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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
 
*The episode title is a reference to the fast-food chain [[Burger King]].
 
*The episode title is a reference to the fast-food chain [[Burger King]].
*[[McDonald's]] {{w|Mac Tonight}} appears.
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*A {{W|Yodel}} is heard during the [[Swiss Pocket Knife|couch gag]].
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*[[McDonald's]] [[Mac Tonight]] sings the [[Here's the Story|introduction]] of the story and [[Homer]]'s dreams.
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**[[Mr. Burns]] painting is a parody of ''{{W|Saturn Devouring His Son}}'' by Spanish artist {{W|Francisco Goya}}.
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**A special issue of ''[[Forbes]]'', "100 most evil people over 100" with Mr. Burns on the cover is seen.
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*Mr. Burns mentions {{W|James Lewis Kraft}} and his famous {{W|Kraft Foods|Kraft}} cheese.
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[[File:Burns and hamburger on floating panel.png|300px|thumb|[[Mr. Burns]] and the hamburger parody several scenes from {{W|James Cameron}}'s ''[[Titanic]]'']]
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*Mr. Burns and the hamburger reenact "draw me like one of your French girls" and the scene on the raft from ''{{ap|Titanic|film}}''.
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*Mr. Burns mentions no-one living forever, except [[Dick Cheney]], wondering what his deal is.
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*When Mr. Burns takes a bite of the meatless burger, he smiles like the {{W|Grinch}} in ''{{W|How the Grinch Stole Christmas!}}''.
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*"Yes Ve-Gan" is a parody of [[Barack Obama]]'s 2008 {{W|Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign|campaign slogan/chant,}}, "Yes We Can."
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*Mr. Burns mentions [[Thomas Edison]], and the night he invented the {{W|Electric chair|electric chair}}, while [[Smithers]] mentions him inventing the light bulb.
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*A statue of Mr. Burns resembling {{W|Big Boy Restaurants|Big Boy}} is seen outside the model of the [[X-Cell-Ent Burger]] restaurant chain.
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*Portraits of Mr. Burns resembling the fast food mascots [[Colonel Sanders]], [[Jack Box]], [[The Burger King]], {{ap|Wendy|mascot}} and {{W|Mayor McCheese}} are seen.
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*The book that [[Daphne Burns]] is reading, ''[[Lady Chatterly's Banker]]'', is a parody of ''{{W|Lady Chatterley's Lover}}'' by {{W|D. H. Lawrence}}.
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*Homer having a hamburger on a beam with the city in the background is a reference to the photo ''{{W|Lunch atop a Skyscraper}}''.
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*[[Marge]] uses [[Amazon Alexa]] and mentions {{W|Siri}}. Alexa fakes switching to Siri and gets angry, shooting her in the hair with a laser beam.
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*Smithers and Burns mention {{W|Sully Sullenberger}} and {{W|Rudolf Hess}}.
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*Homer reads the book ''[[Harry Potter and the Apologizing Author]]'', a reference to the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' franchise and the controversies around [[J. K. Rowling]]'s anti-trans views.
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*The song that plays during the "Burger Wars" animation is "{{W|When Johnny Comes Marching Home}}" by {{W|Patrick Gilmore}}.
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*{{W|Pachelbel's Canon}} can be heard when Mr. Burns arrives to the [[Beloved Billionaires Club]].
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*People at the [[Beloved Billionaires Club]] are [[Warren Buffett]] and [[Bill Gates]].
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**{{Ch|Mark Zuckerberg}} is seen throwing rocks at the club and divulges information on the person managing the club, referencing the accusations of stealing information on his platform [[Facebook]].
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*[[Facelook]] is a parody of [[Facebook]].
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[[File:Stranger Things Burger Kings.png|300px|thumb|A [[Demogorgon]] chases and then eats the kids from ''[[Stranger Things]]'']]
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*A [[Demogorgon]] chases and then eat the kids from ''[[Stranger Things]]''. The theme song is seen as they appear on screen.
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*The man killing the plants is Anton Chigurh, a character from the 2007 film ''{{W2|No Country for Old Men|film}}'' who was played by {{W|Javier Bardem}}.
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**He executes the plants using a {{W|captive bolt pistol}}, his weapon of choice in the film.
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*[[Lisa]] uses [[Oogle]], a parody of [[Google]], to look for the endangered {{W|Amazon rainforest}} plants.
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*The TV program Crazy Cash is a parody of ''{{W|Mad Money}}''.
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**Assets seen include {{W|Bitcoin}}, {{W|GameStop|GME}}, {{W|Fox Corporation|FOX}} and {{W|Tesla, Inc.|TSLA}}.
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**The GME stock rising 1 trillion and dropping 2 trillion shortly after is a reference to the {{W|GameStop short squeeze}}.
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*Marge reads the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'', ''[[Barron's]]'' and has a {{W|E-Trade}} mug.
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*The song "{{W|Pure Imagination}}" by {{W|Gene Wilder}}, from ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'', plays during Homer's dream.
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*The mascots in Homer's dream include: [[Colonel Sanders]], [[The Burger King]], [[Jack Box]], {{ap|Wendy|mascot}}, [[Little Caesar]], [[Bob's Big Boy]] and [[Cheesy McMayor]].
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*[[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s "{{W2|Symphony No. 5|Beethoven}}" plays at the end of Homer's dream.
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*Mr. Burns mentions {{W|Chick-fil-A}} as the only franchise Jesus may have owned, a reference to its founder's Christian beliefs.
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**The protesters call it "Jesus Chicken".
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== Trivia ==
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*Mr. Burns weighs 42 pounds, which is triple his usual weight. This would put him at 14 pounds normally.
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*Thomas Edison did not invent the electric chair, but he was largely responsible for its use in the first execution of a person.
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== Continuity ==
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*In Mac Tonight's song still of different episodes are seen:
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**[[Maggie]] shooting Mr. Burns. ("[[Who Shot Mr. Burns?]]")
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**Reclusive Mr. Burns. ("[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]")
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**Mr. Burns threatening a seal with a stick only for it to hit him in the head with it.
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*Mr. Burns has his [[Bobo]] stuffed bear in the hospital. ("[[Rosebud]]")
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*{{Ch|Mark Zuckerberg}} appears. ("[[Loan-a Lisa]]")
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**He uses the [[Facelook]] app. ("[[Blazed and Confused]]")
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== Goofs ==
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*In the scene of the people cheering about Burns dying, [[Principal Skinner]]'s hair is brown rather than grey.
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Latest revision as of 16:05, May 3, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 32 Episode References
701 "Uncut Femmes"
702
"Burger Kings"
"Panic on the Streets of Springfield" 703


Cultural references[edit]

Mr. Burns and the hamburger parody several scenes from James Cameron's Titanic
A Demogorgon chases and then eats the kids from Stranger Things

Trivia[edit]

  • Mr. Burns weighs 42 pounds, which is triple his usual weight. This would put him at 14 pounds normally.
  • Thomas Edison did not invent the electric chair, but he was largely responsible for its use in the first execution of a person.

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • In the scene of the people cheering about Burns dying, Principal Skinner's hair is brown rather than grey.
Season 32 References
Undercover Burns I, Carumbus Now Museum, Now You Don't Treehouse of Horror XXXI The 7 Beer Itch Podcast News Three Dreams Denied The Road to Cincinnati Sorry Not Sorry A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas The Dad-Feelings Limited Diary Queen Wad Goals Yokel Hero Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars? Manger Things Uncut Femmes Burger Kings Panic on the Streets of Springfield Mother and Child Reunion The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A. The Last Barfighter