The Serfsons/References

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References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

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Cultural references

Game of Thrones

• The opening theme is a combination of the series' theme song and The Simpsons'.
• King Quimby, the First of His Name is a reference to Tommen Baratheon who was also a "First of His Name".
• The Three-eyed crow is a reference to the Three-Eyed Raven.
• The heads on pikes are a reference to the ones in the show, with Ned's a reference to Ned Stark.
• The Icewalker, and Jacqueline Bouvier turning into one, are a reference to the White Walkers and the mindless wights they create from the dead.
• Markery is a reference to Jaime Lannister, who was in an incestuous relationship with his twin sister Cersei. Markery was voiced by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau who also played Jaime Lannister.
• The witch mentioned by Marge is a reference to the witch who had predicted that Cersei would become queen but lose all of her children.
• The Strangler and Milk of the Poppy in Dr. Hibbert's office are potions in the show.
• A doomsday prophet looking Martin walks outside of Moe's with the sign, "The end is not nigh, I'll tell you when it's nigh". It's a reference to George R. R. Martin having not finished the series' books yet.
• Moe and Bart trade messages via raven for crank calls.
• Homer mentions that he could be sleeping on the "Iron Couch", a reference to the Iron Throne.
• Victarion's Secret is a reference to Victarion Greyjoy.
• The dragon is a reference to the dragons in the show.

The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

• Goblin Milhouse is as disposable as the orcs in the movies.
• The Ent-Draught is a potion in the movies.
• The man in a cloak with a pipe at Moe's Tavern is a reference to Aragorn.
• The All-Smelling Tower is a reference to the All-Seeing Eye of Sauron, also referenced by Homer.
• Treestache and the other trees are a reference to Treebeard and the other Ents.
• Peter Jackson and the The Hobbit trilogy are referenced in a special recipe: P. Jackson’s Overstuffed Hobbit:
  • Cut Hobbit into three pieces.
  • Pack with unnecessary stuffing.
  • Serves many, satisfies none.
• 3 Hobbits are sitting in a cage to be eaten.
• Billy Boyd sung the end credits song, "The Perfect Tale", a reference to "The Last Goodbye" from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. The portraits in the credits mimic the end of the credits for Lord of the Rings.

Dungeons and Dragons

• The floating creatures fanning Lord Burns are Beholders.
• The Gelatinous Cubes are enemies in the game.
• The Barksin potion is a reference to the Barkskin potion in the game.
• Gold Pieces, or GP, are the foundation of the default monetary system in the D&D system.
• Villagers break into the Weapons and Armor shop.

The Legend of Zelda

• Dr. Hibbert is selling potions. The potions and their effect reflect the ones in all the games:
  • a Red Potion (restores health) for 20 rupees
  • a Green Potion (restores Magic) for 30 rupees
  • a Blue Potion (restores both) for 100 rupees
• Rupee is the currency in almost all of the games.

The Chronicles of Narnia

• The Lucy's Cordial potion is a reference to the Queen Lucy's Cordial potion.
• Azzlan is a parody of Aslan.

Harry Potter

• Bart tries to cast a spell using a stick similar to how Harry Potter uses his wand.
• The Polyjuice Potion appears.

Others

• The title is a wordplay on The Simpsons and the word "serf".
• The Mundane potion is a potion in Minecraft.
• The Barksin potion is a reference to the Barkskin spell in World of Warcraft.
• The Elixir of Madness is a potion in the game Zombidle.
• The Tenth Level Fighter is a reference to the game Pathfinder.
• The head of Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon is seen at Moe's Tavern.
• Duffman plays the character of Man-At-Arms from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
• An Apple store is seen, selling apples.
• Chalmers references Magic: The Gathering, saying the "Magic the Gathering" act, referring to gathering up people with magical powers.
• Fresh krullers is a reference to the movie Krull.
• Victarion's Secret is a reference to Victoria's Secret.
• Never 21 is a reference to Forever 21.
• Genital Snerfs are parodies of The Smurfs.
• King Mitothin is a reference to Mitothin from The Dark Is Rising.
• Melric's Melniboners, albino Sideshow Bob, Sideshow Elric weilding Elric's dark Sword, Stormbringer, are references to Elric of Melniboné.
• Barns for Nobles is a reference to Barnes & Noble.
  • Barns for Nobles Real Estate is a shop in episode 2 "For Whom the Pig Oinks" of Matt Groening's Disenchantment.

Continuity

• Amongst the severed heads are:
  • Hyman Krustofsky ("Like Father, Like Clown")
  • Troy McClure ("Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment")
  • Maude Flanders ("I'm Goin' to Praiseland")
  • The Pit master ("'Cue Detective")
  • Frank Grimes ("Homer's Enemy")
• Monster Willie whipping other men turning a wheel is the reverse of what happened when new plans for the town's electrical needs were devised by Elon Musk and Mr. Burns. ("The Musk Who Fell to Earth")

Trivia

• The same night, Family Guy's episode (Emmy-Winning Episode) referenced the White Walker and a dragon from Game of Thrones was featured, too. The episode also referenced The Simpsons and the cross-over episode "The Simpsons Guy".
• An appeal for @UNICEFUSA, #OneAmericaAppeal and @SaveTheChildren was included in the credits, for the #PuertoRicoRelief. To fit it in, the Gracie Films gag was removed.

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