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Season 23 Episode References

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Cultural references

Dumbbell's Soup

The title of the episode is a reference to the Banksy film Exit Through the Gift Shop.
The title screen gag is a reference to the English folktale Jack and the Beanstalk, with Bart cast in the role of Jack. Bart is shown carrying a harp and a goose down a beanstalk; in the folktale, a magical harp and a goose that lays golden eggs are among the items that Jack steals from the giant.
The couch gag of this episode is a parody of the opening sequence of Game of Thrones.
The Dumbbell's Soup painting is a reference to Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans.
Swapper Jack's is a parody of Trader Joe's.
Shepard Fairey mentioned being the one who created the Barack Obama "Hope" poster and the Andre the Giant Has a Posse OBEY image.

A red can of paint thinner is seen again (though not identical), last seen in "Homer Scissorhands".
Bart creates a graffiti image of Skinner saying "I am a wiener", just like he did in "Bart the Genius". This time, however, the word "wiener" is spelt with an "ie", not an "ei".

The phone wire isn't shown until Homer checks it.
The first part of the episode is set on March 18, as shown by the calendar held up by Lisa at the beginning of the episode. However, a flyer for I, Carumba: The Nightmare World of El Barto states that the dates of the art gallery show are March 11 - August 15, a week before the start of the episode. Bearing in mind, Bart decided to become a graffiti artist after Marge's birthday on the 19th and approximately two days passed between Bart becoming a graffiti artist and Shepard Fairey persuading Bart to open the art gallery.