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*Homer mentions [[Malcolm Gladwell]]'s statement in his book {{w|Outliers (book)|Outliers}} that 10,000 hours are needed to become a specialist at anything. | *Homer mentions [[Malcolm Gladwell]]'s statement in his book {{w|Outliers (book)|Outliers}} that 10,000 hours are needed to become a specialist at anything. | ||
*Homer sings ''{{w|We Are the Champions}}'' by [[Queen]]. | *Homer sings ''{{w|We Are the Champions}}'' by [[Queen]]. | ||
| − | *Games shown after the electricity cuts out include [[Pac-Man]], [[Pong]] and a game resembling | + | *Games shown after the electricity cuts out include [[Pac-Man]], [[Pong]] and a game resembling [[The Legend of Zelda]], expecially the {{w|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild|Breath of the Wild}} 2d prototype. |
*Riot police is a reference to {{w|Riot Games}}, the producers of one of the games Conflict of Enemies parodies, League of Legends. | *Riot police is a reference to {{w|Riot Games}}, the producers of one of the games Conflict of Enemies parodies, League of Legends. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode name is a reference to Bart's catchphrase Eat my shorts! and to eSports.
- The kids play Conflict of Enemies, a parody of League of Legends and Dota 2 as E Sport. One of the kids in their team looks like League of Legends player Faker. Bart is also using Fnatic Gear as equipment to play.
- Evergreen Terrors is a reference to Evergreen Terrace.
- Calgary Lames is a reference to the Calgary Flames NHL team.
- Homer reads the book Training a Tiger by Earl Woods, Tiger Woods' father. He later appears in the club with other fathers of famous sports peoples.
- Detonator says he watched Bart's Twitch feed.
- Homer mentions Malcolm Gladwell's statement in his book Outliers that 10,000 hours are needed to become a specialist at anything.
- Homer sings We Are the Champions by Queen.
- Games shown after the electricity cuts out include Pac-Man, Pong and a game resembling The Legend of Zelda, expecially the Breath of the Wild 2d prototype.
- Riot police is a reference to Riot Games, the producers of one of the games Conflict of Enemies parodies, League of Legends.
Trivia
- Bart is shown having facial hair and shaving it with a shaving machine.
Continuity
- At Nelson's house, the Nuke the Whales poster is shown. ("Lisa's Date with Density")
