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== Cultural References ==
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*The title is a reference to the MTV Series {{w|Girl Code}}.
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== Cultural references ==
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*The hF store is a reference to {{w|Hewlett-Packard}}. It then gets rebuilts as a [[Facelook]] store.
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*The title is a reference to the MTV Series ''{{W|Girl Code}}''.
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*[[Homer]] mentions both {{W|Siri}} and {{W|Amazon.com|Amazon}} when asking for a beer delivered by a drone.
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*[[Homer]] has a poster with a photo of [[Elizabeth Warren]] in his office.
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*[[Homer]] has a poster with a photo of {{w|Elizabeth Warren}} in his office.
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*Homer doodled on a {{W|Nuclear Regulatory Commission}} (NCR) report.
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*[[Marge]] shows Smithers his posts on [[Facelook]].
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[[File:Marge watching Smithers Facelook profile.png|300px|thumb|[[Marge]] watching [[Smithers]]' profile on [[Facelook]], a parody of [[Facebook]]]]
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*[[Mr. Burns]] asks [[Smithers]] if he's playing the {{w|Grindr}} game.
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*[[Marge]] shows [[Smithers]] his posts on [[Facelook]], a parody of [[Facebook]].
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*A picture of Bob at {{w|Bob's Burgers}}'s restaurant was shown.
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*The [[Springfield Elementary School|school]]'s new coding teacher, [[Quinn Hopper]], mentions several concepts related to coding: {{W2|Asynchrony|computer programming}}, the famous programming language {{W|JavaScript}}, {{W|malware}} and {{W|ciphertext}}.
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*The [[BBC]] is mentioned by [[Lisa]], though the shows mentioned are fictional.
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**She assesses the class as a "real pencil fest", a reference to "{{W|Sausage fest|sausage fest}}", but here scaled down to boys.  
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*Conrad mentions {{W|Candy Crush Saga|Candy Crush}}''.
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**She refers to [[Lisa]] as "Silicon Sally", a pun on [[Silicon Valley]]. Silicon Valley is a region mostly associated with the high-tech industry.
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*Quinn mentions {{w|Steve Wozniak}} and the {{w|Apple I|first apple computer}}.
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*[[Mr. Burns]] asks [[Smithers]] if he's playing the game {{W|Grindr}}. Grindr is an online dating application for gay, bi, trans, and queer people.
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*Some of the apps at the Appcrush are parodies or references of real life apps:
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*Burns tells Smithers that play-on-words are for "crosswords and Kazurinskys". He is referring to American actor {{W|Tim Kazurinsky}}, who is known for doing celebrity impersonations.
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**PaidPal is a reference and a fictional app of {{w|Paypal}}.
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*Burns wants his goons to pay a visit Marge, but Smithers tells him they are in [[Phoenix]]. Then, Burns wants his "Irish ruffians" to go instead, to which Smithers responds they are "still laid up after eating that moldy soda bread". {{W|Soda bread}} is a typical food from [[Ireland]].
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*The [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] intern [[Angry Ricky]] went to {{W|Northwestern University}}.
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*When Marge wishes that an app could tell her what would happen if she posted the image that got [[Homer]] fired, the [[Apple]] Mac startup sound plays and there is an icon of the [[Apple]] iPad app Tips above Lisa's head.
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*Quinn Hopper rejected all the kids other than Lisa from coding class ("You're all terrible") and sent them to do {{W|CrossFit}}.
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*At the Simpsons house when the programmers are developing Lisa's app:
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**Quinn Hopper has a <code>C:\></code> tattoo on her right arm. This is a very common {{W|root directory}} found on Microsoft Windows. On her left arm, she has a "{{W|sudo}}" tattoo, a program for {{W|Unix-like}} operating systems.
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**Lisa wears a T-shirt with a reference to the {{W|Conway's Game of Life}}.
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**Lisa's eye lashes appearance is similar to ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''.
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**A {{W|Burn down chart}} can be seen on a whiteboard.
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**A {{W|SWOT analysis|SWOT board}}, which includes various references:
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***"Spotty Skynet Coverage" is a reference to ''[[Terminator]]'', with {{W2|Skynet|Terminator}} being an AI system from that film.
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***"RoboCop memories might be boring", a reference to ''{{ap|RoboCop|franchise}}''.
