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2026-11-01T02:43:46Z

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a reference to the TV series ''[[Stranger Things]]'', and also a play on the word "estrange".
*[[Prince William]] is on the cover of the first issue of ''[[Partially Bald Monthly]]'', while {{Ch|Michael Keaton}} is on the cover of the second issue.
**The headline on Michael Keaton's issue is "Michael Keaton is... Recedeljuice!", a reference to the film ''{{W|Beetlejuice}}'' which starred Keaton as Betelgeuse and also a reference to his receding hairline.
**The abbreviation HRH, short for "Hair Royal Hairline", is a pun on the title "Her Royal Highness" ({{W|HRH}}).
*[[Homer]], [[Bart]], and [[Lisa]] eat [[Twinkie]]s.
[[File:Itchy and Scratchy Sesame Street parody.png|300px|thumb|During "[[Open Sesame Street]]", [[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]] are dressed similarly to {{ap|Bert|Muppet}} and {{ap|Ernie|Muppet}} from ''[[Sesame Street]]'']]
*''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[Open Sesame Street]]" is a parody of ''[[Sesame Street]]''. [[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]] are dressed similarly to {{ap|Bert|Muppet}} and {{ap|Ernie|Muppet}}.
**The name is also a parody of the "{{W|Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves}}" magical phrase "{{W|Open sesame}}".
*Bart and Lisa do a "Twinkie promise", a parody of the {{W|Pinky swear|pinky promise}}.
*The food Homer eats includes:
**[[Cheese-Its]], a parody of {{W|Cheez-It}}.
**[[Chee-to]], a parody of {{W|Cheetos}}.
**[[Ding Rings]], a parody of {{W|Ding Dong}}s.
**[[Gulpables]], a parody of {{W|Lunchables}}.
*The "Itchystan" flag is a parody of the [[Soviet Union]], with the hammer and sickle being replaced with an axe and dynamite. A Soviet Union-like version of the [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show theme song|theme song]] also plays.
*Lisa has a [[Raggedy Ann]] doll.
*''{{ap|Quirk Girl|TV show}}'' is a parody of the TV series ''{{W|New Girl}}''. The characters [[Quirk Girl]] and [[Schultz]] are parodies of {{W2|Jessica Day|New Girl}}, played by [[Zooey Deschanel]], and Schmidt, played by [[Max Greenfield]]. Both actors also voice their ''Simpsons'' parodies. The song played by Quirk Girl at the end is a parody of the theme song of the series.
*''[[Screaming Friends]]'' is a parody of the animated series ''{{W|Smiling Friends}}''.
**''Smiling Friends'' later responded to this by depicting a scene in the episode "Squim Returns" in which Pim watches a parody of ''The Simpsons'', in which "Marge" asks "Blart" about what he's doing on his tablet, before "Blart" gets eaten by "Homer". Pim laughs, claiming that they're still funny after 487 seasons.
*"[[A Mother's Heartbreak]]" is a parody of "{{W|When She Loved Me}}" by [[Sarah McLachlan]] from ''[[Toy Story|Toy Story 2]]''. Sarah sings the former song herself.
**During the song sequence, Itchy grabs a lamppost while holding an umbrella, mimicking {{W|Gene Kelly}}'s iconic moment in the 1952 musical ''{{W|Singin' in the Rain}}''.
*When Marge is worried that Bart and Lisa may stop speaking and drift apart, Homer makes an analogy to Sweet and {{W2|Carl Johnson|Grand Theft Auto|CJ Johnson}}, the brothers from ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]: {{W|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas}}''. In the video game series, CJ Johnson is blamed by Sweet for the death of their brother Brian, a tragedy that drives the two apart.
**Homer also mentions Los Santos, a fictional city from the game, and {{W2|Big Smoke|Grand Theft Auto}}, a relevant character.
**The next day, Homer plays the game on the TV.
*The song heard when Homer wears the sunglasses and plays the video game is "Superbad" by Top Dogz, which is part of the soundtrack of the video game ''{{W|Watch Dogs: Legion}}''.
[[File:Lisa NBA commisioner.png|300px|thumb|In the future, [[Lisa]] is the {{W|commissioner of the NBA}}. Then, the {{W|Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA}} is called the NBA, while the nowadays {{W|National Basketball Association|NBA}} is called "MNBA"]]
*The {{W|Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA}} is called the NBA in the future while the {{W|National Basketball Association|NBA}} is called the MNBA, implying that the popularity of women's basketball will eventually surpass that of men's.
**Lisa becomes the commissioner of the new NBA.
*"{{W|Da Butt}}" by {{W|Experience Unlimited}} plays when Lisa goes home.
*A keg of {{W|Metamucil}} is thrown out the window of the Simpson house.
*Along with his keys, Bart has a [[CostMo Foods|Costmo]] card, a parody of {{W|Costco}}.
*While playing [[croquet]], Bart tells [[Comic Book Guy]] to think that the ball is a {{W|Tribble}} from ''[[Star Trek]]''.
*Bart bought a {{W|Chevrolet Camaro}} with the money he got from looking after the old people.
*Comic Book Guy says the Camaro is as red as the planet {{W|Arrakis}}, saying it's a reference to ''{{W2|Dune|franchise}}''.
*Bart has one of the t-shirts with him holding a slingshot ready to shoot with the text "Underachiever ('And proud of it, man!')", one of the popular real-life t-shirts created after "[[Bart Gets an "F"]]" and banned from schools.
*"{{W2|Jailbreak|Thin Lizzy song}}" by {{W|Thin Lizzy}} plays during the rescue mission.
*The Disorient Express is a reference to the {{W|Orient Express}}.
*When Bart mentions Itchy reanimating the corpse of [[Ty Cobb]] in a plot to "slide spikes first into Scratchy's face" he is alluding to Cobb's actual practice of sliding spikes high to inflict wounds on the covering baseman.
*Marge married {{Ch|Ringo Starr}} in [[Heaven]].

