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Cultural references
- The name of the episode is a reference to the song "Mother and Child Reunion" by Paul Simon.
- The song was previously played in "My Mother the Carjacker" and "Mona Leaves-a".
- In the Magic Shop, a statue of Homer as Frankenstein's Monster and Marge as Bride of Frankenstein is seen.
- Werner Herzog mentions Burger King, Steve Jobs, Angela Merkel, Uber and Babar the Elephant.
- Grizzledum house is a parody of Gryffindor house in Harry Potter.
- Zoltar from the 1988 film Big is seen at the Magic Shop.
- Homer and Bart hold Starbucks coffee cups.
- Lisa mentions Cornell College.
- Lisa mentions Netflix buying Yale University.
- Bart plays Fruit Ninja.
- Milhouse mentions Seth MacFarlane, and him having a similar singing voice to Frank Sinatra, something mentioned a lot in real life.
- Bed Bong and Beyond is a parody of Bed Bath & Beyond.
- A Bitcoin Laundromat shop is seen.
- Lisa uses Oogle mail.
- Universities Lisa got accepted in:
- Dartmouth College.
- Amherst College.
- Cornell University.
- University of Oxford.
- Sorbonne University.
- Princeton University.
- Yale University.
- Brown University.
- Bowdoin College.
- UC Berkeley.
- UNC.
- Texas A&M.
- Harvard University.
- West Virginia Smart Place, the only one that doesn't exist in real life.
- Bob Jones University, mentioned by Ned.
- University of Hawaiʻi, Arizona State University and Google University, mentioned by drones.
- Arizona State safety is a reference to the many safety issues on campus in the real life university.
- Maggie turns her face in various emojis.
- Sullen Teen Magazine is a reference to Life in Hell.
Continuity
- A poster for The Great Raymondo and Esther is seen. ("The Great Simpsina")
- A poster for Mesmerino is seen. ("The Blunder Years")
- A poster for Abra Ca-Debra is seen. ("Go Big or Go Homer")
- Lisa becomes president of the United States. ("Bart to the Future")
- A Deli restaurant appears. ("The Simpsons: Hit & Run")
- A Blockbusters shop appears, saying they're back. ("A Midsummer's Nice Dreams")
- Ned uses a teleporter. ("Treehouse of Horror VIII")
- A poster for Jesus Christ Supercar appears. ("How Lisa Got Her Marge Back")
Trivia
- The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop has now become The Android's Dungeon not a Comic Book Store but a Prison.
- Moe's Tavern has become Moe's Oxygen.
- The episode was dedicated to Olympia Dukakis who passed away on May 1st, eight days before this episode aired.
