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| − | *The episode jokes on the | + | *The episode jokes on the popular requests from people on the internet, especially on [[Twitter]], to end the series, with {{Ch|Conan O'Brien}} mentioning the fans said it wasn't as funny as it used to be right from the [[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire|first episode]]. |
| + | *The [[Dolby-Mucinex Theater]] in [[Hollywood]] parodies the real-world {{W|Dolby Theatre}}, located in the same neighbourhood. | ||
| + | **Celebrities attending the event include [[Billie Eilish]], [[Mick Jagger]], [[Gordon Ramsay]], [["Weird Al" Yankovic]], [[Kareem Abdul-Jabbar]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[Katy Perry]], [[Tony Hawk]], [[Tom Hanks]], [[Thomas Pynchon]], [[Rachel Maddow]], [[Teller]], [[Penn Jillette]], [[Ron Howard]], [[Dolly Parton]], [[Lisa Leslie]], [[Seth Rogen]], [[Lady Gaga]], [[Mr. T]]. | ||
*Conan O'Brien mentions hosting his own shows, ''{{W|Late Night with Conan O'Brien}}'', ''{{W|The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien}}'', and ''{{W2|Conan|talk show}}''. | *Conan O'Brien mentions hosting his own shows, ''{{W|Late Night with Conan O'Brien}}'', ''{{W|The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien}}'', and ''{{W2|Conan|talk show}}''. | ||
*[[Joel McHale]] rappresents his tv series ''{{W2|Animal Control|TV series}}'', saying he won ''{{W2|The Masked Singer|American TV series}} as Disco-pus. | *[[Joel McHale]] rappresents his tv series ''{{W2|Animal Control|TV series}}'', saying he won ''{{W2|The Masked Singer|American TV series}} as Disco-pus. | ||
| − | *One of the ways fans | + | *One of the ways fans communicated their disappointment is via [[Twitter]]. |
*Conan O'Brien mentions [[Rupert Murdoch]] and a $10 milion bill for the [[Bart]] [[Thanksgiving]] balloon in the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]. | *Conan O'Brien mentions [[Rupert Murdoch]] and a $10 milion bill for the [[Bart]] [[Thanksgiving]] balloon in the [[Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade]]. | ||
*Conan mentions the endings of ''{{w|Mad Man}}'', ''[[Breaking Bad]]'', ''[[The Sopranos]]'', ''[[Lost]]'' and ''[[Seinfeld]]''. | *Conan mentions the endings of ''{{w|Mad Man}}'', ''[[Breaking Bad]]'', ''[[The Sopranos]]'', ''[[Lost]]'' and ''[[Seinfeld]]''. | ||
*Hack-gpt is a parody of {{W|ChatGPT}}. | *Hack-gpt is a parody of {{W|ChatGPT}}. | ||
| + | *Homer Simpson's Claim-Jumping Yukon-Rumbling Rock-N-Roller Coaster is meant to be openened in 2006 in {{W|Disney Shanghai}}. | ||
| + | [[File:Shows fed to Hack-GPT.png|300px|thumb|Many real-world TV shows were fed to [[Hack-gpt]] to generate a Simpsons' finale]] | ||
*TV shows fed to Hack-gpt include: ''{{W|Banacek}}'', ''{{W|Homeboys in Outer Space}}'', ''{{W|Newhart}}'', ''{{W|Designing Women}}'', ''[[Happy Days]]'', ''Breaking Bad'', ''[[Friends]]'', ''{{W|Herman's Head}}'', ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', ''{{W|The Wire}}'', ''{{W|Cop Rock}}'', ''{{W|Caroline in the City}}'', ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', ''{{W|Babylon 5}}'', ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', ''[[Frasier]]'', ''{{W|Better Call Saul}}'', ''{{W|The West Wing}}'', ''{{W2|Arliss|TV series}}'', ''{{W|NYPD Blue}}'', ''{{W|Murphy Brown}}'', ''[[Bewitched]]'', ''[[Married... with Children]]'', ''{{W|Green Acres}}'', ''{{W2|Deadwood|TV series}}'', ''[[The Wonder Years]]'', ''[[The Odd Couple]]'', ''{{W|Max Headroom}}'', ''{{W2|The White Shadow|TV series}}'', ''{{W|30 Rock}}'', ''{{W2|Succession|TV series}}'', ''{{W|Living Single}}'' and ''{{W|L.A. Law}}''. | *TV shows fed to Hack-gpt include: ''{{W|Banacek}}'', ''{{W|Homeboys in Outer Space}}'', ''{{W|Newhart}}'', ''{{W|Designing Women}}'', ''[[Happy Days]]'', ''Breaking