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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The title of the episode is a reference to the ''Pura Vida'' style of life in [[Costa Rica]].
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*The title of the episode is a reference to the "{{W|Culture of Costa Rica#Pura vida|pura vida}}" style of life in [[Costa Rica]].
**It's also a reference to the 1999 song "{{w|Livin' la Vida Loca}}" by [[Ricky Martin]].
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**It's also a reference to the 1999 song "{{W|Livin' la Vida Loca}}" by [[Ricky Martin]].
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*[[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] eat a jar of {{W|Nutella}} and watch [[Russia]]n {{W|Dashcam|dashcam}} videos at the sleepover. Dashcams are widespread in Russia as a guard against police corruption and insurance fraud, where they provide additional evidence.
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**[[Milhouse]] says "vodit' znachit ubivat'" which means "to drive is to kill" in Russian.
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[[File:Kirk's Magnises card.png|300px|thumb|Kirk wants the waiter {{ap|Rodrigo|Livin La Pura Vida}} to put the bill in his {{W|Magnises}} club card]]
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*''[[The Lonely Island: Costa Rica]]'' is a reference to the comedy trio {{W|The Lonely Island}} and travel guide book publisher {{W|Lonely Planet}}.
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*[[Instasnap]] is a parody of {{W|Instagram}} and {{W|Snapchat}}.
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*According to [[Homer]], [[Kirk Van Houten]]'s job is to drive the "Topless Maids" van. This is a reference to a Los Angeles "topless maid" service that went viral on ''{{W2|Ellen|TV series}}'' in late 2012.
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*Kirk wants the waiter {{ap|Rodrigo|Livin La Pura Vida}} to put the bill in his {{W|Magnises}} card. Magnises was a card-based membership club.
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*Homer and [[Evelyn]] watch a {{W|Cornhole}} game on ES3N, a parody of [[ESPN]].
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*Milhouse makes a [[LEGO]] spaceship that looks like a {{W|X-wing fighter}}.
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*[[Lisa]] thinks she has found some {{W|Stone spheres of Costa Rica|stone spheres}} made by {{W|Diquis}}. The Diquis are known for stone spheres, sometimes referred to as the Diquís Spheres.
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*[[Patty]]'s full name is Patricia [[Maleficent]] Bouvier. A reference to the Disney villain.
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== Trivia ==
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*[[Julius Hibbert|Julius]] and [[Bernice Hibbert]]'s unnamed son is finally revealed to be called [[JJ Hibbert]].
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*In the scene where Kirk drinks from the river, [[Julius Hibbert's daughter]] has two pupils in each eye.
  
 
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Season 31 Episode References
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"Livin La Pura Vida"
"Thanksgiving of Horror" 670


Cultural references[edit]

  • The title of the episode is a reference to the "pura vida" style of life in Costa Rica.
  • Bart and Milhouse eat a jar of Nutella and watch Russian dashcam videos at the sleepover. Dashcams are widespread in Russia as a guard against police corruption and insurance fraud, where they provide additional evidence.
    • Milhouse says "vodit' znachit ubivat'" which means "to drive is to kill" in Russian.
Kirk wants the waiter Rodrigo to put the bill in his Magnises club card

Trivia[edit]

Goofs[edit]

Season 31 References
The Winter of Our Monetized Content Go Big or Go Homer The Fat Blue Line Treehouse of Horror XXX Gorillas on the Mast Marge the Lumberjill Livin La Pura Vida Thanksgiving of Horror Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? Bobby, It's Cold Outside Hail to the Teeth The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson Frinkcoin Bart the Bad Guy Screenless Better Off Ned Highway to Well The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby Warrin' Priests: Part One Warrin' Priests: Part Two The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds The Way of the Dog