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Barney is Homer's Uber driver, although Moe recommends him to walk instead 
The slick manager's wall of fame includes Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street and many other notable people
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Cultural references[edit]
- The title is a play on Bill Forsyth's 1983 comedy-drama Local Hero.
- The title is also a reference to Season 18 episode "Yokel Chords".
- Lenny mentions the Jewish holiday Tu BiShvat and the Canadian Thanksgiving.
- Moe calls an Uber and Barney is the driver.
- The song "Liquor on My Brain" is a parody of "Singin' in the Rain" from the musical of the same name.
- Marge asks if Homer bought a Powerball ticket.
- Cletus mentions:
- M.I.T.T. (Mississippi Institute of Trailer Trash), a parody of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
- Fort Knox.
- What Price Hollywood with Constance Bennett and Lowell Sherman.
- Elvis Presley.
- Britney Spears.
- Mister Ed, mentioning he was a heroin addict.
- DuPont factory.
- Elia Kazan and his movie A Face in the Crowd.
- Be Kind and Rewind, a reference to the movie Be Kind Rewind.
- Carrie Underwood.
- Taylor Swift.
- Mumfords, a reference to the Mumford & Sons band.
- The band BTS and Jungkook.
- Lin-Manuel Miranda.
- Cletus' family tree includes:
- Bonnie Vance from Hillbilly Elegy.
- Charles Darwin.
- Yosemite Sam from Looney Tunes.
- Lonnie, the banjo-playing kid from Deliverance.
- A donkey.
- A catfish.
- Brandine Spuckler.
- The state of Florida.
- Hairy Dawg, the mascot for the Georgia Bulldogs.
- Comedian Minnie Pearl.
- Cletus sings a parody of "Wildwood Flower", made famous by the Carter Family.
- Cletus and Brandine had new children's names including:
- Camry, a reference to the Toyota Camry.
- Festiva, a reference to the Ford Festiva.
- Compact Only, a reference to the type of car.
- Uber Black Spuckler.
- Disney Plus Spuckler, a reference to Disney+.
- HBO Max Spuckler, a reference to HBO Max.
- CBS All Access Spuckler, a reference to CBS All Access.
- Homer mentions three different versions of the A Star Is Born movie and the actors playing in it:
- The 2018 version, with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga.
- The 1976 version, with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.
- The 1954 version, with James Mason and Judy Garland.
- Cletus then identifies the 1932 film What Price Hollywood? with Constance Bennett and Lowell Sherman as the plot source for those later films.
- The sign "Chicks Dig Hicks" held by a woman at the Now We're Talkin' Lounge is a reference to Bill Hicks and his song "Chicks Dig Jerks".
- A Hasidic Jewish man is holding the "Hasids for Hayseeds" sign.
- Homer's hashtags on Twitter:
- #RisingStar.
- #FleetwoodHick, a reference to Fleetwood Mac.
- #KanyeWestVirginia, a reference to the Supreme Court of Virginia denying Kanye West's appeal to overturn a judge's ruling to remove him from the ballot.
- #YokelOno, a reference to Yoko Ono.
- #OkefenokeeKaraoke, a reference to Freddy Cannon's song "Okefenokee", and the swamp in Florida.
- Elin Degenerous and The Elin Degenerous Show are parodies of Ellen DeGeneres and her show.
- Cletus says he finds her different than she appears in Finding Nemo. Ellen voices Dory in both Finding Nemo and the sequel Finding Dory.
- The Backwoods Reporter is a reference to The Hollywood Reporter.
- Entremanure is a reference to Entrepreneur magazine.
- The slick manager mentions making Cletus bigger than Campbell's Soup.
- Bert and Ernie were managed by Slick manager, which mentions them asking if they're still living, and to check their IMDb page.
- The Spuckler children sing "Red River Valley", a cowboy song.
- Slick manager mentions Netflix, Barack, Michelle and Malia Obama, and Bentley.
- Snake mentions The Animals' song "We Gotta Get Out of This Place".
Trivia[edit]
- Among the keys copied by Moe:
- Cletus breaks the fourth wall saying there are two more acts and a "whittled by" credit. Whittled by Cletus Spuckler appears in the mid-episode credit.
- A sign with the title of the episode is held by a man at the Now We're Talkin' Lounge.
Continuity[edit]
- One of the keys copied by Moe is a key to Edna Krabappel's diary. ("Diary Queen")
- Homer and Cletus recognize each other, and Cletus refers to Homer as his friend. ("The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby")
- Homer mentions managing someone, but didn't mention Lurleen Lumpkin by name. ("Colonel Homer")
- Cletus' signature is a reference to the one he had in "Sweets and Sour Marge".
- Posters at Li'l Nicer Cabaret are all members of Ya Hoo! from "Colonel Homer":
- People that Slick manager was manager of:
- Drederick Tatum.
- George Takei. ("The Burns Cage")
- Chazz Busby.
- Laney Fontaine.
- Vladimir Putin. ("Treehouse of Horror XXVI")
- Rainier Wolfcastle.
- Barack Obama. ("Yellow Subterfuge")
- Alaska Nebraska. ("Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh")
- Mexican Duffman. ("Moe Goes from Rags to Riches")
- Scuzzo.
- Tootsie Childs.
- Krusty the Clown.
- Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers mascot. ("Treehouse of Horror XXX")
- The Pope.
- Jay G.
- Llewellyn Sinclair.
- Rachel Jordan. ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily")
- Miss Springfield.
- Conor McGregor.
- Lady Gaga.
- Cletus Spuckler.
- Cletus mentions Blockbuster. ("A Midsummer's Nice Dreams")
- Normal Head Joe Spuckler appears. ("The Real Housewives of Fat Tony")
Goofs[edit]
- Despite Homer leaving his car at Moe's, and there being no car in the drive when he returned home, his car and Marge's car are in the drive at night.
- The characters on the Li'l Nicer Cabaret posters all have different hair colors than their previous appearances in "Colonel Homer".