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Beatles forums => Films, TV Shows, Interviews => Topic started by: strutter84 on April 29, 2004, 06:08:03 AM
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Someone asked me to compile a list of Beatles references on the Simpsons. Well I didn't have to, there's one at www.snpp.com Here it is for all those interested.
Season 2
* [7F04] The opening sequence includes a Paul McCartney gravestone (parodying the 60s 'Paul is Dead' rumours)
* [7F05] Marge is advising Bart on peace and love stuff, Homer interrupts saying "Enough of all that Maharishi Gandhi stuff" {sc}
* [7F12] Reverend Lovejoy's call for a public burning of "Krusty related merchandise" echoes the church's reaction to John Lennon's 'Bigger than Jesus' comments in 1966 and the subsequent destruction of 'Beatle Trash' {vc}
* [7F15] Patty and Selma's co workers Stanley and Martha Peterson's wedding vows include two lines from 'Martha My Dear' {kb,lg}
* [7F18]
1. Bart: 'Hey, who's the Mop-Top with the big Schnozz?!'
2. Marge had a schoolgirl crush on Ringo ('a likely story' notes Homer jealously).
3. Richard Starkey (MBE) guest-stars. He lives 'somewhere in England' seemingly in a castle(!) still answering his mid-60s fan mail with a butler named Weatherby. His favourite colour is blue and he is partial to 'tea and crumpets' (aren't we all?)
4. Ringo replies to Marge's letter (sent 1966) and confirms we have 'French Fries' in England (but we call them 'chips'). He thinks her portrait is 'Gear'!
5. Ringo's 'It Don't Come Easy' is featured.
6. Monty Burns remembers the Beatles "off-key caterwalling on the old Sullivan Show".
Season 3
* [8F05] Krusty's office wall contains a photo of Krusty with the Beatles c. 1964; At the Simpsons house, Krusty finds a video-tape of George's 'Concert for Bangladesh'
* [8F06] An orchestral version of 'Golden Slumbers' accompanies a Homer dream sequence. {dc} This sequence is repeated in [9F17] but with a different soundtrack.
* [8F11] Vince Chan suggests that Janey's skipping song my be a reference to 'Come Together' ("One and One and Three is Five...")
* [8F19] After Lureen singed "Finally Bagged Me a Homer" in the studio, the producer says "There's some kind of grinding noise on the track" (Marge, grinding her teeth). This may be an oblique reference to the 'You're Gonna Lose That Girl' sequence in 'Help!' ("Boys, are you buzzing?!") {pa}
* [8F21] Homer's version of 'Spanish Flea' includes a lyric concerning the Beatles.
Season 4
* [9F15] Lisa's dentist dream sequence turns into a missing scene from the Yellow Submarine film ("Look, it's Lisa in the sky", "No diamonds though").
Season 5
* [9F21]
1. Marge's portrait of Ringo [7F18] is on her swapmeet stall.
2. 'Meet the Be Sharps' LP cover is a parody of 'With the Beatles' (The American edition was, of course, 'Meet the Beatles')
3. Moe's Cavern!
4. The sacking of Wiggum and the 'anti-Barney' protests echo the sacking of Pete Best, and his replacement with Ringo in 1962
5. After recording 'Baby on Board' Nigel says "Gentlemen you have just recorded your first number 1" - allegedly what George Martin said after the Beatles recorded 'Please Please Me'
6. Nigel getting Homer to keep his marriage a secret echoes Brian Epstein's similar instructions to John Lennon.
7. The JFK Airport and Press Conference scenes are directly lifted from the Beatles arrival in America in February 1964 (even down to Barney/Ringo combining his hair!)
8. Homer: "Then came the greatest moment of my life"
George: "Hello Homer, I'm George Harrison"
Homer: "Oh my God! Where did you get that Brownie?!"
9. The Be Sharps merchandising - lunch boxes, mugs, (poisonous) funny foam (cf. the 60s Beatles merchandising craze).
10. Bart: "What did you do, screw up like the Beatles and say you were bigger than Jesus?"
Homer: "All the time. It was the title of our second album!"
11. The 'Bigger than Jesus' cover parodies 'Abbey Road'
12. The 'Meet the Be Sharps' back cover parodies the back cover of 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'.
13. Peter Vesuwalla suggests Homer getting the idea for 'Baby on Board' from a car sign may refer to John gaining inspiration for 'Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite' from a poster.
14. A parody of the infamous 'Get Back' session photo of the Beatles looking sick and glum.
15. Barney's new girlfriend "the Japanese conceptual artist".
16. "Number 8"!
17. The rooftop reunion at Moe's, an (uncannily accurate) parody of the rooftop gig in 'Let it Be'
18. George: 'It's been done!'
19. Homer: "I'd like to thank you on behalf of the group, and I hope we've passed the audition!"
20. The shortening (almost) of Apu's name (ala Ringo).
21. The chorus of 'The Surgeon General Song' could be a reference to 'I Am the Walrus' suggests 'Zed'.
* [1F14] Homer & Ned visit the 'Helter Shelter'
* [1F16] Deprogrammer: "My greatest achievement was getting Paul McCartney out of Wings."
Homer: "You idiot! He was the most talented one!"
* [1F18] Joe Cocker's cover of 'With a Little Help From My Friends' accompanies the 'Wonder Years'/ home-movie opening sequence {dh}
Season 6
* [1F22] Springfield waxworks contained an exhibit of the Beatles as they appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show. Unfortunately, they've melted in the heatwave.
* [2F02] Lisa describes Sideshow Bob as 'Ringo to his [Birge Barlow's] rest of the Beatles'
* [2F06] One of the corrections 'Rock Bottom' offers is "The Beatles haven't reunited to enter kick-boxing competitions"
* [2F14] Barney smokes a cigar without removing the wrapper, and sees "Sgt. Pepper" growing out of Homer's back.
* [2F22] The wig Bart wears when infiltrating the Shelbyville gang: "makes him look a lot like one of the Beatles"
Season 7
* [2F20] The DNA database includes the names of Paul, George and Ringo. {kb}
* [3F03]
1. Paul and Linda McCartney guest star ('I read about you in history class!')
2. Apu performs 'Sgt. Peppers' Lonely Hearts Club Band' on the tabla.
3. Apu's claim to be "the fifth Bee-atle" (a 'Help' film reference) cannot entirely be discounted.
4. The 'Maharishi Period' is mentioned (see [7F05])
5. Paul *isn't* dead, apparently! (see [7F04])
6. "She's Leaving Home?"!
7. Homer looks in an ancient pram in front of a brick-wall, drawn from the imagery of the European cinema trailer for 'A Hard Days Night'. [most obscure reference yet?!]
8. Linda mentions "Apu's garden in the shade".
9. 'Maybe I'm Amazed' plays over the credits with references to backward messages (sadly *not* "We'll f**k you like a superman" - this *is* a family show after all)
* [3F10] The Lovejoys' and Flanders' bowling team is called, "Holy Rollers", clearly inspired by the lyrics of "Come Together". {em}
* [3F09] The Ringo portrait [7F18] is seen.
* [3F15] A picture of Ringo Starr appears at Pimento Grove (where Troy McClure takes Selma for dinner) {bg}
Season 8
* [4F02] The Ringo portrait from 7F18 is seen again {bg}.
* [4F06] The opening 'couchgag' is a parody of the 'Sgt. Pepper's' LP cover {ah}. The opening music segues into the closing A-chord from 'A Day in the Life' {kb}. The entire sequence seems to have been influenced by the opening to the 1987 British South Bank Show documentary 'The Making of Sgt. Pepper' which featured an animatation of the LP cover.