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***"Have to wake up Bender", a reference to [[Bender]] from [[Futurama]].
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***"Bionic Ruth Bader Ginsburg". {{W|Ruth Bader Ginsburg}} was a justice of the {{W|Supreme Court of the United States}}.
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***"Blaine might die" is a reference to ''{{W2|Silicon Valley|TV series}}'', more specifically to the episode "Homicide".
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***"Matrix not as cool as we thought", a reference to ''[[The Matrix]]''.
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***"Bitcoin farming the only kind of farming", a reference to the cryptocurrency {{W|Bitcoin}} and its {{W|Cloud mining|mining}} process, which takes place at mining farms.
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[[File:Silicon Valley TV Series reference.png|300px|thumb|The "Spring Field" intro is a reference to the opening sequence from ''{{W2|Silicon Valley|TV series}}'']]
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*The "Spring Field" intro is a reference to the opening sequence from ''{{W2|Silicon Valley|TV series}}''.
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**The ''hF'' store is a reference to {{W|Hewlett-Packard}}. It then gets rebuilt as a Facelook store.
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*Lisa's app first predictions include:
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**Two women dressed as [[Hitler]] that would be banned from the Museum of Tolerance.
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**Bob from ''[[Bob's Burgers]]''', whose restaurant would be "boycotted by short people" due to what the blackboard had written on. The "Burger of the Day" blackboard is a running gag from ''Bob's Burgers''.
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***The Burger of the Day "Short People got no Braisin' to Rib Burger" is a parody of the {{W|Randy Newman}} song, "{{W|Short People}} (got no reason to live)."
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**[[Krusty]] ruining his career. Krusty can be seen exiting an airplane with angry black people waiting for him holding a <code>#HasKrustyLandedYet</code> sign. This is a reference to the {{W|Justine Sacco|Justine Sacco incident}}. Sacco made a racist comment on Twitter related to {{W|AIDS}} before boarding a plane to South Africa. A hashtag, <code>#HasJustineLandedYet</code>, began to trend worldwide with a great repulsive reaction from people towards her. Only after landing Sacco found out she had been fired and she realized the outcome of her tweet being posted.
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**An American footballer holding a plate with crab legs who would be drafted in a later round. This is a reference to American footballer {{W|Jameis Winston}}: Winston was once accused of stealing crab legs from a store. During the time of the accusation, Winston was projected to be the first overall selection in the following {{W|NFL draft}}.
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*Homer mentions both {{W|Siri}} and [[Amazon]] when asking for a beer delivered by a {{W|Amazon Prime Air|drone}}.
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*The [[BBC]] is mentioned by [[Lisa]], although the shows [[Conrad]] mentions are fictional.
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*At the [[Odyssey Diner]]:
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**The characters dance {{W|sirtaki}}, a popular dance of Greek origins, while the music played is "{{W|Zorba's Dance}}" from the film ''{{W2|Zorba the Greek|film}}''.
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**Homer smashes a plate on the floor. {{W|Plate smashing}} is common during celebrations.
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**Everyone says "Opa!" when they finish dancing. "{{W2|Opa|Greek expression}}" is a common expression in the Greek culture and is used in celebrations such as weddings or traditional dancing. "Opa" is repeated many times throughout the episode.
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[[File:Cribble.png|300px|thumb|Cribble is the "Filipino" version of [[Google]]. A map of the Philippines can be seen on the store's sign]]
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*Quinn refers to Cribble as the "Filipino [[Google]]".
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*[[Comic Book Guy]] mentions [[Mark Zuckerberg]] and {{W|Eduardo Saverin}}.
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*Conrad mentions ''{{W|Candy Crush Saga|Candy Crush}}''.
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*Quinn says that {{W|Steve Wozniak}} put in so many hours on creating the {{W|Apple I|first Apple computer}}.
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**A character similar to Wozniak and his dog "Chip" appear at the AppCrush convention.
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*Homer greets [[Moe]] saying "Kalimera, Moe!", meaning "Good morning".
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*The Greek man wants Moe to try {{W|Ouzo}}, an aperitif that is widely consumed in Greece. "{{W|Socrates}}' Revenge" can be read on the bottle label. A Homer-like Socrates can be seen later on [[Moe's]] roof.
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*Some of the apps at the Appcrush are parodies or references of real-life apps:
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**PaidPal is a reference and a fictional app of {{W|Paypal}}.
 
