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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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*The title is a reference to the {{w|CBS}} show ''{{w|The Good Wife}}''.
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*The title is a reference to the {{W|CBS}} show ''{{W|The Good Wife}}''.
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*The [[E4]] video game convention is a parody of the {{w|E3 Expo}}. Video games seen include:
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*The [[E4]] video game convention is a parody of the {{W|E3 Expo}}.
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**''[[Grand Theft Scratchy: Itchy City Stories]]'', a continuation of the ''[[Grand Theft Scratchy]]'' series and parody of ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'': ''{{w|Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories}}'' and ''{{w|Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|Vice City Stories}}''.
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*Outside of the E4 building are statues of [[Master Chief]] from ''{{W2|Halo|franchise}}'', {{ap|Big Daddy|The Food Wife}} from ''{{W2|BioShock|series}}'' and {{Ch|John Madden}} from ''{{W|Madden NFL}}''.
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**[[Blocko]], including ''[[Blocko Cosmic Wars|Cosmic Wars]]'' and ''[[Blocko Angelica Button|Angelica Button]]'' games, parodying the {{w|List of Lego video games|Lego game series}}.
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*Video games seen include:
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**''[[Grand Theft Scratchy: Itchy City Stories]]'', a continuation of the ''[[Grand Theft Scratchy]]'' series and parody of ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'': ''{{W|Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories}}'' and ''{{W|Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|Vice City Stories}}''.
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**[[Blocko]], including ''[[Blocko Cosmic Wars|Cosmic Wars]]'' and ''[[Blocko Angelica Button|Angelica Button]]'' games, parodying the {{W|List of Lego video games|Lego game series}}.
 
**[[Bongo Games]], a reference to [[Bongo Comics]], creator of ''[[Simpsons Comics]]''.
 
**[[Bongo Games]], a reference to [[Bongo Comics]], creator of ''[[Simpsons Comics]]''.
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**The [[GS3 Gamestation]], a parody of the {{w|PlayStation 3}}.
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**The [[GS3 Gamestation]], a parody of the {{W|PlayStation 3}}.
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**[[ProtoVision]], a parody of {{w|Activision}}.
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**[[ProtoVision]], a parody of {{W|Activision}}.
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**''[[World of Krustcraft]]'', a parody of the ''{{w|World of Warcraft}}'' games.
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**''[[World of Krustcraft]]'', a parody of the ''{{W|World of Warcraft}}'' games.
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**[[Ybox]], a parody of the {{w|Xbox}}.
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**[[Ybox]], a parody of the {{W|Xbox}}.
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**''[[Jalo]]'', a parody of ''{{w|Halo}}''.
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**''[[Jalo]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Halo}}''.
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**''[[Marching Band]]'', a parody of the ''{{w|Rock Band}}'' series.
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**''[[Marching Band]]'', a parody of the ''{{W|Rock Band}}'' series.
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**''[[Q-bert: Origins]]'', a parody of ''{{w|Q-bert}}'' and ''{{w|Rayman Origins}}''.
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**''[[Q-bert: Origins]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Q-bert}}'' and ''{{W|Rayman Origins}}''.
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**[[Electronic Crafts]], a parody of {{w|Electronic Arts}}.
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**[[Electronic Crafts]], a parody of {{W|Electronic Arts}}.
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**''[[Shaun White: Time Snowboarder]]'', a parody of ''{{w|Shaun White Snowboarding}}''.
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**''[[Shaun White: Time Snowboarder]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Shaun White Snowboarding}}''.
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**''[[Dig Dug Revelations]]'' is a parody of the ''{{w|Resident Evil: Revelations}}'' and ''{{w|Dig Dug}}''.
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**''[[Dig Dug Revelations]]'' is a parody of the ''{{W|Resident Evil: Revelations}}'' and ''{{W|Dig Dug}}''.
 