== Trivia ==
*[[Raphael]], the [[old Jewish man]], and [[Emil]] do not appear to have aged at all in the future.
*This is the first time that the Comic Book Guy is featured in an episode set in the future.

== Continuity ==
*Marge is married to Ringo Starr. ("[[Brush with Greatness]]")
*The Itchy & Scratchy Show cartoons shown in the credits:
**"[[Messenger of Death]]". ("[[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]")
**"[[Screams from a Mall]]". ("[[The Front]]")
**"[[Cat Splat Fever]]". ("[[Radio Bart]]")
**"[[Pinitchio]]". ("[[Itchy & Scratchy Land]]")
**The [[List of Itchy and Scratchy cartoons#second movie|second movie]]. (''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'')
**"[[Breaking Dad]]". ("[[Clown in the Dumps]]")
**"[[Kitchen Kut-Ups]]". ("[[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]")
*Future [[Lisa]] wears a variation of her president outfit, although her pants are replaced with a skirt. ("[[Bart to the Future]]")

== Goofs ==
*In the flashback to four years ago, a picture of [[Maggie]] is seen on the wall, despite her not being born yet.

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Estranger Things/References

2026-05-11T00:00:28Z

CPJ:

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a reference to the TV series ''[[Stranger Things]]'', and also a play on the word "estrange".
*[[Prince William]] is on the cover of the first issue of ''[[Partially Bald Monthly]]'', while {{Ch|Michael Keaton}} is on the cover of the second issue.
**The headline on Michael Keaton's issue is "Michael Keaton is... Recedeljuice!", a reference to the film ''{{W|Beetlejuice}}'' which starred Keaton as Betelgeuse and also a reference to his receding hairline.
**The abbreviation HRH, short for "Hair Royal Hairline", is a pun on the title "Her Royal Highness" ({{W|HRH}}).
*[[Homer]], [[Bart]], and [[Lisa]] eat [[Twinkie]]s.
[[File:Itchy and Scratchy Sesame Street parody.png|300px|thumb|During "[[Open Sesame Street]]", [[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]] are dressed similarly to {{ap|Bert|Muppet}} and {{ap|Ernie|Muppet}} from ''[[Sesame Street]]'']]
*''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[Open Sesame Street]]" is a parody of ''[[Sesame Street]]''. [[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]] are dressed similarly to {{ap|Bert|Muppet}} and {{ap|Ernie|Muppet}}.
**The name is also a parody of the "{{W|Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves}}" magical phrase "{{W|Open sesame}}".
*Bart and Lisa do a "Twinkie promise", a parody of the {{W|Pinky swear|pinky promise}}.
*The food Homer eats includes:
**[[Cheese-Its]], a parody of {{W|Cheez-It}}.
**[[Chee-to]], a parody of {{W|Cheetos}}.
**[[Ding Rings]], a parody of {{W|Ding Dong}}s.
**[[Gulpables]], a parody of {{W|Lunchables}}.
*The "Itchystan" flag is a parody of the [[Soviet Union]], with the hammer and sickle being replaced with an axe and dynamite. A Soviet Union-like version of the [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show theme song|theme song]] also plays.
*Lisa has a [[Raggedy Ann]] doll.
*''{{ap|Quirk Girl|TV show}}'' is a parody of the TV series ''{{W|New Girl}}''. The characters [[Quirk Girl]] and [[Schultz]] are parodies of {{W2|Jessica Day|New Girl}}, played by [[Zooey Deschanel]], and Schmidt, played by [[Max Greenfield]]. Both actors also voice their ''Simpsons'' parodies. The song played by Quirk Girl at the end is a parody of the theme song of the series.
