Mother and Child Reunion/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 32 Episode References
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Cultural references

• The name of the episode is a reference to the song "Mother and Child Reunion" by Paul Simon.
  • The song was previously played in "My Mother the Carjacker" and "Mona Leaves-a".
• The Magic Shop was given four stars by Penn, and Teller said nothing about it, referencing Teller's silence during shows.
• Things seen in the Magic Shop:
  • A statue of Homer as Frankenstein's Monster and Marge as Bride of Frankenstein.
  • Mickey Mouse's hat from Fantasia.
  • Love Potion No. 8, a reference to the song song, album or film "Love Potion No. 9".
  • a poster for Grizzledum House, a parody of Gryffindor house in Harry Potter.
• Werner Herzog says that if they're at the shop to use the bathroom to use the Burger King next door.
• Werner Herzog says that they also fix iPhones, then says "you've heard of Steve Jobs, this is my kid, no jobs."
• Werner Herzog shows a trick that made Angela Merkel say that he was the worst Uber driver ever.
• Werner Herzog pulls underwear out of Homer's pants and says that they were worn by Babar the Elephant.
• Zoltar from the 1988 film Big is seen at the Magic Shop.
• Werner Herzog bought a Keurig coffee maker, but never used it.
• Homer and Bart hold Starbucks coffee cups.
• Lisa mentions Cornell College.
• In the future, Hans Moleman flies by in a The Jetsons style car.
• Lisa mentions Netflix buying Yale University.
• Bart has become a master of Fruit Ninja.
• Milhouse hires Kirk to sing a song imitating Seth MacFarlane imitating Frank Sinatra. The song he sings is "Take Him to the Prom", a parody of "Fly Me to the Moon".
• Bed Bong and Beyond is a parody of Bed Bath & Beyond.
• Blockbuster has returned.
• Best Buy A.I. is a parody of Best Buy.
• Sears and Robots is a parody of Sears.
• The song that plays during Lisa's future flashbacks is "Old Days" by Chicago.
• A Bitcoin Laundromat shop is seen, referencing Bitcoin.
• Lisa uses Oogle mail.
• Universities Lisa got accepted in:
  • Dartmouth College.
  • Amherst College.
  • Cornell University.
  • University of Oxford.
  • Sorbonne University.
  • Princeton University.
  • Yale University.
  • Brown University.
  • Bowdoin College.
  • UC Berkeley.
  • UNC.
  • Texas A&M.
  • Harvard University.
  • West Virginia Smart Place, the only one that doesn't exist in real life.
  • Bob Jones University, mentioned by Ned Flanders.
  • University of Hawaiʻi, Arizona State University and Google University, mentioned by drones.
    • Arizona State safety is a reference to the many safety issues on campus in the real life university.
• The Simpson family sing "A Simpson Got Into College" to the tune of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow".
• Maggie turns her face into various emojis.
• The Squeaky-voiced teen says that he was a philosophy major at Brown University.
• Lisa teaches William Shakespeare using dances from TikTok.
• Nate Silver is at FiveThirtyEight, a real website.
• Homer asks Werner Herzog how many more Ghostbusters movies are made. Herzog tells Homer that four more are made and that the Gay Ghostbusters was fantastic.
• Werner Herzog says that he'll conjure the spirit of Rodney Dangerfield at the Comedy & Magic Club.
• When Lisa becomes president, her predecessor does a Wilhelm scream.
• High Carumba is a reference to Bart's catchphrase "Ay caramba!"
• Bart becomes the owner of three NBA teams.
• The fireworks at the end say that the US Government is brought to you by Disney.
• Over the Disney fireworks, "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky plays.
• Nate Silver mentions the Ivy League.

Trivia

• The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop has now become The Android's Dungeon Not a Comic Book Store but a Prison.
• Moe's Tavern has become Moe's Oxygen.
• On the map of the USA, Springfield's State is seen between Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska.
• At Lisa's inauguration, people hold a sign saying "Pardon Sideshow Bob".
• The episode was dedicated to Olympia Dukakis who passed away on May 1st, eight days before this episode aired.

Continuity

• In the Magic Shop are:
  • Gabbo. ("Krusty Gets Kancelled")
  • A poster for The Great Raymondo and Esther. ("The Great Simpsina")
  • A poster for Mesmerino. ("The Blunder Years")
  • A poster for the Mathemagician. ("Grade School Confidential")
  • A poster for Abra Ca-Debra. ("Go Big or Go Homer")
  • A poster for Grizzledum House from Angelica Button. The House President is Angelica Button and the Headmaster is Greystache. ("The Haw-Hawed Couple")
• Lisa becomes president of the United States. ("Bart to the Future")
• A Blockbuster shop appears, saying they're back. ("A Midsummer's Nice Dreams")
• Ned uses a teleporter. ("Treehouse of Horror VIII")
• A poster for Jesus Christ Supercar is seen in Ned's house. ("How Lisa Got Her Marge Back")
• In the Oval Office, Lisa has a picture of Homer in space. ("Deep Space Homer")

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