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- by Phil
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You may want to remove this:
"More notes to come when the episode actually airs!"
Also, you're right about cuttlefish being aggressive, which is why I assumed that Dugong was saying "cuddlefish." It'd go along both with Dugong's love-and-caring personality, and the frequency of puns these heroes and villains seem to make use of to reinforce their particular identities.
"More notes to come when the episode actually airs!"
Also, you're right about cuttlefish being aggressive, which is why I assumed that Dugong was saying "cuddlefish." It'd go along both with Dugong's love-and-caring personality, and the frequency of puns these heroes and villains seem to make use of to reinforce their particular identities.
- by DStaad
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I agree with Phil that Dr. Dugong was likely saying "Cuddlefish" as a pun. Also something to consider: when Dermott is putting the lighter up his ass he says something along the lines of 'no goes in through my out door'. This could be in reference to the fact that they are listening to a tape that Hank borrowed from Brock, which if you look back at "Eeny, Meeny, Miney...Magic!', is probably Led Zeppelin's 'In Through the Out Door'. A clever reference by Doc right there.
- by odin_457
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Also, no mention of the infamous "weenis" reference yet.
I'm pretty sure it's a reference to a Mr. Show episode with a gay metal band, episode 403, "Show Me Your Weenis!".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mr._Show_episodes
It's pretty damn funny, and I'm glad that they put that in there.
I'm pretty sure it's a reference to a Mr. Show episode with a gay metal band, episode 403, "Show Me Your Weenis!".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mr._Show_episodes
It's pretty damn funny, and I'm glad that they put that in there.
- by Phil
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- by Phil
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I stand corrected. Slightly, anyway. :-P
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narc_(Narcotics)
Seems the more common spelling today is "narc," but it was ORIGINALLY spelled "nark," which, itself, is still an acceptable variant.
So, as far as I can tell, neither is more correct than the other. My mistake.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narc_(Narcotics)
Seems the more common spelling today is "narc," but it was ORIGINALLY spelled "nark," which, itself, is still an acceptable variant.
So, as far as I can tell, neither is more correct than the other. My mistake.
- by Josh Geller
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Oh yes, the usage and spelling you give is also correct, for at least the past half century or so (I would bet it dates back to the criminalization of narcotics in the early 20th century). But the other is older: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nark
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- by Creepy Crooner
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Just out of curiosity - do you ever actually add the references that we point out here to the episode capsule? I know some are questionable but you missed a bunch in What Goes Up and Dr. Quymn that were pointed out by the likes of us here in the comments, but you didn't actually add any of them to the notes in the capsules. Just wondering.
- by Mike
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I do try to add as many as I think are feasible, though a lot of things people point out are debatable references and I don't post any of those unless I am 100% sure (such as being able to find an exact quote somewhere). I do miss some, and other times I don't add stuff right away because I'm busy with other things (I actually went back and added a couple things from Dr. Quymn like a week ago).
It's sort of a tough thing to call sometimes, because a lot of people sometimes think there is a reference when there isn't actually one (the number of times I have seen Jackson himself say that something pointed out was an unintentional reference are numerous) because the show has so many.
Also I don't do it on purpose or to hurt anyone's feelings or anything. There aren't any breaks in the airings this season and writing the capsule/notes and getting screenshots takes me a couple of days and I don't always want to spend all my free time figuring out what references are 'real' and which aren't. It's a tough thing to get right, and I don't want to flood the notes with an over-abundance of information.
Anyway the short answer is I'll get around to it eventually. I'm very busy at my actual job right now, plus I have a freelance (paid) project I am working on and this site plus attempting to not totally ignore my girlfriend. You know how it is.
It's sort of a tough thing to call sometimes, because a lot of people sometimes think there is a reference when there isn't actually one (the number of times I have seen Jackson himself say that something pointed out was an unintentional reference are numerous) because the show has so many.
Also I don't do it on purpose or to hurt anyone's feelings or anything. There aren't any breaks in the airings this season and writing the capsule/notes and getting screenshots takes me a couple of days and I don't always want to spend all my free time figuring out what references are 'real' and which aren't. It's a tough thing to get right, and I don't want to flood the notes with an over-abundance of information.
Anyway the short answer is I'll get around to it eventually. I'm very busy at my actual job right now, plus I have a freelance (paid) project I am working on and this site plus attempting to not totally ignore my girlfriend. You know how it is.
- by Mike
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- by Creepy Crooner
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My feelings aren't hurt. I was just wondering about the whole process. I totally understand that you're a busy dude and just the fact that you take the time to put this site together is an awesome service to us fans! I do want to thank you for your hard work. I also understand the problems in validating some of the reference claims, but I do enjoy the notes sections (my personal favorite part of the capsules) because they often point out or clear up references that I missed.
- by Phil
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- by Jay
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In your capsule for Tears you write "...Just then the moppets (dressed up as what I can only assume are grubs)". I think the (former?) moppets are each dressed as pupa of a Monarch. Dr. Dugong refers to them as the "pupa twins". It seems they have been outfitted to match their new family.
- by Greg
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I'm rewatching the episode, and it's reminding me strongly of one of the things Doc and Jackson were talking about in the Season 2 commentary (possibly from Fallen Arches?) - about how kids do stuff like putting on plays, publishing a home newspaper, etc. before they discover masturbation. The scene where Dean describes the upcoming Venture compound feature, and Dermott makes the wanking hand-gesture, seems like a deliberate self-reference of that discussion.
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