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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
 
*The episode title is a reference to the film ''{{W|Portrait of a Lady on Fire}}''.
 
*The episode title is a reference to the film ''{{W|Portrait of a Lady on Fire}}''.
*{{w|Richard Wagner}}'s "{{w|Ride of the Valkyries}}" plays during the credits.
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*[[Mr. Burns]]' [[The Hounds|Hounds]] are descended from the first litter of [[Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann]], the first breeder of the {{W|Dobermann}}.
==Trivia==
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*[[Warren Buffett]] sent Mr. Burns a jigsaw puzzle as a bribe.
*[[Swiss Pocket Knife|Swiss Pocket Knife couch gag]], [[Burger Kings]]' couch gag, is reused.
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*The dating app [[U.S. Male Service]] is a reference to the {{W|United States Postal Service}}.
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*[[Michael de Graaf]] offers a priceless Impressionist painting in return for the last puppy. Smithers says that Burns could use a {{W|Édouard Manet|Manet}}, and Michael says that he has a [[Claude Monet|Monet]].
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*Michael jokes to Smithers that if you added spikes to vintage vinyl, you'd have half of {{W|Vivienne Westwood}}'s career.
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*Michael says that people usually want to date him to get into ''{{W|GQ}}'', meet [[Anna Wintour]], or co-parent {{Ch|Anderson Cooper}}'s baby.
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*[[Marge]] uses [[MyTube]] to show Homer Micheal de Graaf's shows.
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*''[[America's Got Fabric]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|America's Got Talent}}''. {{Ch|Christian Siriano}} is a fashion designer on the show.
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**Michael tells a contestant that the dress he designed was like ''{{W|Sex and the City}}'', if there was no sex and the city was [[Milwaukee]].
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*{{Ch|Christine Baranski}} sings "[[Dancing Queen]]" by [[ABBA]]. Baranski played Tanya Chesham-Leigh in the film ''{{W2|Mamma Mia!|film}}'' and its sequel, ''{{W|Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again}}''.
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*When Michael is judging the outfits of the party guests:
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**Michael tells [[Helen Lovejoy]] that it was kind of {{W|Estelle Getty}} for her to donate her wardrobe for her production of ''{{W|The Crucible}}''.
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**Michael welcomes [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] to ''{{W|Grey Gardens}}'', then adds that at least those ladies had a look.
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*Lisa's dress that Michael made for her was designed by [[Christian Siriano]].
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*Lisa says that [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] didn't care about fashion. Lisa said that Ginsburg slapped on a doily and that was enough, referring to the lace collars sported by Ginsburg.
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*Michael makes his clothing factory in the factory that used to make {{W|fidget spinner}}s.
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*[[Mrs. Risotto|Luigi's mamma]] used to have a pillow with {{W|Gina Lollobrigida}} on it. Gina Lollobrigida was Italian actress who one of the highest-profile European actresses of the 1950s and an international sex symbol.
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*Mr. Burns asks if Smithers' girlfriend is {{W|Sheryl Sandberg}}.
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*The fashion factory meltdown scenes are a parody of the TV miniseries ''{{W2|Chernobyl|miniseries}}'', which was about the {{W|Chernobyl disaster}}.
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*Michael says that he's making clothes for Tommy Target and Wendy Walmart, a reference to {{W|Target Corporation|Target}} and {{W|Walmart}}.
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*Michael tells Smithers that he deserves a town with a {{W|Chipotle Mexican Grill|Chipotle}}.
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*Michael's pants were made partially of shredded [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] paintings.
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*"{{W|Ride of the Valkyries}}" by {{W|Richard Wagner}} plays during the credits. Mr. Burns says to turn it up.
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== Trivia ==
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*The [[Swiss Pocket Knife]] couch gag is reused from "[[Burger Kings]]". However the second part on the gag is cut off.
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*Smithers speaks Mandarin Chinese.
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*[[Disco Stu]] is revealed to be hetero-flexible, while [[Mrs. Risotto]] is revealed to be lesbian.
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== Continuity ==
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*Among the people on the dating app are {{ap|John|Cockamamie's}} and workers for the [[Ajax Steel Mill]]. ("[[Homer's Phobia]]")
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*Smithers has a poster for the musical ''[[Malibu Stacy: The Musical]]'' in his office. ("[[Homer vs. Dignity]]")
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**Smithers also has a photo of his father, [[Waylon Smithers, Sr.]] ("[[The Blunder Years]]")
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== Goofs ==
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*At the party, [[Martin]] is seen with white hair.
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References/Trivia


Season 33 Episode References
713 "A Serious Flanders (Part 2)"
714
"Portrait of a Lackey on Fire"
"Mothers and Other Strangers" 715


Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • At the party, Martin is seen with white hair.
Season 33 References
The Star of the Backstage Bart's in Jail! Treehouse of Horror XXXII The Wayz We Were Lisa's Belly A Serious Flanders (Part 1) A Serious Flanders (Part 2) Portrait of a Lackey on Fire Mothers and Other Strangers A Made Maggie The Longest Marge Pixelated and Afraid Boyz N the Highlands You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About – Act Three Will Shock You! Bart the Cool Kid Pretty Whittle Liar The Sound of Bleeding Gums My Octopus and a Teacher Girls Just Shauna Have Fun Marge the Meanie Meat Is Murder Poorhouse Rock