*''[[Screaming Friends]]'' is a parody of the animated series ''{{W|Smiling Friends}}''.
**''Smiling Friends'' later responded to this by depicting a scene in the episode "Squim Returns" in which Pim watches a parody of ''The Simpsons'', in which "Marge" asks "Blart" about what he's doing on his tablet, before "Blart" gets eaten by "Homer". Pim laughs, claiming that they're still funny after 487 seasons.
*"[[A Mother's Heartbreak]]" is an obvious parody of "{{W|When She Loved Me}}" by [[Sarah McLachlan]] from ''[[Toy Story|Toy Story 2]]''; Sarah sings the song herself.
**During the song sequence, Itchy grabs a lamppost while holding an umbrella, mimicking {{W|Gene Kelly}}'s iconic moment in the 1952 musical ''{{W|Singin' in the Rain}}''.
*When Marge is worried that Bart and Lisa may stop speaking and drift apart, Homer makes an analogy to Sweet and {{W2|Carl Johnson|Grand Theft Auto|CJ Johnson}}, the brothers from ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]: {{W|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas}}''. In the video game series, CJ Johnson is blamed by Sweet for the death of their brother Brian, a tragedy that drives the two apart.
**Homer also mentions Los Santos, a fictional city from the game, and {{W2|Big Smoke|Grand Theft Auto}}, a relevant character.
**The next day, Homer plays the game on the TV.
*The song heard when Homer wears the sunglasses and plays the video game is "Superbad" by Top Dogz, which is part of the soundtrack of the video game ''{{W|Watch Dogs: Legion}}''.
[[File:Lisa NBA commisioner.png|300px|thumb|In the future, [[Lisa]] is the {{W|commissioner of the NBA}}. Then, the {{W|Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA}} is called the NBA, while the nowadays {{W|National Basketball Association|NBA}} is called "MNBA"]]
*The {{W|Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA}} is called the NBA in the future while the {{W|National Basketball Association|NBA}} is called the MNBA, implying that the popularity of women's basketball will eventually surpass that of men's.
**Lisa becomes the commissioner of the new NBA.
*"{{W|Da Butt}}" by {{W|Experience Unlimited}} plays when Lisa goes home.
*A keg of {{W|Metamucil}} is thrown out the window of the Simpson house.
*Along with his keys, Bart has a [[CostMo Foods|Costmo]] card, a parody of {{W|Costco}}.
*While playing [[croquet]], Bart tells [[Comic Book Guy]] to think that the ball is a {{W|Tribble}} from ''[[Star Trek]]''.
*Bart bought a {{W|Chevrolet Camaro}} with the money he got from looking after the old people.
*Comic Book Guy says the Camaro is as red as the planet {{W|Arrakis}}, saying it's a reference to ''{{W2|Dune|franchise}}''.
*Bart has one of the t-shirts with him holding a slingshot ready to shoot with the text "Underachiever ('And proud of it, man!')", one of the popular real-life t-shirts created after "[[Bart Gets an "F"]]" and banned from schools.
*"{{W2|Jailbreak|Thin Lizzy song}}" by {{W|Thin Lizzy}} plays during the rescue mission.
*The Disorient Express is a reference to the {{W|Orient Express}}.
*When Bart mentions Itchy reanimating the corpse of [[Ty Cobb]] in a plot to "slide spikes first into Scratchy's face" he is alluding to Cobb's actual practice of sliding spikes high to inflict wounds on the covering baseman.
*Marge married {{Ch|Ringo Starr}} in [[Heaven]].

