Desperately Seeking Lisa/References
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Cultural references
The
Fearless Girl facing the gorilla parodies the real-world
Fearless Girl, which was once located in front of the
Charging Bull. Many other references to
New York City are seen throughout the episode
- Capital City parodies New York City:
- Lisa uses Oogle on her phone, a parody of Google.
- The busy street full of signs parodies Times Square:
- Patty and Selma order "Cigs in Blanket", "Philly Wheeze Steak", "Vape Suzette" and "Phlegm Brûlée" parodies of Pigs in a blanket, Philly Cheese Steak, Crêpes Suzette and Crème brûlée, respectivelly.
- Julian has a book of poetry by Sylvia Plath.
- Julian occasionally writes reviews on Airbnb.
- Freaks of the 'Field is a reference to the Freaks in a Field festival.
- Katya's loft is located at NoHoSoGoBloJoTo, a pun on the famous neighborhood DUMBO (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass), one of the most wealthiest communities in New York City partially due to its large number of former industrial buildings that have been converted into spacious luxury residential lofts.
- The Cranberry juice-ical is a reference to The Cranberries. B. J. Novak stars in it as the Bog.
- The people outside of the hotel are dressed in costumes of Goofy, Charlie Brown, Pikachu and Shrek. Julian mentions Pikachu.
- "Bull in the Heather" by Sonic Youth plays during the montages and the credits.
- A man reads Tropic of Cancer, a novel by Henry Miller.
- According to the banner, the show Roach by Tracy Letts is "a Kafkaesque reimagining of The Metamorphosis". The Metamorphosis, however, is one of Franz Kafka's already-surreal best-known works.
- Tracy Letts imagines a play starting at a Dave & Buster's.
- Julian refers to the Upper East Side as the "forbidden zone". The Upper East Side is the most affluent neighborhood in New York City.
- Lacey Van Aster mentions seducing Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.
- Art pieces of Lisa in the Museum of Lisa the Thieving Poseur include parodies and references to:
- The Devil wears pearls, a reference to the film The Devil Wears Prada.
- Lisa runs by a statue that resemblances the Alamo.
- "I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside" is one of the ringtones heard on the ringtones documentary.
- Superintendent Chalmers mentioned playing Pickleball, a fast-growing racket sport.
- "Pay to Cum" by Bad Brains plays in Chalmers and Ms. Hoover's hotel room.
- The Fearless Girl statue is a gift from Goldman Sachs, an American multinational investment bank and financial services company.
- Lisa goes through an arch that parodies the Washington Square Arch.
- One of the balloons is American writer and novelist Joan Didion.
- When he thinks he has captured Lisa, Julian calls her John Gregory "Donne", a pun on writer John Gregory Dunne, who usually collaborated with his wife Joan Didion.
- Julian calls Katya "second-rate" Cindy Sherman.
Continuity
Trivia
