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*Lindsey Naegle refers to herself as [[Kellyanne Conway]]. | *Lindsey Naegle refers to herself as [[Kellyanne Conway]]. | ||
*Marge sings a parody of "{{W|Oh! Susanna}}" by {{W|Stephen Foster}} when her mayoral campaign is going. | *Marge sings a parody of "{{W|Oh! Susanna}}" by {{W|Stephen Foster}} when her mayoral campaign is going. | ||
| + | *[[Cletus]] belongs to the demographic "Yokel {{w|Objectivism (Ayn Rand)| Objectivists}}." | ||
| + | **He calls Marge "The new {{w|John Galt#Interpretation#"Who Is John Galt?"|John Galt}}." | ||
| + | **He holds up a copy of ''{{w|The Fountainhead}}.'', with its 3-D lettering | ||
| + | **He has a recognizable [[Ayn Rand]] scarecrow. | ||
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*Kent Brockman changes the name of the park from Sky-Line park to Skypark-Line. | *Kent Brockman changes the name of the park from Sky-Line park to Skypark-Line. | ||
| + | *John Galt wasn't in ''The Fountainhead.'' He was in ''{{w|Atlas Shrugged}}'' | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the old folk song "The Old Gray Mare" lyric, "The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be."
- The Springfield Skypark-Line is a reference New York's High Line. Kent Brockman also references it directly.
- The guy that ends up in the Springfield cactus patch does the Wilhelm Scream.
- Lisa mentioned that Wonder Woman showed that if you're a goddess with superpowers, there's no limit to what you can do.
- Homer mentions the women Ghostbusters from the 2016 Ghostbusters movie.
- Luigi asks why people think he only wants to serve spaghetti to dogs who want to make out, a reference to Lady and the Tramp. When Marge asks him what he wants to do, he says he wants to carve a little wooden boy and make him come to life, a reference to Pinocchio.
- When Lindsey Naegle says, "Just tell them [the voters] what they want to hear until you get to 51%. Then, you can govern like a right-wing nut job" she is referring to Donald Trump.
- Lindsey Naegle refers to herself as Kellyanne Conway.
- Marge sings a parody of "Oh! Susanna" by Stephen Foster when her mayoral campaign is going.
- Cletus belongs to the demographic "Yokel Objectivists."
- He calls Marge "The new John Galt."
- He holds up a copy of The Fountainhead., with its 3-D lettering
- He has a recognizable Ayn Rand scarecrow.
Continuity
- The couch gag references Simpsorama.
- The Springfield Skypark-Line project was built on top of the Springfield Monorail, but the Monorail actually gets out of its hiding place and crushes Sebastian Cobb, killing him. ("Marge vs. the Monorail")
- When Kent Brockman mentions it, they start chanting parts of The Monorail Song.
- A statue in memory of Leonard Nimoy is displayed and destroyed saying "He saved us from the Monorail".
- Marge goes to Curl Up and Dye. ("Looking for Mr. Goodbart")
- The Grumple appears in Town Hall. ("Kill Gil, Volumes I & II")
- Marge visits the Quimby Compound. ("The Boy Who Knew Too Much")
- Marge was previously the mayor of an alternate reality Springfield. (Milhouse the Man, Krusty in the Can, and the Great Springfield Frink-Out)
Goofs
- Kent Brockman changes the name of the park from Sky-Line park to Skypark-Line.
- John Galt wasn't in The Fountainhead. He was in Atlas Shrugged
