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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the crime drama Murder, She Wrote.
- When Marge finds mail stuck to the top of the mailbox, she exclaims "What the Helen Mirren?"
- Homer and Marge receive COVID-19 stimulus checks.
- The Pacific Princess Leia is a reference to the cruise ship Azamara Onward, also known as the Pacific Princess, and Princess Leia from Star Wars.
- Things seen on the Pacific Princess Leia include:
- A statue of Galactus from Marvel Comics.
- The Portal Cafe, with two Egyptian guards, a reference to Stargate.
- An Imperial Shuttle from Star Wars.
- A green version of the TARDIS from Doctor Who.
- A BB-8 droid from Star Wars.
- An AT-AT from Star Wars bush sculpture.
- A volleyball game of people dressed as Na'vi from James Cameron's Avatar vs. people dressed as characters from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
- A Harvey Comics deck, featuring people dressed as Casper the Friendly Ghost, Little Dot, Little Lotta, Wendy the Good Little Witch, Richie Rich, and multiple Cadburys.
- "The Nerd Boat" is a parody of the theme from and opening of the TV show The Love Boat.
- Costumes seen on the Pacific Princess Leia include:
- A female Wookiee from Star Wars.
- Several incarnations of The Doctor from Doctor Who.
- Catwoman next to the Batmobile from DC Comics.
- A child in a Stormtrooper helmet from Star Wars.
- A child dressed as a Togruta from Star Wars.
- A child with Geordi La Forge's visor from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- Otto Mann dressed as Loki.
- A Jawa from Star Wars.
- Lewis Clark as a Green Lantern from DC Comics.
- Sherri and Terri dressed as the Wonder Twins from DC Comics.
- Chief Wiggum dressed as Shrek, Sarah Wiggum as Princess Fiona, and Ralph as Donkey from Shrek.
- Mr. Powell as Worf from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- Ned Flanders as "Flando Calrissian", a parody of Lando Calrissian from Star Wars.
- Milhouse as Eleven, Luann as Joyce Byers, and Kirk as Jim Hopper from Stranger Things.
- The crew of the ship as the Fantastic Four from Marvel Comics.
- Reverend Lovejoy and Helen Lovejoy as Charlie Brown and Lucy van Pelt from Peanuts.
- Professor Frink as Mr. Freeze from DC Comics.
- Martin Prince as Harry Potter, Gareth Prince as Mad-Eye Moody, and Gloria Prince as Professor McGonagall from Harry Potter.
- Rod Flanders as Han Solo and Todd Flanders as Yoda from Star Wars.
- Richard and Richard's father as Ghostbusters.
- Wendell Borton as Indiana Jones from Indiana Jones.
- Drax the Destroyer and Mantis from Marvel Comics.
- Batman from DC Comics.
- Database, Database's father, and Report Card as Na'vi from Avatar.
- Dr. Hibbert as Blade from Marvel Comics.
- Bernice Hibbert as Storm from Marvel Comics.
- A nerd dressed as a character from Star Trek uses a Vulcan nerve pinch on Homer.
- Lisa mentions Taika Waititi's Thor movies (Ragnarok and Love and Thunder), What We Do in the Shadows and says that he was her favorite on-screen Hitler, a reference to Jojo Rabbit. Waititi then mentions Bruno Ganz, who played Hitler in the 2004 film Downfall.
- The name Murder, He Swords is a reference to Murder, She Wrote.
- Comic Book Guy's rarest treasure is a Radioactive Man action figure accidentally manufactured with Wolverine claws.
Continuity
- Squeaky-voiced teen is dressed as Airshot from Vindicators: Crystal War. ("Bart the Bad Guy")
- Milo and Strawberry are dressed as Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl. ("Treehouse of Horror X")
