Full Heart, Empty Pool/References
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Cultural references[edit]
- Wiccapedia is a parody of Wikipedia.
- Rick Steves shows to Homer his book, Best of Dream World, referencing his series of travel books.
- Rick asks Homer if he has donated to PBS this year.
- One of the stories on Kwirky Korners with Kent Brockman was about a spaniel who had predicted every Super Bowl wrong.
- The song "Challengers: Match Point" by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and part of the tennis-film Challengers, is heard when the elders play noodleball. The song is heard again during the professional match.
- Noodleball shares some similarities with pickleball, including its name, backyard origins, and rapid growth especially in the United States. Its style of play, however, is more similar to that of padel, another fast-growing racket sport.
- The scene with Agnes, Jasper, and the Old Jewish man is a parody of a scene from the film Challengers.
- "S&M" by Rihanna plays during the scene and in the credits.
- One of the protesting signs references the tag game Marco Polo.
- MyTube is a parody of YouTube.
- Homer says that the only green thing he eats is Marge's Mountain Dew pudding.
- The large metallic reflecting outdoor art installation shaped like an avocado is a parody of the "Chicago Bean".
- Homer mentions he and Grampa being remembered forever, like "the dude in the Lincoln Memorial", apparently having forgotten just who it is in the Lincoln Memorial.
- American former basketball player Blake Griffin references Meadowlark Lemon, a notable member of the Harlem Globetrotters.
- Megan Rapinoe mentions loving Lisa's Substack.
- The mascot on the "Step In Time" shoes is a parody of the Noid, an advertising mascot of Domino's Pizza.
- Grampa asks Bart if he remembers who Johnny Carson, David Letterman, and Jimmy Fallon.
- Lisa mentions Middle East oil spending billions to create LIV Golf, a professional men's golf tour.
- Homer says that LIV Golf can't be bad because he bleeds "Michelson's Maniacs blue," a reference to golfer Phil Mickelson.
- The Organic Pit-based Enjoyment Council's acronym is OPEC, which is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
- Homer says "I sold out my Dad for Avocado. Oil that is, green gold, Tex-Mex tea," a reference to The Ballad of Jed Clampett, the theme for The Beverly Hillbillies. A sting of it is also heard.
- Avocado Aficionado is a parody of the magazine Cigar Aficionado. The cover image of Homer naked and covered in avocados is a parody of the scene of Mena Suvari covered in rose petals from the film American Beauty.
- Homer wants a second opinion from Peyton Manning.
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