Friend with Benefit/References
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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is reference to the phrase "Friends with Benefits", which means two friends who have a sexual relationship without being emotionally involved.
- "Undercover C.E.O." is a parody of the television franchise series Undercover Boss.
- Homer buys the Seat-to-Feet Lift Chair thanks to Crowdfunding on a site called FriendMoocher.
- Homer and Marge mention "Crocodile" Dundee and its third movie Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles.
- Homer's Pechanga Casino Buffet bracelet refers to the Pechanga Resort and Casino.
- J-Cloud is a parody of iCloud.
- Signs on the island refer to
- Homer gets out of the ocean like Ursula Andress in the Bond film Doctor No while a snippet of the "James Bond Theme" from the film plays.
- The movie Back to the Future was shown on the island while the Simpsons were leaving.
- The couch gag is a reference to the 2014 Disney short film, Feast.
- The music heard during Seat-to-Feet Lift Chair's "funeral" is "Lacrimosa" from Mozart's "Requiem".
- The song played during the introduction of Harper's dad in the box is "Sirius" by The Alan Parsons Project.
- Two members of the Australian boy band are named after Australian towns. Wodonga and Macquarie are named after Wodonga, Victoria and Port Macquarie, New South Wales respectively.
- At the exact moment the Doe-Eyed Boys are revealed to be lip-syncing, the lyric "Girl, you know it's true" is played. "Girl You Know It's True" was a song recorded by Milli Vanilli, a duo that fell into disgrace when it was revealed they did not sing any of their songs, and was the song being "performed" when the hoax was revealed (after the vocal track skipped).
- The look of the Magic Palace where David Copperfield performs is like that of the Magic Castle in Hollywood.
- During Doe-Eyed Boys they mentioned the Nobel Prize. In a screen behind them it appears photos of Albert Einstein, Theodore Roosevelt, Mother Teresa and another unidentified laureate.
Continuity
Trivia
- Doggie Heaven was previously claimed by Homer to be the place where Santa's Little Helper will go after death in "Dog of Death".
- Harper's father mentions that Jambowski island was formerly Haiti.
Goofs
- Lisa says she has to pedal backward to go forward on her bike, but in every past episode where she rides her bike, the pedals worked normally.
- When Homer, Marge and Bart are preparing for the trip, Bart is flipping a flaming stick with a brown shirt. But when Lisa comes in, Bart's shirt turns blue.
- Milhouse wouldn't be able to take Harper's bike to himself. The bike is equipped with a modern anti-theft device, so riding the bike would draw Chief Wiggum's attention and possibly get him arrested.
- The squats Homer watches on TV show incorrect form: the knees should not extend past the toes.
