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23:56, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Actually, they spoofed three horror characters= 2 after the simpsons go home 3 Censorship 4 Um... "Synopsis"? 5 Review 6 Main Page 7 Main page II 8 One Hour Photo 9 Worldwide Outlook 10 LUV/HAT tattoos 11 J. Lee Thompson 12 Cultural References 13 Deletion of Perfectly good references

[edit] 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

[edit] after the simpsons go home

some one should add that thing they...see. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.140.252.84 (talk) 06:51, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Um... "Synopsis"?

It seems that the synopsis is a summary of what is seen and heard on the screen. It should be rewritten to make it seem more like a plot summary. Samurai 004 06:21, 2 December 2006 (UTC)sure i love it

[edit] 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)

[edit] Main Page

I'd like to take a stab at getting this article featured on the main page. I was hoping for May 20, since that is the day the 400th episode airs and it only seems fit that we try to get an episode on there. I have asked the admin in charge if he would put episode pages on the main page (he said he'd think about it), but if we want a legitimate shot, I think we need to make a section for it that is longer than the lead and has a slightly extended synopsis, and a bit more production info. Any ideas? -- Scorpion 12:50, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

You can go ahead and try. I am satisfied with just the FA status. I won't have a problem with it not being on the front page, since it is a minor pop culture article. --Maitch 13:42, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Main page II

Here's what I am going to submit and I am going to request May 20th:

"Cape Feare" is the second episode of The Simpsons' fifth season, which premiered on the Fox network on October 7, 1993 after being held over from season four. The episode features Sideshow Bob getting released from jail and trying to kill Bart Simpson. The Simpson family enters the "Witness Relocation Program" and is sent to Terror Lake, however Bob follows them there. It is a spoof of the 1962 film Cape Fear as well as its 1991 remake, but alludes to other horror films. The production crew found it difficult to stretch "Cape Feare" in order fulfil the standard length of a half-hour episode, leading to the adding of several memorable scenes. "Cape Feare" was written by Jon Vitti and directed by Rich Moore and was the last episode to be worked on by the original writing staff. Kelsey Grammer guest stars as Sideshow Bob. The episode is generally rated as one of the best of the entire series and the musical score by Alf Clausen received an Emmy Award nomination.

Thoughts? Comments? -- Scorpion 17:16, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

I wouldn't mention the "Rake joke", because people who haven't seen the episode can't possibly know what you are talking about. --Maitch 17:26, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Done. -- Scorpion 17:29, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 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?

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)