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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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*The episode title is a reference to the film ''{{W|Desperately Seeking Susan}}''.
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*The episode title is a reference to the 1985 comedy-drama film ''{{W|Desperately Seeking Susan}}''.
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*The episode is an omage to [[Martin Scorsese]]'s film ''{{W2|After Hours|film}}''.
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*The episode is an homage to [[Martin Scorsese]]'s black comedy ''{{W2|After Hours|film}}''. Actress {{W|Rosanna Arquette}} plays the protagonist role of Marcy Franklin in ''After Hours'' and is also the fake Susan in ''Desperately Seeking Susan''. Many elements from ''After Hours'' can be seen throughout this episode, including the chase involving [[Lisa]] and the use of songs from the film's soundtrack.
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*[[Bart]] started to watch the TV series ''[[Mad Men]]'' when ''[[The Krusty the Clown Show]]'' was in reruns. He says that [[Marge]] and [[Lisa]] are "fighting like {{W|Don Draper}} and {{W|Pete Campbell}} after they lost their {{W|Lucky Strike}} account". Draper and Campbell are two of the main characters of ''Mad Men'' working at Sterling Cooper advertising agency, while the cigarette company Lucky Strike was one of the agency's most crucial and longstanding clients.
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*[[Bart]] started to watch the TV series ''{{W|Mad Men}}'' when ''{{Krusty show}}'' was in reruns. He says that [[Marge]] and Lisa are "fighting like {{W|Don Draper}} and {{W|Pete Campbell}} after they lost their {{W|Lucky Strike}} account". Draper and Campbell are two of the main characters of ''Mad Men'' working at Sterling Cooper advertising agency, while the cigarette company Lucky Strike was one of the agency's most crucial and longstanding clients.
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<!--*The Zoominoids in [[Apple Zoom]] seems to be a reference to the game [https://melissachodz.itch.io/zoominoid Zoominoid]. a bit of a stretch. letting you decide solar. the kids eye resemble a bit the game logo lol dunno.-->
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*The movement Allegro from [[Mozart]]'s {{W2|Symphony, K. 95|Mozart|Symphony in D major "No. 45"}} is heard while Lisa travels to [[Capital City]]. This composition is also heard in the ending of ''After Hours''.
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*The movement Allegro from [[Mozart]]'s {{W2|Symphony, K. 95|Mozart|Symphony in D major "No. 45"}} is heard while Lisa travels to [[Capital City]].
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[[File:Fearless Girl and Gorilla statues.png|thumb|300px|The ''Fearless Girl'' facing the gorilla parodies the real-world ''{{W|Fearless Girl}}'', which was once located in front of the ''{{W|Charging Bull}}''. Many other references to [[New York City]] are seen throughout the episode]]
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*The ''[[Erotic Sudoku]]'' book that [[Selma]] was doing references the {{W2|69|sex position|69 sex position}}, with all the boxes filled with 6s and 9s.
 
*Capital City parodies [[New York City]]:
 
*Capital City parodies [[New York City]]:
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**The Large Central Station's name and facade resemble that of the {{W|Grand Central Terminal}}.
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**The [[Large Central Station]]'s name and facade resemble that of the [[Grand Central Station]].
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**The Museum of Modern Museums, which Lisa mentions, is a reference to the [[Museum of Modern Art]].
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**The Prussian Coffee Room parodies {{W|the Russian Tea Room}}. A cup with the Prussian eagle and a lid hinting a ''{{W|pickelhaube}}'' can be seen on the app.
 
**The Unidentified State Building is a reference to the [[Empire State Building]].
 
**The Unidentified State Building is a reference to the [[Empire State Building]].
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**The Prussian Coffee Room parodies the {{W|Russian Tea Room}}. A cup with the Prussian eagle and a lid hinting a ''{{w|pickelhaube}}'' can be seen on the app.
 
 
**The "Highbrow Artists Parade" has the style of {{W|Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade}} annual parade in New York City. The artists recreated include [[William Shakespeare]], [[Emily Dickinson]], [[Salvador Dalí]] and [[James Joyce]].
 
**The "Highbrow Artists Parade" has the style of {{W|Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade}} annual parade in New York City. The artists recreated include [[William Shakespeare]], [[Emily Dickinson]], [[Salvador Dalí]] and [[James Joyce]].
 
**The statue of the fearless girl facing down the gorilla that symbolizes fossil fuels and wasteful fast food packaging is a parody of the bronze sculpture ''{{W|Fearless Girl}}'' which was originally located facing down the ''{{W|Charging Bull}}'', which depicts financial optimism and prosperity, but was later removed due to complaints.
 