Bad'', ''[[Friends]]'', ''{{W|Herman's Head}}'', ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', ''{{W|The Wire}}'', ''{{W|Cop Rock}}'', ''{{W|Caroline in the City}}'', ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', ''{{W|Babylon 5}}'', ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', ''[[Frasier]]'', ''{{W|Better Call Saul}}'', ''{{W|The West Wing}}'', ''{{W2|Arliss|TV series}}'', ''{{W|NYPD Blue}}'', ''{{W|Murphy Brown}}'', ''[[Bewitched]]'', ''[[Married... with Children]]'', ''{{W|Green Acres}}'', ''{{W2|Deadwood|TV series}}'', ''[[The Wonder Years]]'', ''[[The Odd Couple]]'', ''{{W|Max Headroom}}'', ''{{W2|The White Shadow|TV series}}'', ''{{W|30 Rock}}'', ''{{W2|Succession|TV series}}'', ''{{W|Living Single}}'' and ''{{W|L.A. Law}}''. | ||
*Hack-gpt presents the finale with a title screen parody of ''[[The Matrix]]''. | *Hack-gpt presents the finale with a title screen parody of ''[[The Matrix]]''. | ||
*A.I. Network Executives mention [[Topher Grace]] could play [[Moe]]. | *A.I. Network Executives mention [[Topher Grace]] could play [[Moe]]. | ||
| − | *[[Comic Book Guy]] | + | *When [[Comic Book Guy]] makes a call to the doctor "{{W|Ob-gyn}}" Kenobi, he parodies [[Princess Leia]]'s famous phrase in ''[[Star Wars]]'', "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope". |
| − | *{{Ch|John Cena}} appears saying to Comic Book Guy and [[Kumiko]]'s child "You can't see me", his | + | *{{Ch|John Cena}} appears saying to Comic Book Guy and [[Kumiko]]'s child "You can't see me", his catchphrase. |
| + | *Comic Book Guy hands Cena a {{W|Klingon}} {{W|bat'leth}}, a weapon from the ''[[Star Trek]]'' franchise. | ||
| + | *An {{W|X-wing fighter}} can be seen in [[Milhouse]]'s bedroom. | ||
| + | *[[Lisa]] won a junior scholarship at {{W|Juilliard School}}. | ||
| + | **According to the letter from Juilliard School, Lisa made an outstanding essay on the {{W|bebop}} style of jazz and also recorded a sax jazz arrangement for {{W|Tracy Chapman}}'s famous single "{{W|Fast Car}}". | ||
| + | **Juilliard also invited Lisa to a jazz nightclub in {{W|DUMBO}}, a neighborhood in the [[New York City]] borough of {{W|Brooklyn}}. | ||
| + | *Lisa also won a MacArthur "Pre-Teen Genius Grant", a reference to the {{W|MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur "Genius Grant"}} prize. | ||
| + | **The letter invites Lisa to attend a [[Chicago Cubs]] game with American poet and activist {{W|Amanda Gorman}}. | ||
| + | *Bart tells [[Captain McCallister]] that they are not casting him for a ''{{W|The Love Boat}}'' reboot. | ||
*WJM-TV News is a reference to ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''. | *WJM-TV News is a reference to ''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]''. | ||
| − | *Ned | + | *During the credits: |
| + | **Lisa, [[Ralph]] and [[Marge]] parody the Stark siblings in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. | ||
| + | **[[Ned]] lying on the floor parodies [[Walter White]]' death in ''[[Breaking Bad]]''. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*When calling the kids to hand out his invitations, Bart calls [[Brown-haired boy]] "sunglasses kid with no name". | *When calling the kids to hand out his invitations, Bart calls [[Brown-haired boy]] "sunglasses kid with no name". | ||
| + | *"Please help this fat guy win the gold medal" is written in Chinese on the Homer Simpson's Claim-Jumping Yukon-Rumbling Rock-N-Roller Coaster promo. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode jokes on the popular requests from people on the internet, especially on Twitter, to end the series, with Conan O'Brien mentioning the fans said it wasn't as funny as it used to be right from the first episode.
- The Dolby-Mucinex Theater in Hollywood parodies the real-world Dolby Theatre, located in the same neighbourhood.
