A Tree Grows in Springfield/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 24 Episode References
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Cultural references

• The episode's title is a reference to the novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, as well as its film and stage adaptations.
• The episode is a reference to Steve Jobs death in 2011.
• When Homer is showing Marge the myPad's apps, Homer says that Tapped Out, an obvious reference to The Simpsons game The Simpsons: Tapped Out, is one of the apps. When he taps on it though, a screen comes up and says "Unavailable", which is a reference to The Simpsons: Tapped Out's unreliable connectivity issues and a reference to the 6-month period when The Simpsons: Tapped Out was not on the iOS App Store.
• Steve Mobbs mentions that Homer could buy something from Hewlett Packard if he didn't submit and agree to buy all of Mapple's future products.
• One of the mustaches Homer tries on is of Julius Pringles, mascot of Pringles.
• Vengeful Pigs is a parody of Angry Birds.
• The Springfield General Hospital board says "Obamacare bitterly provided".
• The "Logomania" section is a parody of the Logorama short film.
  • The Slurm logo is seen in this segment. Slurm is a soft drink from Futurama and is again a reference to Logorama, which featured the Slurm logo in it.

Continuity

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• Steve Mobbs (first seen in "MyPods and Boomsticks") is now deceased: He appears in the startup animation of Homer's MyPad and says he is "speaking from beyond the grave".
• After Homer gets his MyPad, Moe mentions what a big deal it was when he got his cell phone (alluding to a lyric in the closing song of "Gump Roast").
• Moe has a picture of Apu, Barney, Homer and Seymour Skinner as The Be Sharps. ("Homer's Barbershop Quartet")

Logomania continuity

Locations

• Logos and signs of the following appeared:
  • The Bloated Liver ("The Last Temptation of Krust")
  • Cisc O'systems ("In the Name of the Grandfather")
  • Greaser's Cafe ("Take My Wife, Sleaze")
  • Hotenhoffer Pharmaceuticals ("The Scorpion's Tale")
  • Mick-rosoft ("In the Name of the Grandfather")
  • Nickel 'N' Dime Animation Studios ("Angry Dad: The Movie")
  • Pest Bye ("Gone Maggie Gone")
  • Red Blazer Realty ("Realty Bites" et al)
  • The Zesty Fork (The Simpsons Movie

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