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Cultural references

• Comicalooza is a parody of the San Diego Comic-Con.
• Skinner's toys brought by Agnes include:
  • A Radioactive Man toy.
  • A poster of Charlie Brown trying to fly his kite, a common sketch from Peanuts.
  • A Mr. Weatherbee comics.
  • A Bongo doll from Life in Hell.
  • An issue of Mama's Boy's Life.
  • A 1967 Pontiac GTO model car.
  • A 1979 Canyonero model car.
• Comic Book Guy has various unsold Hulk hands on the back of his shop.
• MeBay is a parody of eBay.
• Comic Book Guy and a cosplayer wear Doctor Octopus costumes.
• A Funtendo Zii ad is on the back of a comic that Bart holds.
• Phil Muhlstock reads a script for The Godfeather, a parody of The Godfather.
• Phil calls Comic Book Guy the "Snark Knight" and "Mean Lantern", references to Batman's nickname "the Dark Knight" and the Green Lantern.
• Phil does voice over for:
  • Itchy.
  • Christopher Lloyd's character in Back to the Future, Emmet "Doc" Brown.
  • Michael Caine.
• Cosplays on the plane include:
  • Hawkman.
  • Batman.
  • Magneto.
  • Radioactive Man.
  • The Thing.
  • Groot.
• The plane captain mentions Superman.
• Comic Book Guy's question cards mentions Spider-Man, Shelob, Krypto the Superdog, The Joker, Marvel and The Hulk.
• The person sitting next to Comic Book Guy mentions Adam West, Brendan Fraser and has a Captain America's shirt.
• Cosplayers at the Comicalooza wears costumes of:
  • Catwoman.
  • Nick Fury.
  • Harley Quinn.
  • The Silver Surfer.
  • Boba Fett.
  • Robin.
  • Hypnotoad.
  • Morbo.
  • Green Lantern.
  • The Vindicators.
  • Rib-It.
  • Planet of the Apes's ape.
  • Galactus.
  • MODOK.
• At Comicalooza there's a Baby Yoda changing station.
• Comic Book Guy mentions having the chance to rub elbows with the who's who of Doctor Who.
• Comic Book Guy mentions Paul Rudd's role of Ant-Man.
  • Comic Book Guy also mentions Rudd's movie Dinner for Schmucks.
• Comic Book Guy sees Jon Favreau in the VIP room.
• Auntie May's Pretzels is a reference to Aunt May.
• Comic Book Guy mentions Professor X.
• Stands and panels at the Comicalooza include:
  • The Simpsons Movie (Box Office winner).
  • Meet the stars of Calvin and Hobbes and Shaw, a reference to both Calvin and Hobbes and the Fast & Furious - Hobbs & Shaw movie.
  • Blockoland.
  • Pre-complain about the next Star Wars.
  • Futurama.
  • Keep George R. R. Martin Writing.
  • Meet a guy who met Bruce Campbell.
  • Meet Bruce Campbell.
• A person at the panel mentions Thor and Asgard.
• David Z. Cohen is a reference to David X. Cohen and his change of the middle initial due to the Screen Actors Guild rules.
• A person at the panel mentions Superman's creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shunster.
• Comic Book Guy is offered a job at DC Comics.
• Lisa tells Blake that her "Baker Street" will be more baked.
• Bart gets his check from Warner Bros. Studios.
• Actors in Cookie Castle:
  • Meghan Markle.
  • Phil Muhlstock
  • Sir Ian McKellen.
  • Dame Judi Dench.
  • Leonardo DiCaprio.
  • Daniel Radcliffe.
  • Idris Elba.
  • Bill Murray.
• Comic Book Guy mentions Gollum, the Galactic Senate from Star Wars, and Spider-Man drawn by John Romita Jr. Jr..
• Forever Chapter 11 is a parody of Forever 21.
• Urban Shot-Putters is a parody of Urban Outfitters.
• Bed, Bath & Bankruptcy is a parody of Bed Bath & Beyond.
• Blake and Lisa sing "Any Note You Can Reach", a parody of the song "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)" from Annie Get Your Gun.

Trivia

• Comic Book Guy sells the Radioactive Man figure for $3400 with $20 shipping costs.
• Phil voices Itchy, implying he took over the role from June Bellamy.
• The voices that Bart does, Nelson and Todd Flanders, are also characters voiced by Nancy Cartwright

Continuity

• Puritan Wiggum appears in the title screen. ("Thanksgiving of Horror")
• The Mama's Boy's Life issue is the same as the one Martin read previously. ("Haw-Haw Land")
• Comic books for the Vindicators are seen. ("Bart the Bad Guy")
• A comic of The Sands of Space is seen in The Android's Dungeon. ("The Clown Stays in the Picture")
• Several costumes are references to previous episodes:
  • Stretch Dude and Clobber Girl. ("Treehouse of Horror X")
  • Pie Man and Cupcake Kid. ("Simple Simpson")
  • Homerzilla. ("Treehouse of Horror XXVI")
  • Chief Knock-A-Homer. ("I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot")

• Wee Madame is seen in Springfield Mall. ("Daddicus Finch")
• Lisa plays jazz with Bleeding Gums Murphy's nephew. ("Lisa Gets the Blues")

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