Bart's New Friend/References
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Cultural references
- Attractions at the circus:
- Freaks and Geeks, a reference to Freaks and Geeks.
- Drillbit Taylor, a reference to Drillbit Taylor.
- Funny People, a reference to Funny People.
- Superfat, a reference to Superbad.
- The 400-Year-Old Virgin, a reference to The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
- World's Longest Fingernails
- Celtic Charms are a parody of Lucky Charms.
- Sven Golly's name is a pun on Svengali, a manipulative character which was featured in the novel Trilby.
- The ride attraction at Itchy & Scratchy Land where they were flying through Springfield is a reference to Mystery Science Theater 3000.
- The saxophone riff that Lisa plays for Homer is from the 1978 song "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty.
- There is a tribute to the Charlie Hebdo shooting: Just before the closing credits, Maggie appears on a screen card holding a flag that reads "Je suis Charlie".
- The final scene, where Sven Golly is in an underground prison under the police station and Chief Wiggum plays chess with him:
- Is a reference to the X-Men film series. Magneto is locked in a plastic prison at the end of X-Men and the beginning of X2. Golly's prison bears a very strong resemblance to Magneto's.
- Loki appearing in the prison may be a reference to The Avengers where Loki was locked in a glass prison.
Continuity
- Itchy & Scratchy Land appears again. ("Itchy & Scratchy Land")
- In "Homer the Father" and "Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing", Homer previously stopped from strangling Bart ever again.
- Marge mentions the time Homer cut off his thumb. ("Trilogy of Error")
- Homer spray paints his graffiti tag [El] Homo. ("Large Marge")
