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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
 
*The episode title is a reference to the crime drama ''{{W|Murder, She Wrote}}''.
 
*The episode title is a reference to the crime drama ''{{W|Murder, She Wrote}}''.
 
*When [[Marge]] finds mail stuck to the top of the mailbox, she exclaims "What the [[Helen Mirren]]?"
 
*When [[Marge]] finds mail stuck to the top of the mailbox, she exclaims "What the [[Helen Mirren]]?"
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*[[Homer]] and Marge receive {{W|COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19}} stimulus checks.
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*[[Homer]] and Marge receive {{W|American Rescue Plan Act of 2021|COVID-19 stimulus checks}}.
 
*The ''[[Pacific Princess Leia]]'' is a reference to the cruise ship ''{{W|Azamara Onward}}'', also known as the ''Pacific Princess'', and [[Princess Leia]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
 
*The ''[[Pacific Princess Leia]]'' is a reference to the cruise ship ''{{W|Azamara Onward}}'', also known as the ''Pacific Princess'', and [[Princess Leia]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
 
*Things seen on the ''Pacific Princess Leia'' include:
 
*Things seen on the ''Pacific Princess Leia'' include:
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**A [[BB-8]] droid from ''Star Wars''.
 
**A [[BB-8]] droid from ''Star Wars''.
 
**An [[AT-AT]] from ''Star Wars'' bush sculpture.
 
**An [[AT-AT]] from ''Star Wars'' bush sculpture.
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**A volleyball game of people dressed as Na'vi from {{W|James Cameron}}'s ''[[Avatar]]'' vs. people dressed as characters from ''{{W2|Avatar: The Last Airbender|franchise}}''.
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**A {{W|Harvey Comics}} deck, featuring people dressed as [[Casper the Friendly Ghost]], [[Little Dot]], {{W|Little Lotta}}, {{W|Wendy the Good Little Witch}}, [[Richie Rich]], and multiple [[Cadbury]]s.
 
*"[[The Nerd Boat]]" is a parody of the theme from and opening of the TV show ''{{W|The Love Boat}}''.
 
*"[[The Nerd Boat]]" is a parody of the theme from and opening of the TV show ''{{W|The Love Boat}}''.
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**Homer mentions "Miller and Lord" during the song, a reference to {{W|Phil Lord and Christopher Miller}}.
 
*Costumes seen on the Pacific Princess Leia include:
 
*Costumes seen on the Pacific Princess Leia include:
 
**A female {{W|Wookiee}} from ''Star Wars''.
 
**A female {{W|Wookiee}} from ''Star Wars''.
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**A child dressed as a Togruta from ''Star Wars''.
 
**A child dressed as a Togruta from ''Star Wars''.
 
**A child with {{W|Geordi La Forge}}'s visor from ''[[Star Trek|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.
 
**A child with {{W|Geordi La Forge}}'s visor from ''[[Star Trek|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]''.
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**[[Otto Mann]] dressed as {{ap|Loki|Marvel Comics}}''.
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**[[Otto Mann]] dressed as {{ap|Loki|Marvel Comics}}.
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**A [[Jawa]] from ''Star Wars''.
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**A Jawa from ''Star Wars''.
 
**[[Lewis Clark]] as a {{W|Green Lantern}} from ''DC Comics''.
 
**[[Lewis Clark]] as a {{W|Green Lantern}} from ''DC Comics''.
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*[[Sherri]] and [[Terri]] dressed as the {{W|Wonder Twins}} from ''DC Comics''.
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**[[Sherri]] and [[Terri]] dressed as the {{W|Wonder Twins}} from ''DC Comics''.
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*[[Chief Wiggum]] dressed as [[Shrek]], [[Sarah Wiggum]] as {{W|Princess Fiona}}, and [[Ralph]] as {{W2|Donkey|Shrek}} from ''{{W2|Shrek|franchise}}''.
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**[[Chief Wiggum]] dressed as [[Shrek]], [[Sarah Wiggum]] as {{W|Princess Fiona}}, and [[Ralph]] as {{W2|Donkey|Shrek}} from ''{{W2|Shrek|franchise}}''.
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**{{W|Worf}} from ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''.
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**[[Mr. Powell]] as {{W|Worf}} from ''Star Trek: The Next Generation''.
 
