Puffless/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 27 Episode References
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Cultural references

• The episode title is a pun on the season 4 episode "Duffless" and a reference to Patty and Selma's decision to quit smoking.
• The song played by Yo-Yo Ma is the Prelude to the Six suites for unaccompanied cello by Johann Sebastian Bach.
• The Yo-Yo Diet is a reference to the Yo-yo effect.
• Webdr.com is a reference to WEBMD.
• For the first time, a couch gag is shown during a non-recap episode.
• The music that plays when Spider Pig appears is his theme from The Simpsons Movie.

Goofs

• Selma lost her sense of smell due to a bottle rocket accident as a child (Black Widower), but in this episode, it seems like she can smell.

Continuity

• Mr. Burns already declared he's in love with Jaqueline Bouvier, stealing her from Abe Simpson once. ("Lady Bouvier's Lover")
• Lady Laramie Cigarettes appears. ("Lisa the Beauty Queen")
• A list of Selma's ex-husbands is shown on her phone:
  • Sideshow Bob ("Black Widower"),
  • Disco Stu ("There's Something About Marrying"),
  • Fat Tony ("The Real Housewives of Fat Tony").
• Spider-Pig appears. ("The Simpsons Movie")

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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