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== Cultural references ==
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*The episode is based on female driven [[Saturday Night Live|SNL]]-like sketches.<ref>[https://twitter.com/stitchkingdom/status/1822460245479928183 Stitch Kingdom has BUM WORMS's Twitter - "Women in Shorts Plot"]</ref>
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*The preview synopsis, "Girls just want to have funny", references the song "{{W|Girls Just Want to Have Fun}}" by [[Cyndi Lauper]].
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*[[Luann]]'s Got Milf? T-shirt references both [[Got Milk?]] and the acronym {{W|MILF}}.
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[[File:Malibu Stacy Land.png|300px|thumb|[[Malibu Stacy]] is going to the real world parodying the 2023 fantasy-comedy film ''{{W2|Barbie|film}}''. The song heard in the sequence, "{{W|Closer to Fine}}", is also featured on ''Barbie'']]
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*[[Malibu Stacy]] is going to the real world to find a little girl who loves her the most, alluding to the 2023 fantasy-comedy film ''{{W2|Barbie|film}}'', in which the doll travels to the real world in a journey of self-discovery.
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**[[Malibu Stacy Land]] is a parody of "Barbieland" from ''Barbie''.
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**"{{W|Closer to Fine}}" by {{W|Indigo Girls}} plays while {{Ch|Malibu Stacy}} leaves Malibu Stacy Land, which also played in ''Barbie''.
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*When Malibut Stacy says "we can encompass multitudes" she is alluding to {{W|Walt Whitman}}'s line in "{{W|Song of Myself}}," "I contain multitudes".
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*Malibu Stacy drives to [[Springfield]] along [[G.I. Joe Memorial Highway]], a reference to the ''{{W|G.I. Joe}}'' line of action figures.
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*The "Valley of Silicon" is a pun on the region of {{W|Silicon Valley}} in [[California]].
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*[[Mrs. Muntz]] says that [[Rylee]] had the "troubadour" play "Poureth Some Sugar Unto Me", a parody of "{{W|Pour Some Sugar on Me}}" by {{W|Def Leppard}}.
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*''[[Persons]]'' magazine is a parody of ''[[People]]'' magazine.
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**{{Ch|Jennifer Garner}} appeared on the cover of ''Persons''. [[Homer]] said that she would take a night at home with the kids over a [[Hollywood]] premiere any day of the week.
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**An article about American actor {{W|Tony Shalhoub}} is also mentioned in the cover.
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*''[[Motortrend Magazine]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Motor Trend}}''.
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*The "[[Incompetent Husband]]" song is a parody of "{{W|Gee, Officer Krupke}}" from the musical ''{{W|West Side Story}}''.
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*The clerks at the store sing and dance to a parody of the {{W|can-can}}.
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*''[[Better Shacks and Lean-Tos]]'' is a parody of ''{{W2|Better Homes and Gardens|magazine}}''.
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*[[The Male Gauze]] bandages are a reference to the {{W|male gaze}}, the act of depicting women and the world from a masculine, heterosexual perspective.
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*The ''[[Channel 6 News]]'' headline "Smokes on the Water" is a reference to the song "{{W|Smoke on the Water}}" by {{W|Deep Purple}}.
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*[[Captain McCallister]]'s ship blocked the [[Panama Canal]] in a very similar way to the ''{{W|Ever Given}}'' vessel in the {{W|2021 Suez Canal obstruction}} incident.
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*A poster of [[Angus MacGyver]] from ''[[MacGyver]]'' is on the wall of [[Patty]] and [[Selma]]'s [[Spinster City Apartments|apartment]].
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[[File:The Nanny opening parody.png|300px|thumb|The opening and theme song of ''[[Mamma-at-Law!]]'' parody those of the famous American sitcom ''{{W|The Nanny}}]]
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*The opening and theme song of ''[[Mamma-at-Law!]]'' parody those of the American sitcom ''{{W|The Nanny}}''.
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**[[Mrs. Risotto]] attended {{W|Harvard Law School}}.
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**{{Ch|Janet Reno}} was mentioned to be the executive producer of ''Mamma-at-Law!''. Former United States Attorney General Reno was usually subject to mentions and parodies in ''Saturday Night Live'' sketches, including {{W|Janet Reno's Dance Party}}.
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**Mrs. Risotto gives the jury {{W|ziti}}, a traditional pasta from [[Italy]].
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*The [[U.S. Supreme Court]] appears in the next episode of ''Mamma-at-Law!''
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**When Mrs. Risotto slaps the nine Supreme Court justices in turn over the injustice of civil forfeiture laws, she is referring to case ''{{W|Culley v. Marshall}}''.
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*''{{W|Eine kleine Nachtmusik|Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major}}'' by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] plays during the intro of "The Soul of a Chef: [[Lunchlady Dora]]".
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*''{{W|The Four Seasons (Vivaldi)|The Four Seasons: Summer}}'' by [[Antonio Vivaldi]] plays during the montage at the cafeteria.
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*The Lisa segment is a reference to ''{{W|The Chronicles of Narnia}}'' book, ''{{W|The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe}}'', which she's reading just before sleeping.
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**Characters from ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' seen include [[Mr. Beaver]] and [[Mr. Tumnus]].
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*[[Scowlbook]] is a parody of [[Facebook]].
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*The logo of the {{W|Union Pacific Railroad}} is seen in [[Reverend Lovejoy]]'s train room.
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*Lisa buys a {{Ch|Billie Holiday}} album.
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*The name of [[Vinyl Fantasy]] is a reference to the video game series ''{{W|Final Fantasy}}''.
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*The jazz composition "Ragtime Rumble" by Bulgarian composer {{W|Mario Grigorov}} is heard during Lisa's segment.
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*The [[Maggie]] segment during the credits is a reference to [[Batman]], with the city being a parody of [[Gotham City]].
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*Marge says that Jake from {{W|State Farm}} "does it for me", referencing the {{W|State farm#Television ads|State farm television adverts}}.
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== Trivia ==
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*It's a sequel of sorts to "[[22 Short Films About Springfield]]"<ref name="VarietySDCC">[https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/the-simpsons-venom-parody-treehouse-of-horror-kamala-harris-1236087414/ Variety - "'The Simpsons' Reveals Upcoming 'Venom' Parody, Shares Video of Kamala Harris Reciting a Famous 'Treehouse of Horror' Quote at Comic-Con Panel"]</ref><ref name="CNN">[https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/19/entertainment/the-simpsons-american-sitcom-cec/index.html CNN - "How 'The Simpsons' stays funny nearly 770 episodes later"]</ref>
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*A kid who looks very similar to [[Elliott]] from ''[[A Burns for All Seasons]]'' from "[[A Star Is Burns]]" is seen at [[Springfield Elementary]].
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== Continuity ==
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*The [[Billboard gag]] references the previous name of the episode, Ladies Night.
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*[[Muntzeena]]'s magical shoe was apparently made from [[Lucite]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror X]]")
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*Philby, [[Ruth Powers]]' dog, appears. ("[[You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About – Act Three Will Shock You!]]")
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*[[Malicious Krubb]] appears in Lisa's dream. ("[[The Haw-Hawed Couple]]")
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*One of the Hobbits and [[Azzlan]] appear in Lisa's dream. ("[[The Serfsons]]")
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== References ==
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*The original title of the episode, "Ladies Night", is a reference to the {{W2|Ladies' Night|song|song of the same name}} by {{W|Kool & The Gang}}.
 
