![]() ![]() The settlers got all their gasoline out on their bus! After a wreck kills both Wez and Humungus, it turns out that the tanker was full of sand. ![]() Left unguarded, the other settlers are free to escape to the North, unpursued. When the tanker is attached, Max drives it out himself, with Humungus and the Marauders in pursuit. With the help of the Gyro Captain, Max returns with a semi truck. When Humungus offers to let the peaceful settlers go if they give him all of their fuel, Max makes them a better deal: He'll procure a truck that can haul their oil tanker if they'll refuel his car and let him go on his way. However, Max befriends the unsocialized Feral Kid (Emil Minty) and soon wins over more of the local population. Max soon gains entry to the compound, but the leader Papagallo (Mike Preston) wants nothing to do with him. The Simpsons, typical to the show’s idiosyncratic humor, opts to slip Wez in as a reference to the Mad Max series rather than the more immediately recognizable Lord Humungus as the cameo is only a fleeting reference and not one that many fans will catch regardless.Ī much more obvious nod to the Mad Max movies came in the later episode "Beyond Blunderdome," wherein series star Mel Gibson ends up caught up in a fast-paced car chase while in one of the franchise’s famous cars.The Gyro Captain leads Max to the aforementioned oil refinery compound, which is under siege by the Marauders, the much larger gang that Wez belongs to, which is led by the masked Humungus (Kjell Nilsson). Viewers who inspect the crowd of angry Australians closely will find The Road Warrior’s Wez among their number, a sly nod to one of Australia’s most famous cultural exports that are hidden in a "blink and you’ll miss it" secret cameo.Īs fans of the Mad Max franchise know, Wez was one of The Road Warrior’s secondary villains and a reliable henchman to the more iconic Lord Humungus. Like Humungus himself, Wez originally received a dark backstory that was excised from the finished film, but even in his truncated role, the character is an unforgettable villain who can hold his own against the franchise’s more famous baddies Immortan Joe and Toecutter. ![]() But a close look at the scene when Bart moons the Australian PM and press, thus prompting a massive chase scene back to the safety of a US government helicopter, reveals an obscure reference to the Aussie cult classic The Road Warrior. The episode is a classic Golden Age Simpsons outing, with memorable moments including the “knife-y spoony” exchange and the unforgettable one-off Simpsons supporting cast character the Honorable Averil Ward. Related: Every Actor Who Almost Played Mad Max In Fury Road However, even the most eagle-eyed viewers of The Simpsons may not have caught the show’s subtle nod to the Mad Max franchise back in the sixth season’s "Bart Vs Australia." The enduring popularity of The Simpsons is thanks in part to the endless invention of the show’s early years, wherein the anarchic animated family comedy took satirical aim at almost everything imaginable. Speaking of beloved institutions, since beginning way back in 1989, The Simpsons has remained a firm favorite sitcom of many TV fans, despite its decline in later seasons. ![]()
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