... another apple pops out of the pig's mouth after Homer VIII takes the first one? ... Lovejoy calls Homer VIII's second wife a trophy queen? ... Nelson's eyes dart over to watch Anne and Homer making a baby after he holds the sign up? ... Marge looks just like her mom in the end of the Henry VIII story? ... Chief Homer calls Carl, Carl, instead of Clark? ... Marge has no problem saying bad-ass in front of Maggie?
Magical Mystery Tour (1968 Beatles' TV special/soundtrack) - title
Yu-Gi-Oh (card game/anime show) - price guides are in the library
Annie (musical) - Anne Boleyn's business card parody's a line in the song Tomorrow from this play
The New Yorker (magazine) - Homer VIII reads the Yorker
Punch and Judy - Itchy and Scratchy puppet show
Land O' Lakes (butter) - Sacagawea Lisa poses as the Native American on the box
Previous Non-THOH Trilogies - [4F20] Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase - [AABF14] Simpsons Bible Stories - [CABF14] Trilogy of Error (not the same concept, but formatted similarly) - [CABF17] Simpsons Tall Tales - [DABF08] Tales From the Public Domain
[7G12], [3F11], [AABF18], [CABF13] Music by Mozart is heard [8F21] Mozart is mentioned [7F24], [8F21], [9F18] Bart plays an instrument [9F18], [2F19] Marge tries to educate Bart [1F17], [EABF13] A jealous Lisa acts commits malicious acts to get even [2F03] Otto (cf. Willie) dies in multiple stories [5F14] A portrait portraying a cross between Mr. Burns and Henry VIII is seen [AABF04] Marge tries to give the kids a history lesson [AABF17] Beatles reference in title [CABF12] L. T. Smash uses Sacagaweas as a euphemism for money [CABF08] Moe tosses someone out for paying in Sacagawea coins [CABF09] HK Duff VIII's name is similar to Henry VIII [EABF16] Homer poses as a Native American chief
Sign on Chancellor Flanders' door:
SIR THOMAS MORE LORD CHANCELLOR
Sign put up to cover Anne and Homer's baby-making:
PRINCE
UNDER
CONSTRUCTIONSigns above opera house entrances:
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Didn't the librarian used to be Lisa's friend? Yet now she calls her a square. Ouch.
Why is Lisa writing an essay? She's not in the 4th Grade.
Tonight's episode was pretty average. While each story was not without it's charm, nothing really stood out. Homer VIII was easily the weakest of the bunch. Not bad, but the laughs weren't really that frequent as most of the jokes fell flat and no substance can really be expected from a trilogy episode, so that wasn't there to support it. SacagaLisa was, again, not bad. It was nice to see Lewis and Clark not as over-glorified like they usually are, but there was too much focus on them, and it wasn't really that funny. MoBart was the best, with a lot of decent gags and a conflict that was kind of interesting. Bart was his usual self, and Lisa wasn't too bad either. Overall, I think that all of the supporting characters were used nicely and there were some funny jokes (Nelson's "Ha ha ha haaaaa!" jumps to mind), but this one was, at best, forgettable. 8/10 (B-)
MoBart's "eat my pantaloons" on his deathbed is an obvious spin on Bart's catchphrase, "eat my shorts".
FOX Promo One:
Announcer: FOX LOL Sunday is making history with the greatest Simpsons of all time! (Scenes of Mozart Bart looking surprised, Henry VIII Homer feasting, Henry VIII Homer reaching into a thought bubble to strangle Bart and Wiggum the executioner wielding his axe are shown. Mozart Bart is then shown lying in bed with Lisa at his side.) Bart: [to Lisa] Eat my pantaloons! Announcer: From Mozart to Henry VIII, the past will never be the same. (Scenes of Mozart Bart playing the piano, Henry VIII Homer wiping his mouth on the Magna Carta and an elderly Marge suffocating and old Henry VIII Homer with a pillow are shown. Henry VIII Homer is then shown placing his hands on Ned's shoulders.) Homer: [to Ned] I'm going to canonize you. (In the next scene Ned is shown being fired out of a canon.) Ned: I can see my house! Announcer: On an all-new Simpsons!
FOX Promo Two:
(The camera pans across a wall with portraits of W. A. Mozart and Henry VIII on it.) Announcer: It's the biggest event in history... (Cut to a scene of OFF surrounding Mozart Bart on his death bed.) Homer: Mozart, you can't die! Announcer: ...Simpsons history! Homer: I don't want to live in a world without the income you produce! (Scenes of Mozart Bart playing the piano and Marge crying are shown.) Announcer: The Simpsons take on the greatest moments of the past! (Scenes of Chief Homer greeting Lewis Lenny and Clark Carl, Henry VIII Homer reaching into a thought bubble to strangle Bart, Henry VIII Homer feasting, and Wiggum the executioner wielding his axe are shown. Then a log cabin Moe's is shown. A tornado comes and the logs go flying into the air, but the ever-resilient Moe immediately begins rebuilding it.) Moe: Nothing can crush the frontier spirit. (The logs fall from the sky and literally crush him.) Moe: That'll do it. Announcer: All new at 8/7c, FOX LOL Sunday!