The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be/References

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	Season 29 Episode References
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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the old folk song "The Old Gray Mare" lyric, "The old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be."
• The banner "This year a turkey will pardon a President" is a reference to the National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation where the President traditionally "pardons" a Thanksgiving turkey.
• The Springfield Skypark-Line is a reference New York's High Line. Kent Brockman also references it directly.
• The guy that ends up in the Springfield cactus patch does the Wilhelm Scream.
• Lisa mentioned that Wonder Woman showed that if you're a goddess with superpowers, there's no limit to what you can do.
• Homer mentions the female Ghostbusters from the Ghostbusters movie.
• Luigi asks why people think he only wants to serve spaghetti to dogs who want to make out, a reference to Lady and the Tramp. When Marge asks him what he wants to do, he says he wants to carve a little wooden boy and make him come to life, a reference to Pinocchio.
• When Lindsey Naegle says, "Just tell them [the voters] what they want to hear until you get to 51%. Then, you can govern like a right-wing nut job", she is referring to Donald Trump.
• Watching Marge's focus group ratings turn from abysmal to positive, Lindsey Naegle likens herself to Kellyanne Conway, who had been Trump's campaign manager.
  • Referring to Kellyanne Conway, one of the focus group remarks it's inspiring that "now a woman can be Joseph Goebbels", who had been Hitler's Minister of Propaganda.
• The charity fundraiser white-tie dinner where Krusty roasts Homer is a parody of the annual Al Smith Dinner.
• Marge sings a parody of "Oh! Susanna" by Stephen Foster when her mayoral campaign is going.
• Cletus belongs to the demographic "Yokel Objectivists," one of four Ayn Rand references in the episode.
  • He calls Marge "The new John Galt".
  • He holds up a copy of The Fountainhead, with its 3-D lettering.
  • He has a recognizable Ayn Rand scarecrow, whose visage is shown freaking out a crow.
• The train sheds and their turntable resemble Tidmouth Sheds from Thomas & Friends.

Continuity

• The couch gag references "Simpsorama".
• The Springfield Skypark-Line project was built on top of the Springfield Monorail, but the Monorail actually gets out of its hiding place and crushes Sebastian Cobb, killing him. ("Marge vs. the Monorail")
  • When Kent Brockman mentions it, they start chanting parts of The Monorail Song.
  • A statue in memory of Leonard Nimoy is displayed and destroyed saying "He saved us from the Monorail".
• Marge goes to Curl Up and Dye. ("Looking for Mr. Goodbart")
• The Grumple appears in Town Hall. ("Kill Gil, Volumes I & II")
• Marge visits the Quimby Compound. ("The Boy Who Knew Too Much")
• Marge was previously the mayor of several alternate reality Springfields. ("Milhouse the Man, Krusty in the Can, and the Great Springfield Frink-Out", "Treehouse of Horror XXIII")

Goofs

• Kent Brockman changes the name of the park from Sky-Line park to Skypark-Line.
• John Galt wasn't in The Fountainhead. He was in Atlas Shrugged

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The Serfsons • Springfield Splendor • Whistler's Father • Treehouse of Horror XXVIII • Grampy Can Ya Hear Me • The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be • Singin' in the Lane • Mr. Lisa's Opus • Gone Boy • Haw-Haw Land • Frink Gets Testy • Homer Is Where the Art Isn't • 3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage • Fears of a Clown • No Good Read Goes Unpunished • King Leer • Lisa Gets the Blues • Forgive and Regret • Left Behind • Throw Grampa from the Dane • Flanders' Ladder