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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The name of the episode is a reference to the song "{{w|Mother and Child Reunion}}" by [[Paul Simon]].
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*The name of the episode is a reference to the song "{{W|Mother and Child Reunion}}" by [[Paul Simon]].
 
**The song was previously played in "[[My Mother the Carjacker]]" and "[[Mona Leaves-a]]".
 
**The song was previously played in "[[My Mother the Carjacker]]" and "[[Mona Leaves-a]]".
 
*The [[Magic Shop]] was given four stars by {{Ch|Penn Jillette|Penn}}, and {{Ch|Teller}} said nothing about it, referencing Teller's silence during shows.
 
*The [[Magic Shop]] was given four stars by {{Ch|Penn Jillette|Penn}}, and {{Ch|Teller}} said nothing about it, referencing Teller's silence during shows.
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[[File:Mother and Child Reunion promo 10.png|300px|thumb|The "[[Zoltar|Zoltar Speaks]]" {{W|fortune teller machine}} from ''{{W2|Big|film}}'' is seen inside the Magic Shop]]
 
*Things seen in the Magic Shop:
 
*Things seen in the Magic Shop:
 
**A statue of [[Homer]] as [[Frankenstein's Monster]] and [[Marge]] as [[Julienstein|Bride of Frankenstein]].
 
**A statue of [[Homer]] as [[Frankenstein's Monster]] and [[Marge]] as [[Julienstein|Bride of Frankenstein]].
 
**[[Mickey Mouse]]'s hat from ''{{W2|Fantasia|1940 film}}''.
 
**[[Mickey Mouse]]'s hat from ''{{W2|Fantasia|1940 film}}''.
**Love Potion No. 8, a reference to the song {{W2|Love Potion No. 9|song|song}}, {{W2|Love Potion No. 9|album|album}} or {{W2|Love Potion No. 9|film|film}} "Love Potion No. 9".
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**Love Potion No. 8, a reference to the {{W2|Love Potion No. 9|song|song}}, {{W2|Love Potion No. 9|album|album}} or {{W2|Love Potion No. 9|film|film}} "Love Potion No. 9".
**a poster for Grizzledum House, a parody of Gryffindor house in ''[[Harry Potter]]''.
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**A poster for Grizzledum House, a parody of Gryffindor house in ''[[Harry Potter]]''.
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**A {{W|Shish kebab}} sword.
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**The "[[Zoltar|Zoltar Speaks]]" {{W|fortune teller machine}} from the 1988 film ''{{W2|Big|film}}''.
 
*{{Ch|Werner Herzog}} says that if they're at the shop to use the bathroom to use the [[Burger King]] next door.
 
*{{Ch|Werner Herzog}} says that if they're at the shop to use the bathroom to use the [[Burger King]] next door.
*Werner Herzog says that they also fix iPhones, then says "you've heard of [[Steve Jobs]], this is my kid, no jobs."
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*Werner Herzog says that they also fix {{W|iPhone}}s, then says "you've heard of [[Steve Jobs]], this is my kid, no jobs."
*Werner Herzog shows a trick that made {{w|Angela Merkel}} say that he was the worst [[Uber]] driver ever.
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*Werner Herzog shows a trick that made [[Angela Merkel]] say that he was the worst [[Uber]] driver ever.
 
*Werner Herzog pulls underwear out of Homer's pants and says that they were worn by [[Babar the Elephant]].
 
*Werner Herzog pulls underwear out of Homer's pants and says that they were worn by [[Babar the Elephant]].
*{{w|Fortune teller machine|Zoltar}} from the 1988 film ''{{W2|Big|film|Big}}'' is seen at the Magic Shop.
 
 
*Werner Herzog bought a {{W|Keurig}} coffee maker, but never used it.
 
*Werner Herzog bought a {{W|Keurig}} coffee maker, but never used it.
 
*Homer and [[Bart]] hold [[Starbucks]] coffee cups.
 
*Homer and [[Bart]] hold [[Starbucks]] coffee cups.
*[[Lisa]] mentions {{w|Cornell College}}.
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*[[Lisa]] mentions {{W|Cornell College}}.
 
*In the future, [[Hans Moleman]] flies by in a ''[[The Jetsons]]'' style car.
 
*In the future, [[Hans Moleman]] flies by in a ''[[The Jetsons]]'' style car.
 
