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*After Homer gets his MyPad, [[Moe]] mentions what a big deal it was when he got his cell phone (alluding to a lyric in the [[They'll Never Stop the Simpsons|closing song]] of "[[Gump Roast]]"). | *After Homer gets his MyPad, [[Moe]] mentions what a big deal it was when he got his cell phone (alluding to a lyric in the [[They'll Never Stop the Simpsons|closing song]] of "[[Gump Roast]]"). | ||
*Moe has a picture of Apu, Barney, Homer and Seymour Skinner as [[The Be Sharps]]. ("[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]") | *Moe has a picture of Apu, Barney, Homer and Seymour Skinner as [[The Be Sharps]]. ("[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]") | ||
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| + | === Logomania continuity === | ||
| + | ==== Locations ==== | ||
| + | *Logos and signs of the following appeared: | ||
| + | **[[The Bloated Liver]] ("[[The Last Temptation of Krust]]") | ||
| + | **[[Cisc O'systems]] ("[[In the Name of the Grandfather]]") | ||
| + | **[[Greaser's Cafe]] ("[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]") | ||
| + | **[[Hotenhoffer Pharmaceuticals]] ("[[The Scorpion's Tale]]") | ||
| + | **[[Mick-rosoft]] ("[[In the Name of the Grandfather]]") | ||
| + | **[[Nickel 'N' Dime Animation Studios]] ("[[Angry Dad: The Movie]]") | ||
| + | **[[Pest Bye]] ("[[Gone Maggie Gone]]") | ||
| + | **[[Red Blazer Realty]] ("[[Realty Bites]]" et al) | ||
| + | **[[The Zesty Fork]] (''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode's title is a reference to the novel, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, as well as its film and stage adaptations.
- The episode is a reference to Steve Jobs death in 2011.
- When Homer is showing Marge the myPad's apps, Homer says that Tapped Out, an obvious reference to The Simpsons game The Simpsons: Tapped Out, is one of the apps. When he taps on it though, a screen comes up and says "Unavailable", which is a reference to The Simpsons: Tapped Out's unreliable connectivity issues and a reference to the 6-month period when The Simpsons: Tapped Out was not on the iOS App Store.
- Steve Mobbs mentions that Homer could buy something from Hewlett Packard if he didn't submit and agree to buy all of Mapple's future products.
- One of the mustaches Homer tries on is of Julius Pringles, mascot of Pringles.
- Vengeful Pigs is a parody of Angry Birds.
- The Springfield General Hospital board says "Obamacare bitterly provided".
- The "Logomania" section is a parody of the Logorama short film.
Continuity
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- Steve Mobbs (first seen in "MyPods and Boomsticks") is now deceased: He appears in the startup animation of Homer's MyPad and says he is "speaking from beyond the grave".
- After Homer gets his MyPad, Moe mentions what a big deal it was when he got his cell phone (alluding to a lyric in the closing song of "Gump Roast").
- Moe has a picture of Apu, Barney, Homer and Seymour Skinner as The Be Sharps. ("Homer's Barbershop Quartet")
Logomania continuity
Locations
- Logos and signs of the following appeared:
- The Bloated Liver ("The Last Temptation of Krust")
- Cisc O'systems ("In the Name of the Grandfather")
- Greaser's Cafe ("Take My Wife, Sleaze")
- Hotenhoffer Pharmaceuticals ("The Scorpion's Tale")
- Mick-rosoft ("In the Name of the Grandfather")
- Nickel 'N' Dime Animation Studios ("Angry Dad: The Movie")
- Pest Bye ("Gone Maggie Gone")
- Red Blazer Realty ("Realty Bites" et al)
- The Zesty Fork (The Simpsons Movie
