The Great Phatsby: Part One/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

	Season 28 Episode References
← 607 "Pork and Burns"	608 "The Great Phatsby: Part One"	"The Great Phatsby: Part Two" 609 →

Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a parody of The Great Gatsby.
• Mr. Burns believes Smithers is "probably sipping hot buttered rum in a ski chalet overlooking Lake Louise." Lake Louise is located in the Canadian Rockies 112 miles (180 km) west of Calgary, Alberta where the nation's first permanent ski chalet was built. It was named for Queen Victoria's fourth daughter Princess Louise.
  • When Homer and Burns see there's another party in another mansion at the lake, Burns says "Great Gatsby!".
• On one of the invitations, two of the "imaginary" friends to which Smithers referred are Mr. and Mrs. Popeye T. Sailorman, a reference to Popeye The Sailor Man and his girlfriend Olive Oyl.
• "Lengthy Island" is Long Island.
  • The Springfield Hamptons are a parody of the Long Island Hamptons.
  • The drawings of the Springfield Hamptons are in the style of Roz Chast's cartoons for the The New Yorker.
• Mega Stuff is a cheap version of Oreo.
• Homer references Rick Ross and Betsy Ross.
• The Laudanum B is a reference to laudanum, a tincture of opium containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weight.
• Charles Barkley tells Mr. Burns he is still better than Shaq, referencing Shaquille O'Neal.
• The Golden Goose Brake Pads box has Lil Wayne on it.
• Jay G mentions Hufflepuff and Slytherin, from Harry Potter, in a song.
• "BlackLake" Investments is a parody of BlackRock, the world's largest asset management company.
  • On the phone, Blake Black derisively refers to:
    • The "3 Series", meaning the BMW 3 Series, an entry level luxury car.
    • "Exeter", meaning Philips Exeter Academy.
• Dr. Dres Without Borders is a reference to rapper Dr. Dre and to Doctors Without Borders, an international humanitarian non-governmental organization.
• The character Praline is a reference to Cookie from the TV show Empire.
• The portrait of Mr. Burns hiring a machine gun is based on drug lord Tony Montana, played by Al Pacino, in the movie Scarface.

Trivia

• This is the first two-part episode since the Season 6 and 7 episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns?".
• In the same TV season, two months early, Family Guy had a episode where they reenacted The Great Gatsby in the episode "High School English".
• The episode started fifteen minutes late due to the NFL game finishing late.
• A Hamptons joke where Blake took Lisa to a club that only had bottle service, Ketchup bottle service, was cut.
• F. Scott Fitzgerald's book The Great Gatsby get associated with the Hamptons, it was not set there, but another part of Long Island in Sands Point (named East Egg) and Kings Point (named West Egg).

Continuity

• The Simpsons are invited to Burns' Summer Mansion, this time as guests. ("Springfield Up")

Goofs

• Smithers tells Burns that they have some "single donor plasma", but the blood in the cabinet is red whole blood. Plasma is pale yellow.

References

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Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus • Friends and Family • The Town • Treehouse of Horror XXVII • Trust but Clarify • There Will Be Buds • Havana Wild Weekend • Dad Behavior • The Last Traction Hero • The Nightmare After Krustmas • Pork and Burns • The Great Phatsby: Part One • The Great Phatsby: Part Two • Fatzcarraldo • The Cad and the Hat • Kamp Krustier • 22 for 30 • A Father's Watch • The Caper Chase • Looking for Mr. Goodbart • Moho House • Dogtown