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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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[[File:Magazines on the kitchen table.png|300px|thumb|The magazines that contained bad news about the future are parodies of real-life ones]]
 
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[[File:Mercury Seven reference.png|300px|thumb|A poster of the {{W|Mercury Seven}} can be seen in [[Lisa]]'s bedroom]]
 
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[[File:The Best Show logo.png|300px|thumb|''{{W|The Best Show with Tom Scharpling|The Best Show}}'' logo can be seen at the back of {{ap|Barry|The Marge-ian Chronicles}} and {{ap|Paul|The Marge-ian Chronicles}}'s car. The guest stars that voiced them are a comedy duo who are the stars of that online radio show/podcast]]
 
 
*The title of the episode is a reference to [[Ray Bradbury]]'s science-fiction book titled ''{{W|The Martian Chronicles}}''.
 
*The title of the episode is a reference to [[Ray Bradbury]]'s science-fiction book titled ''{{W|The Martian Chronicles}}''.
 
*[[Homer]] saw the Flanders kids eating {{W|coddled eggs}} and later compared the eggs' orange color with "a sunset over a field of ripe {{W|Doritos}}".
 
*[[Homer]] saw the Flanders kids eating {{W|coddled eggs}} and later compared the eggs' orange color with "a sunset over a field of ripe {{W|Doritos}}".
 
*During [[Exploration Incorporated]]'s film:
 
*During [[Exploration Incorporated]]'s film:
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**Two indigenous people travel by means of an {{W|outrigger canoe}} towards what was likely to be {{W|Hawaii}}.
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**Two indigenous people travel by means of an {{W|outrigger canoe}} towards what was likely to be [[Hawaii]].
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**The footage of a man and a {{W|Sherpa}} reaching the summit of a mountain and planting the flag of the UK is a reference to the {{W|1953 British Mount Everest expedition}} in which {{W|Edmund Hillary}} and Sherpa {{W|Tenzing Norgay}} reached the summit of {{W|Mount Everest}}.
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**The footage of a man and a {{W|Sherpa}} reaching the summit of a mountain and planting the flag of the UK is a reference to the {{W|1953 British Mount Everest expedition}} in which {{W|Edmund Hillary}} and Sherpa {{W|Tenzing Norgay}} reached the summit of [[Mount Everest]].
 
**The woman driving the deep-sea exploration submarine is a reference to American marine biologist {{W|Sylvia Earle}}.
 
**The woman driving the deep-sea exploration submarine is a reference to American marine biologist {{W|Sylvia Earle}}.
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[[File:Magazines on the kitchen table.png|300px|thumb|The magazines that contained bad news about the future are parodies of real-life ones.]]
 
*The magazines that contained bad news about the future are parodies of real-life magazines:
 
*The magazines that contained bad news about the future are parodies of real-life magazines:
 
**''[[The Atlantical]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|The Atlantic}}''.
 
**''[[The Atlantical]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|The Atlantic}}''.
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**''[[Scientist American]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Scientific American}}''. Its cover contains a reference to the movie ''{{ap|Mad Max|franchise}}''.
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**''[[Scientist American]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Scientific American}}''. Its cover contains a reference to the movie ''[[Mad Max]]''.
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**''[[Regional Geographic]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|National Geographic}}''.
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**''[[Regional Geographic]]'' is a reference to ''[[National Geographic]]''.
 
**''[[Times]]'' is a parody of ''[[Time]]''.
 
**''[[Times]]'' is a parody of ''[[Time]]''.
 
**''[[Rational Review]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|National Review}}''. A joke involving comedian {{W|Larry the Cable Guy}} is included on the cover of the magazine.
 
**''[[Rational Review]]'' is a reference to ''{{W|National Review}}''. A joke involving comedian {{W|Larry the Cable Guy}} is included on the cover of the magazine.
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[[File:Mercury Seven reference.png|300px|thumb|A poster of the {{W|Mercury Seven}} can be seen in [[Lisa]]'s bedroom.]]
 
*There is a "Mercury 7 Astronauts" poster in [[Lisa]]'s bedroom. This is a reference to the {{W|Mercury Seven}}, who were the astronauts selected to fly the spacecraft for {{W|Project Mercury}}, the first human spaceflight program of the United States.
 
*There is a "Mercury 7 Astronauts" poster in [[Lisa]]'s bedroom. This is a reference to the {{W|Mercury Seven}}, who were the astronauts selected to fly the spacecraft for {{W|Project Mercury}}, the first human spaceflight program of the United States.
 
*{{ap|Barry|The Marge-ian Chronicles}} mentions the {{W|Valles Marineris}}, a system of canyons on [[Mars]].
 
*{{ap|Barry|The Marge-ian Chronicles}} mentions the {{W|Valles Marineris}}, a system of canyons on [[Mars]].
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*One of the astronauts complained because he hadn't already used his {{W|OpenTable}} dining points before the liftoff that was rescheduled to the following Thursday.
 
