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Cultural references

• The title is a reference to the film Throw Momma from the Train.
• Marge uses Airbnb to look for options to move while the Simpsons' house gets repaired.
• When Homer tries to find out what could be Abe's problem, he imagines his father as the gameboard of Operation, a battery-operated game of physical skill.
• Bleeders Sinai Medical Center is a reference to the real world Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
• The episode's plot is based on the Danish healthcare system.
• One of the airplane models is made of LEGO, with people next to it made of LEGO, and the company is called Lego Air. Lego is a Danish company.
• The third plane on the tarmac has multiple references to Danish existential philosopher Søren Kierkegaard:
  • His image on the tailpiece.
  • Catch phrase "Existential Desp-Air", a play on words and a reference to his philosophy.
  • His first name Søren as the name of the airline.
• The two stewardesses grab hands on the plane. Denmark has some of the most extensive LGBT rights in the world.
• Iconic places shown in Copenhagen when Søren is welcoming the Simpsons are:

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  Frederiksborg Castle

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  Copenhagen Opera House

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  Royal Danish Theatre

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  Middelgrunden offshore wind farm

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  Nyhavn

• The Danish drama about teenagers getting killed mentioned is The Killing.

Søren shows the Simpsons the The Little Mermaid statue

• Søren tells the Simpsons that The Little Mermaid is world famous icon of Denmark.
  • Bart contradicts Søren and says that Disney created The Little Mermaid, Spider-Man and Star Wars, none of which were actually created by Disney. What Bart was referring to, however, was the Disney animated film The Little Mermaid. Bart and Homer also mention Sebastian, the crab from the film.
• Lisa is amazed at Copenhagen's cycling system.
• The Simpsons also go to Amalienborg Square, home of the Danish Royal Palace.
• Lisa meets Prince Christian. He is second in the line of succession to the Danish throne, after his father.
• The family goes to Tivoli, an amusement park and pleasure garden in Copenhagen.
• Lisa wants to live to Denmark, and one of the reason is that it is a Celsius country.
• Bart, Lisa and a choir sing, in an English translation, the Danish national anthem "Der er et yndigt land".
  • When Lisa remarks that the Danish national anthem is in "a range you can actually sing," she is implying a contrast to The Star-Spangled Banner which has a vocal range of one and a half octaves.
• Marge mentions Danish food like: smørrebrød, mørbradbøf and flæskesteg.
• When Homer was giving a speech about America, "America the Beautiful" plays.
  • Homer is proud of his country for having such great TV channels, and he mentions BBC America. BBC America is in great part owned by British BBC Studios.
  • When Homer says America has "a factory for cheesecake" he means The Cheesecake Factory, a restaurant chain.
  • Homer calls America "The greatest country on earth, 1917 [the year the United States entered World War I] to 2016 [the year Donald Trump became President]"".
• Exhibits at the Hans Christian Andersen Museum, which is a real place, include Thumbelina, The Snow Queen, The Ugly Duckling and The Emperor's New Clothes.
• The family also visits the Viking Ship Museum, Lejre and Kronborg Castle, William Shakespeare's Hamlet's castle.
  • Homer recites a modified version of "To be, or not to be".
• Häagen-Death is a reference to the real world ice cream brand Häagen-Dazs.

Continuity

• The Olmec head is seen floating in the water. ("Blood Feud")
• Bender is seen moving on the water current, seemingly awake. ("Simpsorama")
• A poster for the Mother Nature Burger is seen. ("Coming to Homerica")