Specs and the City/References

References/Trivia

Season 25 Episode References

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Cultural references

The episode's title is a reference to Sex and the City.
"Oogle Goggles" is a parody of Google Glass.
In the documentary, Will Lyman says that history's greatest monsters that never received a valentine are: Attila the Hun, Mao Zedong and himself, Will Lyman.
Bart was going to give Nelson a Guardians of Ga'Hoole valentine, saying that it was a bad movie.

The couch gag is based on The Simpsons Channel 4 ident that has been used in the UK since 2006.
- If one looks closely at the bird's eye pan of Springfield, the Channel 4 logo can still be seen, however it is no longer illuminated in a way that causes it to stand out.
In an early version of the script were "Oogle Goggles" called "MyEyes".

Mr. Burns mentions office supply theft and that happened in "How I Wet Your Mother".
Smithers says "The Doctor says to take you in if you display kindness or warmth", referencing the episode "The Fool Monty" which shows that kindness could kill Mr. Burns, whilst evil makes him live longer.
Carl knows CPR in this episode, something neither Carl or Lenny knew when Homer was choking on donuts in "Homer at the Bat".

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