'The Simpsons': Easter Eggs

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1/15 In the episode 'Lisa the Beauty Queen,' Lisa is sworn in as the new Miss Springfield, with the framing and tone of the shot the same as Lyndon Johnson's swearing in as US President after the assassination of JFK
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2/15 And here's a hint Futurama was on the way, before it even happened on TV!
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3/15 The Simpsons escaping from Australia echoes this shot of The Fall of Saigon
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4/15 Mr Burns and Elvis / Richard Nixon and Elvis
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5/15 Milhouse / 'The Weeping Frenchman', which captured the heartbreak of a man whose country was overrun by Nazis in World War II
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6/15 Apu, Seymour Skinner, Barney and Homer as 'The Be Sharps' / The Beatles
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7/15 Eddie and Lou, but have you seen them out of their uniforms?
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8/15 Check them out behind Marge and Homer!
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9/15 A-113 appears as a common easter egh throughout the show.
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10/15 It's not a coincidence
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11/15 A-113 is the code for the animation workshop at the California Institute of the Arts, where a lot of Simpsons staff got started.
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12/15 The Simpsons creator Matt Groening also makes cameos every now and then.
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13/15 Here he is at the trial of Freddy Quimby, the mayor's nephew.
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14/15 In The Simpsons/Family Guy crossover episode, both Groening and Family Guy creator Seth Macfarlane appear in the back
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15/15 And the initials 'MG' can be seen on Homer's head in every episode, perhaps you just didn't notice before!
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