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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a pun on the [[Jerry Lewis]] comedy ''{{w|Hardly Working}}''.
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*The episode title is a pun on the [[Jerry Lewis]] comedy ''{{W|Hardly Working}}''.
*The [[Kuddle]] is a parody of the [[Amazon Kindle]], more specifically the second generation Kindle DX in graphite color. The face on the Kuddle is a reference to the Magic Mirror from ''{{W|Snow White}}''.
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*The episode's [[Hardly Kirk-ing/Gags#Couch gag|couch gag]] parodies the intro of ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', including a similar theme song and reference to locations such as {{W2|King's Landing|A Song of Ice and Fire}} (Burns Landing) and {{W|World of A Song of Ice and Fire#The Wall|The Wall}} (The Couch), among others.
*''[[You're Tired]]'' by [[Donald Trump]] is a reference to his catchphrase from ''{{W|The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)|The Apprentice USA}}'', "{{W|You're fired!}}".
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*The {{W2|Piano Concerto No. 21|Mozart}} by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] is heard on ''[[Baby Poindexter]]'', a parody of the ''{{W|Baby Einstein}}'' series.
*''[[The Wind and the Willem Dafoe]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|The Wind and the Willows}}'' and actor [[Willem Dafoe]].
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**[[Homer]] thinks ''Baby Poindexter'' is a [[Terrence Malick]] movie.
*''[[Kevin James and the Giant Peach]]'' is a reference to the {{W|Roald Dahl}} book ''{{W|James and the Giant Peach}}''.
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*''[[Ice-Road Hand-Fishing]]'' is a reference to the TV shows ''{{W|Ice Road Truckers}}'' and ''{{W|Hillbilly Handfishin'}}''.
*''[[Ice-Road Hand-Fishing]]'' is a reference to the TV show ''{{W|Ice Road Truckers}}''.
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[[File:Books at The Land of Forevermore.png|300px|thumb|Books at [[The Land of Forevermore]] include parodies of real-world books, mostly for children]]
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*Books at [[The Land of Forevermore]] include:
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**A book about [[Afghanistan]].
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**''[[Are You There Darwin? It's Me, Margaret]]'', a pun on ''{{W|Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret}}''.
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**''[[You're Tired!]]'' by {{Ch|Donald Trump}}, a reference to his catchphrase from ''{{W2|The Apprentice|U.S. TV series}}'', "{{W|You're fired!}}".
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**''[[The Grinch Who Celebrated Hanukkah]]'', a reference to ''{{W|How the Grinch Stole Christmas!}}''.
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**''[[The Wind and the Willem Dafoe]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|The Wind in the Willows}}'' and actor [[Willem Dafoe]].
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**''[[Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good Very Bad Uncle]]'', a pun on the children's book ''{{W|Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day}}''.
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**''[[The Magic School Bus: Otto's Trip]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|The Magic School Bus}}''.
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**''[[Corduroy vs. Paddington]]'', a reference to both ''{{W2|Corduroy|book}}'' and {{W|Paddington Bear}}.
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**''[[Diarrhea of a Wimpy Kid]]'' is an obvious parody of ''{{W|Diary of a Wimpy Kid}}'' and the cover art has the same color as ''{{W|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever}}''.
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**''[[The Ugly Duckling Gets a Beak Job]]'', a pun on ''{{W|The Ugly Duckling}}''.
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**''[[Kevin James and the Giant Peach]]'' is a parody of the real book, ''{{W|James and the Giant Peach}}'', written by [[Roald Dahl]].
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**''[[A Child's Garden of Milli Vanilli Jokes]]'' is a reference to the book of poems for children ''{{W|A Child's Garden of Verses}}'' and to German duo [[Milli Vanilli]].
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*The [[Kuddle]] is a parody of the [[Amazon Kindle]], more specifically the second generation Kindle DX in graphite color. The face on the Kuddle references the {{W|Magic Mirror}} from ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''.
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*According to [[Milhouse]], he couldn't live a day without [[Mehmet Oz|Dr. Oz]], [[Dr. Phil]] and {{W|Sanjay Gupta}}, three doctors and media personalities.
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*Milhouse sings {{W|The ABC Song}}.
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*"{{W|Here Comes Your Man}}" by the {{W2|Pixies|band}} is heard when [[Bart]] and Milhouse are acting like adults. The song is also heard during the credits.
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*Milhouse calls [[Lisa]] via [[Skype]].
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*''[[Barely Beagle]]'', [[Playdude]]'' and ''[[Rustler]]'' are parodies of adult magazines ''{{W2|Barely Legal|magazine}}'', ''[[Playboy]]'' and ''{{W2|Hustler|magazine}}'', respectively.
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*[[The Jazz Hole]] club is holding a tribute to jazz trumpeter [[Dizzy Gillespie]].
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*At the [[Lithuanian Center]], [[Marge]], Lisa and [[Maggie]] watch a puppet show featuring {{W|Mstislav I of Kiev}}.
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*Homer wants to subscribe to ''{{W2|Highlights|magazine}}'' children's magazine.
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*Homer finds Marge's earing in a bowl with [[N&N's]], a parody of [[M&M's]]. He also finds a thimble from a [[Monopoly]] game.
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*Homer looks through a ''{{W|Where's Waldo?}}'' book with extreme ease.
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*Milhouse mentions ''{{W|Thomas the Tank Engine}}'' at the [[Staynight Hotel]].
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*When talking with [[Kirk]], Milhouse mentions having voted for [[Marianne Williamson]] in the nonpartisan judicial election.
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== Continuity ==
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*After Homer finds a $25 casino chip and hands it to Marge, she lets out a sigh of pleasure, indictating that she still has a gambling addiction, which began in "[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]".  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:56, August 19, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 24 Episode References
520 "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing"
521
"Hardly Kirk-ing"
"Gorgeous Grampa" 522


Cultural references[edit]

Books at The Land of Forevermore include parodies of real-world books, mostly for children

Continuity[edit]

Season 24 References
Moonshine River Treehouse of Horror XXIII Adventures in Baby-Getting Gone Abie Gone Penny-Wiseguys A Tree Grows in Springfield The Day the Earth Stood Cool To Cur, with Love Homer Goes to Prep School A Test Before Trying The Changing of the Guardian Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing Hardly Kirk-ing Gorgeous Grampa Black-Eyed, Please Dark Knight Court What Animated Women Want Pulpit Friction Whiskey Business The Fabulous Faker Boy The Saga of Carl Dangers on a Train