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== Trivia ==
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== Cultural references ==
* This is will the first episode in the series to have aired in the 2020s.
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*The title is a reference to the song "{{W|Hail to the Chief}}", best known as the personal anthem of the [[President of the USA]].
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*The name of the [[Puber]] app is a reference to [[Uber]] and {{W|puberty}}.
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*When Homer uses the Puber app on Bart, Homer calls Bart {{W|Aaron Eckhart}}.
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*Things [[Homer]] drunk-bought from [[eBay]] include:
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**A [[The California Raisins|California Raisins]] lunch box. The California Raisins were a fictional rhythm and blues animated musical group that was popular from 1986 to 2002.
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**Paternity episodes from ''{{W2|Maury|talk show}}'' by TV personality [[Maury Povich]].
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*The [[Simpson family|family]] receives a flier from {{W|Lowe's}}, the American retail company specializing in home improvement.
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[[File:Tupac Shakur tattoos.png|300px|thumb|[[Artie Ziff]]'s hologram features rapper [[Tupac Shakur]]. Some of his tattoos parody those he had in real life]]
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*[[Artie Ziff]]'s hologram features rapper [[Tupac Shakur]], who sings "[[My Boy Artie]]". The tattoos on his back parody his real-life tattoos, including:
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**"Top of the World" instead of "Fuck the World".
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**"Cry Now" instead of "Cry Later".
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**"Balling" instead of "Ballin".
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*At Artie's party, the "Groomsday Clock" parodies the {{W|Doomsday Clock}}.
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*At the "Pick Your Own {{W|Superbowl}} Ring" table, a football player is complaining about his headache, in a reference to the {{W|concussions in American football}}.
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*During Artie's party, "{{W|Flower Duet}}" by {{W|Léo Delibes}}, from the opera ''{{W|Lakmé}}'', plays while the women perform synchronized swimming.
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*[[Lisa]] reads {{W|E. B. White}}'s novel ''[[Charlotte's Web]]'' to the class, mentioning the protagonists, Charlotte the barn spider and Wilbur the pig.
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*[[Elizabeth Hoover]] consumed {{W|Zoloft}}, an antidepressant. The label of the medicine includes the production code for the this episode, "ZABF05".
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*The woman in the film ''[[A Gal's Guide to Wowing the Workplace]]'' says that she's wearing a pound of {{W|Mary Kay}}, the multi-level marketing company that sells cosmetics and skin care products.
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*"Spring" from ''{{W2|The Four Seasons|Vivaldi}}'' by [[Antonio Vivaldi]] plays at Artie's wedding, followed up by the "{{W|Bridal Chorus}}" by {{W|Richard Wagner}}.
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*[[Milhouse]]'s honeymoon with Lisa includes two days in [[Ohio]], two days in [[Michigan]] and a visit to [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. In the drawings he made, the {{W|Uniroyal Giant Tire}} and the {{W|Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library}}, both located in Michigan, can be seen.
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*When Lisa thinks she can change things by taking advantage of her smiles, she imagines turning the [[Springfield Elementary School]] playground into a {{W|Zen garden}}.
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*In Lisa's imagination, the bullies use the expression ''{{W|Hear, hear}}'' to agree with [[Martin]]. This expression is of common use in the {{W|Parliament of the United Kingdom}}.
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*Homer takes an {{ap|Ah Fudge!|chocolate bar}} from the hotel mini fridge, which has a packaging similar to that of the {{W|Hershey bar}}. He also takes a [[Toblerone]] bar, the well-known Swiss brand of chocolate with its distinctive triangular prisms.
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*Several of the [[Marge robots]] look like {{W2|Terminator|character concept}}s from ''[[Terminator]]''.
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*One of the robots resembles [[Bender]] from ''[[Futurama]]''.
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*When the robots fly away after building the orphanage, Artie mentions that none of them had been given wings, to what Marge says "Life finds a way". This is a reference to {{W2|Ian Malcolm|Jurassic Park|Dr. Ian Malcolm}}'s signature line in ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' that has become synonymous with actor {{W|Jeff Goldblum}} and the franchise itself.
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*During the credits, a future Lisa is presenting her book ''[[Smiling Is for Suckers]]'' on the ''{{W|The Oprah Winfrey Show}}''.  
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
*Lisa previously had an horrible experience with braces. ("[[Last Exit to Springfield]]")
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*[[Lisa]] previously had an horrible experience with braces. ("[[Last Exit to Springfield]]")
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*[[Thad]] is with [[Julio Franco]] at Artie Ziff's wedding. ("[[There's Something About Marrying]]")
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== Goofs ==
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*[[Kent Brockman]] is initially colored incorrectly at Artie's wedding, having cream hair and suit. He then goes back to having white hair and a brown suit shortly after.
  
 
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References/Trivia


Season 31 Episode References
672 "Bobby, It's Cold Outside"
673
"Hail to the Teeth"
"The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson" 674


Cultural references[edit]

  • The title is a reference to the song "Hail to the Chief", best known as the personal anthem of the President of the USA.
  • The name of the Puber app is a reference to Uber and puberty.
  • When Homer uses the Puber app on Bart, Homer calls Bart Aaron Eckhart.
  • Things Homer drunk-bought from eBay include:
    • A California Raisins lunch box. The California Raisins were a fictional rhythm and blues animated musical group that was popular from 1986 to 2002.
    • Paternity episodes from Maury by TV personality Maury Povich.
  • The family receives a flier from Lowe's, the American retail company specializing in home improvement.
Artie Ziff's hologram features rapper Tupac Shakur. Some of his tattoos parody those he had in real life

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • Kent Brockman is initially colored incorrectly at Artie's wedding, having cream hair and suit. He then goes back to having white hair and a brown suit shortly after.
Season 31 References
The Winter of Our Monetized Content Go Big or Go Homer The Fat Blue Line Treehouse of Horror XXX Gorillas on the Mast Marge the Lumberjill Livin La Pura Vida Thanksgiving of Horror Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? Bobby, It's Cold Outside Hail to the Teeth The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson Frinkcoin Bart the Bad Guy Screenless Better Off Ned Highway to Well The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby Warrin' Priests: Part One Warrin' Priests: Part Two The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds The Way of the Dog