Highway to Well/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

	Season 31 Episode References
← 678 "Better Off Ned"	679 "Highway to Well"	"The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby" 680 →

Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a reference to the song "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC.
• Marge asks Lauren if Well + Good is what RadioShack is now.
• Marge mentions owning Drederick Tatum's countertop grill, a reference to former boxer George Foreman.
• Drederick Tatum mentions using a Pikachu bong.
• Marge and Tatum mention Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong.
• In the Krusty Burger commercial, Krusty is dressed as The Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland.
• Lenny plays a parody of GoldenEye 007 on the Nintendo 64, with the letterboxing to adapt for the widescreen resolution on the CRT.
• Drederick invites Dave Chappelle and Harrison Ford to his resort.
• Homer mentions saying that he's Kevin Smith's father to enter The Drederick.
• Homer saying "Surprise, the doctor is a woman!" possibly references a riddle, sometimes referred to as "the doctor and the son" , used to illustrate gender bias.
• Celebrities seen at The Drederick include: Harrison Ford, Dave Chappelle, Sarah Silverman, Michael Phelps, Willie Nelson, Matthew McConaughey and Kevin Smith.

Trivia

• Bart breaks the fourth wall by dissipating Homer's thought bubble as it appears.

Continuity

• People appearing at The Drederick:
  • Willie Nelson ("Behind the Laughter")
  • Garth Motherloving ("Sweets and Sour Marge")
  • Guthrie Frenel ("Springfield Splendor")
  • Evelyn ("Livin La Pura Vida")

Goofs

• Alice Glick is seen outside Well + Good, despite being dead.

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The Winter of Our Monetized Content • Go Big or Go Homer • The Fat Blue Line • Treehouse of Horror XXX • Gorillas on the Mast • Marge the Lumberjill • Livin La Pura Vida • Thanksgiving of Horror • Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? • Bobby, It's Cold Outside • Hail to the Teeth • The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson • Frinkcoin • Bart the Bad Guy • Screenless • Better Off Ned • Highway to Well • The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby • Warrin' Priests: Part One • Warrin' Priests: Part Two • The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds • The Way of the Dog