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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
*The episode title is a reference to the 1984 sci-fi film ''{{W|The Last Starfighter}}''. | *The episode title is a reference to the 1984 sci-fi film ''{{W|The Last Starfighter}}''. | ||
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*The episode is a {{w|John Wick}} parody. | *The episode is a {{w|John Wick}} parody. | ||
*The song that the band on ''[[¡Noches con Abejorrito!]]'' plays is "{{W|Flight of the Bumblebee}}" by {{W|Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov}}. | *The song that the band on ''[[¡Noches con Abejorrito!]]'' plays is "{{W|Flight of the Bumblebee}}" by {{W|Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov}}. | ||
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*[[Eightbucks Coffee]] is a parody of the real-life coffee shop {{W|Starbucks}}. | *[[Eightbucks Coffee]] is a parody of the real-life coffee shop {{W|Starbucks}}. | ||
*In the original ending, one of the syringes says {{Ch|Jimmy Fallon}}. | *In the original ending, one of the syringes says {{Ch|Jimmy Fallon}}. | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*[[Mayor Quimby]] is also the mayor of a town called Greenview. | *[[Mayor Quimby]] is also the mayor of a town called Greenview. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the 1984 sci-fi film The Last Starfighter.
- A beer-dispensing arcade game called The Last Barfighter also exists.
- The episode is a John Wick parody.
- The song that the band on ¡Noches con Abejorrito! plays is "Flight of the Bumblebee" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
- Homer says that the tequila inspired George Clooney to make his own semi-authentic tequila.
- The song that plays in Homer's car, and later during the drinking montage, is "Tequila" by The Champs.
- The scene where Homer steals the Crystal Skull from Bart by replacing it with Maggie is a parody of the opening scene in the Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- Lenny says that the skull is from his least favorite Indiana Jones movie and his most favorite Shia LeBoeuf, referring to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
- Moe has Iran hostage crisis shot glasses. One of the glasses has a picture of Ruhollah Khomeini on it.
- Barney used to work at AutoZone.
- Cork & Mindy is a reference to Mork & Mindy.
- Space Inebreiators is a reference to Space Invaders.
- Eightbucks Coffee is a parody of the real-life coffee shop Starbucks.
- In the original ending, one of the syringes says Jimmy Fallon.
Trivia
- Mayor Quimby is also the mayor of a town called Greenview.
- Calavera Gritando speech' translations:
- On Bart's bed: "You're too weak to drink me!".
- At Moe's Tavern: "You fool! You've runed a man's life! And now begins his descent into hell!".
- On the sidewalk: "Beware the dangers of Alcohol! Your family has a genetic predisposition to addiction! Even the baby.".[1]
- The German bartender says "Oktoberfest is now Soberfest".
Goofs
- In a picture of the Pin Pals in Moe's Tavern, Apu is colored yellow.
- Whilst the Crystal Skull was destroyed at the Squidport, the remains of it were found next to a wooden fence away from the Squidport.
Continuity
- Mrs. Gumble appears. ("Simpson Tide")
