Steal This Episode/References

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References/Trivia

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	Season 25 Episode References
← 538 "White Christmas Blues"	539 "Steal This Episode"	"Married to the Blob" 540 →

Cultural References

• The episode title is likely a reference to:
  • The piracy-related plotine.
  • Steal This Book by Abbie Hoffman, which was a guide for followers of the countercultural movement of the 1960s and early 1970s.
• The fact that the suit that keeps Radioactive Man alive is slowly killing him references the arc reactor problem Tony Stark had in Marvel's Iron Man 2.
• In Marge's letter, she mentions Are We There Yet? and Shrek 2.
• Homer, Lenny and Carl talking at the water cooler is a reference to a forum's watercooler, a place for general chat about topics.
• The marquee at The Screens at the Shops at Citytown Shopping Village has several film references:
  • Zero Dark Thirty-One is a parody/sequel of Zero Dark Thirty.
  • The #Hashtag Games is a reference to The Hunger Games.
  • The Troll Twins of Underbridge Academy 3, Part 1 is a reference to The Troll Twins of Underbridge Academy, a fictional book written by many people, including Homer, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, the third movie in The Twilight Saga.

Trivia

• The judge who appears in the film at the end looks very similar to the female judge.

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Homerland • Treehouse of Horror XXIV • Four Regrettings and a Funeral • YOLO • Labor Pains • The Kid Is All Right • Yellow Subterfuge • White Christmas Blues • Steal This Episode • Married to the Blob • Specs and the City • Diggs • The Man Who Grew Too Much • The Winter of His Content • The War of Art • You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee • Luca$ • Days of Future Future • What to Expect When Bart's Expecting • Brick Like Me • Pay Pal • The Yellow Badge of Cowardge