**[[Ned Flanders]] as "Flando Calrissian", a parody of Lando Calrissian from ''Star Wars''.
 
**[[Ned Flanders]] as "Flando Calrissian", a parody of Lando Calrissian from ''Star Wars''.
 
**[[Milhouse]] as {{W2|Eleven|Stranger Things}}, [[Luann]] as {{W|Joyce Byers}}, and [[Kirk]] as {{W2|Jim Hopper|Stranger Things}} from ''[[Stranger Things]]''.
 
**[[Milhouse]] as {{W2|Eleven|Stranger Things}}, [[Luann]] as {{W|Joyce Byers}}, and [[Kirk]] as {{W2|Jim Hopper|Stranger Things}} from ''[[Stranger Things]]''.
 
**The crew of the ship as the [[Fantastic Four]] from ''Marvel Comics''.
 
**The crew of the ship as the [[Fantastic Four]] from ''Marvel Comics''.
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*A nerd dressed as a character from ''Star Trek'' uses a {{W|Vulcan nerve pinch}} on Homer.
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**[[Reverend Lovejoy]] and [[Helen Lovejoy]] as [[Charlie Brown]] and [[Lucy van Pelt]] from ''[[Peanuts]]''.
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**[[Professor Frink]] as {{W|Mr. Freeze}} from ''DC Comics''.
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**[[Martin Prince]] as {{Ch|Harry Potter}}, [[Gareth Prince]] as Mad-Eye Moody, and [[Gloria Prince]] as {{W|Minerva McGonagall|Professor McGonagall}} from ''[[Harry Potter]]''.
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**[[Rod Flanders]] as [[Han Solo]] and [[Todd Flanders]] as [[Yoda]] from ''Star Wars''.
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**[[Richard]] and [[Richard's father]] as ''[[Ghostbusters]]''.
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**[[Wendell Borton]] as {{W2|Indiana Jones|character}} from ''[[Indiana Jones]]''.
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**{{W|Drax the Destroyer}} and {{W2|Mantis|Marvel Comics}} from ''Marvel Comics''.
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**[[Batman]] from ''DC Comics''.
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**[[Database]], [[Database's father]], and [[E-mail]] as Na'vi from ''Avatar''.
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**[[Dr. Hibbert]] as {{W2|Blade|character}} from ''Marvel Comics''.
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**[[Bernice Hibbert]] as {{W2|Storm|Marvel Comics}} from ''Marvel Comics''.
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**{{W|Gollum}} from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
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**[[Carl Carlson]] as [[Spider-Man]] from ''Marvel Comics''.
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**[[Lenny Leonard]] as a guard from ''{{W|Squid Game}}''.
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**[[Cletus]] as {{W2|Link|The Legend of Zelda}} and [[Brandine]] as {{W|Princess Zelda}} from ''{{W|The Legend of Zelda}}''.
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*A nerd dressed as [[Spock]] from ''Star Trek'' uses the {{W|Vulcan nerve pinch}} on Homer, rendering him unconscious.
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*Lisa mentions {{Ch|Taika Waititi}}'s ''Thor'' movies (''{{W|Thor: Ragnarok|Ragnarok}}'' and ''{{W|Thor: Love and Thunder|Love and Thunder}}''), ''{{W2|What We Do in the Shadows|TV series}}'' and says that he was her favorite on-screen [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]], a reference to ''{{W|Jojo Rabbit}}''. Waititi then mentions {{W|Bruno Ganz}}, who played Hitler in the 2004 film ''{{W2|Downfall|2004 film}}''.
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*The name ''[[Murder, He Swords]]'' is a reference to ''Murder, She Wrote''.
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*[[Comic Book Guy]]'s rarest treasure is a {{Ch|Radioactive Man}} action figure, one of only two accidentally manufactured with [[Wolverine]] claws.
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*The Simpsons dress as the cast of ''{{W|The Addams Family}}'', with Homer as {{W|Gomez Addams|Gomez}}, Marge as {{W|Morticia Addams|Morticia}}, Bart as {{W|Pugsley Addams|Pugsley}}, Lisa as {{W|Wednesday Addams|Wednesday}}, and Maggie as {{W|Cousin Itt}}. Homer says he wanted to be {{W|Uncle Fester}}. Homer later sings the theme song.
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*Comic Book Guy falls onto a cosplayer of [[Hedonismbot]] from ''[[Futurama]]''. The cosplayer was voiced by [[Maurice LaMarche]], who voices Hedonismbot in the show.
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*[[Kumiko]] makes a pun when she refers to her husband as "my sweet Comic Book Guy-jin [''{{W|gaijin}}'']".
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*The interview room has a [[R2-D2]] droid from ''Star Wars''.
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*''[[Wacky Races: Furry Road]]'' is a movie based on ''{{W2|Wacky Races|1968 TV series}}'' and stars [[Timothée Chalamet]] as [[Muttley]]. The film and title is a parody of ''{{W|Mad Max: Fury Road}}''.
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*[[Rainier Wolfcastle]] is knocked out by a [[Captain America]] shield.
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*Taika Waititi says that if it's a crime to be from [[New Zealand]], you'd have to arrest both guys from {{W|Flight of the Conchords}}. He then refers to them as Fred and Jimothy.
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*Taika Waititi says that he has powerful friends in New Zealand, which includes {{W|Hobbit}}s, Orcs, {{W|Lorde}}, ents, {{W|Melanie Lynskey}}, and the "How Bizarre" guy, referring to {{W|Pauly Fuemana}} who was part of the band {{W2|OMC|band}} who performed the song "{{W2|How Bizarre|song}}".
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*The R2-D2 droid projects holograms like R2 did in the ''Star Wars'' film ''{{W2|Star Wars|film|Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope}}''.
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*Comic Book Guy says that he's not a beloved quirky character like {{W|Cosmo Kramer|Kramer}} from ''[[Seinfeld]]'', but he is instead widely reviled like the guy who played Kramer, {{W|Michael Richards}}.
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*The episode was dedicated in memory of Norman Lear who died on December 5, [[2023]].
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
 
