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Cultural references

• The title is a play on Bill Forsyth's 1983 comedy-drama Local Hero.
  • The title is also a reference to Season 18 episode "Yokel Chords".
• Lenny mentions the Jewish holiday Tu BiShvat and the Canadian Thanksgiving.

Barney is Homer's Uber driver, although Moe recommends him to walk instead

• Moe calls an Uber and Barney is the driver.
• The song "Liquor on My Brain" is a parody of "Singin' in the Rain" from the musical of the same name.
• Marge asks if Homer bought a Powerball ticket.
• Cletus mentions:
  • M.I.T.T. (Mississippi Institute of Trailer Trash), a reference to the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
  • Fort Knox.
  • What Price Hollywood with Constance Bennett and Lowell Sherman.
  • Elvis Presley.
  • Britney Spears.
  • Mister Ed, mentioning he was a heroin addict.
  • DuPont factory.
  • Elia Kazan and his movie A Face in the Crowd.
  • Be Kind and Rewind, a reference to the movie Be Kind Rewind.
  • Carrie Underwood.
  • Taylor Swift.
  • Mumfords, a reference to the Mumford & Sons band.
  • The band BTS and Jungkook.
• Cletus' family tree includes:
  • Bonnie Vance from Hillbilly Elegy.
  • Charles Darwin.
  • Yosemite Sam from Looney Tunes.
  • Lonnie, the banjo-playing kid from Deliverance.
  • A donkey.
  • A catfish.
  • Brandine Del Roy.
  • The state of Florida.
  • Hairy Dawg, the mascot for the Georgia Bulldogs.
  • Comedian Minnie Pearl.
• Cletus sings a parody of "Wildwood Flower", made famous by the Carter Family.
• Cletus and Brandine had new children's names including:
  • Camry, a reference to the Toyota Camry.
  • Festiva, a reference to the Ford Festiva.
  • Compact Only, a reference to the type of car.
  • Uber Black Spuckler.
  • Disney Plus Spuckler, a reference to Disney+.
  • HBO Max Spuckler, a reference to HBO Max.
  • CBS All Access Spuckler, a reference to CBS All Access.
• Homer mentions three different versions of the A Star Is Born movie and the actors playing in it:
  • The 2018 version, with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga.
  • The 1976 version, with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.
  • The 1954 version, with James Mason and Judy Garland.
• Cletus then mentions What Price Hollywood? with Constance Bennett and Lowell Sherman.
• The sign "Chicks Dig Hicks" held by a woman at the Now We're Talkin' Lounge is a reference to Bill Hicks and his song "Chicks Dig Jerks".
• A Hasidic Jewish man is holding the "Hasids for Hayseeds" sign.
• Homer's hashtags on Twitter:
  • #RisingStar.
  • #FleetwoodHick, a reference to Fleetwood Mac.
  • #KanyeWestVirginia, a reference to the Supreme Court of Virginia denying Kanye West's appeal to overturn a judge's ruling to remove him from the ballot.
  • #YokelOno, a reference to Yoko Ono.
  • #OkefenokeeKaraoke, a reference to Freddy Cannon's song "Okefenokee", and the swamp in Florida.
• Elin Degenerous and The Elin Degenerous Show are parodies of Ellen DeGeneres and her show.
  • Cletus says he finds her different than she appears in Finding Nemo. Ellen voices Dory in both Finding Nemo and the sequel Finding Dory.
• The Backwoods Reporter is a reference to The Hollywood Reporter.
• Entremanure is a reference to Entrepreneur magazine.
• The slick manager mentions making Cletus bigger than Campbell's Soup.

The slick manager's wall of fame includes Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street and many other notable people

• Bert and Ernie were managed by Slick manager, which mentions them asking if they're still living, and to check their IMDb page.
• Cletus mentions Lin-Manuel Miranda.
• The Spuckler children sing "Red River Valley", a cowboy song.
• Slick manager mentions Netflix, Barack, Michelle and Malia Obama, and Bentley.
• Snake mentions The Animals' song "We Gotta Get Out of This Place".

Trivia

• Among the keys copied by Moe:
  • Burns' vault.
  • Lenny's house.
  • Carl's house.
  • Barney's panic room.
  • Krabappel's diary.
  • Hibbert drug cabinet.
  • Mystery key.
• Cletus breaks the fourth wall saying there are two more acts and a "whittled by" credit. Whittled by Cletus Spuckler appears in the mid-episode credit.
• A sign with the title of the episode is held by a man at the Now We're Talkin' Lounge.

Continuity

• One of the keys copied by Moe is a key to Edna Krabappel's diary. ("Diary Queen")
• Homer and Cletus recognize each other, and Cletus refers to Homer as his friend. ("The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby")
• Homer mentions managing someone, but didn't mention Lurleen Lumpkin by name. ("Colonel Homer")
• Cletus' signature is a reference to the one he had in "Sweets and Sour Marge".
• Posters at Li'l Nicer Cabaret are all members of Ya Hoo! from "Colonel Homer":
  • Pip Diddler.
  • Big Shirtless Ron.
  • Yodelin' Zeke.
  • Cloris Mozelle.
• People that Slick manager was manager of:
  • Drederick Tatum.
  • George Takei. ("The Burns Cage")
  • Chazz Busby.
  • Laney Fontaine.
  • Vladimir Putin. ("Treehouse of Horror XXVI")
  • Rainier Wolfcastle.
  • Barack Obama. ("Yellow Subterfuge")
  • Alaska Nebraska. ("Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh")
  • Mexican Duffman. ("Moe Goes from Rags to Riches")
  • Scuzzo.
  • Tootsie Childs.
  • Krusty the Clown.
  • Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers mascot. ("Treehouse of Horror XXX")
  • The Pope.
  • Jay G.
  • Llewellyn Sinclair.
  • Rachel Jordan. ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily")
  • Miss Springfield.
  • Conor McGregor.
  • Lady Gaga.
  • Cletus Spuckler.
• Cletus mentions Blockbuster. ("A Midsummer's Nice Dreams")
• Normal Head Joe Spuckler appears. ("The Real Housewives of Fat Tony")

Goofs

• Despite Homer leaving his car at Moe's, and there being no car in the drive when he returned home, his car and Marge's car are in the drive at night.
• The characters on the Li'l Nicer Cabaret posters all have different hair colors than their previous appearances in "Colonel Homer".