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Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a reference to the phrase Go big or go home.
• When Marge asked Homer how big Mr. Burns signed on the card, Homer said "Eddie Bauer big", referring to Eddie Bauer's logo.
• Homer calls the interns the Milleniums (a distorted way of calling them Millenials) and mentions Snapchat, Fortnite, Uber and Venmo.
• The #30 Jersey is a tribute to the New York Knicks's basketball player Bernard King.^[1]
• Mike Wegman calls Homer the "Michael Jordan of Sector 7G".
• Homer had a Pop-Tart in his cell phone holster, which he then ate.
• Mike Wegman tells Benjamin that nobody ever got trampled at a Michael Bublé concert.
• Homer mentions that Mike Wegman has been blocked by so many celebrities on Twitter.
• Mike Wegman says that he feels like Amar'e Stoudemire when he first set foot in Jerusalem.
• Mike Wegman calls his daughter Patrick Ewing Wegman, named after basketball player Patrick Ewing.
• Mike Wegman said that his wife Maureen Wegman looked like one of those women leaving Vinny's bedroom in Entourage.
• Mike Wegman tells Bart that his head looks like a rejected Muppet and has a Tommy Lasorda gut.
• Maureen told Homer that the baby was registered at DraftKings, a fantasy sports website.
• Mike's Slices food truck's song is Dean Martin's "That's Amore".
  • The slogan over the Italian flag is a parody of the lyrics of the song.
• On Mike Wegman's menu:^[2]
  • This Za Has Meatballs is a reference to Rapaport's book This Book Has Balls.
  • Bernard King's Pepperoni (Bernard King is Michael Rapaport's favorite Knick).
  • A Tribe Called Pesto comes from Rapaport's documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest.
• Mike Wegman bet money on a Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's basketball game.
• The ending song is Carly Simon's "Let the River Run".
• Mike and Homer presents Mike's Slices in Shark Tank.

Trivia

• Food Truck Graveyard list of food trucks:
  • Choco Chicken
  • Banh Mi Smoothies
  • Jumbo Tapas
  • Cheezilla, a reference to Godzilla
  • Que Pasa Kielbasa
  • Beet Box
  • Cletus' Chicken Thumbs, featuring Cletus Spuckler
  • Cheeseburger Dumplings
  • Hoagie Mackerel, a reference to Hoagy Carmichael
  • Peanut Butter and Jelly Burritos
  • Fritter Outrage
  • I Dream of Blini
  • Gummi Ramen
  • Nobody Likes Quinoa
  • Poi Truck Club
  • Chicken Pot Arnie's, a chicken pot pie truck featuring Arnie Pye
  • Houston, We Have a Cobbler, a reference to Houston, we have a problem
  • Pho-sicles
  • Springfield Elementary Cafeteria, featuring Lunchlady Dora
  • Hot Foie Sundae
  • Steve's Slices
  • Udon Nuggets
  • Everything Au Gratin
  • Boba Clams
  • Sauce-a-Lito (deleted scene)

Continuity

• Homer wears his Atoms jacket he wore at Boston ("The Town")^[3]
• Angry Ricky appears. ("The Girl Code")
• Mike mentions Homer being Mr. Plow. ("Mr. Plow")

References