The Very Hungry Caterpillars/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

	Season 34 Episode References
← 747 "Write Off This Episode"	748 "The Very Hungry Caterpillars"	"Clown V. Board of Education" 749 →

Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
• Professor Frink is said to be director of the CDC, the Center for Disgusting Caterpillars. This is a parody of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Lisa mentions using Twitter.
• Steak, Cake or Fake? is a parody of the game show Is It Cake?
• A contestant on Steak, Cake or Fake? had won a million dollars for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
• Ned imagining himself as an ant and Homer as a grasshopper is a reference to the Aesop's Fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper".
• Cousin Peter refers to Agnes Skinner as Marilyn Monroe.
• Jimbo has many posters and pictures of Harry Styles in his bedroom.
• Mrs. Muntz made a puppet so Nelson could do Jeff Dunham for her.
• GodFlix is a parody of Netflix.
  • Master of Nuns is a parody of Master of None.
  • Jesus, P.I. is a parody of Magnum, P.I.
  • Kevin Can Go Save Himself is a parody of Kevin Can F**k Himself.
  • Blaming Eve is a parody of {{W|Killing Eve}].
  • Breaking Bread is a parody of Breaking Bad.
  • The Mary Virgin Moore Show is a parody of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
  • It's Always Sunny in Beth Shemesh is a parody of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
  • Prayer of Easttown is a parody of Mare of Easttown.
  • How I Met Your Savior is a parody of How I Met Your Mother.
  • Better Call King Saul is a parody of Better Call Saul.
  • The Real Manger Wives of Bethlehem is a parody of The Real Housewives.
  • Curb Your Agnosticism is a parody of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
    • A choral version of "Frolic" by Luciano Michelini, the theme song for Curb Your Enthusiasm, plays.

Continuity

• During Ned imagining Homer stealing food from his family, "The Land of Chocolate" song plays. ("Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk")
• Homer's Mr. Plow jacket is seen in the attic. ("Mr. Plow")
• When Cousin Peter is thrown out of the house, a Screamapillar is seen. ("The Frying Game")

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