*[[Squeaky-voiced teen]] is dressed as [[Airshot]] from ''[[Vindicators: Crystal War]]''. ("[[Bart the Bad Guy]]")
 
*[[Squeaky-voiced teen]] is dressed as [[Airshot]] from ''[[Vindicators: Crystal War]]''. ("[[Bart the Bad Guy]]")
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*[[Milo]] and [[Strawberry]] are dressed as [[Stretch Dude]] and [[Clobber Girl]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror X]]")
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*The Simpsons were also seen dressed as the same characters from the Addams Family in the ''[[Simpsons Comics]]'' story ''[[The Simpson Family Circus]]''.
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*The interview room has standees of one of the minions from ''[[Vindicators: Crystal War 2: Resurgence]]'', [[Quetzelica]], [[Black Voodoo]], [[Hydrangea]], [[Magnesium Man]], and [[Moby Man]]. ("Bart the Bad Guy")
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*The interview room has a poster for ''[[The Sands of Space]]''. ("[[The Clown Stays in the Picture]]")
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== Goofs ==
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*When [[Rainer Wolfcastle]] addresses Lisa as ''{{W|Fräulein}}'', he mispronounces it as "frow-lyne". The Correct pronunciation is "froi-lyne".
 
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[[Category:Cultural references]]
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Season 35 Episode References
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Season 35 References
Homer's Crossing • A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream • McMansion & Wife • Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story • Treehouse of Horror XXXIV • Iron Marge • It's a Blunderful Life • Ae Bonny Romance • Murder, She Boat • Do the Wrong Thing • Frinkenstein's Monster • Lisa Gets an F1 • Clan of the Cave Mom • Night of the Living Wage • Cremains of the Day • The Tell-Tale Pants • The Tipping Point • Bart's Brain
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