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*The title is either a reference to the song "{{W|Boyz-n-the-Hood}}" by {{W|Eazy-E}}, or the 1991 film ''{{W|Boyz n the Hood}}''. | *The title is either a reference to the song "{{W|Boyz-n-the-Hood}}" by {{W|Eazy-E}}, or the 1991 film ''{{W|Boyz n the Hood}}''. | ||
**The title is also a reference to [[Season 5]] episode "[[Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood]]". | **The title is also a reference to [[Season 5]] episode "[[Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood]]". | ||
| + | *The storyline of the episode shares some similarities to the 2011 action-thriller film ''A Lonely Place to Die''. | ||
*[[Bart]]'s story in the episode is based on the black comedy film ''{{W|Get Duked!}}'' | *[[Bart]]'s story in the episode is based on the black comedy film ''{{W|Get Duked!}}'' | ||
*[[Dolph]] says that the name "[[Axel]]" is reserved for {{W|Axl Rose}}. | *[[Dolph]] says that the name "[[Axel]]" is reserved for {{W|Axl Rose}}. | ||
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Cultural references
- The title is either a reference to the song "Boyz-n-the-Hood" by Eazy-E, or the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood.
- The title is also a reference to Season 5 episode "Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood".
- The storyline of the episode shares some similarities to the 2011 action-thriller film A Lonely Place to Die.
- Bart's story in the episode is based on the black comedy film Get Duked!
- Dolph says that the name "Axel" is reserved for Axl Rose.
- Martin says the Satanists will slaughter every hair on Axel's "chinny chin chin", a reference to "The Three Little Pigs".
- Martin has a FatBit, a parody of the Fitbit.
- Suffragette Monopoly is a parody of Monopoly and a reference to Suffragette.
- The $100 note has a picture of Lucretia Mott on, while the $50 note has a picture of Elizabeth Cady Stanton on.
- Never Sorry! is a parody of Sorry!.
- Pranksters of Catan is a parody of Settlers of Catan.
- Soda-Land is a parody of Candy Land.
- Connect One is a parody of Connect Four.
- Nelson quotes the Walt Whitman poem "Song of Myself" with the line "I contain multitudes."
- Nelson and Dolph find an Airbnb.
- "Everybody's Jumpin'" by The Dave Brubeck Quartet, from the album Time Out, plays in the Airbnb.
- Martin says that he watches Caillou.
- The descending pendulum blade is a reference to The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe.
- Martin says that the movement of the pendulum swings in the pattern of "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II. The song plays in the waltz scene.
- Madison sold essential oils on Facebook.
- Over the weekend, Homer, Marge and Lisa watched Little Women on TV.
Trivia
- Martin's parents are revealed to be named Gareth and Gloria.
- This episode reveals a darker side to Martin's life. Specifically, that his parents force him to be an overachiever to the point where he sees two therapists and takes three different medications.
Continuity
- Homer wrote a poem called "Another Rapping Tomato", a sequel to his poem "Rapping Tomato" from "Moe'N'a Lisa".
- One of the medications that Martin takes is Focusyn. ("Brother's Little Helper")
