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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* ''[[South Park]]'': |
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** [["Not Making This Up" Disclaimer|ran a disclaimer]] that [[Church of Happyology|Scientologists]] ''really do'' believe that all our problems are caused by nuked alien ghosts, which they really don't tell their minions until they're quite involved. It's hard to believe that all that is necessary. |
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** The episode about Mormons has a similar disclaimer. |
** The episode about Mormons has a similar disclaimer. |
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** Another episode of ''[[South Park]]'' features Cartman tricking Butters that the world is coming to an end just so he can take his place when Kyle and his friends go to [http://www.casabonitadenver.com/ Casa Bonita]. What some people may not realize is that the place isn't a figment of the creators' imagination, but rather an actual restaurant in the Denver, Colorado area. They have everything featured in the episode, from the more tacos flags to professional divers. There's even a second one in Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
** Another episode of ''[[South Park]]'' features Cartman tricking Butters that the world is coming to an end just so he can take his place when Kyle and his friends go to [http://www.casabonitadenver.com/ Casa Bonita]. What some people may not realize is that the place isn't a figment of the creators' imagination, but rather an actual restaurant in the Denver, Colorado area. They have everything featured in the episode, from the more tacos flags to professional divers. There's even a second one in Tulsa, Oklahoma. |
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** P Diddy's 'Vote or Die' campaign in [http://southpark.wikia.com/wiki/Douche_and_Turd Douche and Turd] is [[wikipedia:Vote or die|real]]. |
** P Diddy's 'Vote or Die' campaign in [http://southpark.wikia.com/wiki/Douche_and_Turd Douche and Turd] is [[wikipedia:Vote or die|real]]. |
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** Whenever the kids often go in superhero outfits, Kyle goes as Human Kite. Many fans who have read comic books might find a similar character named Charles "Chuck" Brown aka Kite-Man, who's a supervillain unlike Kyle. That's right... [[Batman]] had his run-ins with someone who uses a kite. |
** Whenever the kids often go in superhero outfits, Kyle goes as Human Kite. Many fans who have read comic books might find a similar character named Charles "Chuck" Brown aka Kite-Man, who's a supervillain unlike Kyle. That's right... [[Batman]] had his run-ins with someone who uses a kite. |
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** The episode where Cartman is excited to find candy-corn-filled Oreos, which Stan and Kyle are revolted by? Yeah, that was [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAiIhwWWHi8 a ''real'' Halloween-exclusive flavor of Oreos.] |
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* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'': |
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| ⚫ | ** If you saw the episode parodying [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Hamlet]]'' before reading the actual play, you might be surprised to discover that the ear poison was used in the original, and not merely a comedic prop used in the parody. Shakespeare's usage was based on a contemporary urban myth circulating in the day (the murder of that myth was well-known, the method was unverified). |
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** The episode "All Singing, All Dancing" opened with the family watching what seemed to be a Western, with The [[Man With No Name]] walking into a dusty town - and then breaking into song about 'painting his wagon' with [[Lee Marvin]], horrifying Bart and Homer who wanted them to kill each other. The portrayal is exaggerated in the episode, which also inserts Lee Van Cleef dressed as [[For a Few Dollars More|Colonel Mortimer]], but it surprised a lot of fans who later discovered the film ''[[Paint Your Wagon]]'', starring [[Clint Eastwood]] and Lee Marvin, actually exists. And it was ''after'' Clint gained his credibility in the [[Dollars Trilogy|Leone westerns]]. And, yes, they both sang. [[Dreadful Musician|Well... okay... but they both ''tried'' to]]. The song and wagon-painting scene used on ''The Simpsons'' aren't part of the musical, though. |
** The episode "All Singing, All Dancing" opened with the family watching what seemed to be a Western, with The [[Man With No Name]] walking into a dusty town - and then breaking into song about 'painting his wagon' with [[Lee Marvin]], horrifying Bart and Homer who wanted them to kill each other. The portrayal is exaggerated in the episode, which also inserts Lee Van Cleef dressed as [[For a Few Dollars More|Colonel Mortimer]], but it surprised a lot of fans who later discovered the film ''[[Paint Your Wagon]]'', starring [[Clint Eastwood]] and Lee Marvin, actually exists. And it was ''after'' Clint gained his credibility in the [[Dollars Trilogy|Leone westerns]]. And, yes, they both sang. [[Dreadful Musician|Well... okay... but they both ''tried'' to]]. The song and wagon-painting scene used on ''The Simpsons'' aren't part of the musical, though. |
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** In the 1996 episode "Two Bad Neighbors", Homer tries to trick [[George H. W. Bush]] into coming outside by claiming his sons, George Bush Jr. and Jeb, had arrived. According to the DVD commentary, the writers (and the 1996 audience) had no idea George Bush ''did'' have [[George W. Bush|a son who shared his name]], and thought this was just Homer being an idiot as usual. [[Hilarious in Hindsight|After 2000, Homer doesn't seem so stupid after all.]] |
** In the 1996 episode "Two Bad Neighbors", Homer tries to trick [[George H. W. Bush]] into coming outside by claiming his sons, George Bush Jr. and Jeb, had arrived. According to the DVD commentary, the writers (and the 1996 audience) had no idea George Bush ''did'' have [[George W. Bush|a son who shared his name]], and thought this was just Homer being an idiot as usual. [[Hilarious in Hindsight|After 2000, Homer doesn't seem so stupid after all.]] |
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