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==References to the American Revolutionary War== | ==References to the American Revolutionary War== | ||
This episode is based on the {{wp|American Revolutionary War}} fought between | This episode is based on the {{wp|American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War}} fought between the Thirteen Colonies that would later become the [[United States of America]] and England. | ||
*The Plumber's Log is numbered as 1776, the year the {{wp|United States Declaration of Independence}} was signed, | *The Plumber's Log is numbered as 1776, the year the {{wp|United States Declaration of Independence}} was signed, recognizing the United States as a country. | ||
*George Washingtoad is stationed in {{wp|Valley Forge}}, a forge in Pennsylvania where [[George Washington]] and the Continental Army spent the Winter of 1777-78. | *George Washingtoad is stationed in {{wp|Valley Forge}}, a forge in Pennsylvania where [[George Washington]] and the Continental Army spent the Winter of 1777-78. | ||
**This same detail is carried over with the crossing of the Delawide River, itself based on the crossing of the Delaware River on the night of Christmas Day, 1776. The placement in said scene is based on the painting ''{{wp|Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 paintings)|Washington Crossing the Delaware}}''. | **This same detail is carried over with the crossing of the Delawide River, itself based on the crossing of the Delaware River on the night of Christmas Day, 1776. The placement in said scene is based on the painting ''{{wp|Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 paintings)|Washington Crossing the Delaware}}''. | ||
*Mario having Luigi ride a horse to warn the colonies that "the Koopas Are Coming! The Koopas Are Coming!" is based on {{wp|Paul Revere's Midnight | *Mario having Luigi ride a horse to warn the colonies that "the Koopas Are Coming! The Koopas Are Coming!" is based on {{wp|Paul Revere}}'s Midnight ride, where he was one of two riders who attempted to warn the colonists from Lexington and Concord that the troops were coming. | ||
*Luigi's mention of Koopa's dumping tea in the harbor is a reference to the {{wp|Boston Tea Party}}, where the Sons of Liberty snuck onto a British trading ship and dumped crates of tea into | *Luigi's mention of Koopa's dumping tea in the harbor is a reference to the {{wp|Boston Tea Party}}, where the Sons of Liberty snuck onto a British trading ship and dumped crates of tea into Boston Harbor. | ||
*George Washingtoad's line, "Give us Koopa, or give us death!" is based on {{wp|Patrick Henry}}'s speech to the Virginia Convention "Give me liberty, or give me death!" | *George Washingtoad's line, "Give us Koopa, or give us death!" is based on {{wp|Patrick Henry}}'s speech to the Virginia Convention "Give me liberty, or give me death!" | ||
*Mario, Luigi, and Toad's positions and instruments at the end of the episode are based on the painting ''{{wp|The Spirit of '76 (painting)|The Spirit of '76}}'', which was painted to commemorate the centennial celebration of America's independence. | *Mario, Luigi, and Toad's positions and instruments at the end of the episode are based on the painting ''{{wp|The Spirit of '76 (painting)|The Spirit of '76}}'', which was painted to commemorate the centennial celebration of America's independence. | ||
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==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
{{foreign names | {{foreign names | ||
|Fre=Les Koopas Arrivent | |Fre=Les Koopas Arrivent | ||
|FreM=The Koopas are Coming | |FreM=The Koopas are Coming | ||
|Ger=Die Koopas kommen! Die Koopas kommen! | |Ger=Die Koopas kommen! Die Koopas kommen! | ||
|GerM=The Koopas are Coming! The Koopas are Coming! | |GerM=The Koopas are Coming! The Koopas are Coming! | ||
|Ita=Arriva Attila! Arriva Attila! | |Ita=Arriva Attila! Arriva Attila! | ||
|ItaM=Koopa is Coming! Koopa is Coming! | |ItaM=Koopa is Coming! Koopa is Coming! | ||
}} | }} | ||