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*''[[How to Succeed in Business by Trying!]]'' is a parody of the book ''{{W2|How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying|book}}''. | *''[[How to Succeed in Business by Trying!]]'' is a parody of the book ''{{W2|How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying|book}}''. | ||
*[[Professor Frink]] says that he's never even won in ''{{W|Words with Friends}}'', because he has no friends. | *[[Professor Frink]] says that he's never even won in ''{{W|Words with Friends}}'', because he has no friends. | ||
| − | *The work interview is done on {{W2|Zoom|software}}. Homer later imagines being on a | + | *The work interview is done on {{W2|Zoom|software}}. Homer later imagines being on a Zoom call on a monitor mounted on skis. |
| − | *[[Professor Frink]] mentions the [[Emmy Awards]], [[Grammy Awards]], the [[Nobel Prize]], the [[Academy Awards ceremony|Oscars]] and [[Time|''Time'' magazine]]. | + | *[[Professor Frink]] mentions the [[Emmy Awards]], [[Grammy Awards]], the [[Nobel Prize]], the [[Academy Awards ceremony|Oscars]], and [[Time|''Time'' magazine]]. |
| − | **Frink, [[Sam]], [[Larry]], [[Barney]], [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] all show their Emmy Awards, with Frink saying it is the easiest of the things he mentioned to obtain. This is a reference to the | + | **Frink, [[Sam]], [[Larry]], [[Barney]], [[Lenny]], and [[Carl]] all show their Emmy Awards, with Frink saying it is the easiest of the things he mentioned to obtain. This is a reference to the number of [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] won by ''The Simpsons''. |
| + | *When Frink calls Homer a "fat yellow banana slug", Homer is shown munching on a leaf. The {{W|banana slug}}, the state mollusk of California, is fat and yellow, much like Homer. | ||
*[[Lori Spivak]] has pictures of [[Marie Curie]] and [[Rosalind Franklin]] in her house. She also has degrees from {{W|Stanford University}} and {{W|University of Chicago}}. | *[[Lori Spivak]] has pictures of [[Marie Curie]] and [[Rosalind Franklin]] in her house. She also has degrees from {{W|Stanford University}} and {{W|University of Chicago}}. | ||
| − | *When [[Onni Korhonen]] asks Homer about the NRC ({{W|Nuclear Regulatory Commission}}) Homer thinks that's the one with the {{W|Gun culture in the United States|"gun nuts"}}, mistaking them for the NRA ([[National Rifle Association]]). | + | *When [[Onni Korhonen]] asks Homer about the NRC ({{W|Nuclear Regulatory Commission}}), Homer thinks that's the one with the {{W|Gun culture in the United States|"gun nuts"}}, mistaking them for the NRA ([[National Rifle Association]]). |
*Homer says to Frink that he doesn't want him to do his {{W|NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|March Madness}} bracket for him. | *Homer says to Frink that he doesn't want him to do his {{W|NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|March Madness}} bracket for him. | ||
*When [[Homer]] asks the Viking masseuse what Vikings can't do, the masseuse says "Win the [[Super Bowl]]", a reference to the [[Minnesota Vikings]] NFL team never winning one. | *When [[Homer]] asks the Viking masseuse what Vikings can't do, the masseuse says "Win the [[Super Bowl]]", a reference to the [[Minnesota Vikings]] NFL team never winning one. | ||
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*Dr. Spivak says that Homer isn't a backup dancer for [[Rihanna]]. | *Dr. Spivak says that Homer isn't a backup dancer for [[Rihanna]]. | ||
*One of the [[Kevät Kenttä Nuclear Power Plant]] employees has a {{W2|Tinder|app}} profile picture from nine years ago. | *One of the [[Kevät Kenttä Nuclear Power Plant]] employees has a {{W2|Tinder|app}} profile picture from nine years ago. | ||
| − | *Marge's vacuum cleaner, the Electrosux, is a tribute to the | + | *Marge's vacuum cleaner, the Electrosux, is a tribute to the {{W|Electrolux}} "sled" model, including a power attachment with a working headlight. |
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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**Working as head crossing guard. ("[[Homer's Crossing]]") | **Working as head crossing guard. ("[[Homer's Crossing]]") | ||
