A Serious Flanders (Part 2)/References

References/Trivia

Season 33 Episode 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 is a parody of Netflix.
Wiggum calls Fat Tony his favorite goombah.
Ned mentions GoFundMe.
Sheriff Flanders mentions Milk Duds.
The song "Good Time Charlie" by Bobby Bland plays at the scene at the bar.
The thief appears at the bar with the same Linda Ronstadt T-shirt.
The song "Sabor a Mí" by Álvaro Carrillo plays in the bath scene.
The scene where Homer and Ned drive past each other and look at each other is a reference to a scene, and meme, from The Umbrella Academy episode "Öga for Öga".
Fargo-style drums start playing when Homer goes to save Ned from the car crash.
Three years in the future, Bart has joined the Boy Scouts of America. He then becomes the youngest Eagle Scout in town.
The song "Gary Burton album" by Gary Burton plays when Homer is going to Wyoming.
Homer brings Ned the book The Dirt, fully titled The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band. Ned even mentioned how the Mötley Crüe members were actually a motley crew.

SIMPFLIX is the Simpsons' streaming network first brought up at the 2021 Comic-Con@Home event.

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The Star of the Backstage • Bart's in Jail! • Treehouse of Horror XXXII • The Wayz We Were • Lisa's Belly • A Serious Flanders (Part 1) • A Serious Flanders (Part 2) • Portrait of a Lackey on Fire • Mothers and Other Strangers • A Made Maggie • The Longest Marge • Pixelated and Afraid • Boyz N the Highlands • You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About – Act Three Will Shock You! • Bart the Cool Kid • Pretty Whittle Liar • The Sound of Bleeding Gums • My Octopus and a Teacher • Girls Just Shauna Have Fun • Marge the Meanie • Meat Is Murder • Poorhouse Rock