My Way or the Highway to Heaven/References
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the idiom "my way or the highway", which is also a recurring lyric in the song "My Way" by Limp Bizkit and could also be a reference to either "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC or the TV drama series Highway to Heaven.
- In Heaven:
- Ludwig van Beethoven appears, next to Tupac, playing his Fifth Symphony.
- Tracy Morgan appears, and God asks him why he's there after getting better, a reference to his critical illness after his accident in 2014 caused by a Wallmart trucker. In a future episode, Baby You Can't Drive My Car, he'll actually play a tow-trucker.
- Jimi Hendrix appears.
- Maude Flanders is paired with Abraham Lincoln, while Edna Krabappel is paired with George Washington.
- Christopher Columbus appears, getting lost in the way to the bathroom, just like he got lost on his way to India, and found America instead.
- The Apollo 14 moonlanding is shown.
- Ned mentions Gunsmoke and a short clip was shown of it on tv.
- A wooden case is labeled Ark of the Covenant, containing the ghosts of the ark.
- Lisa introduces her story as "The Princess Not Affiliated With Disney... unless we are now owned by Disney", referencing The Walt Disney Company acquiring of 21st Century Fox.
- Lisa's story is that of the princess Sidd Mhārtha, a play to one of Buddha's names, Siddhārtha Gautama.
- Mhārtha's brother, a Bart-like character, plays against a Milhouse-like character a multiplayer game that is a reference to the Tower defense games.
Trivia
- The elephant attendant says "Please, somebody think of the elephants", a reference to Helen Lovejoy's "Won't somebody please think of the children?" line.
