Captain America's To-Do List

"I've seen that book. It was Steve's when he came out of the ice. I told him about Trouble Man. He wrote it in that book."

―Sam Wilson to Bucky Barnes^[src]

Captain America's To-Do List was a notebook that contained a list of items, people and events which Steve Rogers made note of in order to become better acquainted with the modern world. The book was later acquired by Bucky Barnes, who used it to create a list of amends.

History

"Marvin Gaye, 1972, Trouble Man soundtrack. Everything you missed jammed into one album."
"I'll put it on the list."

―Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson^[src]

Steve Rogers told Sam Wilson the day they met while jogging in Washington, D.C. that he had difficulty getting caught up with the modern world. Wilson recommended Marvin Gaye's Trouble Man soundtrack from 1972, stating that it was everything that Rogers had missed while he was frozen jammed into one album. Rogers promptly put it on his list.^[1]

Following Rogers' retirement as Captain America, Bucky Barnes, his best friend, repurposed the book, writing within it a list of people he wronged during his time as the Winter Soldier with whom he would like to make amends, as well as a list of people that he helped while under HYDRA coercion.^[2]

Variations

Different versions of the list are featured in the various international releases of Captain America: The Winter Soldier:

United States of America and Canada

United Kingdom and Ireland

Australia and New Zealand

Trivia

Thai Food, Star Wars/Trek, Nirvana (Band), Rocky (Rocky II?) and Troubleman (Soundtrack) appear on every version of the list, presumably due to Rogers' fingers moving across them, making them harder to edit.
- Star Wars is crossed out on the US version, suggesting that Rogers has already caught up on it. This may be a nod to the fact that like Marvel Entertainment, Star Wars is now owned by The Walt Disney Company.

Toward the end of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the Trouble Man soundtrack is played in the hospital while Rogers recovers.
Radio Times held a competition where the public could vote for a British or Irish television series to be featured on the list. The options available were Sherlock, Doctor Who, Father Ted, Fawlty Towers, Downton Abbey, Mrs. Brown's Boys, The X Factor, Coronation Street, Big Brother and The Only Way Is Essex. Sherlock was the winner.^[3]
- In Ireland there was a popular but unsuccessful movement to have Father Ted included on the list, which was supported by Rob Morgan, son of the series' late star Dermot Morgan.^[4]
Digital Spy asked the stars of the film what they would recommend Captain America put on the list, and they gave the following answers^[5]:
- Chris Evans - Lost in Translation, The Perfect Score and The Nanny Diaries. (Evans appeared in the latter two films, while his co-star Scarlett Johansson appeared in all three).
- Sebastian Stan - Goodfellas.
- Anthony Mackie - Stevie Wonder and Heather Hunter.
- Scarlett Johansson - Take probiotics and avoid dairy products.
- Samuel L. Jackson - American football, basketball and baseball.
The website Screen Junkies, in their "Honest Trailer" for the film, humorously suggested that "Star Wars must've blown [Rogers'] mind", referencing the fact that Samuel L. Jackson appeared in three of the films as Jedi master Mace Windu.^[6] During a subsequent viewing with the staff of the site, directors Joe and Anthony Russo admitted to being aware of the connection at the time of filming, even comparing the "Mouse Hole" device Fury uses to a lightsaber.^[7]
- Similarly, and interestingly enough, the show Sherlock, featured in the UK version of the list, stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as John Watson. Both actors would later become part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange and Freeman as Everett Ross.

References

[1] Captain America: The Winter Soldier

[2] The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: 1.03: Power Broker

[3] Vote for your favourite British TV show to appear in Captain America sequel The Winter Soldier

[4] Dermot Morgan’s son backs bid for Father Ted to feature in Captain America movie

[5] Captain America: The Winter Soldier stars on Cap's to-do list

[6] Honest Trailers - Captain America: The Winter Soldier

[7] Russo Brothers' Honest Reaction to Winter Soldier Honest Trailer

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Captain America's To-Do List

Contents

History

Variations

United States of America and Canada

United Kingdom and Ireland

South Korea

Spain

Latin America

Italy

Australia and New Zealand

Russia

France

Brazil

Germany

Trivia

References

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