The Serfsons/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

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Cultural references

The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

• Orc Milhouse is as disposable as the orcs in the movies.
• The Ent-Draught is a potion in the movies.
• The man in a cloak with a pipe at Moe's Tavern is a reference to Aragorn.
• The all-smelling tower is a reference to the All-Seeing Eye of Sauron, also referenced by Homer.
• Treestache and the other trees are a reference to the Ents.
• Peter Jackson and the The Hobbit trilogy are referenced in a dinner ticket.
• 3 Hobbits are sitting in a cage to be eaten.

Game of Thrones

• The Three-eyed crow is a reference to the Three-Eyed Raven.
• The heads on pikes are a reference to the ones in the show, with Ned's a reference to Ned Stark.
• The Ice Walker is a reference to the White Walkers.
• The Strangler and Milk of the Poppy in Dr. Hibbert's office are potions in the show.
• A doomsday prophet looking Martin walks outside of Moe's with the sign, "The end is not nigh, I'll tell you when it's nigh." It's a reference to George R. R. Martin having not finished the series' books yet.
• The dragon is a reference to the dragons in the show.

The Legend of Zelda

• Dr. Hibbert is selling potions. The potions and their effect reflect the ones in all the games:
  • a Red Potion (restores health) for 20 rupees
  • a Green Potion (restores Magic) for 30 rupees
  • a Blue Potion (restores both) for 100 rupees
• Rupee is the currency in almost all of the games.

The Chronicles of Narnia

• The Lucy's Cordial potion is a reference to the Queen Lucy's Cordial potion.
• Aslan appears.

Harry Potter

• Bart tries to cast a spell using a stick similar to how Harry Potter uses his wand.
• The Polyjuice Potion appears.

Others

• The title is a wordplay on The Simpsons and the word "serf".
• The Mundane potion is a potion in Minecraft.
• The Barksin potion is a reference to the Barksin spell in World of Warcraft.
• The Elixir of Madness is a potion in the game Zombidle.
• The Tenth Level Fighter is a reference to the game Pathfinder.
• The head of Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon is seen at Moe's Tavern.
• Duffman plays the character of Man-At-Arms from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
• The Gelatinous Cubes are enemies in the game Dungeons and Dragons.
• Chalmers references Magic: The Gathering.
• Fresh krullers is a reference to the movie Krull.
• Victarion's Secret is a reference to Victoria's Secret.
• Genital Snerfs are parodies of The Smurfs.

Continuity

• Amongst the severed heads are:
  • Hyman Krustofsky ("Like Father, Like Clown")
  • Troy McClure ("Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment")
  • The Pit master ("'Cue Detective")
  • Frank Grimes ("Homer's Enemy")

Trivia

• The same night, Family Guy's episode (Emmy-Winning Episode) referenced the White Walker and a dragon from Game of Thrones was featured too. The episode also referenced The Simpsons and the cross-over episode "The Simpsons Guy".
• An appeal for @UNICEFUSA, #OneAmericaAppeal and @SaveTheChildren was included in the credits, for the #PuertoRicoRelief. To fit it in, the Gracie Films gag was removed.

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