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== Cultural references ==

*[[Mr. Burns]] moves with the style of the {{w|Pink Panther}} when he is about to enter the [[Complex Medical Care]]. The background music is similar to the music from the cartoon.
*Burns reads ''[[Men's Health]]'' and other magazines parody of it.
*The people attending [[Dr. Nussbaum]]'s funeral threw {{w|visitation stones}} at Mr. Burns. In Judaism, these stones are left on graves in an act of remembrance or respect for the deceased.
*[[Professor Frink]] used his {{w|VR headset}} "[[Oculus Frink]]" that placed him in the "116th Nobel Prize" awards:
**The Oculus Frink is a parody of the {{w|Oculus Rift}}.
**The March No. 1 from the ''{{w|Pomp and Circumstance Marches}}'' can be heard.
**{{w|Queen Sonja of Norway}} is the awards host.
**Frink mentions [[HBO]] and the {{w|Higgs boson}} observatory.
**At the "Nobel Afterpary", an {{w|Alfred Nobel}} ice statue is filled with {{w|Absolut Vodka}}.
*"{{w|The Blue Danube}}" is briefly heard in Burns' VR scenario on the moon.
*Among other VR scenarios, [[Smithers]] mentions [[Burger King]].
*On Burns' wall of trophies the head of [[Big Bird]] from ''[[Sesame Street]]'' can be seen.
*[[Milhouse]] and [[Kirk]] mention the [[Barbie]] fashion doll.
*When Smithers changes the heads of [[Maggie]], [[Lisa]] and [[Bart]] to Mr. Burns' head in VR. Burns thinks that is as good as having a "Supreme Court full of Scalias". [[Antonin Scalia]] served the {{w|Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court}} for 30 years.
*Other switched heads include: [[Zoidberg]] from ''[[Futurama]]'', [[Abraham Lincoln]] and [[Mr. Potato Head]] from ''[[Toy Story]]''.
*Burns can be seen doing the {{w|Nazi salute}}.
*The song that plays when [[Homer]] is home alone and during the ending is "{{w|I Feel Free}}" by {{W2|Cream|band}}.
[[File:Police Academy.png|300px|thumb|[[Homer]] watches the entire collection of the ''{{W2|Police Academy|franchise}}'' movies]]
*Homer watches the entire collection of the ''{{W2|Police Academy|franchise}}'' movies on TV.
*Homer references [[Peanuts|Snoopy]] while naked on the roof in Snoopy's usual position on top of his dog house.
*[[Marge]] references [[Spider-Man]] saying "My spouse senses are tickling", referencing his phrase "My spider senses are tingling".
*Lisa imitates American actress [[Katharine Hepburn]] when she was having an argument with Mr. Burns.
*The scene of Homer and {{ap|Julia|Friends and Family}} eating spaghetti is a parody of the famous scene from ''[[Lady and the Tramp]]''.
*In Burns' future VR scenario, Bart attended [[Harvard University]].
*The {{w|Wilhelm scream}} is heard in [[Hell]].
*The legitimate diplomas in [[Nick Riviera]]'s VR fantasy are from {{w|University of Michigan}}, {{w|Harvard Medical School}}, {{w|Johns Hopkins University}}, {{w|Columbia University}}, {{w|Brown University}}, {{w|Yale University}}, {{w|UCLA}} and the {{w|University of Oxford}}.

== Continuity ==
*Witch [[Marge]], [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] appear on the title screen. ("[[Treehouse of Horror VIII]]")
*[[Simpsons family|The Simpsons]] are shown taking family therapy again. ("[[Family Therapy]]", "[[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]")
*[[Maggie]] talks. ("[[Lisa's First Word]]")

== Goofs ==
*The [[Absolut Krusty]] bottles on the shelf behind Moe disappear between scenes. 
*The door at [[Dr. Nussbaum]]'s office changes from brown to white between scenes.

== Trivia ==
*Burns' Bucket list:
**Outlive all friends ''(just beeing checked)''
**Bench press 3 pounds ''(checked)''
**Launch [[Eiffel Tower]] into space ''(checked)''
**Woo rockette ''(checked)''

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