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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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*The story is inspired by {{w|Alison Bechdel}}'s graphic memoir {{w|Fun Home|Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic}}. Alison also guest stars in the episode as herself.
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*The story is inspired by [[Alison Bechdel]]'s graphic novel ''{{W|Fun Home|Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic}}''.
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*The story of a writer-artist collaboration was inspired by the life of Harvey Pekar in ''{{W|American Splendor}}'', which is also referenced by the episode title.
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*''[[Sad Girl]]'' is inspired by [[Daniel Clowes]]' ''{{W|Ghost World}}''.
 
*[[Homer]] references [[Netflix]].
 
*[[Homer]] references [[Netflix]].
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*[[Little Lulu]] comics are sold at the [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop]].
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*''[[Little Lulu]]'' comics are sold at [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop]].
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*Guthrie Frenel references {{w|You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown}}.
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*Comic Book Guy has bookends of the [[Hulk]] and [[The Thing]].
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*[[Kipp Lennon]] performs a parody of {{w|Infatuation (Rod Stewart song)|Infatuation}} by {{w|Rod Stewart}}.
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*There is a statue of [[Krusty]] frozen in {{W|carbonite}}, similar to {{W|Han Solo}} from ''[[Star Wars]]'', in the Android's Dungeon.
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*The theme song of ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' ("The Fishin' Hole") is heard when Homer and [[Bart]] go fishing.
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*[[Guthrie Frenel]] references ''{{W|You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown}}'', the stage musical based on the ''[[Peanuts]]'' comic strip.
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*[[Kipp Lennon]] performs a parody of "{{W2|Infatuation|Rod Stewart song}}" by {{W|Rod Stewart}}.
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*[[Lisa]] mentions ''{{W|Waiting for Godot}}''.
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*[[Guthrie Frenel]] mentions ''[[Cats]]''.
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*[[Guthrie Frenel]] mentions the {{W|Tony Award|Tony awards}}.
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*The music playing during the ''Sad Girl'' musical is the score of ''{{W|Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark}}''.
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*[[Guthrie Frenel]] mentions ''{{W|You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown}}''.
 
*The episode was dedicated to [[Tom Petty]] who passed away on October 2nd, six days before this episode aired.
 
*The episode was dedicated to [[Tom Petty]] who passed away on October 2nd, six days before this episode aired.
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*A person is dressed as {{w|Groot}}.
 
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*Cosmic Wars is a reference to [[Star Wars]].
 
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*Klingon is a reference to the race in [[Star Trek]].
 
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*A poster of {{w|The Mummy (franchise)|The Mummy}} is seen.
 
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*Restroom of the Apes is a reference to [[Planet of the Apes]].
 
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*Guts of War XVII is a reference to {{w|God of War}}.
 
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*A person is cosplaying [[Aquaman]], dragging a tank with a person cosplaying [[Poseidon]] inside.
 
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*[[Roz Chast]] is helding a panel, showing her comics, joined by [[Lisa]], [[Marge]], [[Alison Bechdel]], presenting his novel {{w|Fun Home|Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic}} and the {{w|Bechdel test}}, and [[Marjane Satrapi]], presenting her comic {{w|Persepolis (comics)|Persepolis the story of a childhood}}.
 
