The Great Phatsby: Part One/References

References/Trivia

Season 28 Episode References

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Cultural references

The title of the episode is a parody of The Great Gatsby.
- When Homer and Burns see there's another party in another mansion at the lake, Burns says "Great Gatsby!".
On one of the invitations, the people invited are Mr. and Mrs. Popeye T. Sailorman, a reference to Popeye The Sailor Man and his girlfriend Olivia Oyl.
Mega Stuff is a cheap version of Oreo.
Homer references Rick Ross and Betsy Ross.
The Laudanum B is a reference to the Laudanum, a tincture of opium containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weight.
Charles Barkley tells Mr. Burns he is still better than Shaq, referencing Shaquille O'Neal.
The Golden Goose Brake Pads box has Lil Wayne on it.
Jay G mentions Hufflepuff and Slytherin, from Harry Potter, in a song.

This is the first two-part episode since the Season 6 and 7 episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns?".
In the same tv season, two months early, Family Guy had a episode where they reenacted The Great Gatsby in the episode "High School English".
The episode started fifteen minutes late due to the NFL game finishing late.
A Hamptons joke where Blake took Lisa to a club that only had bottle service, Ketchup bottle service, was cut.^[1]

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