what does the bit at the end represent, where baby homer is in space, and he gets hit by a sattelite with the 20th century fox logo on it
2006-09-12 06:24:20 · 19 answers · asked by Brutal_Yet_Beautiful 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
You're supposed to think at first that it's a mock of 2001: A Space Odessy, but the satellite is The Simpson's way of making fun of Fox. They do that a lot; for instance, in the episode "Behind the Laughter," Homer tried to show his demo tapes to several major networks (NBC, Telemundo, et cetera), but failed. Marge's "network connection" was that the man who cut her hair was also president of Fox.
2006-09-12 07:45:26 · answer #1 · answered by NecoVulpes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's spoofing the end of "2001: A Space Odyssey", much as the rest of the episode, "Deep Space Homer", did, eg. the zero-grav eating of floating potato chips to the tune of "The Blue Danube", etc
2006-09-13 00:07:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ya, there's an episode where Homer gets an eye problem and to solve it. The doctor gives him medicinal marijuana. I love that episode. "It smells like the art teachers office." Lisa Simpson That's one of the quotes.
2016-03-26 22:04:17 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Home in the Bubble is straight out of 2001 A Space Odyssey, but not the satelite!!
The satelite could be a reference to 'Indenpendence Day' where the satelites crash into the alien mothercraft near the start of the film
2006-09-12 06:39:50 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeah I believe its a homage (homer-age?) to 2001: A Space Odessy
2006-09-12 06:31:08 · answer #5 · answered by Andromeda Newton™ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think i means that if Grampa Simpson had pulled out duting sex then Homer would have been shot into space sooner.
2006-09-13 01:08:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
its a homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick film) wich features a embryo/baby hovering about in space at the end. doesnt ask what the film is about, though, i've seen it several times and it still confuses me!
2006-09-13 04:28:42 · answer #7 · answered by edmunds_momma 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ummmm...not really sure...did Fox originally say no the Simpsons?
2006-09-12 06:29:13 · answer #8 · answered by Angela D 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
just yet another jab at fox i assume, since the Simpsons is full of them.
Actually, its quite good how Fox allows it on such a regular basis!
2006-09-12 06:30:24 · answer #9 · answered by JAMES T 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's the last scene of "2001: Space Odessey"...it was a weird film but it was good too. I guess they were making fun of it!
2006-09-12 07:08:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