* [3F24] During Homer's 'trip' Jasper (almost) quotes from 'I Am the Walrus' (Not quite 'Goo Goo Goo Joob', but close enough);
Several viewers have suggested that Barney Gumble's echoing belch when Homer is hallucinating may be a reference to the final chord in 'A Day in the Life';
The pyramid-thing that Homer climbs to see the coyote/fox looks exactly like the one Old Fred had to climb in "Yellow Submarine" {em};
I had a fascinating email from Ken Furphy who suggests that this entire episode is filled with allusions to the Beatles work of the late 60s - citing dozens of examples including the wax that Homer eats being a reference to the waxwork figures on the Sgt. Pepper cover. "The entire theme" Ken writes "of Homer's search for a meaning to life beginning in 'Pepperland' and ending in the harmony of marriage is a clear reference to the course that John and Paul's lives took in the years 1967-1970". I'm not sure I agree with a lot of Ken's assumptions, but it's an interesting take on the episode.
Season 9
* [5F01] The man behind Sideshow Mel and Moe at the football game is Charlie, Homer's coworker at the nuclear plant. This has nothing to do with the Beatles, though it said so here before.
* [5F09] The episode is dedicated to Linda McCartney, who passed away prior to its airing.
Season 10
* [AABF02] The psychodelic song over the credits has references to 'Tomorrow Never Knows' (drumming) and 'Strawberry Fields Forever' (Homer says 'I buried Flanders').
* [AABF16] When Bart turns the senior citizens loose, they re-enact the "Can't Buy Me Love" field sequence from A Hard Days Night. Also, on the end titles an album cover that looks suspiciously like the A Hard Day's Night LP cover is seen, with 4 moptop haircuts and the title "A Bart Day's Night" {dct}
* [AABF17] Episode title 'Monty Can't Buy Me Love'.
Season 11
* [BABF07] A mop falls on Lisa's head. Wiggum sees her and says "Yeah, right, mop top, and I'm Ed Sullivan."
* [BABF19] 'Twist and Shout' plays over footage of fan hysteria over the sudden success of The Simpsons (not the Beatles' version of Twist and Shout, though).
Season 12
* [CABF04] Bart's chalkboard punishment: "I am not the sixth Beatle".
* [CABF12] The Beatles are shown in their Sgt. Pepper outfits attacking a dummy, as a way to get teenagers into the army.
* [CABF17] In the background at the Delaware train station there's a sign that says "20 IF". This, of course, refers to the Abbey Road cover, where a license plate supposedly says "28 IF" (it's actually "281F") and that's interpreted to mean that Paul McCartney would have been 28 years old if he'd been alive, a theory that conveniently forgets the fact that McCartney was 27 when Abbey Road was recorded and released.
Season 13
* [CABF18] The episode is dedicated to George Harrison, who passed away prior to its airing.
* [DABF03] Springfield promotes itself as "birthplace of the Beatles".
Season 14
* [EABF03] Homer asks Lisa if his favorite Traveling Wilbury is Jeff Lynne. In addition to George Harrison being one of the Traveling Wilburys, Lynne was the producer of the two Beatles "reunion" singles, 'Free as a Bird' and 'Real Love'.
* [EABF16] Ned Flanders has all sorts of Beatles merchandise: dolls, signed posters, Ed Sullivan Show suits, "Learn carpentry with the Beatles" book, lunchboxes, mugs, a yellow submarine, novelty beverages (John Lemon, Orange Harrison, Paul McIcedTea and Mango Starr) and framed album covers, among many others. Bart drinks one of the 40-year-old cans and hallucinates, seeing Milhouse as John Lennon in different stages of his life: 1963 "mop top", 1967 (complete with green Sgt. Pepper outfit), 1969 (as seen in "Let It Be") and 1980 (parodying a scene from his last photo session).
Season 15
* [EABF20] In England, Homer says "our Beatles are better than your Rolling Stones".
* [FABF06] Title "Margical History Tour" refers to "Magical Mystery Tour".
* [FABF11] Bart refers to his prank as "this is my Sgt. Pepper".
It was also suggested to me by one of my fellow Simpsonites from the list that in Grift of the Magi, when Homer invites Gary Coleman back to the house for Christmas dinner, that whole sequence was supposed to be a Yellow Submarine. It was also brought to my attention that in an interview once, a few years ago perhaps I'm not sure, that Matt Groening was asked about all the Beatles references in the Simpsons, and he replied by saying they try to fit at least one in every episode if at all possible.
Enjoy!
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Absolutely brilliant! Thanks Strutter!!
By the way... it was me who asked :D
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wow, I didn't know there were that many references!! Thanks for the list strutter
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Wow...very nice. hehe. Anyone take the time to count up how many times the beatles have been referenced?
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Well, me and my fellow Simpsons listers are working on digging up more now. We're sure there's more than that, since Mr. Groening himself said there's one in every episode. Don't quite know about the recent crap years though. However if I come up with more I'll post them.
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So how big a fan IS Groening? Has he gone on record about why there are SO many references?
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Matt Groening seems to like the Beatles... a lot!
All I know about him is that he used to be a rock critic for a LA newspaper before he started the whole Simpsons thing, I guess that's why there are so many references not only from the Beatles, but from many other musicians as well
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I love the Simpsons. I love it when they use Beatles references. My favourite is the episode where Homer was in a barber shop quartet. It's just jammed packed with so many Beatles references. Even when they show Homer, Apu, Seymour, Barney and Barney's japanese girlfriend sitting in the recording studio it's an exact replica of a picture I saw of John, Paul, George, Ringo and Yoko.
I also like the one where Lisa becomes a vegetarian and meets Paul and Linda in the garden on the roof of the Kwik-E-Mart. Linda says they like to come to "Apu's garden in the shade." a reference to Octopus's Garden. And I loved it when Paul said if you play Maybe I'm Amazed backwards you get a recipe for a real rippen lentil soup.
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I don't think there's one in every episode but there are tons of them to be sure.
And of course they never let on what state Springfield is in either.
And they kid about having 5 fingers being a mutant way to be.
Great show.
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[quote by=misterchaz link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=8 date=1083266493]
And of course they never let on what state Springfield is in either.[/quote]
I think that is the "Paul is dead" of the Simpson world!!!!! :)
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Hmmm...Simpsons.... well it is a show that does pass the time somewhat... It's not too bad when nothing else is on...But I don't think its as great as everyone else says it is.
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[quote by=Ssarah link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=10 date=1083337033]Hmmm...Simpsons.... well it is a show that does pass the time somewhat... It's not too bad when nothing else is on...But I don't think its as great as everyone else says it is. [/quote]
Possiby because you're too young to get all the cultural references that tend to belong to the baby boomer generations.
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watch chucky don't send you a virus.........
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Now now I was making a valid point. I still have to explain things to my kids. If you weren't around how would you know?
Unfortunately, I've been around.
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Does anyone know if the BBC and ITV still have old t.v shows in their archives, or are they all wiped? e.g has anyone ever seen the Frost show where John and George discuss T.M? what would i give to see the whole show! if they showed a clip on the anthology, surely they have the whole show?
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I recently realized that the Simpsons had tons of Beatle references! Now I'm looking for them in evey episode! My favorite (besides the whole barber shop quartet episode) has to be when the Simpsons were over in England and Homer yells out, "Our Beatles are better than your Rolling Stones!" It just cracked me up.
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There's the one which Paul and Linda appears themselves and talk to Apu. He told to Lisa that he meet Paul in India and he was called the fifth beatle them. He also sings (or tries to sing) a version of Sgt. Pepper.
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I love the Simpsons. I love it when they use Beatles references. My favourite is the episode where Homer was in a barber shop quartet. It's just jammed packed with so many Beatles references. Even when they show Homer, Apu, Seymour, Barney and Barney's japanese girlfriend sitting in the recording studio it's an exact replica of a picture I saw of John, Paul, George, Ringo and Yoko.
