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== Cultural references ==
*The title of the episode is a parody of the play ''{{W|Waiting for Godot}}'' by {{W|Samuel Beckett}}.
**The title could be as well an allusion to the movie ''{{W|Waiting for Guffman}}''.
*[[Homer]] says he hasn't ridden a bike since "{{ch|Lance Armstrong}} was a good man", referring to the {{w|Lance Armstrong doping case|cyclist doping case}}.
*When [[Duffman]] went to the hospital, [[Barney]] remembered the time when mascots [[Joe Camel]] and [[Frito Bandito]] were removed.
*Eye drops brand [[Eyesine]] is a reference to real world drops {{w|Visine}} produced by Johnson & Johnson.
*The show ''[[So You Think You Can Duff?]]'' is a parody of ''{{w|So You Think You Can Dance?}}''.
*Electronica artist [[Der Zip Zorp]] uses a {{w|Daft Punk}}-like helmet.
[[File:Game of Thrones opening.png|300px|thumb|The intro advert for [[Homer]] as [[Duffman]] is a parody of ''[[Game of Thrones]]'']]
*The intro advert for [[Homer]] as [[Duffman]] is a parody of ''[[Game of Thrones]]''.
*Fictional beers [[Blitz]] and [[Strolling Rock]] are parodies of {{w|Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company|Schlitz}} and {{w|Rolling Rock}}, respectively.
[[File:Ichabod Duff crossing the Duffaware River.png|300px|thumb|Ichabod Duff crossing the Duffaware River is a parody of {{w|George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River}}]]
*When [[Howard K. Duff VIII]] is welcoming Homer to his company, he shows him a painting of his ancestor Ichabod Duff crossing the Duffaware River. This is a reference to {{w|George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River}}.
**K. Duff VIII also says that his grandfather couldn't get the rights for ''[[Woody Woodpecker]]''.
*Only three people have access to the [[Duff beer]] formula: Howard K. Duff VIII,  American politician {{w|Condoleezza Rice}} and Howard's brother in law Terry.
**The formula is only "Schlitz + Water". {{w|Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company|Schlitz}} is a real world beer.
*When Howard tells Homer that "Duffman can't drink", Homer laughs and says it is like telling [[Batman]] not to eat bats.
*A painting of dinosaurs can be seen:
**The "kegasaurus" is a parody of a {{w|stegosaurus}} with bottles of beer on its back instead of spikes. {{w|Keg|Kegs}} are small barrels commonly used to store, transport, and serve beer.
**The "beeradactyl" is a parody of a {{w|pterodactyl}} with a bottle of beer on its head.
*The Knights of "Another Round-Table" is a parody of {{w|Knights of the Round Table}}.
*A golf shot by {{w2|Aaron Watkins|golfer}} is spoiled by Homer.
*The book ''Surviving a Blimp Fire'' has a cover that is very similar to the {{w|Hindenburg disaster|''Hindenburg'' disaster}} photo taken in 1937.
*Duffman offers Howard K. Duff an {{w|Iggy Azalea}} CD.
*The episode was dedicated to [[Sam Simon]] who passed away on March 8th, one week before this episode aired. Part of an interview was shown during the credits at the end.

== Continuity ==
*[[Homer]] was [[Duffman]] in the comic story ''[[The Duffman Cometh!]]''.
*The [[Fruit Bat Man]] appears again. ("[[Dark Knight Court]]")
*After Homer says "Relax, honey, no one has ever been killed by a T-shirt cannon", one of Bart's T-shirts breaks one of Ned's bedroom windows, breaking a picture of [[Maude Flanders]], who died after getting shot by a T-shirt cannon. ("[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]")
*Ned has a picture of (the also deceased) Edna Krabappel in his bedroom. ("[[The Man Who Grew Too Much]]")

== Trivia ==
*Homer, as Duffman, appears in an ad for the new Duff 9 pack, whose slogan is "When a 7 pack won't do".  The Duff 7 pack was mentioned at the end of "[[What to Expect When Bart's Expecting]]".  

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File:Waiting for Duffman Edna And Maude.png|Edna and Maude pictures in Ned's bedroom.
File:Waiting for Duffman Sam Simon Tribute 1.png|Interview to Sam Simon.
File:Waiting for Duffman Sam Simon Tribute 2.png|Dedication to Sam Simon (1).
File:Waiting for Duffman Sam Simon Tribute 3.png|Dedication to Sam Simon (2).
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