A Serious Flanders (Part 2)/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

	Season 33 Episode References
← "A Serious Flanders: Part One"	713 "A Serious Flanders (Part 2)"	"Portrait of a Lackey on Fire" 714 →

Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the film A Serious Man.
• The episode is a parody of the TV series Fargo.
• SIMPFLIX is a parody of Netflix.
• Wiggum calls Fat Tony his favourite goombah.
• Ned mentions GoFundMe.
• Sheriff Flanders mentions Milk Duds.
• The song "Good Time Charlie" by Bobby Bland plays at the scene at the bar.
• The thief appears at the bar with the same Linda Ronstadt T-shirt.
• The song "Sabor a Mí by Álvaro Carrillo plays in the bath scene.
• Fargo-style drums start playing when Homer goes to save Ned from the car crash.
• The song "Gary Burton album" by Gary Burton plays after the scene at the Heroic Lube and Tire shop.
• Homer brings Ned the book The Dirt: Mötley Crüe, a reference to the movie of the same name, though the name of the original book is actually The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band. Ned even mentioned how the band members were actually a motley crue.

Trivia

• SIMPFLIX is the Simpsons' streaming network brought up at the 2021 Comic-Con@Home event.

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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