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== Cultural references ==
*At the [[Springfield Convention Center]], at [[Krusty Kon]], a statue of [[Krusty]] in carbonite is shown, a reference to [[Han Solo]] being encased in carbonite in ''[[Star Wars]]''.
*In the season 40 gag reel, [[Miami Sound Machine]] appear and play the song "{{W2|Conga|song}}".
*[[Lisa]] uses the terms throlled, memed, gifed and pwned, all internet references.
*The plot of having an all-female cast to assist [[Bart]] is a reference to recent trend of rebooting movies with all-female casts and/or main characters, like the [[2016]] ''{{W2|Ghostbusters|film 2016}}'' movie or the [[2019]] ''{{W2|Captain Marvel|film}}'' movie.
*Krusty mentions "that movie where [[Superman]] was a chick".
*Milhouse mentioned that Krusty had a Sideshow [[Leonard Cohen]].
*Kearney said that if they ever made a female {{W|Mr. Magoo}}, he would "lose it".
*''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[Pitchfork Perfect]]" is a reference to the movie ''{{W|Pitch Perfect}}''.
*Lisa's timeline of cartoon women's history includes:
**1930 - [[Betty Boop]]
**1941 - [[Geraldine Grundy|Miss Grundy]] from ''{{W|Archie Comics}}''.
**1997 - [[Daria Morgendorffer]] from ''{{W|Beavis and Butt-Head}}'' and ''{{W|Daria}}''.
**1998 - [[Blossom]], {{ap|Bubbles|Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy}} and {{ap|Buttercup|Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy}} from ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''.
**2011 - [[Louise Belcher]] from ''[[Bob's Burgers]]''.
*''[[Josh.0]]'' is a parody of the TV series ''{{W|Tosh.0}}''.
*Milhouse mentions ''{{W|House Hunters|House Hunters International}}''.
*[[Erica]] says that if Bart tells anyone about their spray paint, he's "{{Ch|Charlie Rose}} cancelled".
*Bossy Riot is modeled after the {{W|Pussy Riot}} protest group.
*A parody of ''{{W|We Can Do It!}}'' poster with a cake is seen at Home Economics classroom.
*During the montage of Bossy Riot and Bart vandalizing places in town, "{{W2|Cherry Bomb|The Runaways song}}" by {{W|The Runaways}} plays.
*Kent Brockman calls Bossy Riot "Gal-Qaeda", a reference to the terrorist organization {{W|Al-Qaeda}}.
*Bart mentions [[Boba Fett]] from ''Star Wars''. Homer and Bart then have an argument about Boba Fett. Lisa then asked why every discussion about feminism turns into an argument about ''Star Wars''.
*Bart calls Bossy Riot his "Ruthless Bader Ginsburgs", a reference to [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]].
*The scene after the fumes of the nail polish remover get spewed on the boys, with glittered and burning eyes, is a reference to the movie ''{{W|Saving Private Ryan}}''.
*The song that plays as Lisa cycles away with Bossy Riot is "{{W|Extreme Ways}}" by [[Moby]].
*The music heard over the closing credits is "Ase's Death" from ''{{W2|Peer Gynt|Grieg}}'' by {{W|Edvard Grieg}}.

== Continuity ==
*Two [[Itchy & Scratchy robots]] appear. ("[[Itchy & Scratchy Land]]")
*[[Milo]] and his wife [[Strawberry]] appear. ("[[Husbands and Knives]]")
*The "bad girls" at [[Springfield Elementary School|Springfield Elementary]] hang out the girls bathroom and vandalized to annoy [[Principal Skinner]]. ("[[Separate Vocations]]")

== Trivia ==
*This is the very first [[Itchy and Scratchy]]-themed episode since "[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]" in [[season 8]].
*When Bart gets tied to the maniquine in the promotional image, the stuff in his mouth are pink like the rope, while in the actual episode, they're grey.

== Goofs ==
*[[Rod]] and [[Todd]] go at the convention even though they were scarred permanently of [[Itchy]] and [[Scratchy]] after watching the episode "[[Foster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!]]". ("[[Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily]]")
*When Bart runs from the boys, Milhouse is left behind, but when he goes for the restroom, Milhouse is ahead of him.
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