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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the film Lovers and Other Strangers.
• Browsing through the channels Bart sees the Hindenburg disaster and a scene from Alien.
• Muttflix is a parody of Dog TV and Netflix.
  • The Handmutt's Tail is a parody of The Handmaid's Tale.
  • Dogs in Cars While Comedians Get Coffee is a parody of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
  • The spaghetti scene from Lady and the Tramp is seen and then parodied.
  • In one scene, Fox News is hosted by foxes.
  • Game of Bones is a parody of Game of Thrones. The "Game of Thrones Theme" plays when it's on TV.
  • The Man with the Golden Doodle is a reference to the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun.
  • Apocalypse Chow is a reference to Apocalypse Now.
  • A Bug's Death is a parody of A Bug's Life.
  • I Love Lassie is a parody of I Love Lucy and Lassie.
  • Playboy After Bark is a parody of Playboy After Dark.
  • World's Saddest Cats is a reference to the 2019 film Cats.
• During the scene of Santa's Little Helper watching Muttflix, the song "I Love My Dog" by Cat Stevens plays.
• Bart mentions Star Wars Day saying "May the fourth be with you".
• The apps seen on Lisa's phone include:
  • Slapify is a parody of Spotify.
  • Angry Burns is a parody of Angry Birds.
  • Crapped Out is a parody of The Simpsons: Tapped Out.
  • The S logo is a parody of Shazam.
  • Wayz is a parody of Waze.
  • Oogle is a parody of Google.
  • Facelook is a parody of Facebook.
  • Craftsy are installed.
  • Klash of Klowns is a parody of Clash of Clans.
  • Venmoe is a parody of Venmo.
  • Tuber is a parody of Uber.
  • FrinkedIn is a parody of LinkedIn.
  • Geezr is a parody of Grindr.
  • Instabrag is a parody of Instagram.
  • Find My Enemies is a reference to the Find My Phone feature on phones.
• The CBD Gummies in the shape of gods includes Mr. Met, the mascot of the New York Mets.
• The scene on submitting the issue to Nutz is a reference to The Matrix.
• The scene at Nutz where the leads are handed out is a parody of Glengarry Glen Ross.
  • The lines on the whiteboard, "Always Be Consoling" are a parody of "Always Be Closing" in the film.
• One of the people needing counseling was still messed up because the New England Patriots traded Tom Brady.
• What to Expect When You're Expecting Nothing is a reference to What to Expect When You're Expecting.
• A Motor Trend Magazine is seen.
• Teenage Homer has a KISS Army poster in his room.
• Homer drives a 1954 Studebaker Starline Commander.
• During Grampa's war flashback, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe plays.
• Texxon is a parody of Texaco and Exxon.
• A Toyota advert was going to show up on Nutz.
• The scene playing over the credits is a parody of the final scene of Federico Fellini's directed movie 8½. The song playing over the scene is "La Passerella di Addio" by Nino Rota, also from the film.

Trivia

• The patient ID on Marge's therapy page is UABF02, the production code for the episode.
• The state border sign for Utah has an image of Delicate Arch in Arches National Park just north of Moab, Utah.

Continuity

• Browsing through the channels Bart sees:
  • The cows in Homer's brain. ("Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious")
  • Himself on the naked skate sequence. (The Simpsons Movie)
• She Biscuit appears. ("The Way of the Dog")
• The apps seen on Lisa's phone include:
  • Angry Burns. ("Them, Robot")
  • Crapped Out. ("Screenless")
  • Wayz. ("The Wayz We Were")
  • Slapify. ("Panic on the Streets of Springfield")
  • Klash of Klowns. ("The Man Who Grew Too Much")
• Homer's mother leaves the family because she is a fugitive on the run from the FBI, but Abe told Homer she died. ("Mother Simpson")
• Homer learnt to drive from Hans Moleman using his Gremlin. ("Treehouse of Horror IV")
• Grampa's 1954 Studebaker Starline Commander is driven by Homer. ("Barthood")
• The Space Coyote is seen. ("El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer")
• Texxon is seen. ("Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life")
• Homer mentions meeting Marge in detention. ("The Way We Was")
  • Also when Bart was born. ("I Married Marge")
• Despite thinking she was a rotten wife who ran out on him to raise Homer alone, Abe is still in love with his wife ("Love Is in the N₂-O₂-Ar-CO₂-Ne-He-CH₄") and she admitted to him she even missed him sometimes.
• Various Homers are seen at the end including a Pope Homer, a Neanderthal Homer, a Elvis Presley Homer, a Barbarian Homer and a Homer with the look he had in the first seasons of the show.