The prehistoric sequences are a parody of the TV series Primal
The prehistoric sequences are a parody of the TV series Primal. In Primal, just like in this episode, extinct dinosaurs, Ice Age mammals, and post-metallurgy Homo sapiens are all coexisting in a single time period.
To point out how expensive the location Homer bought was, he shows Marge a video of the kids of British former footballer and businessman David Beckham throwing up in the Front Row Club.
The third grade were doing a production of West Side Story. The vandalized background Luann reveals is based on the iconic Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City, in which the musical is set.
Luann criticizes Marge for shopping at Kwik-E-Mart and mentions Swedish Fish, a brand of fish-shaped candy.
The kindergartners mention they were promised to be taken to see Cocomelon, an American YouTube channel specialized in education and nursery rhymes.
The app jiggling animation is based on that of iPhone smartphones.
Marge tells Luann how Milhouse is the most frequent lunch trader in the cafeteria and that she packs an extra lunch for him because she feels sorry for him. ("The Butterfinger Group")
Luann had previously forbidden Bart to communicate with Milhouse because of his bad influence. ("Homer Defined")
Marge mentions Raphael having every job, pointing out how he has worked many jobs in the different seasons of the show.
