Mathlete's Feat/References
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- For the references for the couch gag, see Rick and Morty couch gag/References.
Cultural references
- The episode name is a reference to the fungal skin infection athlete's foot.
- Skinner burns a cart of books in a book burning machine called the "Anti-Gutenberg 3000", the machine has a temperature display that says 451 degrees. This is a reference to the novel Fahrenheit 451, which is about a dystopian future where all books are burned, along with the houses they are kept in. The name Gutenburg is a reference to Johannes Gutenburg, the man who invented the printing press.
- When Willie says his (pointed) hat is not a "sorting hat" he is referring to the hat in Harry Potter that tells new students to which House they are assigned. Willie then animates his hat to act like a sorting hat and spit out the name of a school.
Trivia
- The math joke seen on the board (√-1 2^3 Σπ) means "i 8 sum pi" (I ate some pie).
Continuity
- The clips the kids view on their Mypads use stock footage from previous episodes:
- The taxi Nelson arrives in at the beginning is driven by Slava. ("The Fabulous Faker Boy")
- The film that introduces Springfield Elementary at the math competition is produced by Chalmskin Productions. ("Any Given Sundance", "Blazed and Confused").
