Difference between revisions of "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass/References"

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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the book Through the Looking-Glass and the Troy McClure film Alice's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass.
• Homer has a lookalike of a Nintendo Switch in his car.
• When Homer starts swimming towards the tree, Goobie-Woo calls him "Michael Phelps".
• During the scene where Homer imagines Marge with sexy handymen, "I Love It" by Icona Pop and Charli XCX plays.
• Homer says that his favorite rock stars are KISS, Bon Jovi, and Men at Work.
• Homer calls Joseph Stalin "Tom Selleck", referring to his mustache.
• The screen in Hell has a "Hellflix" logo bouncing around on it, a reference to Netflix and how some DVD players show the DVD logo bouncing around when idle.
• When Lisa introduces Mercer and says he designs board games, Marge asks if he's like Parker Brothers.
• Mercer mentions the games Stratego, Twister, and tic-tac-toe when talking about his game, Side-gammon.
  • Pieces in his game seem to come from chess, Hungry Hungry Hippos, and Mouse Trap.
  • The name "Side-gammon" is a reference to Backgammon.
• Mercer refers to himself as the "Mozart of board games and novelty".

Trivia

• In the opening sequence in the store, Maggie's price is "$750.00".

Continuity

• 750 characters from throughout the whole 750 past episodes of the show appear in the opening sequence and couch gag.
• Sideshow Mel is seen riding a bike with Barbara Belfry. ("A Serious Flanders")