**''[[Terrence Malick's Tree of Life Online]]'' is a video game adaptation of the film ''{{W2|The Tree of Life|film}}''.
 
**''[[Terrence Malick's Tree of Life Online]]'' is a video game adaptation of the film ''{{W2|The Tree of Life|film}}''.
 
**''[[Driver's License 2: License to Drive]]'' is a parody of the ''{{W2|Driver|series}}'' series.
 
**''[[Driver's License 2: License to Drive]]'' is a parody of the ''{{W2|Driver|series}}'' series.
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**''[[Assassin's Creed: Summer of Love]]'' is a reference to the ''{{w|Assassin's Creed}}'' series.
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**''[[Assassin's Creed: Summer of Love]]'' is a reference to the ''{{W|Assassin's Creed}}'' series.
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**''[[Human Centipede]]'' is a parody of the game ''{{W2|Centipede|video game}}'' and the film ''{{w|The Human Centipede}}''.
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**''[[Human Centipede]]'' is a parody of the game ''{{W2|Centipede|video game}}'' and the film ''{{W|The Human Centipede}}''.
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**''[[Guts of War II: Entrails of Intestinox]]'' is a parody of ''{{w|God of War II}}''.
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**''[[Guts of War II: Entrails of Intestinox]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|God of War II}}''.
 
**''{{ap|Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game|The Food Wife}}'' is a reference to ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'' level of [[Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game|the same name]].
 
**''{{ap|Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game|The Food Wife}}'' is a reference to ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'' level of [[Big Super Happy Fun Fun Game|the same name]].
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**''[[Medal of Duty]]'' is a reference to the ''{{W2|Medal of Honor|series}}'' and ''{{w|Call of Duty}}'' series.
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**''[[Medal of Duty]]'' is a reference to the ''{{W2|Medal of Honor|series}}'' and ''{{W|Call of Duty}}'' series.
 
**A character who looks like [[Sonic]] is seen.
 
**A character who looks like [[Sonic]] is seen.
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**The [[Funtendo Zii Zu]] is parody of the {{w|Nintendo Wii U}}.
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**The [[Funtendo Zii Zu]] is parody of the {{W|Nintendo Wii U}}.
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**''[[Furious Fliers]]'' is a parody of ''{{w|Angry Birds}}''.
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**''[[Furious Fliers]]'' is a parody of ''[[Angry Birds]]''.
 
*Also appearing are:
 
*Also appearing are:
 
**[[Mapple]]
 
**[[Mapple]]
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**[[Chalmskinn Interactive]], a subdivision of [[Chalmskinn Productions]].
 
**[[Chalmskinn Interactive]], a subdivision of [[Chalmskinn Productions]].
 
**''[[Earthland Realms 2: The Outing of the Elves]]'', sequel to ''[[Earthland Realms]]''.
 
**''[[Earthland Realms 2: The Outing of the Elves]]'', sequel to ''[[Earthland Realms]]''.
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*Marge states that she was going to take Bart and Lisa to the {{w|X Games}}.
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*''Marching Band'' has marching bands from [[Ohio State University]] and [[Stanford University]].
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*[[The Swedish Chef]] from ''{{w|The Muppets}}'' appears.
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**The song Lisa plays on ''Marching Band'' is "{{W|The Stars and Stripes Forever}}" by {{W|John Philip Sousa}}.
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*Marge states that she was going to take Bart and Lisa to the {{W|X Games}}.
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*[[Reverend Lovejoy]] takes Bart and Lisa to play debtors in the ''{{W|Parable of the Unjust Steward}}''.
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*The song that plays when Marge eats the Ethiopian food is "Nama" by Fikeraddis Nekatibeb.
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*On [[The Android's Luncheon]]'s home page, [[Comic Book Guy]] resembles {{W|Jabba the Hutt}} and the monster resembles the {{W|Rancor}} from ''[[Star Wars]]''. The roasted monster on the plate is a {{W|Gamorrean}}.
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*[[Three Mouthketeers]] is a reference to [[The Three Musketeers]].
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**Lisa later lists the Three Musketeers, {{W2|Athos|character}}, {{W|Porthos}}, and {{W|Aramis}}, and refers to {{W|Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan|d'Artagnan}} as the fourth Musketeer.
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*Lisa's list of cutest vegetarians includes:
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**{{Ch|Paul McCartney}} of [[The Beatles]].
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**[[Edward Cullen]] from ''{{W2|The Twilight Saga|film series|Twilight}}''.
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**Actor {{Ch|Kevin Nealon}}.
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**Inventor [[Nikola Tesla]].
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**Actor [[Sean Astin|Sean "Samwise" Astin]]. "Samwise" is a reference to Astin playing [[Samwise Gamgee]] in ''{{W2|The Lord of the Rings|film series}}''.
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**Football player [[Herschel Walker]].
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**Musician [[Zack de la Rocha]].
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**Comedian {{Ch|Russell Brand}}.
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**Musician {{Ch|Elvis Costello}}.
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**Singer and musician {{Ch|"Weird Al" Yankovic}}.
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*The song "[[Bloggin' a Food Blog]]" pays homage to "{{W|Empire State of Mind}}" by {{W|Alicia Keys}} and {{W|Jay-Z}}.
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*''[[Iron Cook]]'' is a reference to the {{IS|Iron Cook|show of the same name}} in the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "{{IS|The 30% Iron Chef}}".
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*Celebrity chefs in Marge's dream include: {{Ch|Anthony Bourdain}}, [[The Swedish Chef]] from ''[[The Muppets]]'', {{Ch|Mario Batali}}, [[Julia Child]], [[Colonel Sanders]] of [[KFC]], {{Ch|Wolfgang Puck}}, [[Guy Fieri]] riding on [[Paul Prudhomme]], and {{Ch|Gordon Ramsay}}.
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*[[Chief Wiggum]] refers to the people in the meth lab as "Breaking Baddies", a reference to ''[[Breaking Bad]]''.
 
