The Serfsons/References

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References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

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Cultural references

Game of Thrones

• The opening theme is a combination of the series' theme song and The Simpsons'.
• King Quimby, the First of His Name is a reference to Tommen Baratheon who was also a "First of His Name".
• The Three-eyed crow is a reference to the Three-Eyed Raven.
• The heads on pikes are a reference to the ones in the show, with Ned's a reference to Ned Stark.
• The Icewalker, and Jacqueline Bouvier turning into one, are a reference to the White Walkers and the mindless wights they create from the dead.
• Markery is a reference to Jaime Lannister, who was in an incestuous relationship with his twin sister Cersei. Markery was voiced by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau who also played Jaime Lannister.
• The witch mentioned by Marge is a reference to the witch who had predicted that Cersei would become queen but lose all of her children.
• The Strangler and Milk of the Poppy in Dr. Hibbert's office are potions in the show.
• A doomsday prophet looking Martin walks outside of Moe's with the sign, "The end is not nigh, I'll tell you when it's nigh". It's a reference to George R. R. Martin having not finished the series' books yet.
• Moe and Bart trade messages via raven for crank calls.
• Homer mentions that he could be sleeping on the "Iron Couch", a reference to the Iron Throne.
• Victarion's Secret is a reference to Victarion Greyjoy.
• The dragon is a reference to the dragons in the show.

The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

• Goblin Milhouse is as disposable as the orcs in the movies.
• The Ent-Draught is a potion in the movies.
• The man in a cloak with a pipe at Moe's Tavern is a reference to Aragorn.
• The All-Smelling Tower is a reference to the All-Seeing Eye of Sauron, also referenced by Homer.
• Treestache and the other trees are a reference to Treebeard and the other Ents.
• Peter Jackson and the The Hobbit trilogy are referenced in a special recipe: P. Jackson's Overstuffed Hobbit:
  • Cut Hobbit into three pieces.
  • Pack with unnecessary stuffing.
  • Serves many, satisfies none.
• 3 Hobbits are sitting in a cage to be eaten.
• Billy Boyd sung the end credits song, "The Perfect Tale", a reference to "The Last Goodbye" from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. The portraits in the credits mimic the end of the credits for Lord of the Rings.

Dungeons and Dragons

• The floating creatures fanning Lord Burns are Beholders.
• The Gelatinous Cubes are enemies in the game.
• The Barksin potion is a reference to the Barkskin potion in the game.
• Gold Pieces, or GP, are the foundation of the default monetary system in the D&D system.
• Villagers break into the Weapons and Armor shop.

The Legend of Zelda

• Dr. Hibbert is selling potions. The potions and their effect reflect the ones in all the games:
  • a Red Potion (restores health) for 20 rupees
  • a Green Potion (restores Magic) for 30 rupees
  • a Blue Potion (restores both) for 100 rupees
• Rupee is the currency in almost all of the games.

The Chronicles of Narnia

• The Lucy's Cordial potion is a reference to the Queen Lucy's Cordial potion.
• Azzlan is a parody of Aslan.

Harry Potter

• Bart tries to cast a spell using a stick similar to how Harry Potter uses his wand.
• The Polyjuice Potion appears.

Others

• The title is a wordplay on The Simpsons and the word "serf".
• The Mundane potion is a potion in Minecraft.
• The Barksin potion is a reference to the Barkskin spell in World of Warcraft.
• The Elixir of Madness is a potion in the game Zombidle.
• The Tenth Level Fighter is a reference to the game Pathfinder.
• The head of Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon is seen at Moe's Tavern.
• Duffman plays the character of Man-At-Arms from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
• An Apple store is seen, selling apples.
• Chalmers references Magic: The Gathering, saying the "Magic the Gathering" act, referring to gathering up people with magical powers.
• Fresh krullers is a reference to the movie Krull.
• Victarion's Secret is a reference to Victoria's Secret.
• Never 21 is a reference to Forever 21.
• Genital Snerfs are parodies of The Smurfs.
• King Mitothin is a reference to Mitothin from The Dark Is Rising.
• Melric's Melniboners, albino Sideshow Bob, Sideshow Elric wielding Elric's dark Sword, Stormbringer, are references to Elric of Melniboné.
• Barns for Nobles is a reference to Barnes & Noble.
  • Barns for Nobles Real Estate is a shop in episode 2 "For Whom the Pig Oinks" of Matt Groening's Disenchantment.
• Homer apologizes to the horse's hoof in the style of Phil Silvers as Sgt. Bilko.

Continuity

• Amongst the severed heads are:
  • Hyman Krustofsky ("Like Father, Like Clown")
  • Troy McClure ("Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment")
  • Maude Flanders ("I'm Goin' to Praiseland")
  • The Pit master ("'Cue Detective")
  • Frank Grimes ("Homer's Enemy")
• Monster Willie whipping other men turning a wheel is the reverse of what happened when new plans for the town's electrical needs were devised by Elon Musk and Mr. Burns. ("The Musk Who Fell to Earth")

Trivia

• The same night, Family Guy's episode (Emmy-Winning Episode) referenced the White Walker and a dragon from Game of Thrones was featured, too. The episode also referenced The Simpsons and the cross-over episode "The Simpsons Guy".
• An appeal for @UNICEFUSA, #OneAmericaAppeal and @SaveTheChildren was included in the credits, for the #PuertoRicoRelief. To fit it in, the Gracie Films gag was removed.
• This is the last episode to feature Hank Azaria using his Apu voice (though in this case, it was his Springfieldia counterpart), as he stepped away from voicing the character (or any counterparts) due to the controversies surrounding Apu.

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