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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the film Desperately Seeking Susan.
• The episode is an omage to Martin Scorsese's film After Hours.
• Bart says that Marge and Lisa have been fighting like Don Draper and Pete Campbell, characters from the TV series Mad Men, after they lost their Lucky Strike account.
• The Unidentified State Building is a reference to the Empire State Building.
• Lisa uses Oogle on her phone.
• Forever 41 is a reference to the album of the same name by Courtney Santana or the song by the same name by Erin Harkes.
• An n&n's Store is seen, a reference to M&M's.
• An in-universe The Simpsons Store is seen, with the show logo.
• Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off is playing in a theater, with the text "The revival of the year" beneath.
• Julian has a book of poetry by Sylvia Plath.
• Freaks of the 'Field is a reference to the Freaks in a Field festival.
• The Cranberry juice-ical is a reference to The Cranberries. B. J. Novak stars in it as the Bog.
• The people outside of the hotel are dressed in costumes of Goofy, Charlie Brown, Pikachu and Shrek. Julian mentions Pikachu.
• Sonic Youth's "Bull in the Heather" plays in the montage after they leave the hotel.

Continuity

• A Blocko Store is seen. ("The D'oh-cial Network")
• An n&n's Store is seen. ("Mad About the Toy")
• Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off is playing. ("A Fish Called Selma")
• A P.F. Thong's store is seen. ("From Beer to Paternity")