Difference between revisions of "The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson/References"

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Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a reference to Lauryn Hill's album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
• The bar scene at the beginning of the episode is a reference to Raiders of the Lost Ark.
• The song that plays during the scene where Horatio McCallister and his wife make out and the treasure hunting scene is "He's a Pirate", the theme song from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
• Sideshow Mel wants a rock and roll hall of fame with no Pearl Jam.
• In "STEM", John Legend sings the line "it'll turn all you dumb kids into Zuckerbergs", a reference to Mark Zuckerberg.
• Chrissy Teigen loves doing personal favors for her Instagram followers.
• John Legend goes to charge their kids iPads.
• The algorithm suggests Murder Mystery starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston.
• There are fake cars for Uber, Grubhub and Lyft in the Springfield STEM Academy.
• The soda machine in the Power Plant office is based off the Coca-Cola Freestyle machine.
• Carl imagines a future that is like The Jetsons. The ending scene with Lisa and Bart is still located in that future.
• Bart's badge earned by peeing in virtual water bottles in a virtual Amazon center is a reference to the real-life reports on Amazon warehouse workers peeing in water bottles due to the lack of breaks.
• "The Ballad of John Homer" is a reference to John Henry, an African American folk hero.
• Zane Furlong works for Postmates, a real company.
• The files on the Schoolgorithm server are in a directory called /Users/admin/Desktop/Schoolgorithm/Code Base/v001/code/main_production_code. They are:
  • README
  • specifications.backup
  • specifications.main
  • staff.table
  • student.table
• Subdirectories are:
  • classroom_network
  • course_media_files
  • drone_control_system
  • ratings_algorithm
  • student_avatar_builder
  • vr_haptic_trainer
• Bart's Badges include:
  • Skin Unlocker
  • Cashier Master
  • #1 Driver
  • Grocery Bagger
  • Dog Walker
  • Take Out Boss
  • Chimp Builder
  • Master Collector
  • Warehouse Wizzer

Continuity

• Nikki McKenna attends the STEM Academy. ("Stealing First Base")
• Isabel Gutierrez ("The Kid Is All Right"), Sam Monroe ("The Girl on the Bus") and Tumi ("Pay Pal") are in Lisa's gifted class.
• Milhouse's school username is "Thrillho", a reference to the name he entered in Bonestorm. ("Marge Be Not Proud")