I also like the one where Lisa becomes a vegetarian and meets Paul and Linda in the garden on the roof of the Kwik-E-Mart. Linda says they like to come to "Apu's garden in the shade." a reference to Octopus's Garden. And I loved it when Paul said if you play Maybe I'm Amazed backwards you get a recipe for a real rippen lentil soup.
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I saw the episode were Homar was in a barbeshop cortet. There were so many refernces in that one.
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LOL! Yeah, the Be-Sharpes! I love that episode!
Anyone have any quotes from it? I remember Bart saying something like; "so what happened, did you get big-headed and say you were bigger than Jesus or something?", then Homer says, "No, in fact that was the name of our next album!"
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On last Sunday's episode, Bart gets in trouble for mooning the flag. He then goes on a talk show to defend himself and in the course of the interview the interviewer gets him to say that Springfield is better than Jesus. (or something like that) I wonder if that counts as a reference.
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Nobody has said anything about my fav. Beatles episode ever, when Ringo is on.
"Dear Marge, thanks so much for the fab picture of Yours Truely. To answer your question, yes we do have hamburgers and french fries in England but we call fries, chips.
Love,
Ringo Starr
Ps. Forgive the lateness of my reply"
Or something like that (that just came from memory so I dono). I love Ringo sitting there answering letters from the 60s. Its classic.
http://www.duffzone.co.uk/framegrabs/7f18/02192002192056.jpg
I've seen the barbershop episode, but I can't remember cause its been so long ago. And I don't think I've ever seen the episode with Paul when Lisa becomes a vegitarian...I'll have to look out for that one.
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Season 11 of the Simpsons: BABF01 (Treehouse of Horror X)
A global "Y2K" meltdown destroys earth after Homer neglects to debug the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's computers. A rocket is headed to Mars and a lot of stars go aboard. Including Paul McCartney! (he didn't say anything...)
'The Sweetest Apu' (DABF14), Apu looks through his records and says "Shankar.....Shankar.....Shankar.....ah! Here we go!" and he pulls out a record named the Concert Against Bangladesh.
In one of the couch scenes, The Simpsons plus many of the townspeople recreate the Sgt Pepper cover.
BABF05 (Take My Wife, Sleaze): The Simpsons go to a 50's diner that has newspapers from the 50's on the walls. One of the larger headlines is "BEATLES FORMED!"
Another one in CABF12 (New Kids On The Blecch): Homer says this "...they're just nonsense words, like 'rama lama ding dong', or give peace a chance."
In 'Treehouse of Horror VI' (1F04): The Devil appears in Flanders-form, and confesses that his deep-down eternally-long secret was to be one of the Beatles.
'Last Tap Dance In Springfield' (BABF15): In the beginning of the episode that Lisa is taught by Little Vicky to become a tap dancer, Homer is at the eye doctors. He looks at glasses and the lady says, "This one is very popular with celebrities, such as Jim Morrison and Yoko Ono." Homer says, "Ewww, she totally ruined the Plastic Ono Band!"
'Bart vs Lisa vs 3rd grade' (DABF20): Principal Skinner had a group of rappers at the school, rapping about the importance of safety, and when they were done the principal said, "Wow, watch out, Beatles!".
'Special Edna' (EABF02): Little Richard is hosting the Teacher of the Year awards. Right when he is about to announce the winner, he says, "I'm a teacher too. I taught Paul McCartney to go OOOOOOOOH!"
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Another one in CABF12 (New Kids On The Blecch): Homer says this "...they're just nonsense words, like 'rama lama ding dong', or give peace a chance."
That's funny. I love that show.
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After Homer's Barbershop Quartet, I really liked the Yellow Submarine parody in Last Exit to Springfield, as it was so well animated....
What hasn't been mentioned yet is the "Bart of War" episode from slightly over a year ago....at the start of the ep, Milhouse and Bart break into Flander's house and go into a secret room that has a ton of Beatles memorabillia.
"I didn't know you were so into the Beatles"
Flanders: "Of course I was! They were bigger than Jesus"
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And then Milhouse and Bart drank some old Beatle drink and started hallucinating. Bart saw Millhouse as John changing from Mop Top to Hippie.
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my favorite reference is in the boy band episode, when lisa questions Homer about the meaning of "Eva Net Niage" and Homer replies, "There meaningless, like 'rama lama ding-dong' or Give Peace a Chance"
The one with Flanders Beatle obsession is good too.
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7F05: 'People stop and scream hello in... Capital City.' (Penny Lane: And all the people that come and go, stop and say
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what is a 'Beatle Boot'
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By the way, the title of episode F54546 in Season 14 is Helter Shelter
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[quote by=Herecomesyoursun link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=29 date=1089075469]By the way, the title of episode F54546 in Season 14 is Helter Shelter[/quote]
Wuzzuh, wuh? Are you trying to mess with us Simpsons nerds? ;)
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[quote by=Herecomesyoursun link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=28 date=1089074997]what is a 'Beatle Boot'[/quote]
That's the name 'someone' gave for the Beatles' shoes.
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Here's a site that contains Beatles references found on t.v, in movies, advertising, etc. It's kinda cool! I like the Ferris Bueller one!
http://classicrock.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arcomnet.net.au%2F%7Eporter%2Feveryday.html
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I saw Ferris Bueller's Day Off, great movie...I liked it when Ferris sang (or danced on) Twist and Shout. Even his father does the twist...lol!
I like 'That Thing You Do! too...it has a lot of references in it.
"Come on, Ringo . You shoulda been on five minutes ago."
'I Am Sam' is very touching...and (yes!) more beatles references.
"Daddy, are there long-haired boys, and if there are, what are they called?"
"The Beatles."
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Great site Maccalvr. Lots of fun. ;D
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I saw Ferris Bueller's Day Off, great movie...I liked it when Ferris sang (or danced on) Twist and Shout. Even his father does the twist...lol!
That movie is hysterical!
Ferris talking about not having a car: " I quote John Lennon, 'I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me.' Good point there. After all, he was the Walrus. I could be the Walrus- I'd still have to bum rides off people." ."
I don't know why I find this so funny!
One good thing about the 80's is the quirky movies that came out.
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the guy who played Cameron in tat movie was awesome. perfect casting
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[quote by=Herecomesyoursun link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=36 date=1089258768]the guy who played Cameron in tat movie was awesome.
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hecanthithecanthithecanthit....SAAAAWWWWINNNGG BATTTERRR
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"When Cameron was in Egypt's land...Let my Cameron go."
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"He'll keep calling me... I'll go... I'll go... godammit!!" ;)
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Oh man, I love the Simpsons, seen that list before, but does anyone have a site with ALL refrences from all episodes? That would be cool.
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If you're mad enough to do it: Just watch all episodes of the simpsons to see if you can find a beatles reference.
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[quote by=broady link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=41 date=1089380551]Oh man, I love the Simpsons, seen that list before, but does anyone have a site with ALL refrences from all episodes? That would be cool.[/quote]
http://www.snpp.com/guides/beatles.refs.html
Simpsons fans archive nearly as much knowledge as Beatles ones. ;)
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Ferris: Where's your brain?
Cameron: Why'd you kick me?
Ferris: Where's your brain?
Cameron: Why'd you kick me?
Ferris: Where's your brain?
Cameron: I asked you first.
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[quote by=Rowdy link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=43 date=1089394415]
[url]http://www.snpp.com/guides/beatles.refs.html[/url]
Simpsons fans archive nearly as much knowledge as Beatles ones. ;)[/quote]
:o :o :o :o
KARL: Oh my god oh my god oh my god!!!!
;D I have my weekend planned out: Today: Read Simpsons ... Tomorrow: Surf!
