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*[[Grampa]] mentions {{w|Farouk of Egypt|King Farouk}}. | *[[Grampa]] mentions {{w|Farouk of Egypt|King Farouk}}. | ||
*Games the family considers playing include ''{{W|The Game of Life}}'', ''{{W|Hatchimals}}'', ''{{W|Pick-up sticks}}'' and ''[[Monopoly]]''. | *Games the family considers playing include ''{{W|The Game of Life}}'', ''{{W|Hatchimals}}'', ''{{W|Pick-up sticks}}'' and ''[[Monopoly]]''. | ||
| + | *G.I. Bilked is a reference to [[G.I. Joe]]. | ||
| + | *Grampa is invited to {{w|The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell}}. | ||
| + | **[[Lawrence O'Donnell]] mentions [[MSNBC]], {{w|CNBC}} and [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]]. | ||
*The song that plays when the family arrive in [[New York City]] is "{{W|New York Groove}}" by {{W|Ace Frehley}}. | *The song that plays when the family arrive in [[New York City]] is "{{W|New York Groove}}" by {{W|Ace Frehley}}. | ||
*The family visit the [[n&n's Store]], a parody of {{W|M&M's}}. | *The family visit the [[n&n's Store]], a parody of {{W|M&M's}}. | ||
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Cultural references
- The name of the episode is a reference to the song "Mad About the Boy" by Noël Coward.
- Homer sings a parody of "Love and Marriage" by Frank Sinatra, the theme song of Married... with Children.
- Homer mentions Al Bundy and says that he's now on Modern Family, referring to Bundy's actor Ed O'Neill playing Jay Pritchett on the show.
- Homer and Marge leave the kids in the care of Amazon Alexa and Google Home.
- Alexa mentions the Epimenides paradox.
- Grampa mentions King Farouk.
- Games the family considers playing include The Game of Life, Hatchimals, Pick-up sticks and Monopoly.
- G.I. Bilked is a reference to G.I. Joe.
- Grampa is invited to The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell.
- Lawrence O'Donnell mentions MSNBC, CNBC and NBC.
- The song that plays when the family arrive in New York City is "New York Groove" by Ace Frehley.
- The family visit the n&n's Store, a parody of M&M's.
- After leaving the photoshoot, Grampa went to see a Rock Hudson film to remind him what a real man is like. Rock Hudson was discreetly gay.
- The song that plays when the family arrives in Texas is "Miles and Miles of Texas" by Asleep at the Wheel.
- The family visits the Prada Marfa art installation. They also see the Marfa lights.
- Philip Hefflin mentions a paper from Cornell University.
- When Grampa is talking about the old days, he gets annoyed at Young Sheldon.
- Grampa says that he is as straight as Gomer Pyle from The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C..
Trivia
- The Title screen gag is a repeat of the one from "Haw-Haw Land", only changing the two years that go and come.
Continuity
- The family has a bag of toy soldiers from Toys Were Us. ("Daddicus Finch")
- The family visits the V.A. Hospital again. ("Havana Wild Weekend")
