Intertextuality, Novels, Television

Flowers for Algernon vs. HOMЯ

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HOMЯ

Season 12, Episode 9.

The references we noticed in the episode:

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The episode is inspired by the film adaptation of Flowers for Algernon. Compare the way CHARLY is written, with HOMR. This movie is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWZG–3BIzc if you have free time to watch it.
Can you spot Totoro and the Catbus at the animation festival? What about the Iron Giant?

Other References and Trivia from this episode: https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/HOM%D0%AF/References and https://simpsonswiki.com/wiki/HOM%D0%AF/References and the most comprehensive list: http://www.simpsonsarchive.com/episodes/BABF22.txt

The kissing at the beach scene From Here to Eternity (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iTCDWQXYlY) is frequently referenced in movies and tv. There was a controversy when it came out about it featuring the first real pash on screen, which Homer references too.

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