*The scene where the [[meth lab owner]] is reminded of his apple pie as a child is a reference to ''{{W2|Ratatouille|film}}''.
 
*The scene where the [[meth lab owner]] is reminded of his apple pie as a child is a reference to ''{{W2|Ratatouille|film}}''.
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*The song "[[Bloggin' a Food Blog]]" pays homage to "{{w|Empire State of Mind}}" by {{w|Alicia Keys}} and {{w|Jay-Z}}.
 
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*On [[The Android's Luncheon]]'s home page, [[Comic Book Guy]] resembles {{w|Jabba the Hutt}} and the monster resembles the {{w|Rancor}} from ''[[Star Wars]]''. The roasted monster on the plate is a {{w|Gamorrean}}.
 
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*''[[Iron Cook]]'' is a reference to the {{IS|Iron Cook|show of the same name}} in the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "{{IS|The 30% Iron Chef}}".
 
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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*There is no opening sequence in this episode. ''[[The Simpsons]]'' logo shows then it goes straight into the episode.
 
 
*The date on ''[[The New York News]]'' is Saturday, June 25, [[2011]].
 
*The date on ''[[The New York News]]'' is Saturday, June 25, [[2011]].
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*The Ethiopian pop song heard on the soundtrack is "Nama," performed by Fikre-Addis Nekatebeb.
 
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
 
*[[Funtendo]] makes another appearance, this time with a new console. ("[[Million Dollar Maybe]]")
 
*[[Funtendo]] makes another appearance, this time with a new console. ("[[Million Dollar Maybe]]")
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*{{ch|Wolfgang Puck}} and {{ch|Tom Colicchio}} both appear again. ("[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]" and "[[The Falcon and the D'ohman]]")
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*{{Ch|Wolfgang Puck}} and {{Ch|Tom Colicchio}} both appear again. ("[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]" and "[[The Falcon and the D'ohman]]")
 
*The [[Grand Theft Scratchy]] series played a major part in [[The Simpsons Game]].
 
*The [[Grand Theft Scratchy]] series played a major part in [[The Simpsons Game]].
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== Goofs ==
 
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*When Homer says "Wow" when they enter [[E4]], his mouth doesn't open.
 
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*Marge locks Bart and Lisa's car doors, but a couple of scenes later when the car stops, their doors are unlocked.
 
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*In one scene in the Simpson House, the colour of Grampa's stubble is yellow, not brown.
 
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Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Continuity[edit]

Season 23 References
The Falcon and the D'ohman • Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts • Treehouse of Horror XXII • Replaceable You • The Food Wife • The Book Job • The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants • The Ten-Per-Cent Solution • Holidays of Future Passed • Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson • The D'oh-cial Network • Moe Goes from Rags to Riches • The Daughter Also Rises • At Long Last Leave • Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart‎ • How I Wet Your Mother • Them, Robot • Beware My Cheating Bart‎ • A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again • The Spy Who Learned Me • Ned 'n Edna's Blend Agenda • Lisa Goes Gaga
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