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== Cultural references ==
*The episode name is a reference to the biographical movie ''{{W|I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can}}''.
*[[Milhouse]] appears with book ''[[Yertle the Turtle]]'' by {{W|Dr. Seuss}}.
*[[Marge]] owns a {{W|Roomba}}.
*[[Odder Stuff]] is a parody of [[Netflix]]'s ''[[Stranger Things]]''.
**A remix of the title theme is heard.
**{{W2|Eleven|Stranger Things}}, the Upside Down and the [[Demogorgon]] are seen.
**[[Homer]] eats boxes of round waffles and his nose bleeds, just like Eleven's.
**The Demogorgon is also seen at [[The Snow Ballroom]] with {{Ch|Ted Sarandos}}, Netflix's owner.
*The cartoon featuring the horse version of Marge is a parody of [[Netflix]]'s ''{{W|Bojack Horseman}}''. Marge tells him he can watch it, while Homer says that the show is too depressing.
*The scene with [[Maggie]] and the owl is a reference to ''{{W|The Staircase}}''.
*[[Lenny]] mentions [[Stephen King]].
*One of Krusty's writers mentions {{W|Willy Wonka}} from ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''.
*Homer changes to ''{{W|BoJack Horseman}}'', which Marge tells him he can watch. Homer says that the show is too depressing.
*One of Krusty's writers suggests holding a golden ticket contest similar to ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]''.
*Because Homer had watched "an '80s show featuring a monster," Netflix further recommended:
**''{{ap|ALF|TV series}}'' (featuring an alien life form from the planet Melmac).
**''{{ap|Roseanne|TV series}}'' (featuring {{W|Roseanne Barr}}).
**''[[Moonlighting]]'' (featuring [[Cybill Shepherd]]).
**''[[The Cosby Show]]'' (featuring [[Bill Cosby]]).
*Scandinavian crime dramas that Marge watched:
**''[[Bøøben]]'' is a reference to Danish TV series ''{{W2|Borgen|TV series}}''.
**''[[The Adventures of Fjørd Fairlane]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|The Adventures of Ford Fairlane}}''.
**''[[The Beautiful Blue Damn Nudes]]'' is a reference to the waltz "{{W|The Blue Danube}}".
**''[[The Girl with the Dragon Ta-Tas]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo}}''.
**''[[Pippi Long-Stalking]]'' is a reference to [[Pippi Longstocking]]. 
**''[[Stockholm Sin-Dome]]'' is a reference to {{W|Stockholm syndrome}}.
**''[[Finnish Already]]'' is a sight gag of a woman lying in bed looking at her watch while the action is happening below the frame.
*{{Ch|Ted Sarandos}} mentions that they have a standup special with {{W|Chris Rock}}.
*When Homer tells [[Reverend Lovejoy]] that he watched a TV show without Marge, Lovejoy asked if it was ''{{W2|The Crown|TV series}}''. Lovejoy then told Homer to not tell him how it ends and Homer asked "Doesn't she become queen?"
*A picture of Homer and Marge with "''[[Disenchantment]]''" written under it is seen on Netflix.
*When Ted Sarandos appears and tells Homer that Marge likes dance shows, his head is floating in front of a green-on-black waterfall display, similar to the ones seen in ''[[The Matrix]]''.
*Dance shows that Sarandos says that Marge likes:
**''Former Senator Dance-Off''
**''Dancing on Your Grave'' (reference to the <span class="plainlinks">[http://https://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/19/messages/1154.html saying]</span> "dance on your grave")
**''Dance 8 Octuplets''
**''Steve Harvey's Dance Thing'' (reference to ''{{W|Steve Harvey's Big Time Challenge}}'')
**''Why the Hell Do You Think You Can Dance?'' (reference to ''{{W2|So You Think You Can Dance|U.S. TV series}}'')
**''Lap-Dancing with the Stars'' (reference to ''{{W2|Dancing with the Stars|U.S. TV series}}'')
*Moe mentions {{W|Homer}} who wrote the ''{{W|Iliad}}'' and the ''{{W|Odyssey}}''.
*[[Hello Krusty]] toy store is a parody of {{W|Hello Kitty}}.
**Bart and Milhouse see a display of toys from ''{{W|Solo: A Star Wars Story}}'' and scream.
**Bart and Milhouse getting slimed on at the end of their shopping is a reference to the dump of slime on contestants on {{W|Nickelodeon}} game shows.
*"[[Some of That Jazz]]" is a reference to ''{{W2|All That Jazz|film}}.''
*The waltz heard in the dance studio is "{{W2|Wiener Blut|waltz}}" by {{W|Johann Strauss II|Johann Strauss Jr.}}. 
*The song that plays as Marge enters [[The Snow Ballroom]] is "{{W|Every Breath You Take}}" by {{W|The Police}}.
*[[The Snow Ballroom]] is based on the Snow Ball from ''{{W|Stranger Things}}''. Marge enters just the way {{W2|Eleven|Stranger Things}} enters in the Season 2 finale and Homer's reaction is the same as {{W2|Mike's|Stranger Things}}. The song that plays (mentioned above) is also the same.
*[[Ted Sarandos]] mentions the screenwriter {{W|Shonda Rhimes}}.
*The song that plays when Homer and Marge dance is "That Girl Is You" by {{W|Dave Matthews Band}}.
*[[Mr. Teeny]] proves he is not an employee by showing his IRS {{W|Form 1099}}. Had he been an employee, he would have received an IRS {{W|Form W-2}}.

== Trivia ==
*{{ap|Julia|I'm Dancing as Fat as I Can}} refers to herself in third-person.
*[[Krusty]] says "diddly" on his show, referencing to one of [[Ned]]'s catchphrases. Ned also says they can't say that on TV before shutting the TV off.

== Continuity ==
*A toy called: [[Slosh 'N' Splash]] is seen at [[Hello Krusty]] toy store. ("[[The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed]]")

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