Friend with Benefit/References

Cultural references

 * The title of the episode is reference to the the phrase "Friends with Benefits", which means two friends who have a sexual relationship without being emotionally involved.
 * "Undercover C.E.O." is a parody of the television franchise series .
 * Homer buys the Seat-to-Feet Lift Chair thanks to on a site called FriendMoocher.
 * Homer and Marge mention and its third movie.
 * Homer's Pechanga Casino Buffet bracelet refers to the.
 * J-Cloud is a parody of.
 * Signs on the island refer to
 * Swimming with Michael Phelps,
 * Be in a movie with Adam Sandler,
 * Making your decision with Dr. Phil.
 * Homer gets out of the ocean like in the Bond film  while a snippet of the "" from the film plays.
 * On the beach, Homer and Harper Jambowski sing from the same movie.
 * The movie was shown on the island while the Simpsons were leaving.
 * The couch gag is a reference to the 2014 Disney short film,.
 * The music heard during Seat-to-Feet Lift Chair's "funeral" is "Lacrimosa" from.
 * The song played during the introduction of Harper's dad in the box is "" by.
 * Two members of the Australian boy band are named after Australian towns. Wodonga and Macquarie are named after and  respectively.
 * The look of the Magic Palace where David Copperfield performs is like that of the in Hollywood.
 * During Doe-Eyed Boys they mentioned the Nobel Prize. In a screen behind them it appears photos of Albert Einstein, Teddy Roosevelt, Mother Teresa and another unidentified laureate.

Continuity

 * Lisa uses Skype to call Harper. ("Moms I'd Like to Forget")
 * The subliminal propaganda campaign "Join the Navy", disguised as "Yvan eht Nioj", was previously used by the Party Posse in their video "Drop Da Bomb". ("New Kids on the Blecch")

Trivia

 * Doggie Heaven was previously claimed by Homer to be the place where Santa's Little Helper will go after death in "Dog of Death".
 * The French Kissing Club is a reference to Edna Krabappel's French Kissing Booth in the comic "Midday on the Midway".
 * Harper's father mentions that Jambowski island was formerly Haiti.

Goofs

 * Lisa says she has to pedal backward to go forward on her bike, but in every past episode where she rides her bike, the pedals worked normally.
 * When Homer, Marge and Bart are preparing for the trip, Bart is flipping a flaming stick with a brown shirt. But when Lisa comes in, Bart's shirt turns blue.
 * Milhouse wouldn't be able to take Harper's bike to himself. The bike is equipped with a modern anti-theft device, so riding the bike would draw Chief Wiggum's attention and possibly get him arrested.
 * The squats Homer watches on TV show incorrect form: the knees should not extend past the toes.