Difference between revisions of "The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A./References"

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Cultural references

• The name of the episode is a reference to the TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E..
• The MI5 room is modeled after the conference room in the film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.^[1]
• The cloud raining on Grampa, no one else, may be a reference to Fantozzi's cloud, a rain cloud that follows him frequently in the Fantozzi series of movies.
• Terrance read Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.
• The old people at the Retirement Castle watch The Third Man movie, with footage from the actual film. Several homages to the movie are made throughout the episode.^[2]
• At Moe's, Terrance mentions, and the barflies sing, "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" by Jack Judge.
• Homer says that Grampa thinks that "The Star-Spangled Banner" is impossible to sing.
• Homer says Grampa is as American as Apple watches.
• Grampa got dishonorably discharged by Amazon Prime.
• Terrance does an impression of Winston Churchill.
• Orson Welles is seen at the Harbor, a reference to him starring in The Third Man.
• Joseph Cotten Candy is a reference to American actor Joseph Cotten.
• The scene where Homer and Grampa are trapped in the car's trunk is a reference to the 1998 film Out of Sight.^[3]
• Terrance listens to "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller.
• The Retirement Castle nurse reads Old Men's Health, a parody of Men's Health.
• Grampa mentions Tom Jones and says that he loves "not being dead".
• The Man with the Golden Retirement Plan and 'Oldfinger are parodies of the James Bond films The Man with the Golden Gun and Goldfinger.
• Homer mentions that the animal sounds toy was bought on Amazon.

Continuity

• Grey Fox served with Flying Hellfish. ("Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"")
• The "Old Man yells at cloud" article appears. ("The Old Man and the Key")
• The Retirement Castle nurse is seen reading Old Men's Health. ("Friends and Family")

References