== Trivia ==
*[[Raphael]], the [[old Jewish man]], and [[Emil]] do not appear to have aged at all in the future.
*This is the first time that the Comic Book Guy is featured in an episode set in the future.

== Continuity ==
*Marge is married to Ringo Starr. ("[[Brush with Greatness]]")
*The Itchy & Scratchy Show cartoons shown in the credits:
**"[[Messenger of Death]]". ("[[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]")
**"[[Screams from a Mall]]". ("[[The Front]]")
**"[[Cat Splat Fever]]". ("[[Radio Bart]]")
**"[[Pinitchio]]". ("[[Itchy & Scratchy Land]]")
**The [[List of Itchy and Scratchy cartoons#second movie|second movie]]. (''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'')
**"[[Breaking Dad]]". ("[[Clown in the Dumps]]")
**"[[Kitchen Kut-Ups]]". ("[[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]")
*Future [[Lisa]] wears a variation of her president outfit, although her pants are replaced with a skirt. ("[[Bart to the Future]]")

== Goofs ==
*In the flashback to four years ago, a picture of [[Maggie]] is seen on the wall, despite her not being born yet.

{{Season 36|R}}

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[[Category:Trivia]]
[[Category:Continuity]]
[[Category:Goofs]]

Estranger Things/References

2025-06-30T02:28:54Z

CPJ: /* Cultural references */

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a reference to the TV series ''[[Stranger Things]]''.
*[[Prince William]] is on the cover of the first issue of ''[[Partially Bald Monthly]]'', while {{Ch|Michael Keaton}} is on the cover of the second issue.
**The headline on Michael Keaton's issue is "Michael Keaton is... Recedeljuice!", a reference to the film ''{{W|Beetlejuice}}'', which starred Keaton as Betelgeuse.
**The abbreviation HRH, short for "Hair Royal Hairline", is a pun on the title "Her Royal Highness" ({{W|HRH}}).
*[[Homer]], [[Bart]], and [[Lisa]] eat [[Twinkie]]s.
[[File:Itchy and Scratchy Sesame Street parody.png|300px|thumb|During "[[Open Sesame Street]]", [[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]] are dressed similarly to {{ap|Bert|Muppet}} and {{ap|Ernie|Muppet}} from ''[[Sesame Street]]'']]
*''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[Open Sesame Street]]" is a parody of ''[[Sesame Street]]''. [[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]] are dressed similarly to {{ap|Bert|Muppet}} and {{ap|Ernie|Muppet}}.
*Bart and Lisa do a "Twinkie promise", a parody of the {{W|Pinky swear|pinky promise}}.
*The food Homer eats includes:
**[[Cheese-Its]], a parody of {{W|Cheez-It}}.
**[[Chee-to]], a parody of {{W|Cheetos}}.
**[[Ding Rings]], a parody of {{W|Ding Dong}}s.
**[[Gulpables]], a parody of {{W|Lunchables}}.
*The "Itchystan" flag is a parody of the {{W|Soviet Union}}, with the hammer and sickle being replaced with an axe and dynamite. A Soviet Union-like version of the [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show theme song|theme song]] also plays.
*Lisa has a [[Raggedy Ann]] doll.
*''{{ap|Quirk Girl|TV show}}'' is a parody of the TV series ''{{W|New Girl}}''. The characters {{Ch|Quirk Girl}} and [[Schultz]] are parodies of {{W2|Jessica Day|New Girl}}, played by [[Zooey Deschanel]], and Schmidt, played by [[Max Greenfield]]. Both actors also voice their ''Simpsons'' parodies. The song played by Quirk Girl at the end is a parody of the theme song of the series.
*''[[Screaming Friends]]'' is a parody of the animated series ''{{W|Smiling Friends}}''.
*"[[A Mother's Heartbreak]]" is a parody of "{{W|When She Loved Me}}" by [[Sarah McLachlan]] from ''[[Toy Story|Toy Story 2]]''. Incidentally, Sarah also sings the former song herself.
**During the song sequence, Itchy grabs a lamppost while holding an umbrella, mimicking {{W|Gene Kelly}}'s iconic moment in the 1952 musical ''{{W|Singin' in the Rain}}''.
*When Marge is worried that Bart and Lisa may stop speaking and drift apart, Homer makes an analogy to Sweet and {{W2|Carl Johnson|Grand Theft Auto|CJ Johnson}}, the brothers from ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]: {{W|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas}}''. In the video game series, CJ Johnson is blamed by Sweet for the death of their brother Brian, a tragedy that drives the two apart.
**Homer also mentions Los Santos, a fictional city from the game, and {{W2|Big Smoke|Grand Theft Auto}}, a relevant character.
**The next day, Homer plays the game on the TV.
*The song heard when Homer wears the sunglasses and plays the video game is "Superbad" by Top Dogz, which is part of the soundtrack of the video game ''{{W|Watch Dogs: Legion}}''.
[[File:Lisa NBA commisioner.png|300px|thumb|In the future, [[Lisa]] is the {{W|commissioner of the NBA}}. Then, the {{W|Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA}} is called NBA, while the nowadays {{W|National Basketball Association|NBA}} is called "MNBA"]]
*The {{W|Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA}} is called NBA in the future, while the {{W|National Basketball Association|NBA}} is called MNBA.
**Lisa becomes the commissioner of the new NBA.
*"{{W|Da Butt}}" by {{W|Experience Unlimited}} plays when Lisa goes home.
*A keg of {{W|Metamucil}} is thrown out the window of the Simpson house.
*Along with his keys, Bart has a [[CostMo Foods|Costmo]] card, a parody of {{W|Costco}}.
*While playing [[croquet]], Bart tells [[Comic Book Guy]] to think that the ball is a {{W|Tribble}} from ''[[Star Trek]]''.
*Bart bought a {{W|Chevrolet Camaro}} with the money he got from looking after the old people.
*Comic Book Guy says the Camaro is as red as the planet {{W|Arrakis}}, saying it's a reference to ''{{W2|Dune|franchise}}''.
*Bart has one of the t-shirts with him holding a slingshot ready to shoot with the text "Underachiever ('And proud of it, man!')", one of the popular real-life t-shirts created after "[[Bart Gets an "F"]]" and banned from schools.
*"{{W2|Jailbreak|Thin Lizzy song}}" by {{W|Thin Lizzy}} plays during the rescue mission.
*The Disorient Express is a reference to the {{W|Orient Express}}.
*Bart mentions an episode of the ''The Itchy & Scratchy Show'' which features Itchy reanimating the corpse of [[Ty Cobb]] in a plot to kill Scratchy.
*Marge married {{Ch|Ringo Starr}} in [[Heaven]].

