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Cultural references

• The name of the episode is a reference to the TV series Stranger Things.
• A cover of the orchestral piece Boléro by Pink Martini can be heard during the episode's couch gag, which was animated and directed by Bill Plympton.
• Marge mentions the Oscars, Tom Brady and the Super Bowl.
• Drunk Granddad Whiskey, Absolut Krusty and Moe et Chandon are parodies of the beverages Old Grand-Dad Whiskey, Absolut Vodka and Moët & Chandon, respectively.
• Mr. Burns mentions the It's a Wonderful Life film, with Burns saying his favorite character is Mr. Potter, the banker who ruins Christmas Eve. He also presumes the film ends with James Stewart committing suicide.
• The carolers sing "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", while Homer mocks Burns with it. The carolers also sing "Good King Wenceslas".
• At the theater, Frozen and The Ice Storm play.
• Homer and Marge ride on a Toyota Prius (XW20) as a Uber car, driven by Raphael.
• Homer and Marge ride on a Uber Toyota Prius (XW20) car, while the Uber sad driver rides on a Toyota Camry (XV30).
• The Skater's Waltz can be briefly heard when Homer is skating alone at the ice rink.
• Homer references the "There once was a man from Nantucket" limerick.
• The painting The Garden of Earthly Delights is seen and Homer has hallucinations of it.
• Gil Gunderson mentions being dishonorably discharged from the Salvation Army.

The tiny family from The Borrowers can be seen at the house vent

• The book One Fish, Two Fish, No More New Fish is a parody of Dr. Seuss' book One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
  • The book was also parodied in the title of Season 2 episode "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish".
• "Silent Night" plays when Homer goes into the secret room.
• "Carol of the Bells" plays in the decoration montage and during the ending credits.
• Seen at the Simpsons' house vent:
  • A 1804 dollar. Only fifteen specimens of this coin are currently known to exist.
  • The tiny family from The Borrowers.
  • A paper with "Bitcoin passwords do not lose" written on it.
• "O Holy Night" plays before the cookies scene.
• Homer searches how to deliver a baby on MyTube, after mentioning YouTube. An ad for "How to be a sidekick with Sideshow Mel" shows before the video.
• Homer says he redeemed himself at Christmas like the Grinch, John McClane (as the Die Hard guy), and Scrooged.
• Homer plans to tell Maggie's middle name story in the next Arbor Day.
• The Bitcoin sign can be seen in Professor Frink's postcard during the credits.

Trivia

• This is the second Christmas episode to premiere outside December. The first was "The Way of the Dog".
• Todd is born in the flashback in this episode, despite Lisa already being born. This is different from "Lisa's First Word", where Todd was born before Lisa.
• Bart wrote El Barto on the snow on top of the house roof.
• The Christmas stockings get progressively smaller and worse, with Maggie only having a paper bag with "Baby" written on it.
• The guy with big hand is seen at the Power Plant before his hand got big.
• More Hounds names are revealed: Slasher, Gasher, Mangey, Nips 'Em, Stalker, Vicious, Rabid and Rips 'Em.
• The booth Homer sits in at Moe's Tavern is the Dr. Marvin Monroe Memorial Booth.
• Things seen in the vent: a rat, a coin, the books How To Get Your Baby Off Her Pacifier and How To Clean Your Vents, the family from The Borrowers, and a paper with "Bitcoin passwords do not lose" written on it.

The picture of a full-grown Bart and Lisa with Maggie is visible along the staircase wall.

The goof was fixed being replaced with another picture with a "Barthood" reference.

• One of the promotional images for this episode have a photo showing a 10-year old Bart, a 8-year old Lisa and Maggie is visible in the background, though Bart is 4 years old, Lisa is 2 years old and Maggie is still unborn. The goof was fixed on the aired episode being replaced by another picture with the Grampa and Bart wearing fishing hats.
• At end of episode, the flashlight under Bart's chin shows the shadow of his eyebrows despite he doesn't have eyebrows.

Continuity

• The picture goof was replaced by another picture with the Grampa and Bart wearing fishing hats. ("Barthood")
• Homer previously broke the promise to not drink thanks to someone else, with Marge believing he was the one breaking it on purpose. ("El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer")
• Homer previously delivered a baby. ("Labor Pains")
• The printed hand on a circle is seen. ("Marge Be Not Proud")
• Homer sprays spider poison on his head. ("Mobile Homer")
• A card with "Enjoy your Steamed Hams" appears in the credits. ("22 Short Films About Springfield")
• Homer lights the water in the kitchen sink and it catches on fire (this also shows that Mr. Burns was doing his fracking operation for at least six years). ("Opposites A-Frack")

Goofs

• Previous flashback Todd could walk and talk as well the same size as 2-year-old Bart when Lisa was born. ("Lisa's First Word")
• Previously Homer had never been to the Flanders house in the eight years they have been neighbors. ("Dead Poets Society")
• Smitty has yellow skin rather than black skin.
• Sideshow Mel is shown as Krusty's sidekick. This is an continuity error; Sideshow Bob is shown to be Krusty's sidekick is past scenes in various episodes, including "Lisa's First Word" and "The Telltale Head", along with the fact that he was replaced by Mel after framing Krusty for armed robbery in the present day events of the show (season 1's "Krusty Gets Busted"). Mel becomes Krusty's newest sideshow in between "Krusty Gets Busted" and season 3's "Black Widower", while the main events of this episode are six years into the past.