- Celebrities attending the event include Billie Eilish, Mick Jagger, Gordon Ramsay, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Lenny Kravitz, Katy Perry, Tony Hawk, Tom Hanks, Thomas Pynchon, Rachel Maddow, Teller, Penn Jillette, Ron Howard, Dolly Parton, Lisa Leslie, Seth Rogen, Lady Gaga, Mr. T.
- Conan O'Brien mentions hosting his own shows, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien, and Conan.
- Joel McHale rappresents his tv series Animal Control, saying he won The Masked Singer as Disco-pus.
- One of the ways fans communicated their disappointment is via Twitter.
- Conan O'Brien mentions Rupert Murdoch and a $10 milion bill for the Bart Thanksgiving balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
- Conan mentions the endings of Mad Man, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, Lost and Seinfeld.
- Hack-gpt is a parody of ChatGPT.
- Homer Simpson's Claim-Jumping Yukon-Rumbling Rock-N-Roller Coaster is meant to be openened in 2006 in Disney Shanghai.
Many real-world TV shows were fed to Hack-gpt to generate a Simpsons' finale
- TV shows fed to Hack-gpt include: Banacek, Homeboys in Outer Space, Newhart, Designing Women, Happy Days, Breaking Bad, Friends, Herman's Head, The Brady Bunch, The Wire, Cop Rock, Caroline in the City, I Love Lucy, Babylon 5, Game of Thrones, Frasier, Better Call Saul, The West Wing, Arliss, NYPD Blue, Murphy Brown, Bewitched, Married... with Children, Green Acres, Deadwood, The Wonder Years, The Odd Couple, Max Headroom, The White Shadow, 30 Rock, Succession, Living Single and L.A. Law.
- Hack-gpt presents the finale with a title screen parody of The Matrix.
- A.I. Network Executives mention Topher Grace could play Moe.
- When Comic Book Guy makes a call to the doctor "Ob-gyn" Kenobi, he parodies Princess Leia's famous phrase in Star Wars, "Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope".
- John Cena appears saying to Comic Book Guy and Kumiko's child "You can't see me", his catchphrase.
- Comic Book Guy hands Cena a Klingon bat'leth, a weapon from the Star Trek franchise.
- An X-wing fighter can be seen in Milhouse's bedroom.
- Lisa won a junior scholarship at Juilliard School.
- According to the letter from Juilliard School, Lisa made an outstanding essay on the bebop style of jazz and also recorded a sax jazz arrangement for Tracy Chapman's famous single "Fast Car".
- Juilliard also invited Lisa to a jazz nightclub in DUMBO, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
- Lisa also won a MacArthur "Pre-Teen Genius Grant", a reference to the MacArthur "Genius Grant" prize.
- The letter invites Lisa to attend a Chicago Cubs game with American poet and activist Amanda Gorman.
- Bart tells Captain McCallister that they are not casting him for a The Love Boat reboot.
- WJM-TV News is a reference to The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
- During the credits:
- Lisa, Ralph and Marge parody the Stark siblings in Game of Thrones.
- Ned lying on the floor parodies Walter White' death in Breaking Bad.
Continuity
- Tom Hanks appears. ("The Simpsons Movie")
- Scenes from "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", appear.
- Fake series finales are based on:
- Homer getting killed by the skateboard at the bottom of Springfield Gorge and the hearse carrying his coffin hitting a tree, making it fall down the Gorge. ("Bart the Daredevil")
- The tree slicing Homer in half and starts bleeding, with Stupid Sexy Flanders passing by saying "Nothing at all!". ("Little Big Mom")
- Homer's pressure causes him to get expelled and propeled up, hit a Duff Blimp which falls into the cooling towers and create a nuclear explosion that wipes the city. ("King-Size Homer")
- Bart's Thanksgiving parade balloon from the 1991 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is shown. ("Bart vs. Thanksgiving")
- Several scenes from The Krusty the Clown Show are shown.
- Bart celebrates his tenth birthday. ("Radio Bart")
- The instrumental version of "They'll Never Stop the Simpsons" plays during the end credits. ("Gump Roast")
Trivia
- When calling the kids to hand out his invitations, Bart calls Brown-haired boy "sunglasses kid with no name".
- "Please help this fat guy win the gold medal" is written in Chinese on the Homer Simpson's Claim-Jumping Yukon-Rumbling Rock-N-Roller Coaster promo.