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Yeah, I remember when I first logged onto the web and found The Simpsons Archive. My eyes were opened.
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Actually the simpsons website (http://www.snpp.com/guides/beatles.refs.html) with 'all' the beatles references doesn't have them ALL. I noticed it before...
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Well, if it's missing a few, you should tell them about the references, so they can be added. :)
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I saw one in the episode 'Mom & Pop Art':
Marge: 'Homie, I'm really happy you sold your sculpture, but don't you think it
may have been a fluke?'
Homer: 'Hey, I've always had an interest in art, dating back to my schoolgirl
days when I painted portrait after portrait of Ringo Starr.'
Marge: 'That's *my* life you're describing!'
Homer: 'I think I remember my own life, Marge.'
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[quote by=Soft_Guitar60 link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=49 date=1089728536]I saw one in the episode 'Mom & Pop Art':
Marge: 'Homie, I'm really happy you sold your sculpture, but don't you think it
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(http://www.quatuorlaque.ch/images/abbey-road_simpson.jpg)
(http://zanker.fto.de/patrick/bilder/simpsons/beatles1.jpg)
(http://www.dapperdans.com/dapperdans/dd_television/simpsons/meetthebesharps.jpg)
(http://www.tsdb.de/info/episoden/9F21/beatles_10-1.jpg)(http://www.tsdb.de/info/episoden/9F21/beatles_10-2.jpg)
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Love the Rolling Stone cover of Abbey Road.........all classic moments..........well, almost....the Yellow Album was kind of lame.
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Is the Yellow Album and actual album???
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Yep, it was the follow up to Simpsons Sing the Blues....it was supposed to come out in 1991, but then got shelved and finally was released in 1998......Sing the Blues was a charming release, while the Yellow Album was mostly longwinded jams and such......it had a few guest appearances though (sisters from Heart, Linda Rondstat and George Clinton) but the only real highlight was Apu's "Twenty Four Hours A Day" and an extended version of the "Kamp Krusty" theme song....
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Just saw the one were they go into Flander's Beatle room. What I wouldn't give to have a room like that! I wonder if they really had Beatle soda back then.
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The sgt. Pepper couch scene was in this episode: [4F06] Bart After Dark. In this episode Bart works in a burlesque house...you know this episode...
Announcer: It's eleven o'clock. Do you know where your children are?
Homer: I told you last night, no! Where is Bart anyway? His dinner is getting all cold and eaten. [picks at Bart's dinner]
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-What about in one of the newer episodes, i forget what it's called, Bart is playing a prank at a wedding and says, "This prank will be my Sgt. Peppers"
-The Hunka Burns in Love ep. is dedicated to George.
-And who could forget about the scene in "The Old man and The C Student" where all the old people act out the field scene from AHDN With Can't Buy Me love playing in the backround, covered by NRBQ! Jasper even does Ringo's little jump.
-And correct me if I'm incorrest but aren't there episodes called Monty Can't Buy Me Love and Margical history Tour?
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Yep, those are all valid observations.....that list must need some updating then.
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ooh, darn it...forgot to watch it yesterday. It had the Sgt. Pepper quote in it. (the simpsons are on monday-saturday in belgium with two episodes!)
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Lovejoy: Judgement Day is upon us. I warned you the Lord wouldn't
stand for your minidresses and Beatle boots.
Flanders: [trying to remove a pair of said boots] I've resisted
these for thirty-five years. Why did I wear them today?
George: Hello, Homer! I'm George Harrison.
Homer: [incredulous] Oh my God. Oh my God! Where did you get that
brownie?
George: Over there. There's a big pile of them.
Homer: [Laughs crazily, then devours a whole bunch]
[satisfied] Oh, ma-an...
[devours more]
George: Well, what a nice fellow. (and it's not even sarcastic!)
Dear Marge. Thanks for the fab painting of Yours Truly. I hung
it on me wall. You're quite an artist. In answer to your question,
yes, we do have hamburgers and fries in England. But we call French
fries `chips'. Love, Ringo. PS: Forgive the lateness of my reply.
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Oh yeah! there's another one! When the Springfield is named "fattest town in America" the Sea Captain says, "Arrr, now we can stop all the lies!" And he points to a sign that says "Springfield: Birthplace of The Beatles". There's actually a nice illustration of the moptop Beatles on that sign.
I'm a Simpson-o-phile,a conessuier, if you will...
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I love the Simpsons...I've seen the episode with Ringo more than 8 times (I have it on DVD). I'm going to buy the fifth season with the episode with George in it...lol. But that's gonna take a long time.
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The George episode is great. So many references, esecially the rooftop concert. I've seen the Paul episode a number of times, as well. ("If you play Maybe I'm Amazed backwards, you'll hear a recipe for a really ripping lentil soup!")
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I know this ain't the Simpsons, but:
In Everybody Loves Raymond there is a scene where Robert is having trouble with her girlfriend who they're about to marry (I never figured out her name yet, sry :P. But it's that really eccentric woman).
Anyway, the parents of her family isn't happy about this, and the families are fighting about this the whole episode. The eccentric lady goes to her room and stays there. Raymond has had it and comes and talks about how it doesn't matter about family feuds because "What you need is love..... love is all you need!" At that point the audience cracked up histerically and Raymond continued, "Love! Love! Love!"
I couldn't breathe after that scene ;D
I know the explanation was kinda confusing, but I'm horrid with names and it's been a while since I've seen the episode :(
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It was on a week or so ago here. You explained it perfectly well. Still, seeing it is funnier than reading it.
(And her name is Amy)
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i was watching the Daily Show with John Stewart the other day during its convention coverage and it showed a clip of someone (Sharpton I think I cant remember) saying that they would now answer all Bush's questions. It cut back to Stewart and he did a bit where he just ran through answers without giving the question and the final answer was Pete Best. I got this image of W sitting around talking about the Beatles with Rumsfeld and I almost died laughing.
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[quote by=misterchaz link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=65 date=1091474659]It was on a week or so ago here.
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It seems like I've heard Yoko's name on several sitcoms when someone is trying to point out that another person is trying to ruin things. One of them was on That 70's Show when I think Jackie started dating Hyde. Eric says: C'mon Yoko! You're breaking up the band!
But I swear I've heard this type of joke on other shows. I just can't remember them all. Poor Yoko! ;D
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Oh yeah! Yoko jokes are on like every show! In fact there was another one on That '70's Show. hyde was dating this really slutty chick and he brought her into the basement. She said it smells funny and left, and Eric's like, "Good riddance, Yoko!" then when Fez and Hyde and Kelso give him strange looks he says, "What? We're kinda The Beatles.."
Poor Yoko is right...
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Has anyone ever watched the Animaniacs? They have almost as many Beatles references as the Simpsons do. I think one of them is supposed to be Ringo. Personally, I think he sounds just like George. But either way his accent is very Liverpool sounding!
http://www.geocities.com/wakkanne/wakbeatle.html
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/2636/
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Wackko! Man I used to LOVE the Animaniacs!
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That theme song is sticking in my mind...and the Burp Song is hilarious! I used to watch it but they don't show it on tv anymore (in Belgium)...
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This has nothing to do with the Simpsons...Did someone see 'That Thing You Do!'? It's about four guys who are trying to become some superstars. And it's not the Fab Four. I loved that movie, haven't seen it in years! That song just sticks into your head...
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I never saw this one until recently: In the episode My Mother the Carjacker they play John's song Mother after Homer's mom is arrested and he's staring at pictures they took together. How cute!
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Yeah,the Animaniacs rock out loud! ;D
Optometrist: "That pair's popular with celebrities like Val kilmer."
Homer: "Ooh,my favorite Door."
Optometrist: "...and Yoko Ono."
Homer: "Eeew...she ruined Plastic Ono Band!"
