Mother Nature (episode)/References

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Trivia

• When Mr. Turner provided the voice of the puppet of Mrs. Turner, the voice sounded like Cosmo.
• When Timmy and his dad screamed in unison after slipping on the pavement during the rain, Mr. Turner's girly scream can be faintly heard.

Goof

• Mrs. Turner tells Timmy that if she predicts weather that destroys the town, the townsfolk would have to run her out of the destroyed town. However, the townsfolk only do that if the weather anchor gets the weather wrong. If she correctly predicts the weather destroys the town, they won't run her out of the town.

Allusions

• The Simpsons - Brightburg is a spoof on Shelbyville, the rival town of Springfield.

• Stormy Raynes and Johnny Downpour's names are both references to the weather and are also both name plays to real-life weather meteorologists who currently work (Dallas Raines) or have worked (Johnny Mountain) at KABC-TV in Los Angeles.

• Jell-O - Gelatin Brand Gelatin is a reference to the jelly brand, being a generic term for any gelatin in the market.

• Mother Nature - "Mother Nature" is a term referring to the weather and is described as a woman controlling the weather. This may refer to Mrs. Turner making all her weather predictions come true, thus making her control what the weather does for the day.

Running Gags

• The weatherman gets done weather forecast wrong, and it’s chased out of town.
• Mr. Turner and Cosmo using a puppet version of their wife when they find something that goes wrong and the husband blames the wife for it.
• Cosmo talking about angry mobs.

Quotes

Timmy: Morning, Mom!

Mrs. Turner: [ignores him and turns away]

Timmy: Err...(chuckles) Dad said the funniest thing yesterday, and by funny, I mean creepy... and with a puppet.

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(trying to prevent an earthquake from destroying Dimmsdale, Timmy notices a plate of jello with a piece of broccoli in it)

Timmy: No matter how much it jiggles, the broccoli always stays in place! That's it! I wish Dimmsdale was surrounded by vegetable-brand gelatin. (Cosmo and Wanda then poof a giant gelatin-brand vegetable gelatin on Dimmsdale)

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Mr. Turner: Wow, she's good, she predicted weather that defied the laws of physics!

Mom Puppet: I know what that means. You think she's prettier than me!

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Mom Puppet: I think you're being too harsh on Timmy.

Mr. Turner: (spits out water) Oh, sure! Take his side!

Timmy: No amount of therapy will ever make this moment OK.

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Mrs. Turner: [after noticing the angry mob outside] Would you like me to autograph your pitchforks and torches? [The mob gets ready to chase her]

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Cosmo: You've only been gone 15 seconds. You think he might be worried.

Mr. Turner: EH; WHERE WERE YOU? THERE WAS A 15-SECOND PERIOD I HAD NO IDEA WHERE YOU WERE!

Production Notes

• Although this episode premiered in 2003, it was produced in 2002 according to the credits.
  • This episode completed production on May 15, 2002.
• This episode (along with "Sleepover and Over") premiered in the United States as part of the "Sleepover Jam" event on Nickelodeon, along with The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius episodes "Maximum Hugh/Sleepless in Retroville", with the latter episode being sleepover related.

References

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