Talk:Cape Feare

Actually, they spoofed three horror characters
Homer used a chainsaw in this episode. That weapon properly belongs to Leatherface.

23:56, 21 August 2006 (UTC)Enda80

Censorship
I deleted the following paragraph in the Trivia section:
 * Germany banned this episode from airing because of the beginning sequence where the kids are watching "Up Late With McBain" and the announcer is wearing a Gestapo uniform (In Germany, it's illegal to show references to Hitler or Nazism without historical context).

I saw that episode at least 4 times on the TV here in Germany. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.56.88.153 (talk • contribs)


 * Out of curiosity, is the segment with McBain's announcer (I believe he's called Gruppenfuhrer Wolfcastle) intact in German broadcasts? -- Supermorff 17:15, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

This episode was first (and uncensored) shown on german TV on October 2, 1999. Probably, ProSieben didn't dare airing this episode until the video of this episode (released Februar 26, 1998) was rated as released to age 6 or older by FSK. --129.217.129.133 (talk) 12:24, 18 November 2007 (UTC)

So it was banned at a certain point in Germany, but you decided to just delete the entire entry instead of fixing it? Wikipedia is getting worse everyday. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.61.110.228 (talk) 20:33, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
 * How do you fix something which is unsourced and probably (judging by the above comments) not even true, except by removing it? Gran2 06:54, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

Except that a certain point in time it WAS TRUE (judging by the above comments). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.61.110.228 (talk) 03:22, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
 * No, nobody said it was banned. Unless you read "Probably, ProSieben didn't dare airing this episode" as "It was banned". In any case, such a statement was not presented with a source, as required by Wikipedia policy. Gran2 12:51, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

It was banned at a certain point in time herp a derpster. Sorry, but it's just a fact. Goebbels would be proud of your love of censorship though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.61.110.228 (talk) 03:37, 1 November 2013 (UTC)

Review
I found a review of the episode that could go in the reception section. It's a review of the episode in which EW's senior editor Dalton Ross says it is his favourite. However, he also said that Homer at the Bat was from the fourth season, so... Anyway, the review can be found here.-- Scorpion 19:00, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

One Hour Photo
I just saw the movie One Hour Photo, and there is a brief scene where they show that part of this episode where Homer gets the note saying "die Bart" and thinks its for him. Is that notable for this page? -- Scorpion 22:34, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't know where to put it. --Maitch 10:05, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
 * How 'bout a trivia section? :P CanadianCaesar

Et tu, Brute? 16:12, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Why not put it in cultural references?

Worldwide Outlook
The reception section needs to focus on other countries apart from the US. There are other people who watch The Simpsons, you know. What about UK, Australian, French etc ratings and reviews? Dalejenkins | The Apprentice (UK)'s FA plea-please have your say! 09:09, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
 * This episode aired almost 15 years ago, all sources such as ratings and most reviews no longer exist. And you speak as if finding this stuff is easy, why don't you try and find some of the stuff you say this article lacks yourself? Gran2 09:25, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Exactly, I spent ages trying to find anything to put into the reception section and the sources are simply not there for anything else. --Maitch 10:30, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

LUV/HAT tattoos
Wouldn't it be more accurate to say that Sideshow Bob's LUV/HAT knuckle tattoos parody those of the Max Cassidy character in the "Cape Fear" movie, rather than those of the "Night of the Hunter" character, since the episode is a parody of the former, rather than the latter? A2-computist 16:50, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

J. Lee Thompson
The director of the original 1962 Cape Fear was J. Lee Thompson. I believe that the Simpsons family changing their surname to Thompsons was a reference to this, however I was not able to actually check this. Does anyone knows this for sure? or has at least another idea to help me sustain this? --Jorgedbucaran (talk) 14:10, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Cultural References
Wiggum's rigging a Krusty doll is a dead parody of the 1991 film in which the private eye rigs a teddy bear similarly; not mentioned in the DVD commentary?

Also, the movie theater scene is a reference to the 91 remake as well (isn't clear in this article's wording) - I haven't seen the original yet, but the 91 remake definately has the theater scene that is a dead ringer for the simpsons scene. TheHYPO (talk) 06:43, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I think the cinema scene is mentioned, but from what I remember the doll scene isn't mentioned in the commentary. But I think just knowing that much of the episode is a reference to both Cape Feares is probably enough if we can;t soyrce all of the specifics. Gran2 09:30, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Grandpa says the they should call Matlock and the villain is probably "that evil Gavin McLeod or George 'Goober' Lindsey", neither of whom appearred on Matlock. This is an indirect reference to The Andy Griffith Show. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.124.116.101 (talk) 17:21, 6 January 2019 (UTC)

Deletion of Perfectly good references
I have added the Itchy and Scratchy reference to Goldfinger twice on this page now, but it keeps getting deleted. I have referenced this to a credible source too. Why is this being deleted?--Benpaul12 (talk) 00:32, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
 * SNPP is not a reliable source. --Maitch (talk) 09:54, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

McBain reference
Surely the McBain talk show is a parody of The Chevy Chase Show??? Shouldn't this be under the cultural references section? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.245.238.75 (talk) 09:14, 27 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Only if it can be reliably sourced. Gran2 09:28, 27 April 2012 (UTC)

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