The Wayz We Were/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 33 Episode References
← 709 "Treehouse of Horror XXXII"	710 "The Wayz We Were"	"Lisa's Belly" 711 →

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Cultural references

• The episode's title is a reference to the 1973 movie The Way We Were.
  • Another episode title references to this movie are season 2 episode "The Way We Was" and season 15 episode "The Way We Weren't".
• In the prehistoric era, a character looking like Fred Flintstone is seen.
• Milhouse mentions Cars 1, 2 and 3.
• Moe seeing the message "Objects in mirror are more depressed than they appear" is a reference to the "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear" meme.
• Homer mentions taking their intimacy from Disney+ to HBO Max.
• Gil uses Wayz, a parody of Waze.
• The guy who is always in his underwar meantions Zoom.
• Homer mentions Tinker Bell.
• Appearing in the jesuits captcha screen:
  • Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
  • William Shakespeare.
  • Pope Francis.
  • Dante Alighieri.
• Books appearing in the books captcha screen:
  • Invisible Man.
  • Gone with the Wind.
  • The Great Gatsby.
  • Heart of Darkness.
  • Tender is the Night.
  • On the Road.
  • Daisy Miller.
  • Of Time and the River.
  • Beloved.
• Appearing in the characters captcha screen:
  • Yosemite Sam and Egghead Jr. from Looney Tunes.
  • Velma Dinkley from Scooby-Doo.
  • Dog from CatDog.
  • Patrick Star from SpongeBob SquarePants.
  • Bruto from Popeye.
  • Brain from Pinky and the Brain (referencing him wanting to conquer the internet in the Animaniacs reboot).
• Moe mentions Henry Winkler and his jumping the shark moment in Happy Days.
• A guy in a Spider-Man costume robs Moe.
• Professor Frink hacked Wikipedia.
• Wayz website mentions and is owned by Google.
• Moe, Maya and Barney sing a parody of Katrina & The Waves's Walking On Sunshine.
• In the mirror, Joker Moe, Phantom of the Opry Moe, Green Goblin Moe and Demon Moe appear.

Continuity

• In the neighborhood meeting, Maggie shooting Mr. Burns is mentioned. ("Who Shot Mr. Burns?")
• Maya appears. ("Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe")
• The Itchy & Scratchy Movie logo is seen on a screen. ("Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie")

← Season 32 Season 33 References Season 34 →

The Star of the Backstage • Bart's in Jail! • Treehouse of Horror XXXII • The Wayz We Were • Lisa's Belly • A Serious Flanders (Part 1) • A Serious Flanders (Part 2) • Portrait of a Lackey on Fire • Mothers and Other Strangers • A Made Maggie • The Longest Marge • Pixelated and Afraid • Boyz N the Highlands • You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About – Act Three Will Shock You! • Bart the Cool Kid • Pretty Whittle Liar • The Sound of Bleeding Gums • My Octopus and a Teacher • Girls Just Shauna Have Fun • Marge the Meanie • Meat Is Murder • Poorhouse Rock