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*The preview synopsis, "Girls just want to have funny", references the song {{W|Girls Just Want to Have Fun}}.
 
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*[[Luann]]'s Got Milf? T-shirt references both [[Got Milk?]] and the acronym {{W|MILF}}, which had previously been referenced in the title of "[[Moms I'd Like to Forget]]".
 
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*Philby, [[Ruth Powers]]' dog, appears. ("[[You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About – Act Three Will Shock You!]]]]")
 
 
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References/Trivia


Season 36 Episode References
← 755 "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV"
774
"Women in Shorts"
"Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes" 775 →

Cultural references[edit]

Malibu Stacy is going to the real world parodying the 2023 fantasy-comedy film Barbie. The song heard in the sequence, "Closer to Fine", is also featured on Barbie
The opening and theme song of Mamma-at-Law! parody those of the famous American sitcom The Nanny

Trivia[edit]

Continuity[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Stitch Kingdom has BUM WORMS's Twitter - "Women in Shorts Plot"
  2. ↑ Variety - "'The Simpsons' Reveals Upcoming 'Venom' Parody, Shares Video of Kamala Harris Reciting a Famous 'Treehouse of Horror' Quote at Comic-Con Panel"
  3. ↑ CNN - "How 'The Simpsons' stays funny nearly 770 episodes later"


Season 36 References
Aired
Bart's Birthday • The Yellow Lotus • Desperately Seeking Lisa • Shoddy Heat • Treehouse of Horror XXXV • Women in Shorts • Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes • Convenience Airways • Homer and Her Sisters
Disney+ Specials
O C'mon All Ye Faithful • The Past and the Furious • Yellow Planet
Unscheduled
The Man Who Flew Too Much • The Last Man Expanding • Estranger Things • Men Behaving Manly • Keep Chalm and Gary On • Bad Boys... for Life?
Unknown Production Code
The Beautiful Shame • Marge and Homer and Moe and Maya • Abe League of Their Moe • P.S., I Hate You
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