Burger Kings/References
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the fast-food chain Burger King.
- A Yodel is heard during the couch gag.
- McDonald's Mac Tonight sings the introduction of the story and Homer's dreams.
- A special issue of Forbes, "100 most evil people over 100", is seen.
- Mr. Burns mentions James Lewis Kraft and his famous Kraft cheese.
- Mr. Burns and the hamburger reenact "draw me like one of your French girls" and the scene on the raft from Titanic.
- Mr. Burns mentions no-one living forever, except Dick Cheney, wondering what his deal is.
- When Mr. Burns takes a bite of the meatless burger, he smiles like the Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.
- Mr. Burns mentions Thomas Edison, and the night he invented the electric chair, while Smithers mentions him inventing the light bulb.
- A statue of Mr. Burns resembling Big Boy is seen outside the model of the X-Cell-Ent Burger restaurant chain.
- Portraits of Mr. Burns resembling the fast food mascots Colonel Sanders, Jack Box, The Burger King, Wendy and Mayor McCheese.
- The book that Daphne Burns is reading, Lady Chanterly's Banker, is a parody of Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence.
- Marge uses Amazon Alexa and mentions Siri. Alexa fakes switching to Siri and gets angry, shooting her in the hair.
- Smithers and Burns mention Sully Sullenberger and Rudolf Hess.
- Homer reads the book Harry Potter and the Apologizing Author, a reference to the Harry Potter franchise and the controversies around J. K. Rowling's anti-trans views.
- The song that plays during the "Burger Wars" animation is "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" by Patrick Gilmore.
- People at the Beloved Billionaires Club are Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.
- Mark Zuckenberg is seen throwing rocks at the club and divulges information on the person managing the club, referencing the accusations of stealing information on his platform Facebook.
- Facelook is a parody of Facebook.
- A Demogorgon chases and then eat the kids from Stranger Things. The theme song is seen as they appear on screen.
- The man killing the plants is a parody of Anton Chigurh, a character from the 2007 film No Country for Old Men who was played by Javier Bardem.
- Lisa uses Oogle, a parody of Google.
- Marge reads the Wall Street Journal, Barron's and has a E-Trade mug.
- The song "Pure Imagination" by Gene Wilder, from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, plays during Homer's dream.
- The mascots in Homer's dream include: Colonel Sanders, The Burger King, Jack Box, Wendy, Little Caesar, Bob's Big Boy and Cheesy McMayor.
- Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" plays at the end of Homer's dream.
- Mr. Burns mentions Chick-fil-A and the protesters calling it "Jesus Chicken".
Trivia
- Mr. Burns weighs 42 pounds, which is triple his usual weight. This would put him at 14 pounds normally.
Continuity
Goofs
- In the scene of the people cheering about Burns dying, Principal Skinner's hair is brown rather than grey.
