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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The episode title is a reference to 1989 movie ''{{W|Do the Right Thing}}''. | + | *The episode title is a reference to [[1989]] movie ''{{W|Do the Right Thing}}''. |
| + | *[[Milhouse]] recites a poem about the {{W|Oregon Trail}}. | ||
| + | *A banner at the [[Springfield Rock Skipping Championship]] says to try [[The Rock|Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]]'s "The Rock" Rock. | ||
| + | *[[Cletus]] has leeches on his feet which resemble the logo for {{W|Nike, Inc.|Nike}}. | ||
| + | *[[Bart]] says that he cheated on {{W|COVID-19 testing|COVID tests}}. | ||
| + | *Bart using a "butt buzzer" to cheat for Homer when he was playing poker is a reference to chess player {{W|Hans Niemann}} and the {{W|Carlsen–Niemann controversy|cheating allegations}} against him. A meme sprung up after the allegations which accused Niemann of cheating using vibrating {{W|anal beads}}. | ||
| + | *The song "[[Get Our Cheat On]]" mentions writing a term paper with {{W|ChatGPT}} as one of the various cheats. | ||
| + | **The song also mentions losing an election and calling it unfair, a reference to the {{W|Republican reactions to Donald Trump's claims of 2020 election fraud}}, which were proven false. | ||
| + | *Homer says that he and Bart have a special bond, like {{W|LaVar Ball|LaVar}} and {{W|Lonzo Ball}}, or {{W|Cecil Fielder|Cecil}} and {{W|Prince Fielder}} before they became estranged. | ||
| + | *The electric truck that was converted back to gas is based on the {{W|Tesla Cybertruck}}. | ||
| + | *[[Marge]] says that she didn't cheat to win {{W|Harley-Davidson}} beard shampoo. | ||
| + | *[[Dean Belichick]] says that the [[Houston Astros]] are dreaming up ways to cheat. He then shows a picture of an Astros player being a robot. The robot resembles a {{W2|Terminator|character concept}} from ''[[Terminator]]''. | ||
| + | *The [[University of Springfield]] Summer Camp has a prestigious {{Ch|Lance Armstrong}} scholarship. The armband that comes with it says "Cheat Armstrong", a reference to the {{W|Lance Armstrong doping case}} where Armstrong was found to be cheating in races by using performance-enhancing drugs. | ||
| + | *The Sam Bankman-Fried Hall is a reference to American entrepreneur {{W|Sam Bankman-Fried}}, who was {{W|United States v. Bankman-Fried|convicted of fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering}} in November 2023. | ||
| + | *The [[Jim Harbaugh Center for Competitive Imbalance]] is a reference to American football coach and former quarterback, {{W|Jim Harbaugh}}. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to 1989 movie Do the Right Thing.
- Milhouse recites a poem about the Oregon Trail.
- A banner at the Springfield Rock Skipping Championship says to try Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's "The Rock" Rock.
- Cletus has leeches on his feet which resemble the logo for Nike.
- Bart says that he cheated on COVID tests.
- Bart using a "butt buzzer" to cheat for Homer when he was playing poker is a reference to chess player Hans Niemann and the cheating allegations against him. A meme sprung up after the allegations which accused Niemann of cheating using vibrating anal beads.
- The song "Get Our Cheat On" mentions writing a term paper with ChatGPT as one of the various cheats.
- The song also mentions losing an election and calling it unfair, a reference to the Republican reactions to Donald Trump's claims of 2020 election fraud, which were proven false.
- Homer says that he and Bart have a special bond, like LaVar and Lonzo Ball, or Cecil and Prince Fielder before they became estranged.
- The electric truck that was converted back to gas is based on the Tesla Cybertruck.
- Marge says that she didn't cheat to win Harley-Davidson beard shampoo.
- Dean Belichick says that the Houston Astros are dreaming up ways to cheat. He then shows a picture of an Astros player being a robot. The robot resembles a Terminator from Terminator.
- The University of Springfield Summer Camp has a prestigious Lance Armstrong scholarship. The armband that comes with it says "Cheat Armstrong", a reference to the Lance Armstrong doping case where Armstrong was found to be cheating in races by using performance-enhancing drugs.
- The Sam Bankman-Fried Hall is a reference to American entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried, who was convicted of fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering in November 2023.
- The Jim Harbaugh Center for Competitive Imbalance is a reference to American football coach and former quarterback, Jim Harbaugh.
