The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby/References

References/Trivia

Season 31 Episode References

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Cultural references

The title of the episode is a reference to the novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Squawky holds a suitcase with Canada or bust written on it, a reference to the 9th Candorville collection name, Canada or Bust!.
The fact that Bart is absent from writing on the blackboard and the blackboard being School Online, is a reference to the Coronavirus disease 2019.
The recycled tires in Sand Tropez are from Pirelli.
When Homer is driving to work, "The Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss II plays.
Mr. Burns goes undercover in the Power Plant, as "Chip Incognito", a reference to Undercover Boss.
The song that Cletus sings, "The Ballad of Cletus Spuckler", is a parody of "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", the theme song for The Beverly Hillbillies.
Mario and Donkey Kong appear at Hudson's house, with Mario working on the plumbing, Mario's job, and Donkey Kong throwing barrels at him, his main attack from the original arcade game.
Maggie and Hudson enter the playhouse to the song "Wedding March" by Felix Mendelssohn.
Homer and Cletus sing a parody of "You're My Best Friend" by Queen.

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