| Last nights episode- question on a reference [message #265937] |
Di, 16 Mai 2006 03:29 |
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In last night's Simpsons, I thought the people pulling off masks, and not
being the person you thought they were, was a reference to the old Mission
Impossible TV show (and maybe the movies, but who can stand Ton Cruise long
enough to watch one?).
MY QUESTION:
Was the "puzzle piece" fade out to the commercial (or between scenes, can't
remember) also a reference to M:I?
Thanks, Don
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| Re: Last nights episode- question on a reference [message #265940 ] |
Di, 16 Mai 2006 06:34 |
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"Don Caldwell" <djcaldwell [at] ameritech.net> wrote in message
news:TV9ag.6833$fb2.4268 [at] newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...
> In last night's Simpsons, I thought the people pulling off masks, and not
> being the person you thought they were, was a reference to the old Mission
> Impossible TV show (and maybe the movies, but who can stand Ton Cruise
> long enough to watch one?).
>
> MY QUESTION:
> Was the "puzzle piece" fade out to the commercial (or between scenes,
> can't remember) also a reference to M:I?
Well, the pulling off of masks could also be a Scooby-Doo reference...
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| Re: Last nights episode- question on a reference [message #265941 ] |
Di, 16 Mai 2006 07:31 |
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> MY QUESTION:
> Was the "puzzle piece" fade out to the commercial (or between scenes,
> can't remember) also a reference to M:I?
>
"puzzle piece" fade was from the old Get Smart TV Series.
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| Re: Last nights episode- question on a reference [message #265949 ] |
Di, 16 Mai 2006 16:31 |
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Thanks,
Another person said the same thing, and i think I do remember that. Seems
weird that it was so close to the "masks" things.
Don
"BuckNaked2k" <nudeinnewton [at] yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:pcedne_dvJB9_vTZ4p2dnA [at] comcast.com...
>> MY QUESTION:
>> Was the "puzzle piece" fade out to the commercial (or between scenes,
>> can't remember) also a reference to M:I?
>>
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> "puzzle piece" fade was from the old Get Smart TV Series.
>
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| Re: Last nights episode- question on a reference [message #265959 ] |
Di, 16 Mai 2006 20:04 |
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The music was wrong for "Get Smart", but the puzzle pieces was "Get
Smart". As for someone else saying this, we discussed this underneat
the cone of silence! So how did you know we were discussing it?
Aaron Space Museum
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| Re: Last nights episode- question on a reference [message #265961 ] |
Di, 16 Mai 2006 20:41 |
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On Tue, 16 May 2006 01:29:23 GMT, in article
<TV9ag.6833$fb2.4268 [at] newssvr27.news.prodigy.net>, Don Caldwell drawled...
>
>In last night's Simpsons, I thought the people pulling off masks, and not
>being the person you thought they were, was a reference to the old Mission
>Impossible TV show (and maybe the movies, but who can stand Ton Cruise long
>enough to watch one?).
>
>MY QUESTION:
>Was the "puzzle piece" fade out to the commercial (or between scenes, can't
>remember) also a reference to M:I?
>
>Thanks, Don
>
>
Yeah, the "Get Smart" reference just didn't seem right to me, either. It was
obvious (to me, anyway) that the mask removal and puzzle-piece transition were
all part of a single reference. There's that annoying
bell-in-the-back-of-my-head that's telling me it refers to an older secret
agent/spy television series, but I just can't bring it to front.
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