A Serious Flanders (Part 1)/References
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the film A Serious Man.
- The episode is a parody of the TV series Fargo.
- SIMPFLIX and its shows are parodies of Netflix and Netflix's shows:
- The Tween's Gambit is a parody of The Queen's Gambit.
- Halt and Kirk's Fired is a parody of Halt and Catch Fire.
- Molemen is a parody of Watchmen.
- Somebody Feed Gil is a parody of Somebody Feed Phil.
- Suck-Suck-Cession is a parody of Succession.
- The Marvelous Mrs. Muntz is a parody of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
- Bee-Jack Horseman is a parody of BoJack Horseman.
- LEN15 is a parody of PEN15.
- Wig Mouth is a parody of Big Mouth.
- What We Lou in the Shadows is a parody of What We Do in the Shadows.
- Moezark is a parody of Ozark.
- House of Carls is a parody of House of Cards.
- Kwik-E-Blinders is a parody of Peaky Blinders.
- Better Call Selm is a parody of Better Call Saul.
- Krustified is a parody of Justified.
- Kostas Becker mentions that lately, debts have been collected in Venmo.
- The song "The Ninety and Nine" by Burl Ives plays over the opening title. The song was used in the opening of the 1957 film Gun Glory.
- The bag of money is a Pan Am bag.
- The thief has a Linda Ronstadt T-shirt.
- When the associates are disposing of The Rich Texan's body, "Uno Esta" by Bobbi Humphrey plays.
- Comic Book Guy has an Infinity Gauntlet from Marvel Comics, which is destroyed by Colette.
- Comic Book Guy also has a cardboard standee of The Mandalorian from Star Wars, which is also destroyed by Colette.
- Seamus tells Comic Book Guy that he can get back to his Heathcliff and his Garfield comics.
- Homer calls Ned "anonymous boy scout Superman".
- The song "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" plays at the Springfield Winter Market.
- In the Drunk Rink, "Deck the Halls" plays.
- The song "No More Hot Dogs" by Hasil Adkins plays in Seamus and Colette's car.
- Seamus says that he wouldn't mind having Taylor Swift playing in the car instead.
- Sideshow Mel mentions Craigslist.
- Colette loves the show Property Brothers and Seamus makes Homer watch it.
- Fat Tony mentions the parable of Lucifer and the millipede.
- When Disco Stu is being shot, he references the opening of "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees.
- During the ending montage, "Aphrodite Part II" by Chase plays.
- Android's Dungeon features a comic of "Clockmen Babies" - a change in titles from the previously-shown "Watchmen Babies" comic("Husbands and Knives")
Continuity
- Comic Book Guy has a poster for Vindicators: Crystal War and a Magnesium Man comic book. ("Bart the Bad Guy")
- DISCONTINUITY: In their scene in Act I, Rod has Todd's voice and vice-versa.