**The statue of the fearless girl facing down the gorilla that symbolizes fossil fuels and wasteful fast food packaging is a parody of the bronze sculpture ''{{W|Fearless Girl}}'' which was originally located facing down the ''{{W|Charging Bull}}'', which depicts financial optimism and prosperity, but was later removed due to complaints.
 
*Lisa uses [[Oogle]] on her phone, a parody of [[Google]].
 
*Lisa uses [[Oogle]] on her phone, a parody of [[Google]].
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*The busy street full of signs parodies {{W|Times Square}}:
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*The busy street full of signs parodies [[Times Square]]:
 
**[[Blocko Store]] is a parody of a {{W|Lego Store}}.
 
**[[Blocko Store]] is a parody of a {{W|Lego Store}}.
 
**[[Mojitoville]] parodies {{W|Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville}}, with one of their resorts located at Times Square.
 
**[[Mojitoville]] parodies {{W|Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville}}, with one of their resorts located at Times Square.
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**[[Forever 41]] is a parody of fashion retailer {{W|Forever 21}}.
 
**[[Forever 41]] is a parody of fashion retailer {{W|Forever 21}}.
 
**[[n&n's Store]] is a parody of {{W|M&M's World}}.
 
**[[n&n's Store]] is a parody of {{W|M&M's World}}.
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**An in-universe ''The Simpsons'' Store is seen, with the show logo.
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**An in-universe [[The Simpsons Store]] is seen, with the show logo.
 
**The revival of ''[[Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off]]'' parodies the Broadway revival ''{{W|Stop the World – I Want to Get Off}}''.
 
**The revival of ''[[Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off]]'' parodies the Broadway revival ''{{W|Stop the World – I Want to Get Off}}''.
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*[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] order "Cigs in Blanket", "Philly Wheeze Steak", "Vape Suzette" and "Phlegm Brûlée" parodies of {{W|Pigs in a blanket}}, {{W|Philly Cheese Steak}}, {{W|Crêpes Suzette}} and ''{{W|Crème brûlée}}'', respectivelly.
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*The cowboy sign on the [[Laramie Cigarettes Smokehouse Grill]] and the cowboy waiter are references to the {{W|Marlboro Man}}.
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*{{ap|Julian|Desperately Seeking Lisa}} has a book of poetry by {{W|Sylvia Plath}}.
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*[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] order "Cigs in Blanket", "Philly Wheeze Steak", "Vape Suzette" and "Phlegm Brûlée" parodies of {{W|Pigs in a blanket}}, {{W|Philly Cheese Steak}}, {{W|Crêpes Suzette}} and ''{{W|Crème brûlée}}'', respectively.
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*[[Julian]] saw on [[Facebook]] that Patty and Selma were coming to Capital City.
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*Julian has a book of poetry by [[Sylvia Plath]].
 
*Julian occasionally writes reviews on {{W|Airbnb}}.
 
*Julian occasionally writes reviews on {{W|Airbnb}}.
 
*''Freaks of the 'Field'' is a reference to the Freaks in a Field festival.
 
*''Freaks of the 'Field'' is a reference to the Freaks in a Field festival.
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*[[Katya]]'s loft is located at NoHoSoGoBloJoTo, a pun on the famous neighborhood {{W|DUMBO}} (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass), one of the most wealthiest communities in New York City partially due to its large number of former industrial buildings that have been converted into spacious luxury residential lofts.
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*[[Katya]]'s loft is located at [[Nohosogoblojoto|NoHoSoGoBloJoTo]] ('''No'''rth of '''Ho'''bart Street, '''So'''uth of '''Go'''rdon Avenue and '''B'''e'''lo'''w '''Jo'''seph '''To'''rrance Expressway), a pun on the famous neighborhood of {{W|SoHo}} ('''So'''uth of '''Ho'''uston Street). Since the 1970s, SoHo has been the location of many artists' lofts and art galleries.
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*The Cranberry juice-ical is a reference to {{W|The Cranberries}}. {{W|B. J. Novak}} stars in it as the Bog.
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*''[[Cranberry: The Ocean Spray Juice-ical]]'' is a reference to the {{W2|Ocean Spray|cooperative}} brand of cranberry juice drinks. [[B. J. Novak]] stars in it as the Bog.
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[[File:People in costumes.png|300px|thumb|People outside of the hotel are dressed in costumes of [[Goofy]], [[Charlie Brown]], [[Pikachu]] and [[Shrek]]]]
 
*The people outside of the hotel are dressed in costumes of [[Goofy]], [[Charlie Brown]], [[Pikachu]] and [[Shrek]]. Julian mentions Pikachu.
 
