Difference between revisions of "The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A./References"

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Cultural references[edit]

• The name of the episode is a reference to the TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E..
• The MI5 room is modeled after the conference room in the film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.^[1]
• The box of Wankers Shortbread on the MI5 room table is a parody of the Scottish shortbread and biscuit manufacturer Walkers Shortbread.
• According to Terrance, the Flying Hellfish were the only unit that served in the Pacific Theatre, the European Theatre "and Grauman's Chinese Theatre", referring to the iconic theater on Hollywood Boulevard.
• The cloud raining on Grampa, no one else, may be a reference to Fantozzi's cloud, a rain cloud that follows him frequently in the Fantozzi series of movies.
• Terrance read Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert.
• The old people at the Retirement Castle watch The Third Man movie, with footage from the actual film. Several homages to the movie are made throughout the episode.^[2]
• At Moe's, Terrance mentions, and the barflies sing, "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" by Jack Judge.
• Homer says that Grampa thinks that "The Star-Spangled Banner" is impossible to sing.
• Homer says Grampa is as American as Apple watches, a parody of the expression "as American as apple pie."

Grampa got dishonorably discharged by Amazon Prime

• Grampa got dishonorably discharged by Amazon Prime.
• Terrance does an impression of Winston Churchill.
• Orson Welles is seen at the Harbor, a reference to his starring in The Third Man.
• Joseph Cotten Candy is a reference to American actor Joseph Cotten.
• The scene where Homer and Grampa are trapped in the car's trunk is a reference to the 1998 film Out of Sight.^[3]
• Terrance says he has a "licence to kill", a reference to the recurring concept in the James Bond series.
• Terrance listens to "In the Mood" by Glenn Miller.
• The Retirement Castle nurse reads Old Men's Health, a parody of Men's Health.
• Grampa mentions Tom Jones and says that he loves "not being dead".
• The Man with the Golden Retirement Plan and Oldfinger are parodies of the James Bond films The Man with the Golden Gun and Goldfinger.
• Homer mentions that the animal sounds toy was bought on Amazon.
• Abe Simpson says Terrence can now retire, watch Fox News Channel, and feel his "brain turn to angry mush."

Trivia[edit]

• Bart only has one short line on this episode.

Continuity[edit]

• Grey Fox served with Flying Hellfish. ("Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"")
• The "Old Man yells at cloud" article appears. ("The Old Man and the Key")
• The Retirement Castle nurse is seen reading Old Men's Health. ("Friends and Family")

References[edit]