== Trivia ==
*[[Raphael]], the [[old Jewish man]], and [[Emil]] do not appear to have aged at all in the future.
*This is the first time that the Comic Book Guy is featured in an episode set in the future.

== Continuity ==
*Marge is married to Ringo Starr. ("[[Brush with Greatness]]")
*The Itchy & Scratchy Show cartoons shown in the credits:
**"[[Messenger of Death]]". ("[[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]")
**"[[Screams from a Mall]]". ("[[The Front]]")
**"[[Cat Splat Fever]]". ("[[Radio Bart]]")
**"[[Pinitchio]]". ("[[Itchy & Scratchy Land]]")
**The [[List of Itchy and Scratchy cartoons#second movie|second movie]]. (''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'')
**"[[Breaking Dad]]". ("[[Clown in the Dumps]]")
**"[[Kitchen Kut-Ups]]". ("[[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]")
*Future [[Lisa]] wears a variation of her president outfit, although her pants are replaced with a skirt. ("[[Bart to the Future]]")

== Goofs ==
*In the flashback to four years ago, a picture of [[Maggie]] is seen on the wall, despite her not being born yet.

{{Season 36|R}}

[[Category:Cultural references]]
[[Category:Trivia]]
[[Category:Continuity]]
[[Category:Goofs]]

