
Bjorn. Hence, the original title made more sense: "Bjorn to be Wild"
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> >
> >(9F03) Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie [Aired November 3, 1992]
> >See 7F09. Like the movie in the episode, the titles of many movies whose
> >stories derive from other media take this form, for example: Superman: The
> >Movie.
>
Not quite; that was "Star Trek: The Motion Picture".
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