Pork and Burns/References
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Cultural references
- The episode name is a reference to Pork and beans.
- Amazon packages and its drones are seen transporting the book The Japanese Warrior Monks' Guide to Tidying Up.
- A Japanese bookmaker questions being told to make one million books, saying "That's Dilbert territory!".
- Mount Fuji can be seen at the back of the book house.
- One of the robots working at the book factory performs Seppuku, a Japanese ritual for committing suicide.
- The books at Springfield Car Wash:
- Eat, Pray, Love, Divorce is a parody of Eat, Pray, Love.
- You'll See Me Later by Joyce Carol Oates is a reference to Oates guest-starring later in the episode.
- No One Edits Me was written by American author Stephen King.
- Killing Hannity by Bill O'Reilly is a reference to O'Reilly's feud with Sean Hannity.
- The Pink Sedan is a 1986 Plymouth Junkerola.
- Bart thanks Galileo when he is using a telescope.
- Homer considers "World War China" to be a hypothetical World War III.
- Gregslist is a parody of Craigslist, an American classified advertisements website.
- Bart mentions Lisa having Dean Cain's autograph.
- Lenny was once turned down by McDonald's.
- Everyone was looking at Homer and Plopper during the "Springfield Nuclear Family Day" party, and Homer says it felt like "bringing Elizabeth Taylor to the Oscars.
- Smithers mentions having a Lloyd's of London insurance that excludes harms occasioned by The Hounds.
- Mr. Burns says that Lloyd had a grudge against him for taking his girl to see Vincenzo Lunardi's air balloon.
- Marge thinks Burns Medical and Longevity Center seems nicer than the Mayo Clinic.
- Cartoon versions of Hellmann's and Best Foods and Miracle Whip are shown.
- "If found please send to Wynton Marsalis" can be read on Lisa's MyPod. Wynton Marsalis is a jazz trumpeter and composer.
- "Tales from the Vienna Woods" by Johann Strauss II can be heard when Burns remembers watching the rugby game.
- Burns was supporting Yale University during the game.
- This composition can also be heard when Burns dances with Plopper at his mansion
- "Gertrude's Dream Waltz" by Ludwig van Beethoven can be heard when Burns spends time with Plopper.
- Smithers reads Charlotte's Web to them.
- The song is also heard during the credits.
- The sign outside Springfield Lock 'N' Leave Storage Facility saying "The Historic Site of the First Storage War" is a reference to the reality TV show Storage Wars.
- Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" plays when Homer reunites with Plopper. This sequence is a parody of the ending of the 1992 film The Bodyguard.
- The ending scene with the mayonnaises at the hospital is a parody of ER. The show's main theme by James Newton Howard can be heard as well.
- When Abraham Simpson says he got a college education out of his military service, he is referring to a benefit of the G.I. Bill.
Continuity
- Robots from "Them, Robot" appear.
- Plopper returns. (The Simpsons Movie)
- The "Spider-Pig" song plays when it appears.
- It's revealed it has lived with them since the events of the movie.
- Homer throws away his Mr. Plow jacket. ("Mr. Plow")
- The Gnome in Your Home appears in the garage with the other kept away stuff. ("The Nightmare After Krustmas")
- Dr. Budgie appears. ("Lisa the Veterinarian")
Goofs
- When Bart and Lisa put their heads together, Bart's nose disappears.
Trivia
- An alternate "couch gag" aired on August 27, 2017; replacing the title screen, opening sequence and couch gag, referencing the Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017.
- Homer references Game of Thrones and its finale, that aired the same night.
