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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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*[[Marketing a Murder]]'s narrator mentions [[HBO]], [[Netflix]] and {{w|House Hunters|House Hunters International}}. Netflix stock ticker is also shown.
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*''[[Marketing a Murderer]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Making a Murderer}}''.
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*The streamer playing [[Halfmonth]] mentions {{w|Kentucky Fried Chicken|Kentucky Fried}}.
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**[[Wisconsin]] is the "Convict Me State" as a reference to [[Missouri]]'s nickname of the Show Me State.
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*Halfmonth is a game that appeared in act 4 of the {{TOCU|Game of Games}} event of [[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]], in the quest ''Fourscore and a Halfmonth''.
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**The narrator mentions [[HBO]], [[Netflix]], and {{W|House Hunters|House Hunters International}} (where the hosts holding a listing for a house in [[Toronto]] are shown). A Netflix stock ticker is also shown.
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**[[Homer]] later plays a parody of the game called [[Crapped Out]]. The opening theme is playing instead of the game music.
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*''[[Baby Ein-sign]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|Baby Einstein}}''.
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*[[Marge]] mentions [[Star Wars]] movies, and Maggie signs no more, then she mentions {{w|The Child (Star Wars)|Baby Yoda}}, and Maggie signs she once was America's baby.
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**The sign language used is {{W|American Sign Language}}.
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*[[Marge]] feeds [[Maggie]] {{W|Cheerios}}.
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*[[The Detonator]] played ''[[Halfmonth]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Fortnite}}''.
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**The Detonator mentions {{W|Kentucky Fried Chicken|Kentucky Fried}}.
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**The game appeared in act 4 of the {{TOCU|Game of Games}} event of ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]'', in the quest ''Fourscore and a Halfmonth''.
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*Marge reads "{{W|Hansel and Gretel}}" from the book ''[[Beloved Children's Stories]]''.
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*Marge mentions ''[[Star Wars]]'' movies, and Maggie signs no more. Then Marge mentions [[Grogu|Baby Yoda]], and Maggie signs that she was once America's baby.
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*The frog in the video that Bart sees on his tablet is [[Michigan J. Frog]].
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*[[Homer]] plays a parody of ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]'', called ''[[Crapped Out]]'', on his tablet. The opening theme is playing instead of the game music.
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*Marge mentions [[Steve Jobs]] (instead of the in-universe [[Steve Mobbs]]), {{W|Instagram}}, [[Facebook]], and {{W|Nextdoor}}.
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*Marge uses [[Pinterest]].
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*[[Lisa]] reads ''[[The Passage of Power]]'' by {{Ch|Robert Caro}}.
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*Homer dreams of [[Harvard University|Harvard]] School of Jumbles and [[Albert Einstein]].
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**As Einstein's image floats by, he sticks out his tongue as in his famous picture.
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*The song "[[Jumble Boogie]]" is a parody of "{{W|Jungle Boogie}}" by [[Kool & the Gang]].
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*Marge's cookbooks include [[Padma Lakshmi]]'s ''[[Hot and Zesty]]'' and [[Tiffany Haddish]]'s ''[[Fun with Radishes]]''.
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*The rehab center [[As Seen on Celebrity Death Spiral]] has a discount for {{W|Screen Actors Guild}} members.
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*{{Ch|Drew Pinsky|Dr. Drew}} is addicted to the mobile game ''{{W|Fruit Ninja}}'' and transforms into the [[Hulk]].
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*{{Ch|Dana Gould}} said that four people suffocated in the ''{{W|Creature from the Black Lagoon}}'' suit before they got it right.
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**[[Dana Gould]] is a former writer and producer for ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
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*[[Bart]] shouts and writes retweet, the action of reposting a tweet on [[Twitter]].
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*Homer mentions [[Google]], {{W|TikTok}}, and {{W|Reddit}}.
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*Trying to escape silently, Homer ironically steps on a DVD of ''{{W2|A Quiet Place|film}}'', noisily breaking it.
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*Homer signs "[[Bob Seger]]," and guitar music plays.
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*[[Chief Wiggum]] plays "{{W|Reminiscing}}" by {{W|Little River Band}} in the [[police car]].
  
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== Trivia ==
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*The episode was dedicated to [[James Lipton]], who passed away on March 2, six days before this episode aired.
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*The posters over the end credits are:
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**Relapses, featuring [[Barney Gumble]].
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**Dr. Drew's, featuring Dr. Drew Pinsky looking like the [[Hulk]].
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**Promises Promises (twice as good as Promises!).
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**Vagueness, a place for betterment.
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**The Stress Nest, for the over-relaxed.
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*Downton Rehabbey, a parody of ''[[Downton Abbey]]''.
  
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== Continuity ==
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*Bart wears nerd glasses ("[[The Last Temptation of Homer]]").
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*[[The Detonator]] appears again ("[[E My Sports]]"), and his real name is revealed to be "Jason".
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*The [[Jammitin]] medication is seen in one of the computer's backgrounds ("[[Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass]]").
  
 
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References/Trivia


Season 31 Episode References
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Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • The episode was dedicated to James Lipton, who passed away on March 2, six days before this episode aired.
  • The posters over the end credits are:
    • Relapses, featuring Barney Gumble.
    • Dr. Drew's, featuring Dr. Drew Pinsky looking like the Hulk.
    • Promises Promises (twice as good as Promises!).
    • Vagueness, a place for betterment.
    • The Stress Nest, for the over-relaxed.
  • Downton Rehabbey, a parody of Downton Abbey.

Continuity[edit]

Season 31 References
The Winter of Our Monetized Content • Go Big or Go Homer • The Fat Blue Line • Treehouse of Horror XXX • Gorillas on the Mast • Marge the Lumberjill • Livin La Pura Vida • Thanksgiving of Horror • Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? • Bobby, It's Cold Outside • Hail to the Teeth • The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson • Frinkcoin • Bart the Bad Guy • Screenless • Better Off Ned • Highway to Well • The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby • Warrin' Priests: Part One • Warrin' Priests: Part Two • The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds • The Way of the Dog