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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the song "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", most notably performed by Cyndi Lauper in 1983. The season 17 episode "Girls Just Want to Have Sums" title also referred to this song.
• The Springfield Elementary School Band plays "Mary Had a Little Lamb", with Mr. Largo singing parody lyrics to it.
• At the Springfield High School, the school band plays the "Hawaii Five-O Theme".
• Mr. Orlando calls Shauna James Corden because she's a late show, a reference to his show The Late Late Show with James Corden.
• Mr. Orlando mentions Supertramp not giving the band the rights to "Goodbye Stranger".
• Shauna uses TskTok, a parody of TikTok, on her phone.
• Homer asks Chalmers if he's building a Frankenstein's Monster, incorrectly calling him by the doctor's name, Frankenstein.
• Homer's religious vision after drinking the craft beer is a parody of the Transfiguration by Raphael.
• At Springfield Mall:
  • Bed Bath & That's It is a parody of Bed Bath & Beyond.
  • Eye Caramba is a reference to Ay caramba!.
  • The Perm Bank is a pun on "sperm bank".
  • Forever Chapter 11 is a parody of Forever 21.
  • Spiffany's is a parody of Tiffany & Co., often called Tiffany's.
  • Bruised Banana Republic is a parody of Banana Republic.
• Lisa and Shauna play "Let Me Clear My Throat" by DJ Kool.
• Shauna calls Trevor McBride "Jock Cousteau", a reference to Jacques Cousteau.
• Chalmers compares him and Shauna to the Gilmore Girls and calls himself Lorelai.
• Chalmers uses Instagram on his phone.
• When Shauna says that she started a punk band where she's the drummer and the singer, Marge says that she's just like Phil Collins.
• Sammy Davis, Jr.'s "You Can Count on Me (Theme from Hawaii Five-O)" plays during the credits.
  • Sammy Davis, Jr. appears in the credits too, in his changing room.

Trivia

• It's revealed that Martin has a brother.

Continuity

• Shauna watches Orion Hughes's Slipreme video on TskTok on her phone. ("Bart the Cool Kid")
• Shauna has pictures of Quilloughby and The Snuffs on her bedroom walls. ("Panic on the Streets of Springfield")
• Shops seen at Springfield Mall:
  • Eye Caramba. ("Last Tap Dance in Springfield")
  • The Perm Bank. ("A Milhouse Divided")
  • Forever Chapter 11, now open. ("Three Dreams Denied")
  • Cockamamie's. ("Homer's Phobia")
  • Just Vinegar. ("Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy")
  • Shoelaces Plus. ("I Married Marge")
  • Duller Image. ("Trust but Clarify")
  • Tatters. ("G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)")
  • Goody New Shoes. ("The Last Temptation of Krust")
  • Bruised Banana Republic. ("Trust but Clarify")
• People seen at the Mall include:
  • Wendy Sage. ("Lisa's Belly")
  • Rayshelle and Darryl Peyton. ("My Octopus and a Teacher")
  • Artemis. ("The Last Barfighter")
  • Tabitha Shingle. ("Podcast News")