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For the references for the couch gag, see Rick and Morty couch gag/References.

Cultural references

• The episode name is a reference to the fungal skin infection athlete's foot.
• Skinner burns a cart of books in a book burning machine called the "Anti-Gutenberg 3000", the machine has a temperature display that says 451 degrees. This is a reference to the novel Fahrenheit 451, which is about a dystopian future where all books are burned, along with the houses they are kept in. The name Gutenburg is a reference to Johannes Gutenburg, the man who invented the printing press.
• When Willie says his (pointed) hat is not a "sorting hat" he is referring to the hat in Harry Potter that tells new students to which House they are assigned. Willie then animates his hat to act like a sorting hat and spit out the name of a school.

Trivia

• The math joke seen on the board (√-1 2^3 Σπ) means "i 8 sum pi" (I ate some pie).
• Despite Bart seemingly replacing Database as team captain, Cosine is the one not present at the last competition.

Continuity

• The clips the kids view on their Mypads use stock footage from previous episodes:
  • Joyce pulling off Sideshow Bob/Walt Warren's face. ("The Bob Next Door")
  • Wayne Slater training. ("The Falcon and the D'ohman")
  • The Stradivarius Cain movie. ("The Spy Who Learned Me")
  • The nude British scene from "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing".
• The taxi Nelson arrives in at the beginning is driven by Slava. ("The Fabulous Faker Boy")
• The film that introduces Springfield Elementary at the math competition is produced by Chalmskin Productions. ("Any Given Sundance", "Blazed and Confused").