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*The book Cuban Escapes by Elian Gonzales is a reference to {{w|Elián González}}'s custody and immigration controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States. | *The book Cuban Escapes by Elian Gonzales is a reference to {{w|Elián González}}'s custody and immigration controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States. | ||
*Marge and Homer references {{w|Mariel Hemingway}} and her grandfather [[Ernest Hemingway]], and {{w|Mindy Kaling}}. | *Marge and Homer references {{w|Mariel Hemingway}} and her grandfather [[Ernest Hemingway]], and {{w|Mindy Kaling}}. | ||
| − | *The | + | *The scenes in the hotel with two women smoking and then stuffing their mouth with cigars in front of 2 men is a reference to {{w|I Love Lucy}}. |
*[[Grampa]] mentions {{w|Hank Aaron}}. | *[[Grampa]] mentions {{w|Hank Aaron}}. | ||
| + | *The song sung on Skyhawk Air airplane is ''Y en eso llego Fidel'' by {{w|Carlos Puebla}}. | ||
*The song in the credits is ''{{w|I'll See You in C-U-B-A}}'' by {{w|Irving Berlin}}. | *The song in the credits is ''{{w|I'll See You in C-U-B-A}}'' by {{w|Irving Berlin}}. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the British movie Having a Wild Weekend.
- In the couch gag, Homer is dressed as Zeus, Marge as Hera, Maggie as Cupid, Lisa as Athena and Bart as Hermes.
- Lisa is reading 50 Shades of 'A', a reference to Fifty Shades of Grey.
- Vulture's Nest is a reference to Shark Tank.
- V.A. Hospital is a reference to the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
- The Che Gue-Ferry is a reference to the Ferry El Che Guevara.
- The book Cuban Escapes by Elian Gonzales is a reference to Elián González's custody and immigration controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States.
- Marge and Homer references Mariel Hemingway and her grandfather Ernest Hemingway, and Mindy Kaling.
- The scenes in the hotel with two women smoking and then stuffing their mouth with cigars in front of 2 men is a reference to I Love Lucy.
- Grampa mentions Hank Aaron.
- The song sung on Skyhawk Air airplane is Y en eso llego Fidel by Carlos Puebla.
- The song in the credits is I'll See You in C-U-B-A by Irving Berlin.
Trivia
- Bart tags his "El Barto" tags in Cuba as "The Bart".
- The 1958 car's license plate is VABF19, the production code of the episode.
- Grampa plays The Simpsons Theme Song on the guitar.
Continuity
- In the couch gag, Homer, Marge and Lisa reprise their greek roles from the comic Greek to Me.
- This is the second time that the Simpson family travels to Cuba. The first being in "The Trouble with Trillions", but only with Homer, Mr. Burns and Smithers.
- Lisa is reading a book called Homer's Odyssey, a reference to the episode Homer's Odyssey and the book Odyssey.
- The Black Hole appears in the title screen, and afterwards Homer closes the hole in his head with Maggie's pacifier, the same way Maggie closed the Black Hole in Treehouse of Horror XXIII.
- A vulture lands on a pile of money and transforms into Mr. Burns, a reference to the vulture that looks like him. Afterwards vultures are seen pecking Kirk and Milhouse. ("Last Exit to Springfield")
- The blackboard text "Being right sucks" is a reference to the supposed prediction that Donald Trump would become a president.[1] ("Bart to the Future")
Goofs
- Homer's car disappears when Chief Wiggum leaves Skid Row.