  
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=== [[Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con]] ===
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*A person is dressed as {{W2|Eleven|Stranger Things}} from ''[[Stranger Things]]''.
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*A person is dressed as [[Groot]] and has [[Rocket Raccoon]] on a leash.
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*''[[Cosmic Wars]]'' is a parody of ''[[Star Wars]]''.
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*Klingon references the race in [[Star Trek]].
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*A poster of ''{{W2|The Mummy|franchise}}'' is seen.
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*Restroom of the Apes is a reference to ''[[Planet of the Apes]]''.
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*In the "Build a Girlfriend Workshop" booth, the "girl" is posed like ''{{W|Vitruvian Man}}'', a drawing by [[Leonardo da Vinci]].
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*A person is cosplaying [[Aquaman]], dragging a tank with a person cosplaying as another Aquaman inside.
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*The [[TARDIS]] from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' can be seen.
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*A poster for ''Guts of War XVII'' is seen, a parody of ''{{W2|God of War|franchise}}''.
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*Chicks With Pix is possibly a reference to "Chicks With Dicks", referring to {{W|Shemale}}s.
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*[[Roz Chast]] is holding a panel, showing her comics, joined by [[Lisa]], [[Marge]], [[Alison Bechdel]], presenting her novel ''[[Fun Home]]'' and the {{W|Bechdel test}}, and [[Marjane Satrapi]], presenting her comic ''[[Persepolis]]''.
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== Continuity ==
 
*The [[Simpson family]] goes to the [[Springfield Community College]]. ("[[Brush with Greatness]]")
 
*The [[Simpson family]] goes to the [[Springfield Community College]]. ("[[Brush with Greatness]]")
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*[[Badgerine]], a parody of [[Wolverine]], appears in the Android's Dungeon again. ("[[Married to the Blob]]")
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*The celebrities who appeared on the walls in [[Springfield Sardi's]] are:
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**[[Lucille Ball]] ("[[Little Big Mom]]")
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**[[Fox Mulder]] and [[Dana Scully]] ("[[The Springfield Files]]")
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**{{Ch|Conan O'Brien}} ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]")
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**{{Ch|James Woods}} ("[[Homer and Apu]]")
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**{{Ch|Ron Howard}} ("[[When You Dish Upon a Star]]")
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**[[Humphrey Bogart]] ("[[Natural Born Kissers]]")
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**{{Ch|Bette Midler}} ("[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]")
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**{{Ch|Mickey Rooney}} ("[[Radioactive Man]]")
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**{{Ch|Tom Hanks}} (''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'')
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**{{Ch|Leonard Nimoy}} ("[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]" and "The Springfield Files")
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**[[Barney Fife]] ("[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]" and "[[Pranksta Rap]]")
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**{{Ch|Jay Leno}} ("[[The Last Temptation of Krust]]")
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**{{Ch|Brooke Shields}} ("[[The Front]]")
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**[[John Travolta]] ("[[Itchy & Scratchy Land]]" ''et al.'')
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=== Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con ===
 
*The [[Coolsville Comics & Toys]] shop appears. ("[[Husbands and Knives]]")
 
*The [[Coolsville Comics & Toys]] shop appears. ("[[Husbands and Knives]]")
 
*A poster for an [[Angelica Button]] movie is seen. ("[[The Haw-Hawed Couple]]")
 
*A poster for an [[Angelica Button]] movie is seen. ("[[The Haw-Hawed Couple]]")
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*The [[TARDIS]] from [[Doctor Who]] can be seen. ("[[Married to the Blob]]")
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*[[Danger Dog]] and {{Ch|Stan Lee}} can be seen. ("[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]")
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*[[Danger Dog]] can be seen. ("[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]")
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*People dressed as ''[[Trans-Clown-O-Morphs]]'' characters are seen. ("[[Apocalypse Cow]]")
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{{Season 29|R}}
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[[Category:Cultural references]]
 
[[Category:Cultural references]]
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[[Category:Continuity]]

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References/Trivia


Season 29 Episode References
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Cultural references[edit]

Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con[edit]

Continuity[edit]

Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con[edit]

Season 29 References
The Serfsons • Springfield Splendor • Whistler's Father • Treehouse of Horror XXVIII • Grampy Can Ya Hear Me • The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be • Singin' in the Lane • Mr. Lisa's Opus • Gone Boy • Haw-Haw Land • Frink Gets Testy • Homer Is Where the Art Isn't • 3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage • Fears of a Clown • No Good Read Goes Unpunished • King Leer • Lisa Gets the Blues • Forgive and Regret • Left Behind • Throw Grampa from the Dane • Flanders' Ladder
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