*One of the astronauts complained because he hadn't already used his {{W|OpenTable}} dining points before the liftoff that was rescheduled to the following Thursday.
 
*To prove to Lisa that she has guts, Marge said she once went to a rock concert by herself, in the rain, it was {{W|Loverboy}}.
 
*To prove to Lisa that she has guts, Marge said she once went to a rock concert by herself, in the rain, it was {{W|Loverboy}}.
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[[File:The Best Show logo.png|300px|thumb|''{{W|The Best Show with Tom Scharpling|The Best Show}}'' logo can be seen at the back of {{ap|Barry|The Marge-ian Chronicles}} and {{ap|Paul|The Marge-ian Chronicles}}'s car. The guest stars that voiced them are a comedy duo who are the stars of that online radio show/podcast.]]
 
*Guests [[Tom Scharpling]] and [[Jon Wurster]] are a comedy duo who are the stars of the online radio show and podcast ''[http://thebestshow.net/ The Best Show]'' hosted by Scharpling. ''{{W|The Best Show with Tom Scharpling|The Best Show}}'' logo appears on the back of the car driven by their characters during the end credits.
 
*Guests [[Tom Scharpling]] and [[Jon Wurster]] are a comedy duo who are the stars of the online radio show and podcast ''[http://thebestshow.net/ The Best Show]'' hosted by Scharpling. ''{{W|The Best Show with Tom Scharpling|The Best Show}}'' logo appears on the back of the car driven by their characters during the end credits.
 
*This episode marks the first occurrence of Lisa getting grounded.
 
*This episode marks the first occurrence of Lisa getting grounded.
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*[[Homer]]'s frisbee appears on the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson House]]'s roof during the day. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XV]]")
 
*[[Homer]]'s frisbee appears on the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpson House]]'s roof during the day. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XV]]")
 
*[[Blue Bronco Energy Drink]] is one of the sponsors for the Mars Colony. ("[[Bart Gets a "Z"]]")
 
*[[Blue Bronco Energy Drink]] is one of the sponsors for the Mars Colony. ("[[Bart Gets a "Z"]]")
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*Homer reminds Marge that if they forbid Lisa to do something, she'd disobey them anyway, a reference to "[[She Used to Be My Girl]]", where Lisa snuck out of the house to join a reporter who was a rival of Marge.
 
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References/Trivia


Season 27 Episode References
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Cultural references[edit]

The magazines that contained bad news about the future are parodies of real-life ones.
A poster of the Mercury Seven can be seen in Lisa's bedroom.
  • There is a "Mercury 7 Astronauts" poster in Lisa's bedroom. This is a reference to the Mercury Seven, who were the astronauts selected to fly the spacecraft for Project Mercury, the first human spaceflight program of the United States.
  • Barry mentions the Valles Marineris, a system of canyons on Mars.
  • Blue Bronco Energy Drink is a parody of Red Bull.
  • The "Martian Habitat Simulator" is very similar to the habitat structure that was proposed for the Mars One project [1].
  • The labels that indicate the days passing by have the same effect as those from the film The Martian.
  • Lisa prepares to fix a tear in a Extravehicular Activity (E.V.A) suit using the correct patching material.
    • Marge comes over and quickly patches the tear with red nail polish. (Clear nail polish had commonly been used to stop a ladder in pantyhose.)
  • Marge says to Lisa "It looks like the ego has landed", a reference to what Neil Armstrong had said when the lunar module Eagle had successfully landed on the moon.
  • Ashley-madden.com is a reference to the Madden NFL videogame series
  • One of the astronauts complained because he hadn't already used his OpenTable dining points before the liftoff that was rescheduled to the following Thursday.
  • To prove to Lisa that she has guts, Marge said she once went to a rock concert by herself, in the rain, it was Loverboy.
The Best Show logo can be seen at the back of Barry and Paul's car. The guest stars that voiced them are a comedy duo who are the stars of that online radio show/podcast.
  • Guests Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster are a comedy duo who are the stars of the online radio show and podcast The Best Show hosted by Scharpling. The Best Show logo appears on the back of the car driven by their characters during the end credits.
  • This episode marks the first occurrence of Lisa getting grounded.

Trivia[edit]

Continuity[edit]

Season 27 References
Every Man's Dream • 'Cue Detective • Puffless • Halloween of Horror • Treehouse of Horror XXVI • Friend with Benefit • Lisa with an "S" • 'Paths of Glory • Barthood • The Girl Code • Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles • Much Apu About Something • Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4 • Gal of Constant Sorrow • Lisa the Veterinarian • The Marge-ian Chronicles • The Burns Cage • How Lisa Got Her Marge Back • Fland Canyon • To Courier with Love • Simprovised • Orange Is the New Yellow
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