**Working as Sanitation commissioner. ("[[Trash of the Titans]]") | **Working as Sanitation commissioner. ("[[Trash of the Titans]]") | ||
| − | **Working as a | + | **Working as a newspaper food critic. ("[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]") |
**Working as a volunteer fireman. ("[[Crook and Ladder]]") | **Working as a volunteer fireman. ("[[Crook and Ladder]]") | ||
**Took cannon balls in stomach. ("[[Homerpalooza]]") | **Took cannon balls in stomach. ("[[Homerpalooza]]") | ||
| − | **Hosted cable access show. ("[[Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson]]") | + | **Hosted a cable access show. ("[[Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson]]") |
**Homer as a member of [[The Be Sharps]]. ("[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]") | **Homer as a member of [[The Be Sharps]]. ("[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]") | ||
**Working as a voice actor. ("[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]", "[[Angry Dad: The Movie]]") | **Working as a voice actor. ("[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]", "[[Angry Dad: The Movie]]") | ||
**Working as a carny. ("[[Bart Carny]]") | **Working as a carny. ("[[Bart Carny]]") | ||
**Working as a manure salesman. ("[[Springfield Up]]") | **Working as a manure salesman. ("[[Springfield Up]]") | ||
| − | **Being a | + | **Being a town crier. ("[[Lisa the Iconoclast]]") |
**Working as a [[Springfield Mall|Mall]] [[Santa Claus|Santa]]. ("[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]") | **Working as a [[Springfield Mall|Mall]] [[Santa Claus|Santa]]. ("[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]") | ||
**Working as a used car salesman. ("[[Diatribe of a Mad Housewife]]") | **Working as a used car salesman. ("[[Diatribe of a Mad Housewife]]") | ||
**Being a [[Krusty]] impersonator. ("[[Homie the Clown]]") | **Being a [[Krusty]] impersonator. ("[[Homie the Clown]]") | ||
**Working as a stand-up comedian. ("[[Simprovised]]") | **Working as a stand-up comedian. ("[[Simprovised]]") | ||
| − | **Working as a [[Springfield Women's Prison]] guard. ("[[Orange | + | **Working as a [[Springfield Women's Prison]] guard. ("[[Orange Is the New Yellow]]") |
| − | **Being a | + | **Being a roadie. ("[[How I Spent My Strummer Vacation]]") |
**Working as a grease collector. ("[[Lard of the Dance]]") | **Working as a grease collector. ("[[Lard of the Dance]]") | ||
**Being a prank monkey. ("[[Homer vs. Dignity]]") | **Being a prank monkey. ("[[Homer vs. Dignity]]") | ||
**Being a fish gutter. ("[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]") | **Being a fish gutter. ("[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]") | ||
| − | **Being a one man band. ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]") | + | **Being a one-man band. ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]") |
*Pictures of Homer on Lisa's desk include: | *Pictures of Homer on Lisa's desk include: | ||
**Working as a bodyguard for [[Quimby]]. ("[[Mayored to the Mob]]") | **Working as a bodyguard for [[Quimby]]. ("[[Mayored to the Mob]]") | ||
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**Captain of [[SpringShield]]. ("[[Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge]]") | **Captain of [[SpringShield]]. ("[[Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge]]") | ||
**Being a hipster. ("[[The Day the Earth Stood Cool]]") | **Being a hipster. ("[[The Day the Earth Stood Cool]]") | ||
| − | **Turning into a | + | **Turning into a LEGO figure in "[[Brick Like Me]]". |
**Working as a [[Springfield Mall|Mall]] [[Santa Claus|Santa]]. ("[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]") | **Working as a [[Springfield Mall|Mall]] [[Santa Claus|Santa]]. ("[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]") | ||
**Being undercover as [[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony]]. ("[[Donnie Fatso]]") | **Being undercover as [[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony]]. ("[[Donnie Fatso]]") | ||
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**Selling quack medicine with [[Grampa]]. ("[[Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy]]") | **Selling quack medicine with [[Grampa]]. ("[[Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy]]") | ||