Estranger Things/References

2025-05-21T22:00:29Z

CPJ: /* Cultural references */

{{TabR|nogags}}
{{EpisodePrevNextRef|Full Heart, Empty Pool|}}

== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a reference to the TV series ''[[Stranger Things]]''.
*[[Prince William]] is on the cover of the first issue of ''[[Partially Bald Monthly]]'', while {{Ch|Michael Keaton}} is on the cover of the second issue.
**The headline on Michael Keaton's issue is "Michael Keaton is... Recedeljuice!", a reference to the film ''{{W|Beetlejuice}}'', which starred Keaton as Betelgeuse.
**The abbreviation HRH, short for "Hair Royal Hairline", is a pun on the title "Her Royal Highness" ({{W|HRH}}).
*[[Homer]], [[Bart]], and [[Lisa]] eat [[Twinkie]]s.
[[File:Itchy and Scratchy Sesame Street parody.png|300px|thumb|During "[[Open Sesame Street]]", [[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]] are dressed similarly to {{ap|Bert|Muppet}} and {{ap|Ernie|Muppet}} from ''[[Sesame Street]]'']]
*''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[Open Sesame Street]]" is a parody of ''[[Sesame Street]]''. [[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]] are dressed similarly to {{ap|Bert|Muppet}} and {{ap|Ernie|Muppet}}.
*Bart and Lisa do a "Twinkie promise", a parody of the {{W|Pinky swear|pinky promise}}.
*The food Homer eats includes:
**[[Cheese-Its]], a parody of {{W|Cheez-It}}.
**[[Chee-to]], a parody of {{W|Cheetos}}.
**[[Ding Rings]], a parody of {{W|Ding Dong}}s.
**[[Gulpables]], a parody of {{W|Lunchables}}.
*The "Itchystan" flag is a parody of the {{W|Soviet Union}}, with the hammer and sickle being replaced with an axe and dynamite. A Soviet Union-like version of the [[The Itchy & Scratchy Show theme song|theme song]] also plays.
*Lisa has a [[Raggedy Ann]] doll.
*''{{ap|Quirk Girl|TV show}}'' is a parody of the TV series ''{{W|New Girl}}''. The characters {{Ch|Quirk Girl}} and [[Schultz]] are parodies of {{W2|Jessica Day|New Girl}}, played by [[Zooey Deschanel]], and Schmidt, played by [[Max Greenfield]]. Both actors also voice their ''Simpsons'' parodies. The song played by Quirk Girl at the end is a parody of the theme song of the series.
*''[[Screaming Friends]]'' is a parody of the animated series ''{{W|Smiling Friends}}''.
*"[[A Mother's Heartbreak]]" is a parody of "{{W|When She Loved Me}}" by [[Sarah McLachlan]] from ''[[Toy Story|Toy Story 2]]''. Incidentally, Sarah sings the song herself.
**During the song sequence, Itchy grabs a lamppost while holding an umbrella, mimicking {{W|Gene Kelly}}'s iconic moment in the 1952 musical ''{{W|Singin' in the Rain}}''.
*When Marge is worried that Bart and Lisa may stop speaking and drift apart, Homer makes an analogy to Sweet and {{W2|Carl Johnson|Grand Theft Auto|CJ Johnson}}, the brothers from ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]: {{W|Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas}}''. In the video game series, CJ Johnson is blamed by Sweet for the death of their brother Brian, a tragedy that drives the two apart.
