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Difference between revisions of "A Tree Grows in Springfield/References"

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*The episode is a reference to Steve Jobs death in 2011.
 
*The episode is a reference to Steve Jobs death in 2011.
 
*When Homer is showing Marge the myPad's apps, Homer says that ''Tapped Out'', an obvious reference to ''The Simpsons'' game ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]'', is one of the apps. When he taps on it though, a screen comes up and says "Unavailable", which is a reference to ''The Simpsons: Tapped Out''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s unreliable connectivity issues and a reference to the 6-month period when ''The Simpsons: Tapped Out'' was not on the iOS App Store.
 
*When Homer is showing Marge the myPad's apps, Homer says that ''Tapped Out'', an obvious reference to ''The Simpsons'' game ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]'', is one of the apps. When he taps on it though, a screen comes up and says "Unavailable", which is a reference to ''The Simpsons: Tapped Out''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s unreliable connectivity issues and a reference to the 6-month period when ''The Simpsons: Tapped Out'' was not on the iOS App Store.
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*Steve Mobbs mentions that [[Homer]] could buy something from {{W|Hewlett Packard}} if he didn't submit and agree to buy all of Mapple's future products.
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==

Revision as of 15:49, November 26, 2012

References/Trivia


Season 24 Episode References
513 "Penny-Wiseguys"
514
"A Tree Grows in Springfield"
"The Day the Earth Stood Cool" 515


Cultural references

  • The episode's title is a reference to the novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, as well as its film and stage adaptations.
  • The episode is a reference to Steve Jobs death in 2011.
  • When Homer is showing Marge the myPad's apps, Homer says that Tapped Out, an obvious reference to The Simpsons game The Simpsons: Tapped Out, is one of the apps. When he taps on it though, a screen comes up and says "Unavailable", which is a reference to The Simpsons: Tapped Out's unreliable connectivity issues and a reference to the 6-month period when The Simpsons: Tapped Out was not on the iOS App Store.
  • Steve Mobbs mentions that Homer could buy something from Hewlett Packard if he didn't submit and agree to buy all of Mapple's future products.

Continuity

Season 24 References
Moonshine River Treehouse of Horror XXIII Adventures in Baby-Getting Gone Abie Gone Penny-Wiseguys A Tree Grows in Springfield The Day the Earth Stood Cool To Cur, with Love Homer Goes to Prep School A Test Before Trying The Changing of the Guardian Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing Hardly Kirk-ing Gorgeous Grampa Black-Eyed, Please Dark Knight Court What Animated Women Want Pulpit Friction Whiskey Business The Fabulous Faker Boy The Saga of Carl Dangers on a Train