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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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*The episode title is a reference to the Tintin comic ''{{W|The Blue Lotus}}''.
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*The episode title is a reference to the TV series ''{{W|The White Lotus}}''. The episode's plot parodies elements from the HBO series, mainly it's second season, including the mystery surrounding a dead body floating by the beach and the Sicilian-inspired setting.
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*The episode title is a reference to the TV series ''{{W|The White Lotus}}''.
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**The opening titles are a parody of ''The White Lotus''' season 2 opening. It includes art references, mainly classicism, such as:
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***[[Moe]] as a {{W|centaur}} playing a lyre.
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***[[Legs]], [[Louie]] and [[Frankie the Squealer]] stabbing [[Quimby]], parodying the {{W|assassination of Julius Caesar}}.
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***The faces of [[Krusty]] and [[Sideshow Mel]] representing the {{W|comedy and tragedy masks}}.
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***[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] are the {{W|Lernaean Hydra}}
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***[[Maggie]] is [[Cupid]]
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***Homer and [[Marge]] are [[Adam]] and [[Eve]].
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**The song mentions {{W|Ozempic}}, an anti-obesity medication.
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*After being touched by a dead body, Homer prays to ''[[Baywatch]]'' to save him.
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*Homer once signed a lifetime contract with {{W|Spectrum cable}}, an American telecommunications and mass media company.
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*"{{W2|The Waiting|song}}" by {{W|Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers}} is heard when Marge asks when they could use the timeshare.
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[[File:Maggie with a Toblerone bar.png|300px|thumb|[[Maggie]] steals a [[Toblerone]] chocolate bar]]
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*[[Maggie]] eats, and later steals, a [[Toblerone]] chocolate bar.
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*When arriving to the resort [[Tasha]] is given a {{W|Swedish massage}} even though she ordered a ''{{W|shiatsu}}''.
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*Tasha's luggage is branded with "YL" in a similar manner to the iconic "LV" from {{W|Louis Vuitton}}.
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*Homer asks if what Tasha is doing is why Americans defeated Nazi zombies in ''{{W|Call of Duty: World at War}}''.
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*Homer tells Marge that he loves it when she breaks bad, a reference to ''[[Breaking Bad]]''.
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*A painting of [[Julius Caesar]] is seen in the luggage room.
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*Marge reads ''[[My Name Is Barbra]]'', the autobiography of [[Barbra Streisand]], while Tasha has the audiobook version of it. The book is considerably large, spanning 970 pages, while the audiobook, which was read by the author, exceeds 48 hours.
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*The name of the arcade game ''[[Triangle Wars]]'' has the font of ''[[Star Wars]]''.
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*[[Sideshow Bob]] plays and sings "[[Killing Her Softly with My Words]]", a parody of "{{W|Killing Me Softly with His Song}}".
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*Homer is wearing a {{W|Gucci}} swimsuit.
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*Sideshow Bob sings "[[A Wand'ring Minstrel I]]", a song from ''{{W|The Mikado}}'' by [[Gilbert and Sullivan]].
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*The drugged otter's name, "Oxy Otter", references {{W|oxycodone}}, a commonly abused drug. It's also a reference to the {{W2|Cocaine Bear|bear}}, a bear that overdosed on {{W|cocaine}}.
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*The ending song gives the example of ''{{W|Fantasy Island}}'', ''{{W|Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery}}'' and ''{{W|Lord of the Flies}}'' when referring to rich people acting despicably.
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== Continuity ==
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*In the opening titles, [[Bart]] is sawing the head off a [[Barney]] statue. ("[[The Telltale Head]]")
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*The clothes worn by the family are the same as the ones in "[[A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again]]".
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*Marge mentions the time Sideshow Bob married [[Selma]], wondering if he's trying to black widow Tasha. ("[[Black Widower]]")
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*Homer and Marge hide in the bushes in the same way as Homer did previously. ("[[Homer Loves Flanders]]")
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*[[Nick Callahan]] appears and dies. ("[[Realty Bites]]")
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*Homer and Marge portray [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] respectively. ("[[Simpsons Bible Stories]]")
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*Bart tries to moon Marge while still unborn. ("[[I Married Marge]]")
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== Goofs ==
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*The plate of macarons disappears after [[Tasha]] held it.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:48, December 10, 2025

References/Trivia


Season 36 Episode References
← 769 "Bart's Birthday"
770
"The Yellow Lotus"
"Desperately Seeking Lisa" 771 →


Cultural references[edit]

Maggie steals a Toblerone chocolate bar

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • The plate of macarons disappears after Tasha held it.
Season 36 References
Bart's Birthday • The Yellow Lotus • Desperately Seeking Lisa • Shoddy Heat • Treehouse of Horror XXXV • Women in Shorts • Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes • Convenience Airways • Homer and Her Sisters • The Man Who Flew Too Much • Bottle Episode • The Flandshees of Innersimpson • The Last Man Expanding • P.S. I Hate You • Abe League of Their Moe • Stew Lies • Full Heart, Empty Pool • Estranger Things