*Lisa mentions [[Netflix]] buying [[Yale University]].
 
*Lisa mentions [[Netflix]] buying [[Yale University]].
 
*Bart has become a master of ''[[Fruit Ninja]]''.
 
*Bart has become a master of ''[[Fruit Ninja]]''.
 
*[[Milhouse]] hires [[Kirk]] to sing a song imitating {{Ch|Seth MacFarlane}} imitating [[Frank Sinatra]]. The song he sings is "[[Take Him to the Prom]]", a parody of "{{W|Fly Me to the Moon}}".
 
*[[Milhouse]] hires [[Kirk]] to sing a song imitating {{Ch|Seth MacFarlane}} imitating [[Frank Sinatra]]. The song he sings is "[[Take Him to the Prom]]", a parody of "{{W|Fly Me to the Moon}}".
*[[Bed Bong & Beyond]] is a parody of {{w|Bed Bath & Beyond}}.
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*[[Bed Bong & Beyond]] is a parody of {{W|Bed Bath & Beyond}}.
 
*[[Blockbuster]] has returned.
 
*[[Blockbuster]] has returned.
 
*[[Best Buy A.I.]] is a parody of {{W|Best Buy}}.
 
*[[Best Buy A.I.]] is a parody of {{W|Best Buy}}.
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*A [[Bitcoin Laundromat]] shop is seen, referencing {{W|Bitcoin}}.
 
*A [[Bitcoin Laundromat]] shop is seen, referencing {{W|Bitcoin}}.
 
*Lisa uses [[Oogle]] mail.
 
*Lisa uses [[Oogle]] mail.
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[[File:Future Lisa universities.png|300px|thumb|As seen in her [[Oogle]] mail account, [[Lisa]] got accepted in many prestigious universities]]
 
*Universities Lisa got accepted in:
 
*Universities Lisa got accepted in:
**{{w|Dartmouth College}}.
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**{{W|Dartmouth College}}.
**{{w|Amherst College}}.
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**{{W|Amherst College}}.
**{{w|Cornell University}}.
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**{{W|Cornell University}}.
 
**[[Oxford University|University of Oxford]].
 
**[[Oxford University|University of Oxford]].
 
**[[Sorbonne University]].
 
**[[Sorbonne University]].
**[[Princeton]] {{w|Princeton University|University}}.
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**[[Princeton]] {{W|Princeton University|University}}.
 
**[[Yale University]].
 
**[[Yale University]].
**{{w|Brown University}}.
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**{{W|Brown University}}.
**{{w|Bowdoin College}}.
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**{{W|Bowdoin College}}.
**{{w|University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley}}.
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**{{W|University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley}}.
**{{w|University of North Carolina|UNC}}.
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**{{W|University of North Carolina|UNC}}.
**{{w|Texas A&M University|Texas A&M}}.
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**{{W|Texas A&M University|Texas A&M}}.
 
**[[Harvard University]].
 
**[[Harvard University]].
 
**[[West Virginia]] Smart Place, the only one that doesn't exist in real life.
 
**[[West Virginia]] Smart Place, the only one that doesn't exist in real life.
**{{w|Bob Jones University}}, mentioned by [[Ned Flanders]].
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**{{W|Bob Jones University}}, mentioned by [[Ned Flanders]].
**{{w|University of Hawaiʻi}}, {{w|Arizona State University}} and [[Google]] University, mentioned by drones.
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**{{W|University of Hawaiʻi}}, {{W|Arizona State University}} and [[Google]] University, mentioned by drones.
 
***Arizona State safety is a reference to the many safety issues on campus in the real life university.
 
***Arizona State safety is a reference to the many safety issues on campus in the real life university.
 
*The Simpson family sing "[[A Simpson Got Into College]]" to the tune of "{{W|For He's a Jolly Good Fellow}}".
 
*The Simpson family sing "[[A Simpson Got Into College]]" to the tune of "{{W|For He's a Jolly Good Fellow}}".
*Maggie turns her face into various {{w|emoji}}s.
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*Maggie turns her face into various {{W|emoji}}s.
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*The fast-food restaurants and stores at the shopping mall include:
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**[[Sbarro of Tomorrow]], a parody of {{W|Sbarro}} pizzeria chain.
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**[[Bob's Big Soy]], a parody of {{W|Bob's Big Boy}}.
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**[[Future Arby's]], a parody of [[Arby's]].
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**[[Panda Extinct]], a parody of {{W|Panda Express}}.
 