**Cribble is a reference to [[Google]] (although there is an app named Cribble)
 
**Cribble is a reference to [[Google]] (although there is an app named Cribble)
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**[[Insta-Grandma]] is a reference to {{w|Instagram}}.
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**Call of Daddy is a reference to {{W|Call of Duty}}.
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**[[Google Naps]] is a reference to [[Google Maps]].
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**[[Insta-Grandma]] is a reference to {{W|Instagram}}.
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**[[Google Naps]] is a reference to {{W|Google Maps}}.
 
**Quitter is a reference to [[Twitter]].
 
**Quitter is a reference to [[Twitter]].
 
**Ripcord is a real app.
 
**Ripcord is a real app.
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*[[Marge]] shouts "Cowabonga", a reference to the {{w|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles}}' catchphrase.
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*Conrad said to Lisa for her not to ignore him like an update from [[Adobe Systems|Adobe]]. That's a reference to some [[Adobe Systems|Adobe]] programs which had updates so often that they started to be ignored by many people.
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*One of the Conrad's friend apps is Gulp, a reference to {{w|Yelp}}.
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*[[Horatio McCallister]] and [[Herman]] can be seen blowing candles of cakes with a {{W|Confederate flag}} icing. This flag is often associated with racism in the United States.
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*Conrad talks about {{w|WikiLeaks}}.
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*Quinn Hopper mentions {{W|Bridgestone}} tires.
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*Quinn has a {{W|sudo}} tattoo.
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*One of the Conrad's friend apps is Gulp, a reference to {{W|Yelp}}.
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*The music played in Oddysey Diner is {{w|Zorbas}} from the film {{w|Zorba the Greek (film)|Zorba the Greek}}.
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*Conrad talks about [[WikiLeaks]].
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*Conrad said to Lisa for her not to ignore him like an update from {{w|Adobe}}. That's a reference to some {{w|Adobe}} programs which had updates so often that they started to be ignored by many people.  
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*The text on the mainframe when Lisa first walks over is the command line help from the microcontroller flashing utility [http://www.ladyada.net/learn/avr/avrdude.html avrdude].
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*The "Springfield" intro is a reference to the opening sequence from {{w|Silicon Valley (TV series)|Silicon Valley}}.
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*Homer gets his payment for working at the Diner, but is only 2,000 drachmas. The {{W|Greek drachma}} was the currency used before the euro was introduced in 2001.
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*A character similar to {{w|Steve Wozniak}} and his dog appears at the AppCrush convention.
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[[File:Greek references during The Girl Code credits.png|300px|thumb|Greek references include: [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] as {{W|Satyr|satyrs}}, a {{W2|Gyro|food}} rotisserie, [[Santa's Little Helper]] as {{W|Cerberus}} and [[Bart]] as {{W|Hermes}}]]
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*Greek references during the credits include:
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**[[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] as {{W|Satyr|satyrs}} dancing with Homer.
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**Two {{W|Flag of Greece|flags of Greece}}.
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**A {{W2|Gyro|food}} rotisserie. Gyro is derived from lamb, and a {{W|bighorn sheep}} can also be seen.
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**The three-headed [[Santa's Little Helper]] is a reference to {{W|Cerberus}}.
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**[[Bart]] is a reference to the Greek god {{W|Hermes}}. He is using a {{W|winged helmet}} and holding the {{W|caduceus}}.
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
 
*[[Lisa]] previously developed something related to a social media website. ("[[The D'oh-cial Network]]")
 
*[[Lisa]] previously developed something related to a social media website. ("[[The D'oh-cial Network]]")
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*[[Marge]] shows [[Smithers]] his posts on [[Facelook]]. A [[Facelook]] store is built. ("[[Blazed and Confused]]")
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*[[Facelook]] is used and gets a store. ("[[Blazed and Confused]]")
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*{{W|Siri}} was previously used by [[Rafael]]. ("[[Four Regrettings and a Funeral]]")
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*{{W|Siri}} was previously used by [[Raphael]]. ("[[Four Regrettings and a Funeral]]")
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*An {{w|NSA}} bot is seen snooping as part of [[Smithers]]' broken pad. ("[[The Simpsons Movie]]")
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*An {{W|NSA}} bot is seen snooping as part of [[Smithers]]' broken pad. (''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'')
 
