Editing Gorgeous Grampa/References

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== Cultural references ==
*The title and [[Abe Simpson]]'s persona are references to {{W|Gorgeous George}}, an American professional wrestler.
[[File:CJ wearing a Jay Leno, Che Guevara T-shirt.png|300px|thumb|On ''[[Storage Battles]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Storage Wars}}'', pro bidder [[CJ]] wears a T-shirt with the face of comedian [[Jay Leno]] on top of the face of revolutionary [[Che Guevara]]]]
*Some of the names of the reality shows [[Homer]] presents to [[Lisa]] are either parodies of real-life reality TV shows or are based on other famous shows or events. These include:
**''[[Swamp Huffers]]'', a parody of ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2908734/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_lk Swamp Hunters]''.
**''American Tattoo Burner-Offers'', based on {{W|List of tattoo TV shows|tattoo TV shows}} such as ''{{W|LA Ink}}'' or ''{{W|Ink Master}}''.
**''[[Autopsy Wars]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Tabloid Wars}}''.
**''[[Cockroach-Tervention]]'', a parody of ''{{W2|Intervention|TV series}}''.
**''[[Wheelchair Thieves of Beverly Hills]]'', a parody of ''{{W|The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills}}''.
**''[[Porn Hoarders]]'', a parody ''{{W2|Hoarders|TV series}}''.
**''[[One Big Happy Hobo Taxidermy Family]]'', a parody of ''{{W|One Big Happy Family}}''.
**''[[Roadkill Cook-Off]]'', based in the {{W|roadkill cuisine}}. In [[West Virginia]], the "Roadkill Cook-Off" is an annual event where people compete to see who can make the tastiest dishes with animals often found by the side of the road.
**''[[Everglades Gay Wedding Chapel]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Gay Weddings}}''.
**''[[Cough Syrup Bandits]]'', referring to the {{W|cold medicine}}.
**''[[American Junk Piercers]]'', a parody of ''{{W|American Pickers}}''.
**''[[Tiny-Horses, Tiny Glue Factory]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Destination America#Former programming|Tiny House, Big Living}}''.
**''[[Toddlers and Tarantulas]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Toddlers & Tiaras}}''.
**''[[Meth Boss]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Cake Boss}}''.
**''[[Crocodile Matchmaker]]'', a parody of ''{{W|The Millionaire Matchmaker}}''.
**''[[Storage Battles]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Storage Wars}}''.
*One of the treasures shown on ''Storage Battles'' is a [[Michael Jordan]] jersey with his now retired number 23.
*The swords pro bidder [[CJ]] finds belonged to the {{W|World War I}}, the {{W|Spanish American wars of independence}}, and to the {{W|Crimean War}}.
*CJ is wearing a red T-shirt with the face of American comedian [[Jay Leno]] on top of the face of Argentine Marxist revolutionary [[Che Guevara]].
*''The Simpsons'' writer [[John Swartzwelder]] is among the people at the Storage Locker Auction.
**[[Moe]] said that he thought he would win a storage locker with [[Pablo Picasso]]'s TV in.
*After spending one thousand dollars in the auction, Homer says the business-related phrase "{{W|cash is king}}".
*The website [[gregslist]] is a parody of {{W|craigslist}}. [[Marge]] posts Abe's description in the "Personals" section. Over the years, craigslist had become a trendy online destination for arranging dates and sex. The "Personals" section allows for postings that are for "strictly platonic", "dating/romance", and "casual encounters", which is the one that Marge selects.
*Abe kissed a man by mistake on the {{W|Victory in Europe Day}} (VE Day).
*Ficitonal Swedish wrestler [[Olaf Johannsen]] was nicknamed "The Fury of the Fjords", a reference to the {{W|Category:Fjords of Sweden|fjords of Sweden}}. [[Bart]] also makes a reference to the ''{{W|köttbullar}}, the typical Swedish meatballs.
[[File:Gorgeous Grampa - Eric Cartman silhouette.png|300px|thumb|[[Mr. Burns]] makes the shape of [[Eric Cartman]] from ''[[South Park]]'' and many other notable characters and people he considers as "villains"]]
*During the song "[[High to Be Loathed]]", [[Mr. Burns]] mentions what he considers to be "villains" and makes the shape of their outline with his shadow. The villains are:
**[[Chucky]], the vicious serial killer from ''{{W2|Child's Play|franchise}}''.
**[[Joseph Stalin]], the Soviet politician and revolutionary dictator.
**[[Megatron]], the main antagonist from ''[[Transformers]]''.
**[[Eric Cartman]], the character from ''[[South Park]]'' usually depicting an antisemitc and manipulative behaviour.
**[[Donkey Kong]], the fictional gorilla from {{W|Nintendo}} and original antagonist and enemy of [[Mario]].
**[[Darth Vader]], the main villain in ''[[Star Wars]]''.
**[[Ralph Nader]], an American political activist noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes, and a perennial presidential candidate.
**[[Simon Legree]], the cruel slave owner and antagonist from the novel ''{{W|Uncle Tom's Cabin}}''.
**The {{W2|Terminator|character}}, {{W|T-1000|two}}, and {{W|T-X|three}} from the ''[[Terminator]]'' franchise.
**[[Iago]], the antagonist from [[Shakespeare]]'s play ''{{W|Othello}}''.
**[[The Joker]], [[Batman]]'s rival from ''[[DC Comics]]''.
**[[Lord Voldemort]], the evil wizard in the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' franchise.
**[[John McEnroe]], the American former tennis player known for his confrontational on-court behavior, which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities. 
**[[Mr. Burns]] himself.
**[[Skeletor]], the supervillain from ''{{W|Masters of the Universe}}''.
*The classical music heard during Abe's entrance to the wrestling ring is suite no. 2 in D major (HWV 349) "Alla Hornpipe" by {{W|George Frideric Handel}} and part of his ''{{W|Water Music}}'' orchestral collection.
*During the fight, Abe is posing in a way similar to ''{{W|Grande Odalisque}}'' by {{W|Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres}}.
*''[[Storage Battles: Tahoe]]'' and ''[[Storage Battles Myanmar]]'' are parodies of the regionalized spin-offs of ''Storage Wars'', such as ''{{W|Storage Wars: Texas}}'' and ''{{W|Storage Wars: New York}}''.
*[[Sideshow Mel]] mentioned that he worked with American actor, director, producer and writer {{Ch|Bob Balaban}}.
*Abe and Bart are wearing disguises of [[Abraham Lincoln]] and the [[Statue of Liberty]], respectively. Mr. Burns calls Abe a "bullet-brained rail-splitter", referring to the {{W|assassination of Abraham Lincoln}} and his nickname, the "Rail Splitter", earned due to his early work splitting logs to make rail fences.

== Trivia ==
*The [[Homer Shake]] opening does not appear in international releases or on the Disney+ version.
*Homer tells Marge to high five him, despite having four fingers.

== Continuity ==
*Several old people from previous episodes appear including {{ap|Leo|The Old Man and the Key}} and his wife "[[The Old Man and the Key]]", [[Los Souvenir Jacquitos]] "[[The Old Man and the Key]]" and [[Hazel]] "[[The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons]]".
*Lisa apparently still has a crush on [[Nelson]] "[[Lisa's Date with Density]]".

== Goofs ==
[[Baby Face Palooka]]'s had brown hair in both the old footage and present-day, but a blond in [[Mr. Burns]]' old poster advertising his pro-wrestling match against [[Gorgeous Godfrey]].

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