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"Simpson Safari" |
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Alternate Versions[]
- The translated lyrics to the Tanzanian song Kitenge sings along to ("They think people are like toys. They put them all in jail. Mistreat them badly.") have been edited on American television ever since the second time the episode aired. Some versions, such as the version shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom, do air with the lyrics shown, though currently, they've been removed from airings on cable, Disney+ (which actually aired the original translated cut before replacing it with the edited, untranslated cut), and the season 12 DVD.
Previous Episode References[]
- "Bart Carny": N'gongo suddenly fearing that an evil force is coming to Africa after Homer announces that The Simpsons are going there is similar to Marge unconsciously shuddering after Homer invites Cooter and Spud to stay in the Simpson home.
- "Bart the Mother": Bart desecrates a bird's nest.
- "Mr. Plow": Homer and "Hungry Hungry Hippos" (Homer wants to play "Hungry Hungry Hippos" while waiting for people to call him for his snowplow service/Homer refers to a real hippo as a "hungry, hungry hippo").
- "Lisa's Wedding": "Pepsi Presents" is used as an introduction (Springfield Elementary's education video starts with "Pepsi Presents"/Tanzania's name has been changed to "New Zanzibar" and changed again to "Pepsi Presents: New Zanzibar")
- "Last Exit to Springfield" and "The PTA Disbands": The Simpsons are affected by a workers' strike.
- Treehouse of Horror III ("King Homer"), Last Exit to Springfield, Lady Bouvier's Lover, Homer the Great, The Springfield Files, and Girly Edition: Monkeys are abused and exploited (Mr. Burns plans on either capturing King Kong Homer alive and putting him on Broadway or killing him and making monkey stew out of him for the Army/Mr. Burns has monkeys type out Charles Dickens, then beats one who typed, "It was the best of times. It was the blurst of times..."/Krusty has them as part of his chorus, one of which attacks Sideshow Mel/Homer gathers colobus monkeys, dresses them up, and makes them re-enact The Civil War/a smoking gorilla is used as Donkey Kong as part of a failed celebrity meet and greet/Homer adopts a helper monkey through fraudulent means, then trains it to steal doughnuts, fattens it up to unhealthy degrees and returns it to the service animal shelter, where the only thing it can do is type out, "Pray for Mojo"/Joan Bushwell uses the monkeys she studies to mine diamonds).
- "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood": Someone has to decide which way to go when coming up on a fork in a river.
- "Bart Gets an Elephant" and "Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"":
- Homer gets attacked by an African animal (an elephant/a rhinoceros/a hippopotamus)
- "Bart Gets an Elephant" only: Homer defends poachers.
- "Treehouse of Horror VIII" ("Fly vs. Fly"): A POV shot of Lisa through "diamond-vision".
- "The Call of the Simpsons" and "Homer and Apu": A character repeatedly asking, "Are we there yet?"
- "Old Money": The Simpsons go on a safari.
- "Missionary Impossible": Homer travels somewhere with non-white natives (an unnamed Pacific Island/Tanzania in Africa).
- "The Call of the Simpsons" and "Kill the Alligator and Run": The Simpsons get lost during their vacation.
- "Monty Can't Buy Me Love": Reference to someone wanting to punch Muhammad Ali (Arthur Fortune once punched Muhammad Ali when he answered the door to his house/Homer wants to fight Muhammad Ali as part of his safari vacation).
- "'Round Springfield": A Simpson family member suffers a medical emergency after eating an non-edible object (Bart swallows a jagged metal Krusty-O/Maggie swallows an issue of Time Magazine).
Cultural References[]
- When the enraged hippo rears up, Homer exclaims "A hungry hungry hippo!", a reference to the popular board game Hungry Hungry Hippos. Incidentally, one of the four hippos in the game is called Homer and Hungry, Hungry Homer was a self-reference to that game.
- Dr. Joan Bushwell is a parody of the late Dr. Jane Goodall, an English zoologist who became famous worldwide for her research into the behavior of chimpanzees.
- While in the jeep, the sun is rising and Marge shows the kids the animals, a nod to Disney's The Lion King. Also, Pride Rock can be seen in the distance.
- When Marge remarks Dr. Bushwell hid diamonds on the soles of her shoes, it's a gag to the Paul Simon song "Diamonds on the soles of her Shoes"
Goofs and Continuity Errors[]
- Bart's tongue is green when Joan Bushwell points out that he's eating grubs.
- Why didn't the Simpson family (and, by proxy, everyone in town) think to go to the Kwik-E-Mart or the gas station to get food, since both of them don't have bagboys (and Homer did mention that the family would be shopping at the gas station like normal people if it wasn't for Marge wanting fancy/high-end groceries), or go to another town to shop (unless the supermarkets there had workers going on strike out of solidarity)?
- The "Rumble in the Jungle" fight between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali took place in 1974, so why is it pictured on a box of animal crackers from the '60s (according to Marge anyway)?
- "Ineptness" in the end caption "Dedicated to the hardworking bag boys of America...whose ineptness and greed were the inspiration for this episode" should be "ineptitude."