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Cultural references[edit]

• The name of the episode is a reference to the song "Mad About the Boy" by Noël Coward.
• Homer sings a parody of "Love and Marriage" by Frank Sinatra, the theme song of Married... with Children.
  • Homer mentions Al Bundy and says that he's now on Modern Family, referring to Bundy's actor Ed O'Neill playing Jay Pritchett on the show.
• Homer and Marge leave the kids in the care of Amazon Alexa and Google Home.
  • After Lisa attempts to confuse Alexa, Alexa says she is familiar with the Epimenides paradox.
• Grampa mentions King Farouk.
• Sipper McTea and Milly is a parody of Fibber McGee and Molly.
• Games the family considers playing include The Game of Life, Hatchimals, Pick-up sticks and Monopoly.
• The therapist's office at the V.A. Hospital has a copy of the iconic photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima on the wall.
• During his flashback when Grampa kissed a nurse at Times Square is a reference to another iconic photograph V-J Day in Times Square.
• "G.I. Bilked" is a reference to the G.I. Bill.
• The sign outside the V. A. Hospital, "OUR DRAFT-DODGING PRESIDENT SALUTES YOU" is a reference to Donald Trump.
• Grampa is invited to The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell.
  • Lawrence O'Donnell mentions MSNBC, CNBC and NBC.
• The song that plays when the family arrive in New York City is "New York Groove" by Ace Frehley.
• Five Seasons New York hotel is a reference to the Four Seasons Hotel and the nearby in New York.
• The family visit the n&n's Store, a parody of the M&M's store in Times Square.
• The song that plays during the photoshoot is "Blue Rondo à la Turk" by Dave Brubeck.
• After leaving the photoshoot, Grampa went to see a Rock Hudson film to remind him what a real man is like. Rock Hudson was discreetly gay.
• The song that plays when the family arrives in Texas is "Miles and Miles of Texas" by Asleep at the Wheel.
• The family visits the Prada Marfa art installation. They also see the Marfa lights.
• The song that Grampa sings in Marfa, "There's a Handsome Man in Texas", is set to the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas".
• Alamo's Tavern in Marfa is a reference to Moe's Tavern and The Alamo.
• Next-To-The-Last Picture Show in Marfa is a reference is the Texas-set coming-of-age drama "The Last Picture Show."
• Philip Hefflin mentions a paper from Cornell University purporting to show that no one is 100% straight or gay.
  • The Cornell paper was actually published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
• When Grampa is talking about the old days, he gets annoyed at Young Sheldon.
• Grampa says that he is as straight as Gomer Pyle from The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C..
  • Gomer Pyle was played by Jim Nabors, who was gay.
• Whiz-Bang Toy Company is a parody of Wham-O.
  • Don swats his secretary on the rump as he passes by, epitomizing the casual workplace sexism of the period.
  • One of the employees is playing with Jarts, which make a clinking sound as they penetrate the floor. He inadvertently flips a Jart, impaling a fellow employee in the chest. Jarts became illegal in 1988.
• When Grampa says putty could be silly again, he is referring to Silly Putty.

Trivia[edit]

• The Title screen gag is a repeat of the one from "Haw-Haw Land", only changing the two years that go and come.

Continuity[edit]

• The family has a bag of toy soldiers from Toys Were Us. ("Daddicus Finch")
• The family visits the V.A. Hospital again. ("Havana Wild Weekend")