A Serious Flanders (Part 2)/References
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the film A Serious Man.
- The episode is a parody of the TV series Fargo.
- SIMPFLIX is a parody of Netflix.
- Wiggum calls Fat Tony his favorite goombah.
- Ned mentions GoFundMe.
- Sheriff Flanders mentions Milk Duds.
- The song "Good Time Charlie" by Bobby Bland plays at the scene at the bar.
- The thief appears at the bar with the same Linda Ronstadt T-shirt.
- The song "Sabor a Mí" by Eydie Gormé and Los Panchos plays at the start of Chapter 5.
- The scene where Homer and Ned drive past each other and look at each other is a reference to a scene, and meme, from The Umbrella Academy episode "Öga for Öga".
- Fargo-style drums start playing when Homer goes to save Ned from the car crash.
- Three years in the future, Bart has joined the Boy Scouts of America. He then becomes the youngest Eagle Scout in town.
- The song "Las Vegas Tango" by Gary Burton plays when Homer is going to Wyoming.
- Homer brings Ned the book The Dirt, fully titled The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band. Ned even mentioned how the Mötley Crüe members were actually a motley crew.
- During the ending of the episode, "Bemidji, MN" by Jeff Russo, the main theme from Fargo, plays.
Trivia
- SIMPFLIX is the Simpsons' streaming network first brought up at the 2021 Comic-Con@Home event.