*Throws glasses in pile of rejected glasses*
(laugh1)
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(Not 'Simpsonic')
Today I saw 'Grounded For Life' and there was this kid who was wearing a sort of Beatles haircut. Sean Finnerty (played by Donal Logue) called him a Sergeant Pepper mop-top (or something like that). The kid said 'I don't know what you're talking about'. Sean did it in an English accent, so it was very funny.
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On tonights Will and Grace, Will plays In My Life on the piano really badly as Grace sings along...badly. Funny. The Beatles are EVERYWHERE! Yay!
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The Beatles are HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE! Heh heh... couldn't resist.
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How about the vultures in the Jungle Book. They even have the hair! But what the heck was Phil Collins doing with them in Jungle Book 2? Or am I the only one who has seen the movie? Anyway, they're totally the Beatles. It's funny.
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Oh, I've seen Jungle Book! I love this exchange between two of the vultures:
"What do you wanna do?"
"I don't know, what do you wanna do?"
"I don't know, what do you wanna do?"
"I don't know, what do you wanna do?"
Later:
"So, what so you wanna do?"
"Now don't start that again!"
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That's funny. Very Beatlesque. Or however you spell esque. I don't know.
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Baby Bob (episode: "Don't Pass Me By"): Sitcom about a six-month-old baby who is able to talk. Bob tries to woo his babysitter. Madeline gets Walter's hopes up that she can arrange for him to meet Ringo Starr backstage at a concert.
Has someone seen this? (I'm going to see that episode Saturday)
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[quote by=Mairi link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=78 date=1092719562]The Beatles are HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE!
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Just saw the lemon tree shelbyville episode. BArt is wearing a wig and a Shelbyville kid says it makes him "It looks like one of the Beatles"
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:) :) :)
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Anyone ever see the Family Guy episode where Peter is doing something (I forget what) and he says "This is easier than working security at George Harrison's mansion". It cuts to Peter watching tv there at nite, and a man sneaks by with a knife. Then you hear George screaming and peter goes, "Keep it down, ya crazy Beatle".
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^ Ohhh that's harsh
I just saw the Simpsons episode where Flanders has the Beatles shrine in his basement. I thought it was so cool how the animtors put all the tiny detalis on the albums and what-not!
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[quote by=Herecomesyoursun link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=86 date=1094166331]Anyone ever see the Family Guy episode where Peter is doing something (I forget what) and he says "This is easier than working security at George Harrison's mansion".
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I thought it was hilarous cos Peter has that trademark snotty way of talking. Obviously the situation itself was horrible, but Family Guy is always doing things like that.
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I never liked it. In fact Family Guy (which oddly enough I see most every night) is only funny in bunches. More often than not it extends jokes too long, goes way too out there to try and get a shock laugh and in general steps on a LOT of toes. I suppose if you're doing wicked parody ANYone is ripe for taking a shot. But when it involves life and death it seems to me that is pushing it. And it wasn't that long after it happened. Time equals comedy.
Not even close to the brilliance of Futurama.
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[quote by=Maccalvr link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=90 date=1094183820]Yeah, I've only watched a few episodes of the Family Guy, and they've always been pretty funny. But George screaming? Ugh. I don't think the Simpsons would even go there. [/quote]
Family Guy is much edgier than the Simpsons. Think more along the lines of southpark. And i really cant remember screams specifically, just sort of scuffling noises.
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[quote by=Herecomesyoursun link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=84 date=1094072438]Just saw the lemon tree shelbyville episode.
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Edgier than the Simpsons? I must watch more. The Simpsons are very clever and do a lot of subtle satire. They're masters at it. I don't know about the Family Guy. South Park can be hilarious, but sometimes it's overkill. Matt and Trey are geniuses though! I loved their short film on why America loves guns in Bowling for Columbine. Very funny. Oh, and I love the guidance counselor. Mmkay. MariJAwuana is bad mmkay.
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[quote by=Maccalvr link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=94 date=1094185553]Edgier than the Simpsons? I must watch more. The Simpsons are very clever and do a lot of subtle satire. They're masters at it.
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OMG!! I can't stop laughing! Again, I thought it was kinda cute. What's WRONG with me???
Still laughing!
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[quote by=Maccalvr link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=96 date=1094186194]OMG!! I can't stop laughing! Again, I thought it was kinda cute. What's WRONG with me???
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[quote by=colleen link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=93 date=1094185415]
Ha ha I love that episode.
Bart: "I know you are but what am I?"
Kid: "A garbage man."
Bart: "I know you are but what am I?"
Kid: "A garbage man."
Bart: "I know you are but what am I?"
Kid: "A garbage man."
Bart: "I know you are but what am I?"
Kid: "A garbage man."
Bart: "Takes one to know one."[/quote]
Check and mate!
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I really like Family Guy, but not nearly as much as the Simpsons. I also love Futurama. And as for South Park, I'm a casual viewer.
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eek, and here i was thinking casual was the only way to watch tv.
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very funny. ::) You know what I mean.
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Mairi, would I kid you? I think not.
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http://www.snpp.com/episodes/1F18.html : Bart brings Santa's Little Helper to school. (remember Willie trying to get SLH out of the vent?) Skinner gets fired. He goes to the laundromat and is trying to pick a detergent from the vending machine.
Skinner: Let's see: Tide...Cheer...Bold...Biz...Fab...All...Gain...Wisk.
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Has anyone ever heard a Beatles reference on South Park? Just wondering. I don't remember any.
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On Everyone Loves Raymond tonight (syndicated rerun) he gets into an elevator with a pretty young blonde girl ... she says 'Hi, my name is Michelle'. He just looks at his shoes and says 'Like the Beatles."
He then goes on to explain that it was like their song Michelle, which she acknolwledges.
"You probably get that all the time" he says. "I do, but I still like it." says she with a smile.
Man, they were a cultural milestone alright.
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I didn't realize there were so many Beatle refrences in The Simpsons. How do I know the episode I'm watching has what reference though? That list doesn't include the names of the episodes.
~Rachel
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Maybe you can do it yourself. I usually do that. I start from the very scratch, chapter number 1, then I note: refernce to the Beatles: 0, or 1, whatever.
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If you're watching you'll see it.
Simple.
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i saw last nite th episode with lisa n apu paul n L on th roof.. and they said there was a recipe in th "maybe im amazed" and then as it was goin off,, they playd th song.. but with sub messages? wht does it really say? i could catch th voice every now n then but sounded backwards.. mayb it was jus jibberish??
HELP!
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It's actually a recipe for lentil soup played backwrds!
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In episode [1F18] With a Little Help from my Friends is played. Too bad it's sung by Joe Cocker.
In episode "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Homer", Jasper (a friend of Grampa) says Goo Goo G'joob. Remember Homer eating chili peppers and saw a coyote? It was in that episode.
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Thanks tons!
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I don't know if I've posted this before, but anyway. I just watched Mr. Holland's Opus again and it has a few Beatles references. Mostly John ones. This movie always makes me cry hysterically. It takes place over a few decades and they use the Beatles/John to show the passing of time. They play Beatles/John songs show images of John and when it's 1980 they show footage of John's vigil. Dreyfus the music teacher also sings Beautiful Boy to his son at the end. It's a pretty good movie. I think the guy who filmed it must be a HUGE John fan!
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[quote by=Soft_Guitar60 link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=110 date=1097859459]
In episode "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Homer", [/quote]
Is that the real title? IN Spanish?
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[quote by=Sadie4 link=Blah.pl?b=films,m=1083218883,s=113 date=1098093494]
Is that the real title? IN Spanish?
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Yep, that's the real title. ;)
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Thought I'd ressurect this rockin' thread.brings back great memories
I was watching Joan of Arcadia last week and noticed that they have the Imagine whachamacallit in the opening sequence. Funny that they'd include a song that has the line "Imagine there's no heaven" in a show anout God. Anyhoo, anybody else got some new refs?