*The people outside of the hotel are dressed in costumes of [[Goofy]], [[Charlie Brown]], [[Pikachu]] and [[Shrek]]. Julian mentions Pikachu.
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*"{{W|Bull in the Heather}}" by {{W|Sonic Youth}} plays during the montages and the credits.
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*"{{W|Bull in the Heather}}" by [[Sonic Youth]] plays during the montages and the credits.
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*A man reads ''{{W2|Tropic of Cancer|novel}}'' by {{W|Henry Miller}}.
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*In the montage, the artists and Lisa {{W|turnstile jumping|jumping the turnstile}} of the Capital City Metro parody Paul Hackett ({{W|Griffin Dunne}}) trying to turnstile jump the {{W|New York City Subway}} in ''After Hours''.
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*[[Lacey Van Aster]] mentions seducing [[Theodore Roosevelt (character)|Theodor]], {{W|Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin}} and [[Eleanor Roosevelt]].
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*A man reads ''[[Tropic of Cancer]]'', a novel by {{W|Henry Miller}}, hinting the beginning of ''After Hours'' when Paul and Marcy meet.
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*Painting of thief [[Lisa]] include her as [[The Scream]] and The Devil wears pearls, a reference to the film ''{{W2|The Devil Wears Prada|film}}''.
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*One of the exhibits at the [[Museum of Loft-Based Transgressive Progressivism]] is of [[Jesus Christ]] inside the [[Kool-Aid Man]].
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*"{{W|Pay to Cum}}" by {{W|Bad Brains}} plays in [[Chalmers]] and [[Ms. Hoover]]'s hotel room.
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*According to the banner, the show ''[[Roach]]'' by {{Ch|Tracy Letts}} is "a Kafkaesque reimagining of ''The Metamorphosis''". ''{{W|The Metamorphosis}}'', however, is one of [[Franz Kafka]]'s already-surreal best-known works. The subtitles refer to the character in the show as "Gregor Samsa", who is the main character of ''The Metamorphosis''.
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*One of the baloons at the parade is of {{W|Joan Didion}}.
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**It is referenced in the episode that Tracy Letts has received the {{W|Pulitzer Prize for Drama}} and two {{W|Tony Awards}}, one for Best Play and another for Best Actor in Play.
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*Julian mentions Lisa being {{W|John Gregory Dunne}}.
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*Tracy Letts imagines a play starting at a {{W|Dave & Buster's}}.
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*Julian calls [[Katya]] {{W|Cindy Sherman}}.
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*Julian refers to the Upper East Side as the "forbidden zone". The {{W|Upper East Side}} is the most affluent neighborhood in New York City.
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*[[Lacey Van Aster]] mentions seducing {{Ch|Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore}}, {{Ch|Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin}} and [[Eleanor Roosevelt]].
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*Art pieces of Lisa in the Museum of Lisa the Thieving Poseur include parodies and references to:
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**{{W|Jean-Michel Basquiat}}'s use of {{W|neo-expressionism}}, as in ''{{W2|Untitled|1982 Basquiat skull painting}}''.
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**''{{W|Balloon Dog}}'' sculpture series by {{W|Jeff Koons}}.
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**''{{W|Ohhh...Alright...}}'' by {{W|Roy Lichtenstein}}, using the {{W|Ben Day process}}.
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**{{W|Keith Haring}}'s figures. One of the figures has a hole in its torso, as seen in ''Pop Show I''.
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**''Faces'' by [[Kenny Scharf]].
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**Lisa "Thief" with the style of [[Shepard Fairey]]'s {{W|Barack Obama "Hope" poster}}.
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**''[[The Scream]]'' by {{W|Edvard Munch}}.
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**A pop art version of Lisa looking sideways like ''{{W|Girl with a Pearl Earring}}'' with the phrase "The Devil Wears Pearls", a reference to the film ''{{W2|The Devil Wears Prada|film}}''.
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**Lisa's face in {{W|cubism}}, pioneered by [[Pablo Picasso]].
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**Lisa's head with a big nose in a cage parodies ''The Nose'' by {{W|Alberto Giacometti}}.
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**''Self Portrait'' (1986, purple) by [[Andy Warhol]].
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*Lisa runs by a statue that resembles the ''{{W2|Alamo|sculpture}}''.
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*"{{W|I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside}}" is one of the ringtones heard on the ringtones documentary.
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*[[Superintendent Chalmers]] mentioned playing {{W|Pickleball}}, a fast-growing racket sport.
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*"{{W|Pay to Cum}}" by {{W|Bad Brains}} plays in Chalmers and [[Ms. Hoover]]'s hotel room. The song is also part of ''After Hours'' soundtrack.
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*The ''Fearless Girl'' statue is a gift from {{W|Goldman Sachs}}, an American multinational investment bank and financial services company.
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*Lisa goes through an arch that parodies the {{W|Washington Square Arch}}.
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*One of the balloons is American writer and novelist [[Joan Didion]].
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**When he thinks he has captured Lisa, Julian calls her John Gregory "Donne", a pun on writer {{W|John Gregory Dunne}}, who usually collaborated with his wife Joan Didion.
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*Julian calls [[Katya]] "second-rate" {{W|Cindy Sherman}}.
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*Tracy Letts tells Katya that if there was a gun in the first act, he'd shoot her right now. This is a reference to the narrative principle of {{W|Chekhov's gun}}.
  
