The Last Barfighter/References
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Cultural references[edit]
- The episode title is a reference to the 1984 sci-fi film The Last Starfighter.
- A beer-dispensing arcade game called The Last Barfighter also exists.
- The episode is a John Wick parody.
- The song that the band on ¡Noches con Abejorrito! plays is "Flight of the Bumblebee" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
- Homer says that the tequila inspired George Clooney to make his own semi-authentic tequila. In 2013, Clooney co-founded Casamigos tequila company, which he sold four years later.
- The song that plays in Homer's car, and later during the drinking montage, is "Tequila" by The Champs.
- The scene where Homer steals the Crystal Skull from Bart by replacing it with Maggie is a parody of the opening scene in the Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- Lenny says that the skull is from his least favorite Indiana Jones movie and his most favorite Shia LeBoeuf, referring to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
- Moe has Iran hostage crisis shot glasses. One of the glasses has a picture of Ruhollah Khomeini on it.
- Moe refers to Obama's election to the Senate in 2004 when he is making fun of Helen and Reverend Lovejoy.
- Barney used to work at AutoZone.
- The bar Cork & Mindy is a reference to Mork & Mindy.
- Space Inebreiators is a reference to Space Invaders.
- Eightbucks Coffee is a parody of the real-life coffee shop Starbucks.
- In the original ending, one of the syringes says Jimmy Fallon.
- One of the bartenders who tries to "cut off" Homer, Lenny, Carl and Barney is Lloyd from The Shining
- The black turtleneck worn by Carl could be a reference to that of Steve Jobs
Trivia[edit]
- Mayor Quimby is also the mayor of a town called Greenview.
- Calavera Gritando speech' translations:
- On Bart's bed: "You're too weak to drink me!".
- At Moe's Tavern: "You fool! You've runed a man's life! And now begins his descent into hell!".
- On the sidewalk: "Beware the dangers of Alcohol! Your family has a genetic predisposition to addiction! Even the baby.".[1]
- The German bartender says "Oktoberfest is now Soberfest".
- For the first time since the last 19 seasons, Michael Price didn't appear in the opening credits for the episode, due to the development of F is for Family; however, this is only temporary and he'll be back in season 33 regularly.
Continuity[edit]
- Mrs. Gumble appears. ("Simpson Tide")
Goofs[edit]
- In a picture of the Pin Pals in Moe's Tavern, Apu is colored yellow.
- Whilst the Crystal Skull was destroyed at the Squidport, the remains of it were found next to a wooden fence away from the Squidport.
- Moe claimed he had never been to the Power Plant before, despite working there in the episode "My Fare Lady".
- Mrs. Gumble appears though in the episode "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble", Barney said that he was going to put the centerpiece of the table he was sitting at on his mother's grave.
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