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== Cultural references ==
*This episode's couch gag is a reference to {{W|Chia Pet|Chia Pets}}, and there is actually a [[Homer]] Chia Pet and a [[Bart]] Chia Pet people can purchase in real life.
*According to [[Homer]], he was at [[Moe's]] celebrating {{W|St. Patrick's Day}}. He mentions some Irish-related things like the {{W|Blarney Stone}} and the ''{{W2|Angela's Ashes|film}}'' film.
*Homer compares [[Marge]] with comedian [[Steve Martin]] when Homer found out she was not mad at him for ruining dinner.
*[[Drunken Donuts]] is a parody of the popular donut chain {{W|Dunkin' Donuts}}.
*[[Nigel's wife]] is from {{W|Piccadilly Circus}} and has a {{W|Cockney accent}}.
*[[Mr. Burns]] says {{ap|Nigel|Moho House}} was wrong about the {{W|Crimean War}}.
*Homer treats Nigel as {{W|Alfred Pennyworth|Alfred}}, [[Batman]]'s loyal British butler.
**He later called Nigel [[John Dolittle|Dr. Dolittle]].
*Nigel said he once shared a hot tub with [[Ringo Starr]] and {{W|Princess Margaret}}.
*The [[Pancake syrup lady]] Homer imagined is very similar to {{W|Mrs. Butterworth's}} syrup bottle.
*[[Ned]], [[Rod]] and [[Todd]] sing a parody of "{{W|Take Me Out to the Ball Game}}", called "[[Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Lord]]".
*[[Barney]]'s novels ''Of Time and the Liver'' and ''An Ale of Two Cities'' are parodies of ''{{W|Of Time and the River}}'' and ''{{W|A Tale of Two Cities}}'', respectively.
*[[MoHo HOUSE]] is a spoof of the {{W|West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood}} branch of the {{W2|Soho House|club}} club.<ref>[https://twitter.com/AlJean/status/861702698839662592 Al Jean's Twitter]</ref>
*{{W|Elton John}} and {{W|Paul McCartney}} can be seen at the MoHo HOUSE party.
*When talking to Mr. Burns, Nigel refers to [[Smithers]] as "Your Boy Friday," a play on ''{{W|His Girl Friday}}''.
*The jewelry that Smithers gives to Homer to give to Marge is in a blue {{W|Tiffany}}'s box.
*The microbrew name "Hops-along Cassidy" is a reference to {{W|Hopalong Cassidy}}.
[[File:Moho House Gracie Films.png|300px|thumb|The famous [[Gracie Films]] sequence is seen in [[Homer]]'s flip-book]]
*[[Stogie]] is a parody of Sam from ''{{ap|Casablanca|film}}''.
**Stogie plays "{{W2|Moonglow|song}}" by {{W2|Will Hudson|songwriter}} on piano after [[Moe]] requested it.
*When Marge is going through Homer's flip-book, the song "{{W|(They Long to Be) Close to You}}" by [[The Carpenters]] plays.
**The [[Gracie Films]] sequence from the ending of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episodes is seen in the flip-book.
*Photos at the [[MoHo HOUSE]] include:
**A [[Duff Blimp]] in the air approaching the building.
**Moe with [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and her husband, {{W|Prince Philip}}.
**Moe with [[Ronald Reagan]] and his wife {{W|Nancy Reagan|Nancy}}.
**Moe and several people at the July 4th Ball in 1921, reference to ''[[The Shining]]'''s ending.
**Moe celebrating [[Mardi Gras]] with [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]].
**Moe with [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Dean Martin]] and [[Sammy Davis, Jr.]], a reference to the {{W|Rat Pack}}.
**Moe staring at the ample cleavage of a woman, like {{W|Jayne Mansfield-Sophia Loren photo|Sophia Loren and Jayne Masfield}}.

== Trivia ==
*This is one of two episodes (the other being "[[Chief of Hearts]]") in which Lisa appears but doesn't have any lines. However, [[Yeardley Smith]], her voice actress is still credited.
*In voice-over, Moe announces as an "interesting fact" that all the singers that sung [[Opening Sequence|The Simpsons logo tune]] are dead.
*There were a couple of [[Breaking the fourth wall|fourth wall breaks]] in this episode:
**A hand drawn [[Gracie Films gags|Gracie Films gag]] is seen in Homer's flip-book.
**In "[[Stogie's Song]]", Stogie sang the line "that's the ending of the show, except for the tag."
**Moe also leaned on the fourth wall when he said "Methinks I see my opportunity" to the camera, only to reveal he was talking to [[Sideshow Mel]], who he said he considered his friend.
*This is the first episode since "[[The Great Simpsina]]" to not start with the title card. In the case of Moho House, the episode starts with a fade in to the couch gag, then the TV credits, and after a nighttime view of Springfield, the title card letters are seen superimposed over a shot of [[742 Evergreen Terrace]]. The letters zoom in similarly to the actual title screen with the clouds, but the letters just pop up instead of appearing. The camera zooms through the "P" without moving the background shot as Moe (offscreen) tells the audience to enjoy the show, and the episode begins.
**This is also the first episode to start with the couch gag.

== Continuity ==
*"{{W|(They Long to Be) Close to You}}" by [[The Carpenters]] plays again, which was the song that played when Homer and Marge first met in "[[The Way We Was]]". [[Moe]] also refers to this while it plays. It was also used in ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.

== Goofs ==
*Moe references Lenny blowing his nose on his [[Moe Szyslak's bar rag|talking bar rag]], though he tossed the rag away and [[Santa's Little Helper]] took it previously. ("[[Moe Goes from Rags to Riches]]")

== References ==
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