It's a Blunderful Life/References
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.
- Homer sings "Aloha ʻOe" by Liliʻuokalani in his sleep.
- A group of non-union workers are from Juilliard School.
- Mr. Burns goes to call Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to reclaim his title of the world's most self-serving billionaire.
- The non-union workers do a dance from The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky around the fire. The suite "Infernal Dance" from the ballet plays.
- The god that Zutroy prays to is the Red N&N, a parody of the Red M&M character.
- Mayor Quimby proposes the town does either a Hunger or Squid game, references to The Hunger Games and Squid Game.
- Lisa has an Amazon Kindle.
- Little Cabin on the Plain is a parody of the Little House on the Prairie series.
- Comic Book Guy says that the latest Matrix movie was severely disappointing, a reference to The Matrix Resurrections.
- Grampa plays the folk song "Turkey in the Straw" on the fiddle.
- Homer pleading Moe for his innocence moments before he kicks him out of his bar is similar to Family Guy's "The D in Apartment 23" scene where Peter pleads his innocence to his friends Cleveland, Joe, and Quagmire and bartender Jerome when they call him out for a racist tweet Brian wrote and tell him to leave the bar before Joe decides to arrest him.
Trivia
- This is the second episode where the citizens of Springfield turn against Homer after You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About – Act Three Will Shock You!.