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I was going to copy and paste them all inhere then I realised that it would take up a mountain of room, So, go here: http://www.snpp.com/guides/beatles.refs.html
There are heaps there and I don't think they've missed any. ;)
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^_____^ The Simpsons is an awesome show. Wait -- one Beatles reference in EVERY episode? Dude. =DDDD I'll have to watch a bit closer, then.
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*bump* Couldn't let this thread die!
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I don't know if I've posted this before, but anyway. I just watched Mr. Holland's Opus again and it has a few Beatles references. Mostly John ones. This movie always makes me cry hysterically. It takes place over a few decades and they use the Beatles/John to show the passing of time. They play Beatles/John songs show images of John and when it's 1980 they show footage of John's vigil. Dreyfus the music teacher also sings Beautiful Boy to his son at the end. It's a pretty good movie. I think the guy who filmed it must be a HUGE John fan!
I have wanted to see that film for about 6/7 yrs now...I've heard it's really good...Could'nt find it anyhwere. Thanks for reminding me...;)
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Don't they have Blockbuster in the UK??? It's a great movie. You definitely have to see it!!!!
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I thought this was interesting!!
My popculture analysis: Seinfeld's Fiendish Four were to the 90's what the Fab Four were to the 60's: Seinfeld ran for almost the entire decade, just as the Beatles' career did in their time -- all four rose to roughly equal stature during their time at the top, as did the Beatles (in terms of songwriting) -- the Seinfour's influence was felt in other popculture domains, just as the Moptops were -- there is even a promo-photo of the quirky quartet that uses the famed look of the "Meet the Beatles" cover, and a perSeinified version of the South Park characters. Note how both images show the characters in the same order -- Jerry, George, Elaine, Kramer. Coincidence? Okay, maybe... but the Beatles too always had a pecking order (the press, and everyone else, always used the same order: "John, Paul, George, Ringo")...
Another similarity with the Beatles, perhaps the most crucial, was how the Seinfabs evolved over the decade. As the sixties began, The Beatles were good, not great, which is why so many record labels passed on them - but they improved and evolved relentlessly until they became stellar showmen and deft songwriters, hitting their stride just when they got a shot at a mass audience. Same for Seinfeld. They were good at first, with witty wordplay and scripts with simple plots, but they morphed into more complex plot schemes and characters who hit their stride and full potential, just as their move to Thursdays helped their popularity soar. What started as a little show about nothing became ultimately a big soap opera about everything, with a steady stream of hilarious characters weaving in and out of complex plots that often relied on wild coincidence -- but we could suspend our disbelief through our belly laughs. Seinfeld evolved over the nineties, as any great show (or band, or species, or any organic entity) should. And the result was spec-tacular.
One final Beatle-Seinfeld comparison worth mentioning is how each character in each group seems to have a match, at least in spirit, in the other quartet:
JOHN/JERRY: the leader; broke up his group even though they were still popular and other members wanted to keep things going.
PAUL/ELAINE: the pretty one.
GEORGE/GEORGE: always searching for meaning; into dark humor; sarcastic view of life.
RINGO/KRAMER: the oddball; the oddest looking.
(http://math.scu.edu/%7Edostrov/fab4seinfeld.jpg)
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I like Seinfeld! My brother watches it all the time, they have re-runs here in Belgium again.
Anyroad, I saw this movie called 'Airheads' today and there's someone who said rock 'n' roll died after Lennon died.
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There is a Blockbuster but alas, no copy. :(..I'm d-loadin it as we speak.
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Oh wow I need to start watching the Simpsons more.
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PAUL/ELAINE: the pretty one.
Yup LOL! (grin)
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There is a Blockbuster but alas, no copy. :(..I'm d-loadin it as we speak.
Ha. So they actually have Blockbuster in the UK. Do you have a Starbucks on every corner as well? :D
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It's gettin there...Not here on The Isle of Wight tho...Not long had Drive thru's!!! lol
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The Isle of Wight. What is that like the Isle of Staten? ;D
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You could say Alcatraz in some instances! hehehe! ;D
I think we get a mention in the Harrison Ford film...In Clear And Present Danger ...where one of the bad guys is locked up in Albany prison here on the Isle of Wight.
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A cover band plays a (bad) version of All My Loving in the movie My Girl 2.
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Okay, I just heard one on a Gilmore Girls repeat. ONe girl has a CD of Yoko Ono and the other girl goes: "yoko one? Really" ANd she goes: She's a misunderstood artist and the Beatles would have broken up anyway!" The other girl says. "Okay, still in denial?" It goes on where she mentions Sean and Julian, but I"ve bored you enough already! Oh, then they play some annoying french girl doing God Only Knows. Ewww.
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Hahaha. Lots of bad music in that episode.
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Hey, I was just watching American Idol and some chick named Nadia Turner did a not-too-bad performance of My Love. <3
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We had a Pop Idol show over here a year or two ago which was a Beatles special. The finalists had to sing their favourite Beatles song.
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Eh? I just might have to watch that tonight! Although I haven't watched one episode of American Idol yet. I don't want to be sucked in! What time is it there Mairi?
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Right now it's 10:12
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Wow. I didn't know we had a four hour time difference! I guess I have a while before American Idol comes on then.
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Yeah, It came on at 9:00 over here, even though the Fox station lists it as 8:00.
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Hmm...She was okay, but what the hell did Simon mean saying the song choice was strange and that it made her sound older than she was and a bit caberet!!! I think the girl having the nerve to do Billie Holiday sounded more caberet! The Gloria Estefan thing wasn't so great either. But the judges always think the opposite of me. This show actually isn't as bad as I thought it would be. :D
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Uk, okay I was thinking about if anyone would have the nerve to do a Janis Joplin song on this and the next thing I know some country chick comes out and does a HORRIBLE version of Piece of My Heart!!! That's wierd. Melisa Etheridge is like the only one who can take on that song. At least the one judge guy said it's not EASY to take on a Joplin song. No kidding. Come to think of it, there hasn't been anyone as powerful a female singer as Joplin since Joplin herself! That's kinda sad. Sad that she lived only 27 years.
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Carrie Underwood is my favorite, but that performance... eh, I dunno.
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There are a lot of pretty obvious Beatles references in "That Thing You Do!", but only Beatles fans get the ones where they aren't actually mentioned by name.
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Recently I saw a Simpsons episode. "Mother" was played in that episode...
It's the one where Homer meets his mother for the second time.
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and we're back on topic!
:D
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They're playing the Lennon song Oh My Love on the Gilmore girls right now! Awwwwwww! And it's actually John singing it.
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Yeah, they can play the real solo songs but not the real Beatles songs. That always bemused me for some reason.
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Oh My Love was in some crappy movie i saw on an airplane onetime. it made me give the movie a much higher opinion. I think it was called Heartbreak, heartbreakers or something
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Yeah, they can play the real solo songs but not the real Beatles songs. That always bemused me for some reason.
I know it's wierd. Even when they play videos on VH1, they'll play a John, Paul, George, and Ringo solo video in order. Why the hell can't their videos be played!!?? Can you imangine if MTV were able to do a Beatles thing. It's be like that whole Monkies revival in the late 80's. Only bigger of course.
PS
Yes, there actually was a huge Monkies revival thanks to MTV. Strange as it sounds.
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Does anyone else watch Instant Star? Haha, probably not, it's this Canadian show about what would happen if an Avril Lavigne type won a singing contest. Anyways, the main character's name is Jude Harrison and her sister is Sadie. It's a total Beatles nod.
