15. Cinderella (1950)
Episode: The Simpsons Movie (2007)
The original moment: The small creatures attend to Cinderella: bluebirds flutter about her, tying her apron.
The Simpsons moment: Identical bluebirds flock to Homer and Marge, dressing and undressing them although they make unlikely princesses.
14. Citizen Kane (1941)
Episode: Rosebud (Season 5)
The original moment: With the promise of a new life and wealth, young Kane drops his beloved sled in the snow, and the drift gradually swallows it.
The Simpsons moment: The name is the giveaway, and the whole plot cribs smartly from Kane – but Bobo the teddy is Mr Burns’ Rosebud, tossed into the snow when a new life beckons.
13. The Untouchables (1987)
Episode: Homer Goes To College (Season 5)
The original moment: Robert De Niro's grimacing Al Capone stalks a round table meeting of his cronies, giving a speech about teamwork that he interrupts to crack open the skull of a smiling sycophant, whose blood slowly oozes out over the table.
The Simpsons moment: Montgomerie Burns tries to apply a little leverage to the admissions committee and get Homer accepted into college, but the wizened old capitalist is too feeble to raise the bat.
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mattburgess
Jun 15th 2009, 22:11
#16 - Treehouse of Horror III (Season 4), while the photo is from The Simpsons Movie.
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mattburgess
Jun 15th 2009, 22:15
Are all the movie references you've highlighted from the first 11 seasons and the movie because that's all that has been released on dvd so far? And *someone* in Total Film has been watching them too much? Maybe *everyone* in Total Film? :-P
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theirishgrover
Jun 16th 2009, 16:02
Well the first one's from Season 14 but I assume they are mostly from the first few seasons since they were cr*p after season 8
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leecrocker
Jun 19th 2009, 8:13
Missed my favorite...though probably because it's not at all visual: In the episode where they vacation in Japan, Marge says "We saw that movie 'Rashomon', you liked that.", to which Homer replies "That's not the way I remember it."
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aaweeble2
Jun 19th 2009, 12:07
OMG dude the Simpsons like totally ROCK! RT www.anonymity.tk
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durden
Jun 19th 2009, 12:26
absolutely awesome article!!!although i don't agree upon number one...still,the simpsons rock!!!
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seanjohntx
Jun 19th 2009, 14:12
Are you kidding me? You expect me to click through 18 pages? No thanks. Next time, cut down on the click throughs. Buried on digg.
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somewhatfrail
Jun 19th 2009, 15:05
Great number one choice. Although I must say that the Terminator one should be omitted in favour of the far greater T-2 homage in the one episode when Homer befriends Flanders. Walking through the hedge like the T-1000 through the prison bars and then chasing the car with the golf clubs? Priceless.
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adman
Jun 19th 2009, 15:06
Cookie jar? Um, isn't that Homer's penny jar? No doubt about it though; this is hands-down the number one. Top stuff guys.
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somewhatfrail
Jun 19th 2009, 15:07
Also, here's a whole compendium of Simpsons Terminator references: http://www.duffzone.org/content.php?title=reft2
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avoidz
Jun 21st 2009, 15:19
#20 - Mrs Krabappel puts her leg up in the classroom, not "waggling her leg from the bed".
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avoidz
Jun 21st 2009, 15:24
Notice how most of the clever, inventive references are all from the early seasons? What does that tell you about the quality of the show later on...
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halezrandom
Jul 1st 2011, 14:10
@mattburgess, they've probably only highlighted the first 11 seasons because up until a revival of quality in this last season, 1-10 are the only good ones.
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