Heartbreak Hotel/References
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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a reference to the 1956 song of the same name by Elvis Presley.
- "Airport Hotel" is also a parody of it.
- The Amazing Place is a parody of The Amazing Race.
- Games seen in the Simpson house:
- Taffy Land is a parody of Candy Land.
- Battleboat is a parody of Battleship.
- Mouse Catch is a parody of Mouse Trap.
- FASCAR is a parody of NASCAR.
- A poster of album: The Dark Side of the Moon by band: Pink Floyd is shown in the Simpsons attic.
- The music that plays when Lisa is editing the video and Bart is feeding marshmallows to Santa's Little Helper is "Hotsy-Totsy" by Heinz Kiessling, from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
- Courtyard by Airport is a reference to Courtyard by Marriott.
- SportsCenter is seen on TV.
- The song that plays when Homer is having fun in the hotel is "Big Fish" by Vince Staples.
- The black and white scene is a parody of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. George Segal reprises his role as Nick from the film.
- Homer and Marge parody George and Martha from the film.
Continuity
- In the attic, stuff from past episodes can be seen:
- A painting of Ringo Starr. ("Brush with Greatness")
- The quilt that got torn apart by Santa's Little Helper. ("Bart's Dog Gets an "F"")
- Popsicle stick statues of Bart, Lisa and Maggie. ("Ice Cream of Margie (with the Light Blue Hair)")
- Taffy Land appears. ("Treehouse of Horror XXI")
- Mouse Catch appears. ("The Musk Who Fell to Earth")
