Friend with Benefit/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 27 Episode References
← 579 "Treehouse of Horror XXVI"	580 "Friend with Benefit"	"Lisa with an "S"" 581 →

Cultural references

• The title of the episode is reference to the the phrase "Friends with Benefits", which means two friends who have a sexual realtionship without being emotionally involved.
• "Undercover C.E.O." is a parody of the television franchise series Undercover Boss.
• Homer buys the Seat-to-Feet Lift Chair thanks to Crowdfunding on a site called FriendMoocher.

Continuity

• Lisa uses Skype to call Harper. ("Moms I'd Like to Forget")
• The subliminal propaganda campaign "Join the Navy", disguised as "Yvan eht Nioj", was previously used by the Party Posse in their video "Drop Da Bomb". ("New Kids on the Blecch")

Trivia

• Doggie Heaven was previously claimed by Homer to be the place where Santa's Little Helper will go after death in "Dog of Death".
• The French Kissing Club is a reference to Edna Krabappel's French Kissing Booth in the comic "Midday on the Midway".

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Every Man's Dream • 'Cue Detective • Puffless • Halloween of Horror • Treehouse of Horror XXVI • Friend with Benefit • Lisa with an "S" • 'Paths of Glory • Barthood • The Girl Code • Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles • Much Apu About Something • Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4 • Gal of Constant Sorrow • Lisa the Veterinarian • The Marge-ian Chronicles • The Burns Cage • How Lisa Got Her Marge Back • Fland Canyon • To Courier with Love • Simprovised • Orange Is the New Yellow