Mother and Child Reunion/References
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Cultural references
- The name of the episode is a reference to the song "Mother and Child Reunion" by Paul Simon.
- The song was previously played in "My Mother the Carjacker" and "Mona Leaves-a".
- The Magic Shop was given four stars by Penn, and Teller said nothing about it, referencing Teller's silence during shows.
- Things seen in the Magic Shop:
- A statue of Homer as Frankenstein's Monster and Marge as Bride of Frankenstein.
- Mickey Mouse's hat from Fantasia.
- Love Potion No. 8, a reference to the song, album or film "Love Potion No. 9".
- A poster for Grizzledum House, a parody of Gryffindor house in Harry Potter.
- A Shish kebab sword.
- The "Zoltar Speaks" fortune teller machine from the 1988 film Big.
- Werner Herzog says that if they're at the shop to use the bathroom to use the Burger King next door.
- Werner Herzog says that they also fix iPhones, then says "you've heard of Steve Jobs, this is my kid, no jobs."
- Werner Herzog shows a trick that made Angela Merkel say that he was the worst Uber driver ever.
- Werner Herzog pulls underwear out of Homer's pants and says that they were worn by Babar the Elephant.
- Werner Herzog bought a Keurig coffee maker, but never used it.
- Homer and Bart hold Starbucks coffee cups.
- Lisa mentions Cornell College.
- In the future, Hans Moleman flies by in a The Jetsons style car.
- Lisa mentions Netflix buying Yale University.
- Bart has become a master of Fruit Ninja.
- Milhouse hires Kirk to sing a song imitating Seth MacFarlane imitating Frank Sinatra. The song he sings is "Take Him to the Prom", a parody of "Fly Me to the Moon".
- Bed Bong & Beyond is a parody of Bed Bath & Beyond.
- Blockbuster has returned.
- Best Buy A.I. is a parody of Best Buy.
- Sears and Robots is a parody of Sears.
- The song that plays during Lisa's future flashbacks is "Old Days" by Chicago.
- A Bitcoin Laundromat shop is seen, referencing Bitcoin.
- Lisa uses Oogle mail.
- Universities Lisa got accepted in:
- Dartmouth College.
- Amherst College.
- Cornell University.
- University of Oxford.
- Sorbonne University.
- Princeton University.
- Yale University.
- Brown University.
- Bowdoin College.
- UC Berkeley.
- UNC.
- Texas A&M.
- Harvard University.
- West Virginia Smart Place, the only one that doesn't exist in real life.
- Bob Jones University, mentioned by Ned Flanders.
- University of Hawaiʻi, Arizona State University and Google University, mentioned by drones.
- Arizona State safety is a reference to the many safety issues on campus in the real life university.
- The Simpson family sing "A Simpson Got Into College" to the tune of "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow".
- Maggie turns her face into various emojis.
- The fast-food restaurants and stores at the shopping mall include:
- Sbarro of Tomorrow, a parody of Sbarro pizzeria chain.
- Bob's Big Soy, a parody of Bob's Big Boy.
- Future Arby's, a parody of Arby's.
- Panda Extinct, a parody of Panda Express.
- The Squeaky-voiced teen says that he was a philosophy major at Brown University.
- Lisa teaches William Shakespeare using dances from TikTok.
- Nate Silver is at FiveThirtyEight, a real website.
- Drones from food delivery companies Postmates and DoorDash are seen shooting at each other.
- Homer asks Werner Herzog how many more Ghostbusters movies are made. Herzog tells Homer that four more are made and that the Gay Ghostbusters was fantastic.
- Werner Herzog says that he'll conjure the spirit of Rodney Dangerfield at the Comedy & Magic Club.
- When Lisa becomes president, her predecessor does a Wilhelm scream.
- High Carumba is a reference to Bart's catchphrase "Ay caramba!"
- Bart becomes the owner of three NBA teams.
- The fireworks at the end say that the US Government is brought to you by Disney.
- Over the Disney fireworks, "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" from The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky plays.
- Nate Silver mentions the Ivy League.
Trivia
- The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop has become The Android's Dungeon Not a Comic Book Store but a Prison.
- Moe's Tavern has become Moe's Oxygen.
- On the map of the USA, Springfield's state is seen between Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska.
- At Lisa's inauguration, people hold a sign saying "Pardon Sideshow Bob".
- The episode was dedicated to Olympia Dukakis who passed away on May 1st, eight days before this episode aired.
Continuity
- In the Magic Shop are:
- Gabbo. ("Krusty Gets Kancelled")
- A poster for The Great Raymondo and Esther. ("The Great Simpsina")
- A poster for Mesmerino. ("The Blunder Years")
- A poster for the Mathemagician. ("Grade School Confidential")
- A poster for Abra Ca-Debra. ("Go Big or Go Homer")
- A poster for Grizzledum House from Angelica Button. The House President is Angelica Button and the Headmaster is Greystache. ("The Haw-Hawed Couple")
- Lisa becomes president of the United States. ("Bart to the Future")
- A Blockbuster shop appears, saying they're back. ("A Midsummer's Nice Dreams")
- Ned uses a teleporter. ("Treehouse of Horror VIII")
- A poster for Jesus Christ Supercar is seen in Ned's house. ("How Lisa Got Her Marge Back")
- In the Oval Office, Lisa has a picture of Homer in space. ("Deep Space Homer")
