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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}}.
  
== Cultural references ==
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== Trivia ==
*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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*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>
*The preview synopsis, "Girls just want to have funny", references the song {{W|Girls Just Want to Have Fun}}.
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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]].
*[[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]]".
 
*The third promo image seems to be a reference to {{W|The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe}}.
 
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== 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]]")
 
*Philby, [[Ruth Powers]]' dog, appears. ("[[You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About – Act Three Will Shock You!]]")
 
*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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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]


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
Disney+ Specials
O C'mon All Ye Faithful The Past and the Furious Yellow Planet
Unscheduled
The Man Who Flew Too Much Homer and Her Sisters 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