The Tipping Point/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

	Season 35 Episode References
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Cultural references

• The plot of the episode is a reference to the recent Tipflation.
• Lisa says that Homer and Marge were "punking" them, and Bart says that they are getting "funk'd", a reference to the reality TV series Punk'd.
• During the check-ups at the Springfield Medical Plaza, the song "Price Tag" by Jessie J and B.o.B plays.
• Marge got a full back tattoo honoring Timothée Chalamet removed.
• The way Maggie puts on the sunglasses is a reference to the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation spin-off CSI: Miami and the Horatio Caine "sunglasses moments" cold opens in the show and the popular meme associated with it.
  • "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who, the theme song of CSI: Miami, plays when Maggie puts on her sunglasses.
• Boba Fete Tea Shop is a reference to Boba Fett and it resembles the Mos Eisley cantina from Star Wars.
  • In Aurebesh, the writing around the door translates to: "Easy Boba Fett pun".
  • Mandalorian Mango Jango is a reference The Mandalorian and 3-CP-Oat is a reference to C-3PO.
  • A picture of Jabba the Hutt is also on the wall.
• Homer seems to have a Mastercard credit card.
• TCBDIYY is a parody of TCBY.
• Homer steels himself with "Mexican courage", a parody of "dutch courage".
• Raphael calls the tablet for checking out an iPad.
• Homer says that he suffered "death by a thousand swipes", a reference to the torture and execution form "death by a thousand cuts".
• List of meals at Springfield Pub & Brewery:
  • Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire-Brewed Beer, a reference to his book Pale Fire.
  • Catch 22 Ounce Soda, a reference to the book Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
  • Lord of The Curly Fries, a reference to Lord of the Flies.
  • Chicken Tenders is The Night, a reference to the book Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
  • A Farewell To Parms, a reference to the novel A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway.
  • Occurrence at Owl Creek Ribs, a reference to the short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce.
  • Love In The Time of Collard Greens, a reference to the book Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez.
  • A Clockwork Orange Sherbet, a reference to A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess.
• Homer says that until today, he always felt invisible, like Wonder Woman's plane.
• Homer says that Mr. Monopoly was wrong and you could put a price on money.
• Homer says that from now on, he's going to tip like Ben Affleck, and J. Lo's out of town.
• Homer's tipping spree sequence is a parody of the opening sequence of the Austin Powers movies. The theme song of the movies, "Soul Bossa Nova" by Quincy Jones, also plays during the sequence. Homer later vocalizes the theme tune.
• Homer goes to Eightbucks Coffee, a parody of Starbucks, and El Gringo Gordito, a parody of El Gringo Gordo.
• At Little Europe, a sign says "Vote no on little Brexit".
• Selma uses Tender, a parody of Tinder.
• Homer buys items on Amazon.
• "Little E.U." is a self-parody of Kyle Gordon's song "Planet of the Bass".
  • Homer rides a Vespa.
• Homer is sitting on the sidewalk in a position inspired by Kendall Roy's sitdown in the TV series Succession.
• Homer mentions riding the "mini-Chunnel" back to Springfield, a reference to the Channel Tunnel.
• S.A.G. Awards, the Servers of America Guild Awards, is a parody of the Screen Actors Guild Awards and is modeled after the SAG-AFTRA headquarters.
• Two waitstaff parody the photograph V-J Day in Times Square by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
• When Homer says he wants to be judged not by the content of his character but by the content of his wallet he is parodying Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech wherein he says he looks forward to being judged not by the color of his skin but by the content of his character.

Trivia

• The Springfield Public Library was changed to the Springfield Pub & Brewery, with a dumpster full of books on the side.

Continuity

• One of the credit card bills is for Obsidian. ("The Great Phatsby: Part One")
• The fisherman who pulled Homer out of the water is Fausto. ("The Wife Aquatic")

References

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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