Harrison= George Harrison
Jude= Hey Jude
Sadie= Sexy Sadie
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Hey, has anyone seen any Beatles references on the new episodes? I haven't been watching faithfully, and was wondering. I once heard that there was supposed to be a Beatles reference in each episode, but I doubt that. The episode I was watching tonight (old one) had a Pink Floyd reference in it! I can actually think of quite a few Floyd references actually:
1. Homer becomes a missionary and is getting high on toads, Marge tries to reach him on the radio and says, "Is there anybody in there?" A reference to the song Comfortably Numb.
2. The halapalooza episode Homer kicks a canon and is shot by a giant inflaitable pig. Peter Frampton says something like, "Great, I just bought that at Pink Floyd's garage sale!"
3. The episode where Mr. Burns goes broke he turns in cans to the recycling center and says to the hippie he gives the cans to " Shine on you Crazy Diamond."
4. A lot of the times when you see Homer in his room as a teenager, he's got a Dark Side of the Moon poster on his bedroom wall.
5. Ned Flanders sees the marching hammers from the Wall crossing the street on the crosswalk in front of his car, after drinking the herbal drink Homer made with the two hippies.
6. In the epsiode with the B-Sharps you can see the DSotM album in album rack that the B-Sharps album was in.
7. When Homer goes to college, there is a Dark Side poster in the dean's office at Springfield University.
8. I sort of remember this, Marge is calling about some parts to an old toy, and says "Is there anybody out there?" Kinda like the other episode. One she says in one she says out.
Anyway, thought that was interesting that there were so many Floyd references on the Simpsons! Not as many as the Beatles, but I can't think of another band that gets any references. Anyone know any references to other bands?
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Uggghh there was a Beatles reference recently but I forgot it! I'm so stupid! >:(
There is another one, but not as recent: There's an episode called Sunday, Cruddy Sunday.
Also, The Blue Man Group get some references. LOL.
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The "you haven't heard the last of them" reference to Dexys Midnight Runners was funny.
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Oh yeah, there's another Pink Floyd ref: In the one where Homer joins a freak show, he accidentally sets off a cannon with a inflatable pig in it. One guy says, "Oh man, Peter Frampton's gonna be p*ssed!" and he says, "You're damn right I'm gonna be p*ssed! I bought that pig at Pink Floyd's garage sale!"
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There was a Floyd reference on That 70's Show. Eric was talking about going to see Laser Floyd. The only Beatles references they've ever done have been about Yoko I think.
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Hyde was wearing a Revolver shirt once or twice I think.
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Anyone heard any new ones lately???
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I was watching this movie called Out of Sync, and this record producer was talking about the girl's horrible singing, and he said:
"She makes Yoko Ono sound like Barbra freakin' Striesand."
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Lol! Poor Yoko. BTW, sort of a reference, but not. I heard on the radio today after a Beatles song and before Otis Redding's Dock of the Bay, that he was a huge Beatles fan and he wrote that song in the style of the Beatles. I don't see the similarity, but I guess he tried. Cool bit of info.
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Pity they stopped the show in Russia =)
I liked the episode with nuclear submarine :)
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"Look fellas, it's Lisa in the sky!"
"No diamonds, though."
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"Look fellas, it's Lisa in the sky!"
"No diamonds, though."
I heard the commentary of that episode. "Purple submarine!"
And they wanted "Golden Slumbers" in one of the episodes...Where Homer gets sleepy in his car and dreams he's taken away by angels.
And I saw Family Guy: Seems that Peter Griffin was a guard of George Harrison. Not a good one, though. "Wacky Beatle."
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Did you see the one where Stewie introduces John to Yoko? Hilarious! And the animators drew them exactly right!
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I would LOVE to see that one. I need to start watching Family Guy more religiously.
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On the Gilmore Girls tonight, the daughter who is sitting in a Yale dorm room has a poster that says John and Yoko. It has a pic of John playing in Toronto. Cool.
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On Canadian Idol (my guilty pleasure) last week, they were doing a tribute to classic rock. Some of the images they flashed on the screen were of John Lennon and Paul McCartney & Wings. Strange that they included them solo but not the Beatles.
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Another reference on Family Guy:
After playing the banjo Stewie said "I've got blisters on my fingers!"
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I've seen a couple on Full house(okay...don't ask me why I was watching it). Uncle Jesse and Joey were looked in the basement.(Theirs a recording studio down their and their's a red light that goes on meaning that he's not to be disturbed) So they started shouting for help by saying "Help! Help!". So Danny and Rebbeca were in the kitchen and Rebbeca said "Do you think they are okay?" Danny says "No they're okay. Their just sing The beatles 'Help'".
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Here's some Beatles references in movies. Man, they are everywhere!
"Remember what John and Paul said." "The Apostles?" "No. The Beatles. 'All You Need Is Love.'" -From the John Travolta movie Michael.
In Dumb and Dumber, Lloyd and Harry are in a restaurant by a jukebox. Lloyd says to Harry, "Look, they have the Monkees on here. You know they were a major influence on the Beatles."
In The Rock, Nicolas Cage receives a vinyl recording of With the Beatles in the mail at work. When his coworker asks him why it was sent here and not home, Cage replies, "Carla wouldn't approve. She's thinks it's dumb to spend $600 on an LP." Coworker: "Carla's right. Why don't you just spend $13 on a CD?" Cage: "First of all, it's because I'm a Beatlemaniac, and second, (holding up the record) these sound better."
In The Breakfast Club, the principal asks the janitor what he had wanted to be when he grew up, he replies, "I wanted to be John Lennon."
The Postman - The President of the United States is Richard Starkey!
Independence Day - Jud Hirsch: "All you need is love. John Lennon. Smart man. Shot in the back - very sad."
Army Of One - Severence "Who is she?" Deputy Sheriff "She's a meter maid - but she's no Lovely Rita."
My favorite. Cuz it's so true:
Sliding Doors - "Everyone is born knowing every single Beatles lyric. It's ingested into the fetus along with all that amniotic stuff. In fact, they should be called 'The Fetals' ".
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I was watching the Treehouse of Horror episode today and in 'Four Beheadings and a Funeral," the characters played by Lisa and Bart (Eliza Holmes and Dr. Bartley) go to an opium den where it has a sign that says "Happiness is a warm opium."
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Damn, I missed the Simpsons tonight. :( But the Haunted House was worth it.
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It was a rerun. I'm looking forward to next week's all new Treehouse of Horror.
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I was watching the Treehouse of Horror episode today and in 'Four Beheadings and a Funeral," the characters played by Lisa and Bart (Eliza Holmes and Dr. Bartley) go to an opium den where it has a sign that says "Happiness is a warm opium."
I saw that, I told my friends Girlfriend who hates the Beatles. "Thats a Beatles joke" lol
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It might be a Beatles joke, but the Hapiness is... thing was REAL popular in the 60's and 70's. The books Charles Schulz wrote. As in Hapiness is a warm puppy. Kinda where John got the idea for his great song. I think I used to own some of those little books as a kid. I was way into Peanuts for some reason!
(http://www.vividvision.com/peanuts/warmpuppy.jpg)
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I read in an article about John Lennon in "Guitar Magazine" I think it was. That John got the idea from a Ad from a Gun Store.
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He did. The ad said something about being happy when you own a gun or some junk like that. But I'm pretty sure he said his wording came from the Hapiness is thing. Maybe someone has his quote or some info?
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I heard in an interview that George Martin (or someone else, I've forgotten) was a gun lover. And it inspired John (a bit) for the song.
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Really? I hope it wasn't George Martin, that would lower my opinion of him quite a bit.
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I'm guessing now: Mal Evans? He became a sheriff and was murdered being armed. Only an idea. I'm trying to discover more.
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Oh, well, that would make sense.