**Homer also mentions Los Santos, a fictional city from the game, and {{W2|Big Smoke|Grand Theft Auto}}, a relevant character.
**The next day, Homer plays the game on the TV.
*The song heard when Homer wears the sunglasses and plays the video game is "Superbad" by Top Dogz, which is part of the soundtrack of the video game ''{{W|Watch Dogs: Legion}}''.
[[File:Lisa NBA commisioner.png|300px|thumb|In the future, [[Lisa]] is the {{W|commissioner of the NBA}}. Then, the {{W|Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA}} is called NBA, while the nowadays {{W|National Basketball Association|NBA}} is called "MNBA"]]
*The {{W|Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA}} is called NBA in the future, while the {{W|National Basketball Association|NBA}} is called MNBA.
**Lisa becomes the commissioner of the new NBA.
*"{{W|Da Butt}}" by {{W|Experience Unlimited}} plays when Lisa goes home.
*A keg of {{W|Metamucil}} is thrown out the window of the Simpson house.
*Along with his keys, Bart has a [[CostMo Foods|Costmo]] card, a parody of {{W|Costco}}.
*While playing [[croquet]], Bart tells [[Comic Book Guy]] to think that the ball is a {{W|Tribble}} from ''[[Star Trek]]''.
*Bart bought a {{W|Chevrolet Camaro}} with the money he got from looking after the old people.
*Comic Book Guy says the Camaro is as red as the planet {{W|Arrakis}}, saying it's a reference to ''{{W2|Dune|franchise}}''.
*Bart has one of the t-shirts with him holding a slingshot ready to shoot with the text "Underachiever ('And proud of it, man!')", one of the popular real-life t-shirts created after "[[Bart Gets an "F"]]" and banned from schools.
*"{{W2|Jailbreak|Thin Lizzy song}}" by {{W|Thin Lizzy}} plays during the rescue mission.
*The Disorient Express is a reference to the {{W|Orient Express}}.
*One of ''The Itchy & Scratchy Show'' cartoons features them reanimating the corpse of [[Ty Cobb]].
*Marge married {{Ch|Ringo Starr}} in [[Heaven]].

== Trivia ==
*[[Raphael]], the [[old Jewish man]], and [[Emil]] do not appear to have aged at all in the future.
*This is the first time that the Comic Book Guy is featured in an episode set in the future.

== Continuity ==
*Marge is married to Ringo Starr. ("[[Brush with Greatness]]")
*The Itchy & Scratchy Show cartoons shown in the credits:
**"[[Messenger of Death]]". ("[[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]")
**"[[Screams from a Mall]]". ("[[The Front]]")
**"[[Cat Splat Fever]]". ("[[Radio Bart]]")
**"[[Pinitchio]]". ("[[Itchy & Scratchy Land]]")
**The [[List of Itchy and Scratchy cartoons#second movie|second movie]]. (''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'')
**"[[Breaking Dad]]". ("[[Clown in the Dumps]]")
**"[[Kitchen Kut-Ups]]". ("[[Itchy & Scratchy & Marge]]")

== Goofs ==
*In the flashback to four years ago, a picture of [[Maggie]] is seen on the wall, despite her not being born yet.

{{Season 36|R}}

[[Category:Cultural references]]
[[Category:Trivia]]
[[Category:Continuity]]
[[Category:Goofs]]