Difference between revisions of "When Nelson Met Lisa/References"

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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the film When Harry Met Sally...
  • The title card says "Already been done by Billy Crystal", who starred in the film.
• "It Had to Be You" by Isham Jones plays in the episode.
• Lisa's speech had a Maya Angelou quote in.
• Hubert Wong becomes Time Person of the Year.
• Nelson asks Hubert if he proposed to Lisa at Chipotle.
• The cork from the champagne bottle destroys the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope.
• Hubert Wong becomes a parody of Steve Jobs, former CEO of Apple.
  • The ePhone 67 is a parody of the iPhone.
  • The Beyond Genius Bar is a parody of the Genius Bar.
• Amazon Alexa comes from another planet.
• Buzz Light Roast is a reference to Buzz Lightyear, a toy from Toy Story. Its slogan is "To jittery and beyond", a reference to Buzz's slogan "To infinity and beyond."
• Sleeveless in Seattle is a reference to the movie Sleepless in Seattle.
• Hubert uses drones to say that he's sorry, and "not Mark Zuckerberg sorry".
• "Wedding March" by Felix Mendelssohn plays at the wedding.

Continuity

• Several flashbacks to "Lisa's Date with Density" happen in the episode.
• Due to the death of Jackie Mason, Rabbi Krustofsky's line "my son, you are a big needy nothing" is recycled from the season 26 episode "Clown in the Dumps".