*The [[Squeaky-voiced teen]] says that he was a philosophy major at {{W|Brown University}}.
 
*The [[Squeaky-voiced teen]] says that he was a philosophy major at {{W|Brown University}}.
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[[File:Disney fireworks.png|300px|thumb|In a future embraced in consumerism, the {{W|US Government}} is sponsored by {{W|Disney}}]]
 
*Lisa teaches [[William Shakespeare]] using dances from {{W|TikTok}}.
 
*Lisa teaches [[William Shakespeare]] using dances from {{W|TikTok}}.
 
*{{Ch|Nate Silver}} is at {{W|FiveThirtyEight}}, a real website.
 
*{{Ch|Nate Silver}} is at {{W|FiveThirtyEight}}, a real website.
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*Drones from food delivery companies {{W|Postmates}} and {{W|DoorDash}} are seen shooting at each other.
 
*Homer asks Werner Herzog how many more ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' movies are made. Herzog tells Homer that four more are made and that the ''Gay Ghostbusters'' was fantastic.
 
*Homer asks Werner Herzog how many more ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' movies are made. Herzog tells Homer that four more are made and that the ''Gay Ghostbusters'' was fantastic.
 
*Werner Herzog says that he'll conjure the spirit of {{Ch|Rodney Dangerfield}} at the Comedy & Magic Club.
 
*Werner Herzog says that he'll conjure the spirit of {{Ch|Rodney Dangerfield}} at the Comedy & Magic Club.
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*Bart becomes the owner of three {{W|National Basketball Association|NBA}} teams.
 
*Bart becomes the owner of three {{W|National Basketball Association|NBA}} teams.
 
*The fireworks at the end say that the US Government is brought to you by {{W|Disney}}.
 
*The fireworks at the end say that the US Government is brought to you by {{W|Disney}}.
*Over the Disney fireworks, "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" from ''{{W|The Nutcracker}}'' by {{W|Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky}} plays.
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*Over the {{W|Disney}} fireworks, "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" from ''{{W|The Nutcracker}}'' by {{W|Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky}} plays.
*Nate Silver mentions the {{w|Ivy League}}.
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*Nate Silver mentions the {{W|Ivy League}}.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
*[[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop]] has now become The Android's Dungeon Not a Comic Book Store but a Prison.
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*[[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop]] has become The Android's Dungeon Not a Comic Book Store but a Prison.
 
*[[Moe's Tavern]] has become Moe's Oxygen.
 
*[[Moe's Tavern]] has become Moe's Oxygen.
*On the map of the [[USA]], [[Springfield's State]] is seen between [[Colorado]], [[Kansas]] and [[Nebraska]].
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*On the map of the [[USA]], [[Springfield's state]] is seen between [[Colorado]], [[Kansas]] and [[Nebraska]].
 
*At Lisa's inauguration, people hold a sign saying "Pardon [[Sideshow Bob]]".
 
*At Lisa's inauguration, people hold a sign saying "Pardon [[Sideshow Bob]]".
 
*The episode was dedicated to [[Olympia Dukakis]] who passed away on May 1st, eight days before this episode aired.
 
*The episode was dedicated to [[Olympia Dukakis]] who passed away on May 1st, eight days before this episode aired.

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References/Trivia


Season 32 Episode References
703 "Panic on the Streets of Springfield"
704
"Mother and Child Reunion"
"The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A." 705


Cultural references[edit]

The "Zoltar Speaks" fortune teller machine from Big is seen inside the Magic Shop
As seen in her Oogle mail account, Lisa got accepted in many prestigious universities
In a future embraced in consumerism, the US Government is sponsored by Disney

Trivia[edit]

Continuity[edit]

Season 32 References
Undercover Burns I, Carumbus Now Museum, Now You Don't Treehouse of Horror XXXI The 7 Beer Itch Podcast News Three Dreams Denied The Road to Cincinnati Sorry Not Sorry A Springfield Summer Christmas for Christmas The Dad-Feelings Limited Diary Queen Wad Goals Yokel Hero Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars? Manger Things Uncut Femmes Burger Kings Panic on the Streets of Springfield Mother and Child Reunion The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A. The Last Barfighter