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rn · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:26 am Post subject: Aladdin episode Title references

I was looking through the episode title list for aladdin television series at Wikipedia, and I found many title references to other things:

To Cure a thief - To catch a thief
Never say Nefir - Never say Never Again (Movie - unofficial James Bond film)
Garden of Evil - Garden of Eden
My fair Aladdin - My fair Lady (Movie)
Some enchanted Genie - Some Enchanted Evening
Mudder's Day - Mother's Day
Plunder the Sea - Under the Sea
Scare Necessities - Bare Necessities
Sand Switch - Sandwich
Lost and Founded - Lost and Found
The day the bird stood still - The day the earth stood still
Of Ice and Men - Of mice and men
Opposites Detract - Opposites Attract (Paula Abdul song)
Elemental, My dear Jasmine - "Elemental, My dear Watson" (from Sherlock Holmes)
Snowman is an Island - No man is an island
In the heat of the Fight - In the heat of the Night (Movie and TV series)
Mission Imp Possible - Mission: Impossible (TV series and Movies)
Stinkerbelle - Tinkerbell (from the Peter Pan series)
The Way We War - The way we were
Egg-stra Protection - Extra Protection
Love at First Sprite - Love at first sight
As the Netherworld Turns - As the world turns (soap opera)
Seems Like Old Crimes - Seems like old times
From Hippsodeth, With Love - From Russia, with love (Official James Bond film)
Raiders of the Lost Shark - Raiders of the lost Ark (Indiana Jones film)
The Spice is Right - The Price is right (Game Show)
Sea No Evil - See No Evil, Hear No Evil (Movie)
Two to Tangle - Two to Tango
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Syera · Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject:

Merkal · Sultan Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 466 Location: NL

Maybe obvious to you but I had allot of 'oh yeah didn't know that' reading through both lists.
This is great material for the Aladdincyclopedia so with your permission l copy them over.

rn · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:54 am Post subject:

you may do so!
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"You know I just realized we're short a doctor and a med student"
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Calluna · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:46 am Post subject:

Just wanted to point out that some of them could be referring not only to a similar title of a movie or TV show but to a common phrase or saying in English:

To Cure a thief - "It takes a thief to catch a thief." (I think Aladdin actually says this in When Chaos Comes Calling.)
Never Say Nefir - "Never say never." (Basically means, never say something's impossible. I think there was a song in An American Tale called this...)
Sea No Evil - "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil."
Two to Tangle - "It takes two to tango."

Syera · Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:03 am Post subject:

"See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil" is also an ancient philosophy.

I also missed a few...

Bad Mood Rising - Bad Moon Rising (song)
Fowl Weather - Foul Weather
Do The Rat Thing - Do The Right Thing
Caught By The Tale - Caught By The Tail
Armored And Dangerous - Armed And Dangerous
Hero With a Thousand Feathers - Hero With a Thousand Faces (nonfiction book examining common themes in hero characters)
While The City Snoozes - While The City Sleeps (50's movie)
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Meesh · Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:01 pm Post subject:

Riders Redux - Rabbits Redux (book by John Updike)
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Calluna · Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:24 pm Post subject:

Whilethecitysnoozes · Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:17 am Post subject:

Not to forget:

I never mechanism I didn't like - "I never met a man I didn't like". (Famous quote/remark by William Rogers.)

The love bug - "The Love Bug", Disney movie : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Bug.
Not sure if that's the reference though.

The Lost city of the sun - The lost city of the incas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu
Maybe?

And obviously
Witch way did she go? - Which way did she go?

Smile

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rn · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject:

I'm trying to put these episode title references into alladincyclopedia but the pages are locked from editing.
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"You know I just realized we're short a doctor and a med student"
-Nurse Carol Hathaway, "All in the family"

Calluna · Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 11:31 pm Post subject:

rn · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 11:17 am Post subject:

I am registered but still can't edit "From Hippsodeth, With Love"
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"You know I just realized we're short a doctor and a med student"
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Merkal · Sultan Joined: 17 Jul 2004 Posts: 466 Location: NL

I locked it last year because of spam. That might've been prefenting you editing I removed the lock try it now.