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References/Trivia


Season 34 Episode References
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Cultural references

  • The episode title is a reference to the 1986 action drama film Top Gun, and to the unofficial enforcer role in ice hockey, also known as the "goon".
    • The Top Goon Academy is a parody of the Top Gun Academy.
    • A parody of the instrumental rock composition "Top Gun Anthem" is heard in several scenes throughout the episode.
  • King Toot's Kawabashi Leaf Ninja blower is a pun on Kawasaki Ninja, a name given to several series of Kawasaki sport bikes.
The costumes during Halloween include Barney as Wario, Carl as Spider-Man, Homer as George Washington and Lenny as a guard from Squid Game
The Top Goon jacket Nelson is given resemblances the iconic G-1 military flight jacket wore by Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) in Top Gun

Trivia

  • Maggie doesn't appear in the episode.

Continuity

Season 34 References
Habeas Tortoise One Angry Lisa Lisa the Boy Scout The King of Nice Not It Treehouse of Horror XXXIII From Beer to Paternity Step Brother from the Same Planet When Nelson Met Lisa Game Done Changed Top Goon My Life as a Vlog The Many Saints of Springfield Carl Carlson Rides Again Bartless Hostile Kirk Place Pin Gal Fan-ily Feud Write Off This Episode The Very Hungry Caterpillars Clown V. Board of Education Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass