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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the fast-food chain Burger King.
• A Yodel is heard during the couch gag.
• McDonald's Mac Tonight sings the introduction of the story and Homer's dreams.
  • A special issue of Forbes, "100 most evil people over 100", is seen.
• Mr. Burns mentions James Lewis Kraft and his famous Kraft mayonnaise.
• Mr. Burns and the hamburger reenact the Titanic scene on the raft, with him saying the line "I'll never let go".
• Mr. Burns mentions no-one living forever, except Dick Cheney, wondering what his deal is.
• Mr. Burns mentions Thomas Edison, and the night he invented the electric chair, while Smithers mentions him inventing the light bulb.
• A statue of Mr. Burns resembling Big Boy is seen outside the model of the X-cell-ent Burger restaurant chain.
• Marge uses Amazon Alexa and mentions Siri. Alexa fakes switching to Siri and gets angry, shooting her in the hair.
• Smithers and Burns mention Sully Sullenberger and Rudolf Hess.
• Homer reads Harry Potter and the Apologizing author.
• People at the Beloved Billionaires Club are Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.
  • Mark Zuckenberg is seen throwing rocks at the club and divulges information on the person managing the club, referencing the accusations of stealing information on his platform Facebook.
• Facelook is a parody of Facebook.
• A Demogorgon chases and then eat the kids from Stranger Things. The theme song is seen as they appear on screen.
• Lisa uses Oogle.
• Marge reads the Wall Street Journal, Barron's and has a E-Trade mug.
• The Burger King and Cheesy McMayor appear in Homer's dreams.
• Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 plays at the end of Homer's dream.
• Mr. Burns mentions Chick-fil-A and the protesters calling it "Jesus Chicken".

Continuity

• In Mac Tonight's song still of different episodes are seen:
  • Maggie shooting Mr. Burns. ("Who Shot Mr. Burns?")
  • Reclusive Mr. Burns. ("$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)")
  • Mr. Burns threatening a seal with a stick only for it to hit him in the head with it.
• Mark Zuckemberg appears. ("Loan-a Lisa")
  • He uses the Facelook app. ("Blazed and Confused")