*[[Homer]] was previously fired. ("[[Homer's Odyssey]]")
 
*[[Homer]] was previously fired. ("[[Homer's Odyssey]]")
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*[[Lisa]]'s eye lashes appearance is similar to A Clockwork Orange's [[Bart]], [[Maggie]] and [[Moe]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror III]]", "[[Treehouse of Horror XXI]]", "[[Treehouse of Horror XXV]]")
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*[[Lisa]]'s blue highlight on her hair makes her resemble her non-canon future daughter, [[Zia Simpson]]. ("[[Holidays of Future Passed]]")
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**[[Lisa]]'s blue highlight on her hair makes she resemble her non-canon future daughter, [[Zia Simpson]]. ("[[Holidays of Future Passed]]")
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
*The SWOT analysis on the bulletin board on the wall behind [[Lisa]] on "What if computers ran the world?" has a card reading "No more religion" in each one of the sectors. [[Matt Groening]] is proported to be an atheist.
 
*The SWOT analysis on the bulletin board on the wall behind [[Lisa]] on "What if computers ran the world?" has a card reading "No more religion" in each one of the sectors. [[Matt Groening]] is proported to be an atheist.
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== Goofs ==
 
== Goofs ==
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*[[Lisa]]'s blue hair point changes position (left vs. right) several times over the course of the episode.
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*[[Lisa]]'s blue hair point changes position (left vs. right) several times over the course of the episode.
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*At the first coding class, Lisa was sitting behind [[Cosine]], but when the kids were mocking Quinn because of her gender, Lisa was replaced by a tan-skinned boy with a cyan sweater. In later scenes, she's still sitting behind Cosine and the boy is beside her.
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*When [[Lisa]] first shows [[Homer]] the mainframe, the color of her necklace changes from red to white in one scene.
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Season 27 Episode References
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Cultural references[edit]

