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The title is shown on a small theatre playbill that Candy's wife holds.
The title is shown on a small theatre playbill that Candy's wife holds.
The title is shown on a small theatre playbill that Candy's wife holds (though the title is actually a working title [Chumps at Oxford] for the film, which was in production at the same time).
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The dog's voice, interest in rabbits and and lines like "I done a bad thing" echo Lennie (Lon Chaney Jr).
Chaney's mentally challenged character carries a mouse in his pocket to pet, just like Lennie in Steinbeck's story.
In Rod Serling's closing monologue, he mentions "Of Mice and Men." Perhaps not coincidentally, both star Burgess Meredith.
Lon Chaney Jr once again plays a dim witted sidekick called Lenny
Mentioned in dialogue
Title reference
excerpts from soundtrack as stated in the credits
Title reference
Ponyboy (the smarter one) promises Johnny (the slower one) that things will be better in the country, and once they actually get to the country, there are several shots of rabbits. In Of Mice and Men, George (the smarter one) is always telling Lennie (the slower one) a story about how great things will be once they get out to a farm in the country and raise rabbits.
Kup relates a story about petrorabbits to Grimlock, mirroring a scene from "Of Mice and Men."
Leonard Smalls named after Lenny Small
Tom (as Lenny): "Tell me about the rabbits again, George."
Joel: Tell me about the rabbits, George.
Servo: Tell us about the rabbits, Joel
Tom: "Then tell us about the rabbits, George."
Joel (as Lenny): "I will pet him and keep him and call him George."
Crow (as Lenny): "I will love him and feed him and call him mine."
Title reference.
Tom (as Lenny): "I will pet her and keep her and call her George."
Lenny and George appear in "Of Nice and Men"; title reference.
Crow: Tell me about the rabbits again.
Mike: John Steinbeck in Of Mice and Murder.
Mike: "The fifth-grade production of 'Of Mice and Men'"
mentioned by Mr. Turner
"Maybe there's rabbits in there, George"
"Tell me about the Rabbits"
Servo: And George said he'd tell me about the rabbits.
Referenced in the "Variety Speak" song
mentioned once
Title reference.
title reference
Carter mentions it
"It's like 'Of Mice and Men'."
Subject of a $2,000 clue in the category "Compose Yourself"
Title reference.
mentioned among hit movies from 1939
Cutter says, "Next thing I know you'll be putting a gun to the back of my head and telling me about the rabbits."
mentioned in dialogue
The cold open parodies the end of this film.
Featured in
Still of Lenny and George walking down the road.
Contains a scene from the film.
Spoofs
One girl is introduced as "Greta Garbo" and recites her famous line from Grand Hotel "I want to be alone" in Garbo's heavy accent
Spoofed in
Two characters mimic the Mice & Men characters
Abominable Snowman keeps referring to George and pet rabbits.
Two of the gremlins are named Lenny and George.