Difference between revisions of "A Tree Grows in Springfield/References"

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Cultural references

• The episode's title is a reference to the novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, as well as its film and stage adaptations.
• The episode is a reference to Steve Jobs death in 2011.
• When Homer is showing Marge the myPad's apps, Homer says that Tapped Out, an obvious reference to The Simpsons game The Simpsons: Tapped Out, is one of the apps. When he taps on it though, a screen comes up and says "Unavailable", which is a reference to The Simpsons: Tapped Out's unreliable connectivity issues and a reference to the 6-month period when The Simpsons: Tapped Out was not on the iOS App Store.
• Steve Mobbs mentions that Homer could buy something from Hewlett Packard if he didn't submit and agree to buy all of Mapple's future products.
• One of the mustaches Homer tries on is of Julius Pringles, mascot of Pringles.
• Vengeful Pigs is a parody of Angry Birds.
• The Springfield General Hospital board says "Obamacare bitterly provided".
• The "Logomania" section is a parody of the Logorama short film.
  • The Slurm logo is seen in this segment. Slurm is a soft drink from Futurama and is again a reference to Logorama, which featured the Slurm logo in it.

Continuity

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• Steve Mobbs (first seen in "MyPods and Boomsticks") is now deceased: He appears in the startup animation of Homer's MyPad and says he is "speaking from beyond the grave".
• After Homer gets his MyPad, Moe mentions what a big deal it was when he got his cell phone (alluding to a lyric in the closing song of "Gump Roast").
• Moe has a picture of Apu, Barney, Homer and Seymour Skinner as The Be Sharps. ("Homer's Barbershop Quartet")

Logomania continuity

Characters

• The following characters appeared:
  • Malibu Stacy
  • Bubbles of The Happy Little Elves
  • Burly ("The Blunder Years")
  • Funzo ("Grift of the Magi")
  • A picture of Phony McRing-Ring ("A Tale of Two Springfields")
  • A picture of George Plimpton ("I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can")
  • A picture of Mr. Sparkle ("In Marge We Trust" et al)

Locations

• Logos and signs of the following appeared:
  • The Bloated Liver ("The Last Temptation of Krust")
  • Cisc O'systems ("In the Name of the Grandfather")
  • Greaser's Cafe ("Take My Wife, Sleaze")
  • Hotenhoffer Pharmaceuticals ("The Scorpion's Tale")
  • Mick-rosoft ("In the Name of the Grandfather")
  • Nickel 'N' Dime Animation Studios ("Angry Dad: The Movie")
  • Pest Bye ("Gone Maggie Gone")
  • Red Blazer Realty ("Realty Bites" et al)
  • The Zesty Fork (The Simpsons Movie)

Media

• The following media brands appear:
  • Cosmic Wars ("Co-Dependent's Day")
  • Grand Theft Walrus (The Simpsons Movie)

Miscellaneous

• The following other logos and pictures are seen:
  • Absolut Krusty ("Barting Over", "Bart Gets a "Z"", "The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants")
  • Blocko ("Hungry, Hungry Homer", "The Food Wife", "The D'oh-cial Network")
  • Blue Bronco Energy Drink ("Bart Gets a "Z"")
  • Burly Paper Towels ("The Blunder Years")
  • Cheapo Brothers ("Treehouse of Horror XX")
  • Focusyn ("Brother's Little Helper")
  • Funtendo ("Million Dollar Maybe" et al)
    • Funtendo Zii ("Million Dollar Maybe" et al)
  • George Plimpton Hotplate ("I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can")