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==Continuity==
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== Trivia ==
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*The Prussian Tea Room is another parody of the {{W|Russian Tea Room}} after the [[Russian Tea House|Russian Tea House]]. ("[[From Russia Without Love]]")
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== Continuity ==
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*[[Ms. Hoover]] seems to be either cheating on or having divorced from [[Gil Gunderson]]. ("[[Habeas Tortoise]]")
 
*A [[Blocko Store]] is seen. ("[[The D'oh-cial Network]]")
 
*A [[Blocko Store]] is seen. ("[[The D'oh-cial Network]]")
 
*An [[n&n's Store]] is seen. ("[[Mad About the Toy]]")
 
*An [[n&n's Store]] is seen. ("[[Mad About the Toy]]")
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*''Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off'' is playing. ("[[A Fish Called Selma]]")
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*''[[Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off]]'' is playing at a theater. ("[[A Fish Called Selma]]")
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*A [[P.F. Thong's]] store is seen. ("[[From Beer to Paternity]]")
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*A [[P.F. Thong's]] branch is seen. ("[[From Beer to Paternity]]")
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==Trivia==
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*{{Ch|David Byrne}} is seen walking around Capital City.("[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]")
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*[[Ms. Hoover]] seems to be either cheating on or having divorced from [[Gil Gunderson]].
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*[[Laramie Cigarettes]] uses a cowboy in their advertisements. ("[[Dancin' Homer]]")
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References/Trivia


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Cultural references[edit]

  • The episode title is a reference to the 1985 comedy-drama film Desperately Seeking Susan.
  • The episode is an homage to Martin Scorsese's black comedy After Hours. Actress Rosanna Arquette plays the protagonist role of Marcy Franklin in After Hours and is also the fake Susan in Desperately Seeking Susan. Many elements from After Hours can be seen throughout this episode, including the chase involving Lisa and the use of songs from the film's soundtrack.
  • Bart started to watch the TV series Mad Men when The Krusty the Clown Show was in reruns. He says that Marge and Lisa are "fighting like Don Draper and Pete Campbell after they lost their Lucky Strike account". Draper and Campbell are two of the main characters of Mad Men working at Sterling Cooper advertising agency, while the cigarette company Lucky Strike was one of the agency's most crucial and longstanding clients.
  • The movement Allegro from Mozart's Symphony in D major "No. 45" is heard while Lisa travels to Capital City. This composition is also heard in the ending of After Hours.
The Fearless Girl facing the gorilla parodies the real-world Fearless Girl, which was once located in front of the Charging Bull. Many other references to New York City are seen throughout the episode
People outside of the hotel are dressed in costumes of Goofy, Charlie Brown, Pikachu and Shrek

Trivia[edit]

Continuity[edit]

Season 36 References
Aired
Bart's Birthday • The Yellow Lotus • Desperately Seeking Lisa • Shoddy Heat • Treehouse of Horror XXXV • Women in Shorts • Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes • Convenience Airways
Disney+ Specials
O C'mon All Ye Faithful • The Past and the Furious • Yellow Planet
Unscheduled
The Man Who Flew Too Much • Homer and Her Sisters • The Last Man Expanding • Estranger Things • Men Behaving Manly • Keep Chalm and Gary On • Bad Boys... for Life?
Unknown Production Code
The Beautiful Shame • Marge and Homer and Moe and Maya • Abe League of Their Moe
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