A Tree Grows in Springfield/References

References/Trivia

Season 24 Episode References

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Cultural references

The episode's title is a reference to the novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, as well as its film and stage adaptations.
The episode is a reference to Steve Jobs death in 2011.
When Homer is showing Marge the myPad's apps, Homer says that Tapped Out, an obvious reference to The Simpsons game The Simpsons: Tapped Out, is one of the apps. When he taps on it though, a screen comes up and says "Unavailable", which is a reference to The Simpsons: Tapped Out's unreliable connectivity issues and a reference to the 6-month period when The Simpsons: Tapped Out was not on the iOS App Store.
Steve Mobbs mentions that Homer could buy something from Hewlett Packard if he didn't submit and agree to buy all of Mapple's future products.
One of the mustaches Homer tries on is of Julius Pringles, mascot of Pringles.
Vengeful Pigs is a parody of Angry Birds.
The Springfield General Hospital board says "Obamacare bitterly provided".

Steve Mobbs (first seen in "MyPods and Boomsticks") is now deceased: He appears in the startup animation of Homer's MyPad and says he is "speaking from beyond the grave".
After Homer gets his MyPad, Moe mentions what a big deal it was when he got his cell phone (alluding to a lyric in the closing song of "Gump Roast").

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