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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| + | *This is the first christmas episode premiered in may, 7 months before the celebration in december. | ||
*The episode was dedicated in memory of [[Little Richard]] who passed away on May 9, eight days before this episode aired. | *The episode was dedicated in memory of [[Little Richard]] who passed away on May 9, eight days before this episode aired. | ||
| + | *This is the last episode with the production company under the name 20th Century Fox Television, before renamed [[20th Television]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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Cultural references
- Homer sings a parody of "Jingle Bell Rock".
- Homer plays Candy Crush on his myPad but then crushes real candies.
- Homer watches UFC Fight 243 on his myPad.
- Sideshow Mel is driving a Mazda MX-5.
- When Homer puts a Elizabethan collar on himself, he compares himself to the Pixar logo.
- Lisa reads a book called Looking for Mister Good Boy, which is a reference to the title of the 1975 novel Looking for Mr. Goodbar.
- The novel was previously parodied in the title of the Season 28 episode "Looking for Mr. Goodbart", which was also written by Carolyn Omine.
- At the Dognitive Behavioral Therapy Institute, one of the dogs holds a plush that resembles SpongeBob SquarePants.
- Dr. Hibbert wants to watch Euphoria.
- She Biscuit's name is a reference to the horse Seabiscuit.
- When Santa's Little Helper runs towards She Biscuit, "The Way We Were" plays, sung by Suzanne Waters.
Trivia
- This is the first christmas episode premiered in may, 7 months before the celebration in december.
- The episode was dedicated in memory of Little Richard who passed away on May 9, eight days before this episode aired.
- This is the last episode with the production company under the name 20th Century Fox Television, before renamed 20th Television.
Continuity
- Four of the Simpson family's dead animals appear on the title screen:
- Snowball I. ("Stark Raving Dad")
- Nibbles. ("Lisa the Veterinarian")
- Bart's turtle. ("Don't Fear the Roofer")
- Mr. Pinchy. ("Lisa Gets an "A"")
- Footage of Bart and Homer adopting Santa's Little Helper is shown. ("Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire")
