Difference between revisions of "The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth/References"

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Cultural references

• The title is a reference to the quote "The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth".
• William Shatner is Troy McClure's groundskeeper.
• Mr. Burns mentions controlling the Commodore 64 computer.
• Doug says that his movie will make "The Empire Strikes Back" look like "Return of the Jedi".
• Mr. Burns' nephews are based on Donald Duck's nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Smithers is also seen dressed very similar to Donald.

Continuity

• Benjamin, Doug and Gary get kicked out of the Kwik-E-Mart and the library and are told "This isn't a library" and "This isn't a Kwik-E-mart". Homer was told the same things in "Marge on the Lam".
• Homer calls the game farm to check on Stampy ("Bart Gets an Elephant").
• The protagonist character in the nerds' video game reminds Homer of Mr. Sparkle ("In Marge We Trust").
• Mr. Black from "Kamp Krusty" appears.