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Simpsons Subtle Allusions
- Sign outside Cape Canaveral says, "Cape Canaveral Formerly Cape Kennedy Formerly Cape Arbuckle"
Cape Canaveral was formerly named Cape Kennedy,
and before that was named Cape Canaveral (yes, the...
- Mayor: "Ich bin ein Springfielder." Homer: "Mmmmm. Jelly Donuts."
Explanation:
"Ich bin ein Springfielder" is an allusion to JFK's...
- When Sideshow Bob is in court, accused of trying to kill Bart,
the lawyer says to him on the stand, But what about...
- Abe: "My car gets fourty rods to the hogshead and that's the way I like it"
A rod is an arcane form of measurement,
equal to 512 yards or 1612 feet; a perch or pole. A...
- Fidel Castro: They named a street after me in San Fransisco.
[whisper whisper] It's full of WHAT!?!?
Episode: The...
- Jasper Johns stealing lightbulbs
Some of Johns best early works were of lightbulbs.
Episode: Homer as an...
- Milhouse, on falling in love: "It was just like Romeo and Juliet,
only it ended in tragedy."
Episode: When Milhouse...
- Milhouse says of Springfield, after Homer floods it,
"It's just like Venice, but without the Black Plague...
- Apu: I have come to make amends, sir. At first, I blamed you for squealing,
but then I realized, it was I who wronged you. So I...
- Bodyguard coach: As a personal bodyguard, your only loyalty is to your protectee,
not anything else, not even Muhammed.
Homer: Not even...
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