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‎Cultural references

Solar Dragon at 12:50, February 16, 2026

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Solar Dragon at 18:44, January 6, 2026

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Simpsons88 at 18:25, January 6, 2026

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‎Continuity

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 **The short film during the credits is a parody of the stop motion ''Lumon is Listening'' video featured in the episode "{{W|Hello, Ms. Cobel}}".
 *Homer sings a parody of "[[Song 2]]" by {{W2|Blur|band}}.
-*Duffman saying "It’s the world’s newest profession offering love for money." is a reference to prostitution being referred to as {{W|the world's oldest profession}}.
+*Duffman saying "It's the world's newest profession offering love for money." is a reference to prostitution being referred to as {{W|the world's oldest profession}}.
 *[[Lisa]] says that the whole place is like one of the {{W|Mystery box show|puzzle box TV shows}} like ''The Leftbehinds'' (a parody of ''{{W2|The Leftovers|TV series}}''), ''Yellowjinx'' (a parody of ''{{W2|Yellowjackets|TV series}}''), and ''Severance''.
 *When Bart is performing karate movements, Marge's "konnichi-wow" is a pun on "konnichiwa", the Japanese greeting.

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 **The short film during the credits is a parody of the stop motion ''Lumon is Listening'' video featured in the episode "{{W|Hello, Ms. Cobel}}".
 *Homer sings a parody of "[[Song 2]]" by {{W2|Blur|band}}.
 *[[Lisa]] says that the whole place is like one of the {{W|Mystery box show|puzzle box TV shows}} like ''The Leftbehinds'' (a parody of ''{{W2|The Leftovers|TV series}}''), ''Yellowjinx'' (a parody of ''{{W2|Yellowjackets|TV series}}''), and ''Severance''.
 *When Bart is performing karate movements, Marge's "konnichi-wow" is a pun on "konnichiwa", the Japanese greeting.

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-{{EpisodePrevNextRef|¡The Fall Guy-Yi-Yi!|}}
+{{EpisodePrevNextRef|¡The Fall Guy-Yi-Yi!|Irrational Treasure}}
 == Cultural references ==

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 **The characters are partially based on those from the series:
 ***Homer takes the role of protagonist {{W|Mark Scout}} ({{W|Adam Scott}}), while [[Marge]]'s outfit resembles that of {{W|Helly R.}} ({{W|Britt Lower}}), Mark's romantic partner.
-***[[Farley Lewis]] is based on Dylan George, and is voiced by [[Zach Cherry]], who portrays Dylan G. in the real series.
+***[[Farley Lewis]] is based on Dylan George, and is voiced by [[Zach Cherry]], who portrays Dylan G. in the television series.
-***[[Consonance]], voiced by guest star [[Julianne Moore]], parodies one of ''Severance'''s main antagonists, {{W|Harmony Cobel}} ({{W|Patricia Arquette}}). [[Duffman]] takes the role of {{W|Seth Milchick}} ({{W|Tramell Tillman}}).
+***[[Consonance]], voiced by guest star [[Julianne Moore]], parodies one of ''Severance''' main antagonists, {{W|Harmony Cobel}} ({{W|Patricia Arquette}}). [[Duffman]] takes the role of {{W|Seth Milchick}} ({{W|Tramell Tillman}}).
 ***[[The Visionary]], founder of [[Enthusiasm on Demand]], is a parody of Kier Eagan, founder of Lumon Industries.
-**Enthusiasm on Demand is based on Lumon Industries. Its headquarters are based on those of the series, and symbolism from ''Severance'' can be seen on many occasions:
+**Enthusiasm on Demand is based on Lumon Industries. Its headquarters are based on those of the series, and symbolism from ''Severance'' can be seen on numerous occasions:
 ***The face sculpture of [[The Visionary]], a parody of the same sculpture of Kier Eagan, can be seen when Homer first enters the building.
 ***The paintings seen are parodies of Lumon's strategy of emotional control through art. The Visionary with the "Productivity" and "Efficiency" commandments is based on ''Kier Taming the Four Tempers'', the piece with characters raising their hands to a coffee machine is based on ''The Exalted Victory of Cold Harbor'', and the piece depicting a chaotic fight is based on ''Macrodata Refinement Calamity''.
 **The typical elevator sequence, running-through-corridor scenes, and the Macrodata Refinement department cubicles are seen.
-**Consonance mentions Project Dark Contrivance, which is a parody of the Cold Harbor project from the real series.
+**Consonance mentions Project Dark Contrivance, which is a parody of the Cold Harbor project from the television series.
 **The room with a kangaroo holding a baby human in its pouch parodies the goat room of the Mammalians Nurturable department.
 **Consonance leads Duffman, Bart, and Lisa into a room with all the CEOs of EOD. The room is based on the Perpetuity Wing room in Lumon, seen in "{{W|In Perpetuity}}". All the CEOs' names parody those from ''Severance'', with their last names changed into narrative-related terms:

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 == Cultural references ==
 *The waterfall [[Crypto.com Falls]] is a reference to {{W|Crypto.com}}, a real-life website.
 *The breakfast burrito [[T.G.I. Fried Egg]] is a reference to the restaurant chain {{W|TGI Fridays}}.
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 *[[Duffman]] mentions the "{{W|Where's the beef?}}" slogan of the restaurant chain [[Wendy's]].
 [[File:Enthusiasm on Demand art.png|300px|thumb|[[Enthusiasm on Demand]] headquarters are based on those of Lumon Industries from ''{{W2|Severance|TV series}}''. The painting of characters raising their hands to a coffee machine is based on ''The Exalted Victory of Cold Harbor'', part of the symbolism in the series.]]
-*The episode title and plot are a parody of the TV series ''{{W2|Severance|TV series}}''. Many references to ''Severance'' are seen throughout the episode:
+*Many references to ''Severance'' are seen throughout the episode:
 **The characters are partially based on those from the series:
 ***Homer takes the role of protagonist {{W|Mark Scout}} ({{W|Adam Scott}}), while [[Marge]]'s outfit resembles that of {{W|Helly R.}} ({{W|Britt Lower}}), Mark's romantic partner.
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 ***[[Consonance]], voiced by guest star [[Julianne Moore]], parodies one of ''Severance'''s main antagonists, {{W|Harmony Cobel}} ({{W|Patricia Arquette}}). [[Duffman]] takes the role of {{W|Seth Milchick}} ({{W|Tramell Tillman}}).
 ***[[The Visionary]], founder of [[Enthusiasm on Demand]], is a parody of Kier Eagan, founder of Lumon Industries.
-**Enthusiasm on Demand is based on Lumon Industries. Its headquarters are based on that of the series, and symbolism from ''Severance'' can be seen on many occasions:
+**Enthusiasm on Demand is based on Lumon Industries. Its headquarters are based on those of the series, and symbolism from ''Severance'' can be seen on many occasions:
 ***The face sculpture of [[The Visionary]], a parody of the same sculpture of Kier Eagan, can be seen when Homer first enters the building.
 ***The paintings seen are parodies of Lumon's strategy of emotional control through art. The Visionary with the "Productivity" and "Efficiency" commandments is based on ''Kier Taming the Four Tempers'', the piece with characters raising their hands to a coffee machine is based on ''The Exalted Victory of Cold Harbor'', and the piece depicting a chaotic fight is based on ''Macrodata Refinement Calamity''.
 **The typical elevator sequence, running-through-corridor scenes, and the Macrodata Refinement department cubicles are seen.
 **Consonance mentions Project Dark Contrivance, which is a parody of the Cold Harbor project from the real series.
-**The room with a kangaroo holding a baby human in its pouch parodies the Goat Room of the Mammalians Nurturable department.
+**The room with a kangaroo holding a baby human in its pouch parodies the goat room of the Mammalians Nurturable department.
 **The short film during the credits is a parody of the stop motion ''Lumon is Listening'' video featured in the episode "{{W|Hello, Ms. Cobel}}".
 *Homer sings a parody of "[[Song 2]]" by {{W2|Blur|band}}.

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 == Continuity ==
 *In the flashback, [[Smithers]] has the same hairstyle as in "[[I Married Marge]]", though Homer didn't become safety inspector until later. ("[[Homer's Odyssey]]")
 *The [[Lama]] is among the faith leaders at the mines. ("[[Wad Goals]]")

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 *The episode title and plot are a parody of the TV Series ''{{W2|Severance|TV series}}''. Many references to ''Severance'' are seen throughout the episode:
 **The characters are partially based on those from the series:
-***Homer takes the role of protagonist {{W|Mark Scout}} ({{W|Adam Scott}}) while [[Marge]] has the look of {{W|Helly R.}} ({{W|Britt Lower}}), Mark's romantic partner.
+***Homer takes the role of protagonist {{W|Mark Scout}} ({{W|Adam Scott}}) while [[Marge]]'s outfit resembles that of {{W|Helly R.}} ({{W|Britt Lower}}), Mark's romantic partner.
 ***[[Farley Lewis]] is based on Dylan George, and is voiced by [[Zach Cherry]], who portrays Dylan G. in the real series.
 ***[[Consonance]], voiced by guest star [[Julianne Moore]], parodies one of ''Severance'''s main antagonists, {{W|Harmony Cobel}} ({{W|Patricia Arquette}}). [[Duffman]] takes the role of {{W|Seth Milchick}} ({{W|Tramell Tillman}}).

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 **Enthusiasm on Demand is based on Lumon Industries. Its headquarters are based on that of the series and symbolism from ''Severance'' can be seen on many occasions:
 ***The face sculpture of [[The Visionary]], parody of the same sculpture of Kier Eagan, can be seen when Homer first enters the building.
-***The paintings seen are parodies of Lumon's strategy of emotional control through art. The Visionary with the "Productivity" and "Efficiency" commandments is based on ''Kier Taming the Four Tempers'', the piece with characters raising their hands to a coffee machine is based on ''The Exalted Victory of Cold Harbor'', and the chaotic fight is based on ''Macrodata Refinement Calamity''.
+***The paintings seen are parodies of Lumon's strategy of emotional control through art. The Visionary with the "Productivity" and "Efficiency" commandments is based on ''Kier Taming the Four Tempers'', the piece with characters raising their hands to a coffee machine is based on ''The Exalted Victory of Cold Harbor'', and the piece depicting a chaotic fight is based on ''Macrodata Refinement Calamity''.
 **The typical elevator sequence, running-through-corridor scenes, and the Macrodata Refinement department cubicles are seen.
 **Consonance mentions Project Dark Contrivance, which is a parody of the Cold Harbor project from the real series.