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Cultural references[edit]
- The title of the episode is a reference to the slang phrase "sorry not sorry".
- The Billboard gag is a reference to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
- The couch gag is a reference to Pac-Man.
- Reformation Hardware is a parody of Restoration Hardware.
- Keeping with the Reformation theme, a man garbed as Martin Luther is often depicted is seen affixing a scroll titled "95 Theses" to the wooden churchlike door of the establishment.
- Lisa is inspired by Gladys West to create a mobile that, unlike the classic solar system orrery, depicts the earth orbited by GPS satellites.
- Homer's shaking his fist in mock tremulous rage at Gladys West is in the style of Colonel Klink's rages.
- When Lisa dreams of Yale University accepting her, the people in admissions refer to Boola Boola, a football song of the school.
- The Yale Admissions committee summarily rejects "another Bush kid," a reference to the Bush Family no longer being closely associated with Yale.
- Lisa later dreams of being denied admission because she didn't apologize to Miss Hoover; rich kids from the university sing a song to her, with Handsome Dan dancing with Mr. Burns.
- Lisa dreams of UMass Amherst as her safety school.
- Janey mentions Samuel German and his development of the German chocolate cake.
- Hubert Wong is inspired by The Masked Singer.
- The gangs in detention include:
- The Magnificent Seven-Year-Olds, a reference to The Magnificent Seven.
- Tardy Incorporated.
- Hells Angles, a reference to the Hells Angels.
- Several references to the Peanuts are made:
- Ms. Timberwood calls boys Joe Cool, the name of one of Snoopy's alter-egos.
- During the credits, Homer, on top of the house's roof, dreams of being Red Baron, another one of Snoopy's alter-ego.
- Homer's house being shot down and approaching two soldiers is a reference to 1917.
- When he wakes up, he cries like Charlie Brown.
- Miss Hoover sings "Who's Soggy Now?" a reference to the song "Who's Sorry Now?".
- After Lisa flattens her hair into the style of The Rachel, Barney asks Lisa if she's Jennifer Aniston.
- Meth, Bath, and Beyond is a parody of Bed Bath & Beyond.
- Worst Buy is a parody of Best Buy.
- Carl mentions The Sixth Sense.
- Lenny mentions the 2018 A Star Is Born movie with Lady Gaga and the other versions of the movie.
- Raphael mentions the movie Three Amigos.
- The van Raphael drives is labeled "Pawn of the Dead", a reference to the movie Dawn of the Dead.
- A kid has a shirt and a circle diagram of the rapper Drake as his inspiration.
- Wendell Borton is inspired by:
- The end theme song was performed by YouTubers Ariana Piknjac and Ella Piknjac.
Trivia[edit]
- This is the only episode of Season 32 to have a Chalkboard gag or a Billboard gag, along with being the most recent episode to have one.
Continuity[edit]
- A video of Lisa dancing is seen in the screen of the classroom. ("Radio Bart")
- Handsome Dan appears in Lisa's dream. ("The Caper Chase")
- "Lisa's at Yale" is a parody of "Baby on Board" by The Be Sharps. ("Homer's Barbershop Quartet")
- Blake appears in the "Who Inspires You?" class project. ("Three Dreams Denied")
