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Cultural references

• Lisa is seen reading The Girl with the Rub-On Tattoo, a parody of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
• The Learning Network is a reference to The Learning Channel (now often called by its acronym, TLC).
  • Nukes of Hazard is a reference to The Dukes of Hazzard.
  • Jesus Christ Superstorm is a reference to Jesus Christ Superstar.
  • Nostradamus: The Man Who Saw the Future is a reference to The Man Who Saw Tomorrow.
    • The movie was misplaced in a box with the comedy Doctor Detroit.
    • The movie is presented by Orson Welles, who identifies himself as the director of Citizen Kane.
    • The break-up of Fleetwood Mac is said to be predicted by Nostradamus. Their album Rumors cover is shown.
    • "Shortly after the anti-Christ becomes President" is referring to Donald Trump, as Marge and Homer exchange worried looks.
• Tri-ominoes are a reference to Hasbro's Triominos.
• The people of Springfield Mensa recite all the words of the United States Declaration of Independence in alphabetical order.
• Dogs underhandedly cheating while playing poker around the table are a depiction of the painting "A Friend in Need" from the Dogs Playing Poker series by American artist Cassius Marcellus Coolidge.
• Mr. Clean is shown by Professor Frink.
• Professor Frink shows a clip of Tonya Harding attacking Nancy Kerrigan with a pipe. This is a reference to the attack on Nancy Kerrigan by a man hired by Harding's ex-husband.
• Homer tweets his test results.
• The Channel 6 headline "When It Brains, It Yours", is a reference to the phrase "when it rains, it pours".
• Noah Baumbach's Brooklyn Bound is shown in theater.
• Nut Job 3: The Squirreling is shown in theater, a reference to the 2019 sequel of The Nut Job and The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature.
• Shakespeare in the Park and Sesame Street on Ice are shown.
• Jeopardy! is shown at Moe's Tavern.
• Wiggum mentions Swee'Pea and Mr. Magoo, and Lou mentions Sylvester the Cat.
• Lisa listens to The Righteous Brothers's Unchained Melody, after Marge and Homer do a scene similar to the movie Ghost.
• Marge told Homer that her favorite character in The Wizard of Oz was always the Scarecrow.
• Homer writes the names Erik Estrada, John Hancock, Coca Cola and Jebus H Christ, Esquire, misspelling Jesus H. Christ, who appears by his side giving him a thumbs up, with Jebus written on his clothes.
• In a dream, Orson Welles tells Mr. Burns that Welles is not Satan, and that "Satan would sell wine before its time," alluding to his Orson Welles Paul Masson advertisements which had the slogan, "We will sell no wine before its time."
• When Abe Simpson says he let the FBI know which bugle boys were about to "turn boogie-woogie," it is a reference to the song "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", though in this context Abe may have given it a different meaning.

Trivia

• Among things thrown at Professor Frink:
  • A Rubik's Cube
  • Tri-ominoes
  • A King from Chess
  • A bust of Ludwig van Beethoven
  • The New York Times Book Review (with William Shakespeare on the cover)
  • A globe of the Moon
  • A compass

Continuity

• Agnes Skinner flies across the title screen as a pterodactyl. ("Homer's Evolution couch gag")
• Mensa reunites again and Manjula is now a member. ("They Saved Lisa's Brain")
• Another version of the Dogs playing poker painting is shown. ("Treehouse of Horror IV")
• Jennifer Clarkeson appears. ("A Test Before Trying")
• Homer calling Jesus Christ "Jebus" is a reference to when he said "Save me, Jebus". ("Missionary: Impossible")

Goofs

• Lisa's sandals are missing in the second scene.