But … what does that mean?
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The joke, seemingly some obscure reference, has baffled Simpsons fans for years. One possible explanation was included in the 1997 episode guide The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family. On the page for Treehouse of Horror V was a short blurb indicating that the indecipherable joke was really a reference to “hallucinogen-inspired author Carlos Castaneda.”
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Castaneda, a “godfather” of the new age movement, claimed to have been born in Brazil — even though records indicate otherwise. He was the author of books like A Separate Reality, which purported to contain the teachings of “Yaqui Indian Sorcerer” Don Juan Matus, but that too was later debunked. Castaneda’s writings, while not explicitly about time travel, concerned lessons on shamanism and involved anecdotes about peyote trips, and also learning to use magic “without the use of drugs” which allowed him to, say, carry on conversations with a talking coyote — which later inspired an entirely different Simpsons episode.
But despite its appearance in print, this explanation for the joke may not actually be the correct one. It turns out that this line wasn’t only confusing to viewers, it was confusing to Simpsons creator Matt Groening himself, who brought it up during the episode’s DVD commentary, asking the other writers: “‘non-Brazilian’ — what does that mean?”
Unpacking 'The Simpsons' Most Confusing Treehouse of Horror Joke
Source: Pinoy Daily News
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