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*Sam's parents play "{{w|It Had to Be You (song)|It Had to Be You}}". | *Sam's parents play "{{w|It Had to Be You (song)|It Had to Be You}}". | ||
*[[Homer]] texts Lisa his hiding in the bush meme. | *[[Homer]] texts Lisa his hiding in the bush meme. | ||
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*Homer mentions {{Ch|Charlie Rose}}. | *Homer mentions {{Ch|Charlie Rose}}. | ||
*A break card says to stay tuned for ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'' in French. | *A break card says to stay tuned for ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'' in French. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode name is a reference to the novel The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins and the movie of the same name based on the book.
- Marvel's Thanos shows up on the couch gag with his Infinity Gauntlet and proceeds to vaporize the Simpson family except for Maggie.
- The three belts are reference to:
- WLBA: the World Boxing Association (WBA).
- Federación Internacional de Lunch-Boxeo: the Spanish name, Federación Internacional de Boxeo, for the International Boxing Federation (IBF).
- WLBO: the World Boxing Organization (WBO).
- One of Bart's lunch boxes is one of Eeyore from Winnie-the-Pooh.
- U.S. Ninja Ultimate Beast Blaster is a reference to Netflix's Ultimate Beastmaster and NBC's American Ninja Warrior.
- One of the contestants has a tattoo that says "Steroids to Heaven", a reference to the song "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin.
- The song Lisa sang on the bus is a parody of the song Belle from the Disney movie Beauty and the Beast.
- Books at Sam's house:
- The Collected by Kurt Vonnegut.
- Doorknobs of Denmark.
- Goya's Stabbiest Paintings.
- European Train Menus.
- Klimt und Koons Eine Retrospective, a book talking about Jeff Koons's Gazing Ball (Klimt Kiss).
- The Big Book of Glass by Maurice.
- Authors of the Russian novels in Sam's house:
- Sam mentions the Great Pacific garbage patch and listening to The Dolphin by Stan Getz.
- Sam's parents play "It Had to Be You".
- Homer texts Lisa his hiding in the bush meme.
- Homer mentions Charlie Rose.
- A break card says to stay tuned for Bob's Burgers in French.
Trivia
- Lisa shouts "Ah, Sideshow Mom", like the family does when they see Sideshow Bob.
Continuity
- Terry Gross reprises her role as a radio host. ("The Debarted")
- Temple Beth Springfield has a marquee that says "In loving memory of Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky. ("Clown in the Dumps")
