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Marge vs. the Monorail appeared on The Simpsons Portal as the selected episode from 5 November 2005 to 21 December 2005

Contents 1 Possible reference in Supernatural 2 is this a satire? 3 Disaster pictures 4 Weird 5 Good Article Passed 6 Should this be Referenced? 7 GA Sweeps (Pass)

[edit] Possible reference in Supernatural

In the first season of Supernatural (TV Series) in the episode Something Wicked, the character Dean gives a list of towns that have been terrorized by a Shtriga. I am not devoted to the Simpsons enough to know for sure, but I believe the list was a reference to the list of towns who have built monorails in Marge vs. the Monorail. One of the towns mentioned is "West Haverbrook." Can anyone confirm or deny this? Andrewdoane 12:44, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

interesting idea, but I can't add anything to that unfortunately Oreo man 16:05, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

Well, the town mentioned in this episode is "North Haverbrook", so it could be a reference. Writers do enjoy that sort of thing.

They mention Ogdenville, Brockway and North Haverbrook.~Zythe^{Talk to me!} 21:46, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] is this a satire?

is this a satire of the las vegas/Bombardier monorail fiasco?

No, it came earlier, just a satire against transit hucksters and gullible townsfolk. dml 14:00, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Disaster pictures

Notice how in the Trivia it tells of a picture of the Hindenburg? Well... right next to the Hindenburg behind a couple dancing you can see a picture of the WTC burning. Normally this would seem ireelevent to me, but the episode is from 1994 and the WTC fell in 2001. I must say, this is the scariest thing I've ever seen on the Simpsons.

I don't think the picture is of the WTC. I think its just a random building on fire. -- Scorpion 17:51, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Weird

Has anyone noticed that during the opening of the monorail, when Kent Brockman is talking to celebrities and 'Kyle Darin' walks by. You can see what looks to be a.. I don't want to say younger.. but less bulky(?) Kent Brockman?

Here's a pic : http://img263.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vlcsnap10738107ir6.jpg Hempeater 06:27, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I've noticed him, but I don't see why it would be worthy of being mentioned in the article... -- Scorpion 06:41, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Surely that's Karl from Simpson and Delilah? Gran2 07:08, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

I don't think so. The character is basically looks like an off model Kent Brockman. -- Scorpion 07:25, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Good Article Passed

I overall was very impressed with article on the whole. The only thing I can think of that could be improved would be the prose, which is a little bit less than brilliant. FireSpike 01:42, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Should this be Referenced?

There is a music theme playing briefly during the dumping of the Nuclear waste at the beginning of the episode. I was wondering what it is from. It's a sleuthy detective type theme. Maybe we should reference it in the article? My father once told me it was from the show "Metro" but I have never been able to ascertain the answer for sure. Your assistance is appreciated. Guest 05:36, 26 July 2007

Sorry, got no idea, couldn't find anything, not even on SNPP. My personal guess would be that it is from The Untouchables, but I don't now for sure. Gran² 22:11, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA Sweeps (Pass)

This article has been reviewed as part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Good articles/Project quality task force. I believe the article currently meets the criteria and should remain listed as a Good article. The article history has been updated to reflect this review. Regards, MASEM 05:21, 12 February 2008 (UTC)