Marge watching Smithers' profile on Facelook, a parody of Facebook
  • Marge shows Smithers his posts on Facelook, a parody of Facebook.
  • The school's new coding teacher, Quinn Hopper, mentions several concepts related to coding: Asynchrony, the famous programming language JavaScript, malware and ciphertext.
    • She assesses the class as a "real pencil fest", a reference to "sausage fest", but here scaled down to boys.
    • She refers to Lisa as "Silicon Sally", a pun on Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley is a region mostly associated with the high-tech industry.
  • Mr. Burns asks Smithers if he's playing the game Grindr. Grindr is an online dating application for gay, bi, trans, and queer people.
  • Burns tells Smithers that play-on-words are for "crosswords and Kazurinskys". He is referring to American actor Tim Kazurinsky, who is known for doing celebrity impersonations.
  • Burns wants his goons to pay a visit Marge, but Smithers tells him they are in Phoenix. Then, Burns wants his "Irish ruffians" to go instead, to which Smithers responds they are "still laid up after eating that moldy soda bread". Soda bread is a typical food from Ireland.
  • The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant intern Angry Ricky went to Northwestern University.
  • When Marge wishes that an app could tell her what would happen if she posted the image that got Homer fired, the Apple Mac startup sound plays and there is an icon of the Apple iPad app Tips above Lisa's head.
  • Quinn Hopper rejected all the kids other than Lisa from coding class ("You're all terrible") and sent them to do CrossFit.
  • At the Simpsons house when the programmers are developing Lisa's app:
The "Spring Field" intro is a reference to the opening sequence from Silicon Valley
  • The "Spring Field" intro is a reference to the opening sequence from Silicon Valley.
    • The hF store is a reference to Hewlett-Packard. It then gets rebuilt as a Facelook store.
  • Lisa's app first predictions include:
    • Two women dressed as Hitler that would be banned from the Museum of Tolerance.
    • Bob from Bob's Burgers', whose restaurant would be "boycotted by short people" due to what the blackboard had written on. The "Burger of the Day" blackboard is a running gag from Bob's Burgers.
      • The Burger of the Day "Short People got no Braisin' to Rib Burger" is a parody of the Randy Newman song, "Short People (got no reason to live)."
    • Krusty ruining his career. Krusty can be seen exiting an airplane with angry black people waiting for him holding a #HasKrustyLandedYet sign. This is a reference to the Justine Sacco incident. Sacco made a racist comment on Twitter related to AIDS before boarding a plane to South Africa. A hashtag, #HasJustineLandedYet, began to trend worldwide with a great repulsive reaction from people towards her. Only after landing Sacco found out she had been fired and she realized the outcome of her tweet being posted.
    • An American footballer holding a plate with crab legs who would be drafted in a later round. This is a reference to American footballer Jameis Winston: Winston was once accused of stealing crab legs from a store. During the time of the accusation, Winston was projected to be the first overall selection in the following NFL draft.
  • Homer mentions both Siri and Amazon when asking for a beer delivered by a drone.
  • The BBC is mentioned by Lisa, although the shows Conrad mentions are fictional.
  • At the Odyssey Diner:
    • The characters dance sirtaki, a popular dance of Greek origins, while the music played is "Zorba's Dance" from the film Zorba the Greek.
    • Homer smashes a plate on the floor. Plate smashing is common during celebrations.
    • Everyone says "Opa!" when they finish dancing. "Opa" is a common expression in the Greek culture and is used in celebrations such as weddings or traditional dancing. "Opa" is repeated many times throughout the episode.
Cribble is the "Filipino" version of Google. A map of the Philippines can be seen on the store's sign
  • Quinn refers to Cribble as the "Filipino Google".
  • Comic Book Guy mentions Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin.
  • Conrad mentions Candy Crush.
  • Quinn says that Steve Wozniak put in so many hours on creating the first Apple computer.
    • A character similar to Wozniak and his dog "Chip" appear at the AppCrush convention.
  • Homer greets Moe saying "Kalimera, Moe!", meaning "Good morning".
  • The Greek man wants Moe to try Ouzo, an aperitif that is widely consumed in Greece. "Socrates' Revenge" can be read on the bottle label. A Homer-like Socrates can be seen later on Moe's roof.
  • Some of the apps at the Appcrush are parodies or references of real-life apps:
  • Conrad said to Lisa for her not to ignore him like an update from Adobe. That's a reference to some Adobe programs which had updates so often that they started to be ignored by many people.
  • Horatio McCallister and Herman can be seen blowing candles of cakes with a Confederate flag icing. This flag is often associated with racism in the United States.
  • Quinn Hopper mentions Bridgestone tires.
  • One of the Conrad's friend apps is Gulp, a reference to Yelp.
  • Conrad talks about WikiLeaks.
  • The text on the mainframe when Lisa first walks over is the command line help from the microcontroller flashing utility avrdude.
  • Homer gets his payment for working at the Diner, but is only 2,000 drachmas. The Greek drachma was the currency used before the euro was introduced in 2001.
Greek references include: Lenny and Carl as satyrs, a Gyro rotisserie, Santa's Little Helper as Cerberus and Bart as Hermes

Continuity[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • The SWOT analysis on the bulletin board on the wall behind Lisa on "What if computers ran the world?" has a card reading "No more religion" in each one of the sectors. Matt Groening is proported to be an atheist.

Goofs[edit]

  • Lisa's blue hair point changes position (left vs. right) several times over the course of the episode.
  • At the first coding class, Lisa was sitting behind Cosine, but when the kids were mocking Quinn because of her gender, Lisa was replaced by a tan-skinned boy with a cyan sweater. In later scenes, she's still sitting behind Cosine and the boy is beside her.
  • When Lisa first shows Homer the mainframe, the color of her necklace changes from red to white in one scene.
Season 27 References
Every Man's Dream • 'Cue Detective • Puffless • Halloween of Horror • Treehouse of Horror XXVI • Friend with Benefit • Lisa with an "S" • 'Paths of Glory • Barthood • The Girl Code • Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles • Much Apu About Something • Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4 • Gal of Constant Sorrow • Lisa the Veterinarian • The Marge-ian Chronicles • The Burns Cage • How Lisa Got Her Marge Back • Fland Canyon • To Courier with Love • Simprovised • Orange Is the New Yellow
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