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And that's not the end of the story 'cos there's a macabre anecdote: He was cremated after his death, and his ashes shipped back to England... becoming lost in the mail enroute. John Lennon's wry comment when he heard the news was that Mal likely "wound up in the Dead Letter Department".
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I've found this out:
'Sixth Beatle' Mal Evans Killed in Los Angeles
By Patrick Snyder and Dolores Ziebarth
Los Angeles -- Malcolm "Mal" Evans, 40, who was road manager and
bodyguard of the Beatles from 1963 until their breakup, was shot to
death by police in his rented duplex at 8122 West 4th Street the night
of January 4th.
Earlier in the evening, Fran Hughes, 26, who was living with
Evans, called John Hoernle, Evans's collaborator on a book about the
Beatles.
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Why would it lower your opinion of George Martin if he loved guns? You can love guns without wanting to kill people with them. :p
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Hide yourself, Mairi's coming!
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I think the world would be a much better place without guns. If we didn't have guns, John wouldn't have had to die.
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Wasn't it George Harrison saying: 'If everybody who owns a gun shoots himself, this world would be much more peaceful.'
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That's so true.
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And all guns are made to be used.
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Yes but People kill people. Without guns there would be something else. If George Martin loves guns maybe he uses them for hunting or target shooting. Or maybe he just likes how they look.
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Has anybody of you asked Sir George about this liking? I don't think he likes guns at all. That doesn't go with him IMO.
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Found this:
MM: "Happiness Is A Warm Gun" is one of the best tracks ...
MARTIN: That was a great one, tremendous.
MM: How did you get the scratchy 78 effect?
MARTIN: That's dead easy, anyone can do it; you just literally put on a scratchy surface and speed up the voices slightly. That song started off with my quoting to them from around the time of the Kennedy thing a magazine headline, a sporting magazine ...
MM: Guns & Ammo?
MARTIN: Something like that ... and that was the headline over a picture of a man with a gun in his hands. I showed it to John, and he made a song of it.
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so what can we deduce? He liked sporting magazines!!
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People kill people, with guns. Do you think all of those school shootings could have been accomplished as easily without a gun?
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Sadly there are other methods,... devastating methods. :-/
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People kill people, with guns. Do you think all of those school shootings could have been accomplished as easily without a gun?
Probably not, but if you take away any weapon and people still have hate and ignorance, their will still be killing. Why get rid of the instrument, you have to get rid of the true cause of the problem.
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Why get rid of the instrument, you have to get rid of the true cause of the problem.
The true cause of the problem is the human being.
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If the human being is the problem then people killing people dosnt matter because they are only killing the problem. :p
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If you put a gun in someone's hands, they are more likely to kill you than if they hadn't had a gun.
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If someone is going to kill you they will do it no matter what with anything. When my dad uses a gun to hunt and he comes home is he more likley to kill me then when he comes home without the gun?
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If someone is going to kill you they will do it no matter what with anything. When my dad uses a gun to hunt and he comes home is he more likley to kill me then when he comes home without the gun?
In a way, yes.
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People are more likely to kill out of passion with a gun. it's a proven fact. it's much easier than sticking a knive through a person. There's less apprention. Hunting guns are very different than guns SPECiFICALLY made to use on a person. Protection or not, it's not necessary. Most gun shootings happen by accident in homes with guns. kids playing, and quarrel, a mistake when someone thinks a member of the family is an intruder and so on. Even road rage which just happened around here. No one needs some automatic 48 or whatever these things are called. It's ridiculous. Look how well other countries function without them. This whole right to bear arms from the constitution is a very WEAK argument because of how the times have changed. I think our forefathers would be appalled if they saw what was going on.
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You know, I watched Bowling For Columbine and I was appalled at the statistics given. Was it like 11,500something deaths by gun a year in the US compared with 260 in Canada and 50 or so in Japan. That's crazy. In Scotland, I'm told, they have very strict gun laws and not even the police carry them all of the time.
Sandra is right. It is much easier to just point and shoot in a fit of rage than to club someone over the head or something.
I hate guns. I don't think anyone should have such a powerful thing in their hands. You could end a life, just like that, in an instant.
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...Look how well other countries function without them.
In Europe is very strange that thing you call...ehm...gun? ;D Is that 'thing' so essential for living (?) out of here? :-/ ;D I'm not up-to-date, you see.
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People are more likely to kill out of passion with a gun. it's a proven fact. it's much easier than sticking a knive through a person. There's less apprention. Hunting guns are very different than guns SPECiFICALLY made to use on a person. Protection or not, it's not necessary. Most gun shootings happen by accident in homes with guns. kids playing, and quarrel, a mistake when someone thinks a member of the family is an intruder and so on. Even road rage which just happened around here. No one needs some automatic 48 or whatever these things are called. It's ridiculous. Look how well other countries function without them. This whole right to bear arms from the constitution is a very WEAK argument because of how the times have changed. I think our forefathers would be appalled if they saw what was going on.
Eeesh. I meant KNIFE and APPREHENSION up there. For some reason I couldn't edit and those idiot mistakes were bugging me.
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... For some reason I couldn't edit and those idiot mistakes were bugging me.
November 11th, 2005, 21:22
Today, 21:58
24 hours (and 0 minutes) I think you're late (just a few minutes)
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^I'm a little more alert during the day.
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^I'm a little more alert during the day.
Oh, the time I've posted was only a reference, of course your time is yours (don't worry, I'm not going to rob you,.. not today) :P
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Whoever invented the gun should have been shot. :3
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There's an episode of the Simpsons where Otto trades urine samples with Homer, and Burns is listing off drugs -- "yellow submarines" is one of them. "With trace amounts of... eurgh... human urine!"
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I was watching this animated show called Hey Joel, about a guy who has a talk show on VH1. In the episode, he was in danger of being fired and had to tape an interview to prove that he deserved his job. He got his friend to pretend to be John. It was really funny.
"So, tell us about your relationship with Brian Epstien."
"Well, he was the first adult who really understood us as artists, y'know..."
"No no no. I mean your reLATIONship with him."
"What?"
"You know, those vacations together. Long train rides. The steady, sensual sound of the train moving along the tracks. Click, chung, click, chung..."
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I was watching this animated show called Hey Joel, about a guy who has a talk show on VH1. In the episode, he was in danger of being fired and had to tape an interview to prove that he deserved his job. He got his friend to pretend to be John. It was really funny.
"So, tell us about your relationship with Brian Epstien."
"Well, he was the first adult who really understood us as artists, y'know..."
"No no no. I mean your reLATIONship with him."
"What?"
"You know, those vacations together. Long train rides. The steady, sensual sound of the train moving along the tracks. Click, chung, click, chung..."
Funny. What'd they draw John looking like? I hear Beatles references constantly. It would be impossible to document them all! Even the book I just started reading has had a couple of Beatles references in it. It's sort of strange if you really think about it. I mean how omnipresent they seem to be.
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In School of Rock when they are rehearsing the kids new song Jack Black says it needs some backing vocals. He gives them an example which they do and it sounds EXACTLY like the ooo la la la's in You Won't See Me. Or maybe I'm crazy. Either way it's cool.
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Some footage here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohkpGRaX3nE = Ringo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dny47oArOU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pll9RaP7A8 = Paul and Linda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swtvQzlndhc = George
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In School of Rock when they are rehearsing the kids new song Jack Black says it needs some backing vocals. He gives them an example which they do and it sounds EXACTLY like the ooo la la la's in You Won't See Me. Or maybe I'm crazy. Either way it's cool.
Yeah I noticed that too. They must have done it on purpose.
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Just seen this one:
Season 10, Episode 20: The Old Man and the "C" Student
Instead of a black screen, we see the four Simpsons faces put on a album a la "A Hard Day's Night," but with the title "A Bart Day's Night." The Beatles' "Can't Buy Me Love" plays over the credits.