My Life as a Vlog/References

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References/Trivia

Appearances

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Quotes

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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the movie My Life as a Dog.
• The episode takes place almost entirely through YouTube.
• One of the suggested videos on the "Our Brand-New House!!" video is a parody of The Sims.
• The new house the Simpsons get was bought for them by Coinstar.
• The Simpsons' mansion has a snooker table sponsored by TurboTax and a rock climbing wall sponsored by Poligrip.
• Marge's show is a parody of hot sauce and wings based interview series Hot Ones.
• Bart mentions that the family does Zoom calls with their fans in Dubai and gives Lamborghinis to the homeless, and records Cameo messages.
• Comic Book Guy's video "Game of D'ohs" is a reference to Game of Thrones. Comic Book Guy also speaks in Dothraki and sits on a throne that's a parody of the Iron Throne.
• One of the recommended videos is "O.J. Simpson's funniest moments".
• Among the things seen in Comic Book Guy's room are:
  • Hulk and The Thing statues from Marvel Comics.
  • An X-wing fighter from Star Wars.
• Comic Book Guy mentions a tauntaun from Star Wars.
• When Homer is getting Maggie to dance to "I Have a Duckie Tail", he mentions Mick Jagger.
• The Simpson family (except Bart, who is unconscious) sings "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by Backstreet Boys in the car.
• "Wheelchair Karaoke" is a parody of Carpool Karaoke from The Late Late Show with James Corden.
• One of Martin's video backgrounds is of the Hindenburg disaster.
• Nom-Noms 6: European Nom-cation is a parody of the Minions from the Despicable Me franchise.
• Homer puts a GoPro camera on Maggie's head.
• "FrinkiLeaks" is a reference to WikiLeaks.
• Mike Wegman parodies the "Leave Britney Alone" meme. Wegman also says that Homer has done more for the country than Dr. Fauci and Dr. Pimple Popper combined.
• One of the videos, by The All-Seeing Kevin, is called "Bart Simpson Illuminati Proof".
• One of the videos is "Did the Simpsons predict the winner of The Masked Singer?"
• The Property Damage Brothers is a parody of Property Brothers.
• The thumbnail for "The Secrets of the Simpsons couch" video has the couch becoming a Transformer.
• The Simpsons panic room is sponsored by Mountain Dew.
• The Simpsons play Scrabble.
• George R. R. Martin is revealed to be the person watching the videos. He has several book ideas for the sixth book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, The Winds of Winter, on the wall behind him.
• The video "12 fan ideas for George R.R. Martin's next book" has Harry Potter riding a dragon in the thumbnail. The video is by "James of Thrones", a reference to Game of Thrones.
• The video TheSimpsonsFamilyChannel "'Gurts Gone Wild" is a reference to the phrase "girls gone wild".
• The video Truth Wizard's "The Dark Side of the Simpson Family" is a reference to the Pink Floyd 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon.
• The video TheSimpsonFamilyChannel's "The 'Gurt Squad" is a reference to the 2021 DC Comics superhero film The Suicide Squad.
• The drag queens Bob the Drag Queen and Monét X Change fight in a Waffle House.
• The episode was dedicated in memory of the show's former music editor Chris Ledesma, who died on December 16, 2022, sixteen days before this episode aired.

Continuity

• Lisa wears a Dirt First T-shirt. ("Lisa the Tree Hugger")
• The Tranquility Garden in the Simpsons' mansion is sponsored by Powersauce. ("King of the Hill")
• The Simpsons' fridge contains Blue Bronco Energy Drink ("Bart Gets a "Z"") and sciencewater. ("Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh")
• One of the recommended videos is from the "Know Homers Club", with the logo being the Stonecutters logo. This is a reference to The Ancient Mystic Society of No Homers. ("Homer the Great")
• Among the things seen in Comic Book Guy's room are:
  • Magnesium Man, Black Voodoo, and Moby Man figures. ("Bart the Bad Guy")
  • Planet Jackson and the Earth Brigade toys. ("The Saga of Carl")
  • An Everyman comic. ("Homer the Whopper")
  • Lisa goes to Needle Beach. ("Woo-Hoo Dunnit?")
• "The Simpson Family's Most Problematic Moments!" video thumbnail has multiple references:
  • Bart skateboarding nude. (The Simpsons Movie)
  • Lisa carrying Bart unconscious in a wheelbarrow. ("My Sister, My Sitter")
  • Maggie holding a shotgun. ("The Fool Monty")
  • Marge on a slot machine. ("$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)")
• During the Scrabble game, Bart's tiles spell "KWYJIBO". ("Bart the Genius")

Trivia

• Sky Showcase in the UK showed an unedited version of the episode with the word "bitch" uncensored in Shauna's vlog.

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