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Cultural references[edit]
- Some of the names of the reality shows Homer presents to Lisa are either parodies of real-life reality TV shows or are based on other famous shows or events. These include:
- Swamp Huffers, a parody of Swamp Hunters.
- American Tattoo Burner-Offers, based on tattoo TV shows such as LA Ink or Ink Master.
- Autopsy Wars, a parody of Tabloid Wars.
- Cockroach-Tervention, a parody of Intervention.
- Wheelchair Thieves of Beverly Hills, a parody of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
- Porn Hoarders, a parody Hoarders.
- One Big Happy Hobo Taxidermy Family, a parody of One Big Happy Family.
- Roadkill Cook-Off, based in the roadkill cuisine. In West Virginia, the "Roadkill Cook-Off" is an annual event where people compete to see who can make the tastiest dishes with animals often found by the side of the road.
- Everglades Gay Wedding Chapel, a parody of Gay Weddings.
- Cough Syrup Bandits, referring to the cold medicine.
- American Junk Piercers, a parody of American Pickers.
- Tiny-Horses, Tiny Glue Factory, a parody of Tiny House, Big Living.
- Toddlers and Tarantulas, a parody of Toddlers & Tiaras.
- Meth Boss, a parody of Cake Boss.
- Crocodile Matchmaker, a parody of The Millionaire Matchmaker.
- Storage Battles is a parody of Storage Wars.
- One of the treasures shown on Storage Battles is a Michael Jordan jersey with his now retired number 23.
- The swords pro bidder CJ finds belonged to the World War I, the Spanish American wars of independence, and to the Crimean War.
- CJ is wearing a red T-shirt with the face of American comedian Jay Leno on top of the face of Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara.
- The Simpsons writer John Swartzwelder is among the people at the Storage Locker Auction.
- Moe said that he thought he would win a storage locker with Pablo Picasso's TV in.
- After spending one thousand dollars in the auction, Homer says the business-related phrase "cash is king".
- The website gregslist is a parody of craigslist. Marge posts Abe's description in the "Personals" section. Over the years, craigslist had become a trendy online destination for arranging dates and sex. The "Personals" section allows for postings that are for "strictly platonic", "dating/romance", and "casual encounters", which is the one that Marge selects.
- Abe kissed a man by mistake on the Victory in Europe Day (VE Day).
- Ficitonal Swedish wrestler Olaf Johannsen was nicknamed "The Fury of the Fjords", a reference to the fjords of Sweden. Bart also makes a reference to the köttbullar, the typical Swedish meatballs.
- During the song "High to Be Loathed", Mr. Burns mentions what he considers to be "villains" and makes the shape of their outline with his shadow. The villains are:
- Chucky, the vicious serial killer from Child's Play.
- Joseph Stalin, the Soviet politician and revolutionary dictator.
- Megatron, the main antagonist from Transformers.
- Eric Cartman, the character from South Park usually depicting an antisemitc and manipulative behaviour.
- Donkey Kong, the fictional gorilla from Nintendo and original antagonist and enemy of Mario.
- Darth Vader, the main villain in Star Wars.
- Ralph Nader, an American political activist noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes, and a perennial presidential candidate.
- Simon Legree, the cruel slave owner and antagonist from the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The Terminator, two, and three from the Terminator franchise.
- Iago, the antagonist from Shakespeare's play Othello.
- The Joker, Batman's rival from DC Comics.
- Lord Voldemort, the evil wizard in the Harry Potter franchise.
- John McEnroe, the American former tennis player known for his confrontational on-court behavior, which frequently landed him in trouble with umpires and tennis authorities.
- Mr. Burns himself.
- Skeletor, the supervillain from Masters of the Universe.
- The classical music heard during Abe's entrance to the wrestling ring is suite no. 2 in D major (HWV 349) "Alla Hornpipe" by George Frideric Handel and part of his Water Music orchestral collection.
- During the fight, Abe is posing in a way similar to Grande Odalisque by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.
- Storage Battles: Tahoe and Storage Battles Myanmar are parodies of the regionalized spin-offs of Storage Wars, such as Storage Wars: Texas and Storage Wars: New York.
- Sideshow Mel mentioned that he worked with American actor, director, producer and writer Bob Balaban.
- Abe and Bart are wearing disguises of Abraham Lincoln and the Statue of Liberty, respectively. Mr. Burns calls Abe a "bullet-brained rail-splitter", referring to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and his nickname, the "Rail Splitter", earned due to his early work splitting logs to make rail fences.
- The Homer Shake opening does not appear in international releases or on the Disney+ version.
- Homer tells Marge to high five him, despite having four fingers.
Continuity[edit]
Baby Face Palooka's had brown hair in both the old footage and present-day, but a blond in Mr. Burns' old poster advertising his pro-wrestling match against Gorgeous Godfrey.
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