Murder, She Boat/References

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References/Trivia

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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.
  • Homer mentions "Miller and Lord" during the song, a reference to Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
• 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 E-mail as Na'vi from Avatar.
  • Dr. Hibbert as Blade from Marvel Comics.
  • Bernice Hibbert as Storm from Marvel Comics.
  • Gollum from The Lord of the Rings.
  • Carl Carlson as Spider-Man from Marvel Comics.
  • Lenny Leonard as a guard from Squid Game.
  • Cletus as Link and Brandine as Princess Zelda from The Legend of Zelda.
• A nerd dressed as Spock from Star Trek uses the Vulcan nerve pinch on Homer, rendering him unconscious.
• 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, one of only two accidentally manufactured with Wolverine claws.
• The Simpsons dress as the cast of The Addams Family, with Homer as Gomez, Marge as Morticia, Bart as Pugsley, Lisa as Wednesday, and Maggie as Cousin Itt. Homer says he wanted to be Uncle Fester. Homer later sings the theme song.
• Comic Book Guy falls onto a cosplayer of Hedonismbot from Futurama. The cosplayer was voiced by Maurice LaMarche, who voices Hedonismbot in the show.
• The interview room has a R2-D2 droid from Star Wars.
• Wacky Races: Furry Road is a movie based on Wacky Races and stars Timothée Chalamet as Muttley. The film and title is a parody of Mad Max: Fury Road.
• Rainier Wolfcastle is knocked out by a Captain America shield.
• Taika Waititi says that if it's a crime to be from New Zealand, you'd have to arrest both guys from Flight of the Conchords. He then refers to them as Fred and Jimothy.
• Taika Waititi says that he has powerful friends in New Zealand, which includes Hobbits, Orcs, Lorde, ents, Melanie Lynskey, and the "How Bizarre" guy, referring to Pauly Fuemana who was part of the band OMC who performed the song "How Bizarre".
• The R2-D2 droid projects holograms like R2 did in the Star Wars film Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.
• Comic Book Guy says that he's not a beloved quirky character like Kramer from Seinfeld, but he is instead widely reviled like the guy who played Kramer, Michael Richards.

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")
• The Simpsons were also seen dressed as the same characters from the Addams Family in the Simpsons Comics story The Simpson Family Circus.
• The interview room has standees of one of the minions from Vindicators: Crystal War 2: Resurgence, Quetzelica, Black Voodoo, Hydrangea, Magnesium Man, and Moby Man. ("Bart the Bad Guy")
• The interview room has a poster for The Sands of Space. ("The Clown Stays in the Picture")

Trivia

• The episode was dedicated in memory of Norman Lear who died on December 5, 2023.

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Homer's Crossing • A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream • McMansion & Wife • Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story • Treehouse of Horror XXXIV • Iron Marge • It's a Blunderful Life • Ae Bonny Romance • Murder, She Boat • Do the Wrong Thing • Frinkenstein's Monster • Lisa Gets an F1 • Clan of the Cave Mom • Night of the Living Wage • Cremains of the Day • The Tell-Tale Pants • The Tipping Point • Bart's Brain