**Being a rock star. ("[[How I Spent My Strummer Vacation]]") | **Being a rock star. ("[[How I Spent My Strummer Vacation]]") | ||
| − | **Carl, Lenny, Barney, Homer, [[Gil]], [[Kirk]] and [[Cletus]] keeping the Ogdenvillians out of Springfield. ("[[Coming to Homerica]]") | + | **Carl, Lenny, Barney, Homer, [[Gil]], [[Kirk]], and [[Cletus]] keeping the Ogdenvillians out of Springfield. ("[[Coming to Homerica]]") |
| − | **Selling [[Tomacco]] plants. ("[[E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)]]") | + | **Selling [[Tomacco]] plants. ("[[E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)]]") |
**Getting into shape to be [[Everyman]]. ("[[Homer the Whopper]]") | **Getting into shape to be [[Everyman]]. ("[[Homer the Whopper]]") | ||
**Being the stone idol Zardoz. (Season 49) | **Being the stone idol Zardoz. (Season 49) | ||
*Lenny and Carl mention Homer being responsible for the [[dome]] placed over Springfield. (''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'') | *Lenny and Carl mention Homer being responsible for the [[dome]] placed over Springfield. (''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'') | ||
| − | *When Homer falls off the cliff he exclaims not again as he hits his head and body multiple times on the mountain. ("[[Bart the Daredevil]]") | + | *When Homer falls off the cliff, he exclaims "not again" as he hits his head and body multiple times on the mountain. ("[[Bart the Daredevil]]") |
*Characters seen in the scenes from previous episodes include: | *Characters seen in the scenes from previous episodes include: | ||
**[[Dotty]]. ("[[The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants]]") | **[[Dotty]]. ("[[The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants]]") | ||
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Cultural references[edit]
- The episode title is a reference to Frankenstein's Monster.
- Bend It Like Buffett is a reference to Bend It Like Beckham and Warren Buffett.
- The Art of Work is a parody of The Art of War.
- How to Succeed in Business by Trying! is a parody of the book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
- Professor Frink says that he's never even won in Words with Friends, because he has no friends.
- The work interview is done on Zoom. Homer later imagines being on a Zoom call on a monitor mounted on skis.
- Professor Frink mentions the Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, the Nobel Prize, the Oscars, and Time magazine.
- When Frink calls Homer a "fat yellow banana slug", Homer is shown munching on a leaf. The banana slug, the state mollusk of California, is fat and yellow, much like Homer.
- Lori Spivak has pictures of Marie Curie and Rosalind Franklin in her house. She also has degrees from Stanford University and University of Chicago.
- When Onni Korhonen asks Homer about the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Homer thinks that's the one with the "gun nuts", mistaking them for the NRA (National Rifle Association).
- Homer says to Frink that he doesn't want him to do his March Madness bracket for him.
- When Homer asks the Viking masseuse what Vikings can't do, the masseuse says "Win the Super Bowl", a reference to the Minnesota Vikings NFL team never winning one.
- Life in Hell-sinki is a reference to Matt Groening's Life in Hell comics and to Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. Bongo appears on the cover.
- Homer uses a Chatbot to create dirty limericks.
- "Lisa's Lament" is a parody of "Long Ago and Far Away" by James Taylor.
- In it, in a scene said to come in Season 49, Homer is the stone idol Zardoz, from the movie of the same name.
- Dr. Spivak says that Homer isn't a backup dancer for Rihanna.
- One of the Kevät Kenttä Nuclear Power Plant employees has a Tinder profile picture from nine years ago.
- Marge's vacuum cleaner, the Electrosux, is a tribute to the Electrolux "sled" model, including a power attachment with a working headlight.
Continuity[edit]
- List of Homer's jobs in his resume and in "Lisa's Lament" include:
- Being an astronaut. ("Deep Space Homer")
- Being a World Cup referee. ("You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee")
- Working as Mr. Plow. ("Mr. Plow")
- Toothpaste cap screwer.
- Owner of the Denver Broncos. ("You Only Move Twice")
- Captain of SpringShield. ("Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge")
- Working as head crossing guard. ("Homer's Crossing")
- Working as Sanitation commissioner. ("Trash of the Titans")
- Working as a newspaper food critic. ("Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?")
- Working as a volunteer fireman. ("Crook and Ladder")
- Took cannon balls in stomach. ("Homerpalooza")
- Hosted a cable access show. ("Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson")
- Homer as a member of The Be Sharps. ("Homer's Barbershop Quartet")
- Working as a voice actor. ("The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show", "Angry Dad: The Movie")
- Working as a carny. ("Bart Carny")
- Working as a manure salesman. ("Springfield Up")
- Being a town crier. ("Lisa the Iconoclast")
- Working as a Mall Santa. ("Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire")
- Working as a used car salesman. ("Diatribe of a Mad Housewife")
- Being a Krusty impersonator. ("Homie the Clown")
- Working as a stand-up comedian. ("Simprovised")
- Working as a Springfield Women's Prison guard. ("Orange Is the New Yellow")
- Being a roadie. ("How I Spent My Strummer Vacation")
- Working as a grease collector. ("Lard of the Dance")
- Being a prank monkey. ("Homer vs. Dignity")
- Being a fish gutter. ("Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo")
- Being a one-man band. ("Bart Gets Famous")
- Pictures of Homer on Lisa's desk include:
- Working as a bodyguard for Quimby. ("Mayored to the Mob")
- Homer as a member of The Be Sharps. ("Homer's Barbershop Quartet")
- Working as the Safety Salamander. ("See Homer Run")
- Working as a dancing mascot for the Springfield Isotopes. ("Dancin' Homer")
- Being an astronaut. ("Deep Space Homer")
- As a sailor aboard the The Relation Ship. ("The Wreck of the Relationship")
- Scenes in "Lisa's Lament" include:
- Being an accountant at the Power Plant. ("The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants")
- Being an astronaut. ("Deep Space Homer")
- Working as a bodyguard for Quimby. ("Mayored to the Mob")
- Working as a boxer. ("The Homer They Fall")
- Working as a football coach for the Springfield Wildcats. ("Bart Star")
- Working as Duffman. ("Waiting for Duffman")
- Being a con artist. ("The Great Money Caper")
- Faking being a carpenter. ("Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em")
- Captain of SpringShield. ("Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge")
- Being a hipster. ("The Day the Earth Stood Cool")
- Turning into a LEGO figure in "Brick Like Me".
- Working as a Mall Santa. ("Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire")
- Being undercover as Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony. ("Donnie Fatso")
- Working as a Monorail conductor. ("Marge vs. the Monorail")
- Working at the Kevät Kenttä Nuclear Power Plant.
- Making a movie with Krusty. ("The Clown Stays in the Picture")
- Being Pie Man. ("Simple Simpson")
- Selling quack medicine with Grampa. ("Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy")
- Being a rock star. ("How I Spent My Strummer Vacation")
- Carl, Lenny, Barney, Homer, Gil, Kirk, and Cletus keeping the Ogdenvillians out of Springfield. ("Coming to Homerica")
- Selling Tomacco plants. ("E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)")
- Getting into shape to be Everyman. ("Homer the Whopper")
- Being the stone idol Zardoz. (Season 49)
- Lenny and Carl mention Homer being responsible for the dome placed over Springfield. (The Simpsons Movie)
- When Homer falls off the cliff, he exclaims "not again" as he hits his head and body multiple times on the mountain. ("Bart the Daredevil")
- Characters seen in the scenes from previous episodes include:
- Dotty. ("The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants")
- Race Banyon and Buzz Aldrin. ("Deep Space Homer")
- Mark Hamill. ("Mayored to the Mob")
- The FBI agent. ("Donnie Fatso")
- Lyle McCarthy. ("Homer the Whopper")
