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*The episode title is a reference to the pregnancy guide ''{{w|What to Expect When You're Expecting}}'' which was adapted into a comedy-drama {{w|What to Expect When You're Expecting (film)|film of the same name}}, released in May [[2012]]. | *The episode title is a reference to the pregnancy guide ''{{w|What to Expect When You're Expecting}}'' which was adapted into a comedy-drama {{w|What to Expect When You're Expecting (film)|film of the same name}}, released in May [[2012]]. | ||
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**[[Comic Book Guy]] as The [[Mulk]] | **[[Comic Book Guy]] as The [[Mulk]] | ||
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**Unnamed bartender as [[She-Hulk]] | **Unnamed bartender as [[She-Hulk]] | ||
**Unnamed person as {{W2|Rorschach|comics}} | **Unnamed person as {{W2|Rorschach|comics}} | ||
| + | *Drink references: | ||
| + | **[[Nick Fury Agent of Schnapps]] is a reference to [[Nick Fury]] from ''[[Marvel]]''. | ||
| + | **[[Sex in the Batmobile]] is a reference to the [[Batmobile]] from ''[[DC Comics]]''. | ||
| + | **[[Wolveriskey]] is a reference to [[Wolverine]] from ''Marvel''. | ||
| + | *The grasshopper writing "Help Me" in paint is a reference to ''{{W|The Fly (1958 film)|The Fly}}''. | ||
| + | *The {{w|Pointillism|pointillist}} art that [[Martin Prince]] asks for help on is a copy of ''{{w|A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte}}'' by {{w|Georges Seurat}}. | ||
| + | *The male horse dances to "{{W|It's Raining Men}}" by {{W|The Weather Girls}}. | ||
| + | *The song playing when Homer gets his first taste of Duff beer from the horse drawn wagon was "{{W|Feels Like the First Time}}" by {{W2|Foreigner|band}}. | ||
| + | *The song "[[Let Them Play!]]" is a parody of "{{w|One Day More}}" from ''{{w2|Les Misérables|musical}}''. | ||
| + | *The opening sequence of ''{{W|Modern Family}}'' is parodied towards the end of the episode. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the pregnancy guide What to Expect When You're Expecting which was adapted into a comedy-drama film of the same name, released in May 2012.
- Characters in comic costumes:
- Comic Book Guy as The Mulk
- Kent Brockman as the Green Arrow
- Mayor Quimby as a Canadian The Flash
- Unknown person as Wolverine
- Unknown person as Batman
- Otto Mann as Gandalf the Grey from The Lord of the Rings
- Professor Frink as Link from The Legend of Zelda
- Apu Nahasapeemapetilon as ?
- Groundskeeper Willie as ?
- Unknown person as Magneto
- Several unknown people as Spider-Man
- Charlie as Radioactive Man
- Larry as ?
- Lunchlady Dora as ?
- Gil as Lando Calrissian
- Bernice Hibbert as Catwoman
- Sideshow Mel as Aquaman
- Coach Krupt as Xena
- Homer as The Thing
- Lenny as The Invisible Woman
- Carl as Mr. Fantastic
- Barney as the Human Torch
- Dr. Hibbert and others as Captain America
- Patty and Selma as Poison Ivy and Wonder Woman respectively
- Unnamed person as Wind Lad
- Unnamed woman as Thor.
- Martin Prince, Sr. as Doctor Doom
- Unnamed person as Hawkman
- Unnamed person as Green Lantern
- Unnamed person as Plastic Man
- Unnamed person as Galactus
- Unnamed person as The Watcher
- Unnamed person as The Silver Surfer
- Unnamed person as Superman
- Unnamed bartender as She-Hulk
- Unnamed person as Rorschach
- Drink references:
- Nick Fury Agent of Schnapps is a reference to Nick Fury from Marvel.
- Sex in the Batmobile is a reference to the Batmobile from DC Comics.
- Wolveriskey is a reference to Wolverine from Marvel.
- The grasshopper writing "Help Me" in paint is a reference to The Fly.
- The pointillist art that Martin Prince asks for help on is a copy of A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat.
- The male horse dances to "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls.
- The song playing when Homer gets his first taste of Duff beer from the horse drawn wagon was "Feels Like the First Time" by Foreigner.
- The song "Let Them Play!" is a parody of "One Day More" from Les Misérables.
- The opening sequence of Modern Family is parodied towards the end of the episode.
Trivia
- It's revealed that Shauna is the daughter of Superintendent Chalmers.
Continuity
- A couple of bartenders from previously seen bars appear:
