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Cultural references[edit]

• The episode title is a pun on Beverly Hills 90210, the American teen drama TV series.

sciencewater is a parody of vitaminwater. On the truck, the Nernst–Planck equation is seen, which describes the motion of charged ionic species in the water.

• Marge is invited to try sciencewater:
  • The brand is a parody of vitaminwater.
  • Marge is amazed that the water label is written completely in lowercase, and she says "Is like drinking e e cummings". The use of lower case for the initials of the American poet E. E. Cummings was popularized by his publishers in some of his works.
  • The one-dimensional version of Nernst–Planck equation is seen on the sciencewater truck. The equation is used to describe the motion of a charged chemical species, which, in the case of sciencewater, are ionic species.
  • One of the flavors is named "I Love the '90s", a reference to the TV series of the same name.
• Miss Hoover reads InStyle, a real women's fashion magazine.
• The phrase Lisa says, "'Tis better to have learned and lost, than never to have learned at all", is a pun on "'Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all" from the poem In Memoriam A.H.H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
• According to Lisa, the teachers of Springfield Elementary School have secondary jobs as telemarketers. At the teacher's room:
  • A poster on how to perform the Heimlich maneuver is seen.
  • Edna mentions the Australian rock duo Air Supply.
• Homer sings "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King.
• Waverly Hills is a parody of Beverly Hills, the affluent location within Greater Los Angeles. When the location is introduced:
  • The main street is based on Rodeo Drive.
  • The song "Waverly Hills" is based on "Beverly Hills" by the American rock band Weezer.
    • The song is heard again during the credits.
  • Spiffany's is a parody of Tiffany's.
  • Paris Texan is a parody of American media personality Paris Hilton.
  • The Waverly Hills City Hall is based on the Beverly Hills City Hall.

The city inspector is based on Anton Chigurh, the psychopath antagonist from No Country for Old Men. Like Chigurh, the inspector often flips a coin, calls people "friendo", and uses a bolt pistol to blow away door locks.

• The city inspector is based on Anton Chigurh, a character from the 2007 film No Country for Old Men who was played by Javier Bardem. Like Chigurh, the inspector often flips a coin, calls people "friendo", and uses a bolt pistol to blow away door locks.
• One of the college students is wearing a T-shirt saying "What would Itchy do?", with a picture of Itchy with an aureola over its head. The phrase is a pun on "What would Jesus do?", which became particularly popular in the United States in the early 1900s.
• Lisa mentions the Americans with Disabilities Act, a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability.
• The song heard when Fat Tony arrives to the beach is similar to "Woke Up This Morning", the theme song of The Sopranos.
• Chief Wiggum says that Batman is going to be at Ralph's birthday party.
• While Homer is on the Xbox, it appears that he is playing Halo and is "teabagging" its opponent.
• At the students' apparment:
  • There is a picture of the Beatles walking across the zebra crossing outside Abbey Road Studios at the students apartment.
  • The song "Born in 93" by Last Coyote is heard when Homer and Marge dance.
    • The song is heard again at the end of the episode when Marge and Homer kiss in the tree house.
• Alaska Nebraska is an obvious parody of Hannah Montana.
  • The plot of everyone at Waverly Hills Elementary School believing that Lisa is best friends with Alaska Nebraska, but that she kept it secret for Alaska's sake, is based on the TV show Hannah Montana. In the show, the character Lilly Truscott is best friends with the titular character, but keeps this fact a secret from everyone at school for the sake of the latter character's privacy.
• Lisa states L'école, c'est moi ("I am the school"), which is based on L'État, c'est moi ("I am the state"), an apocryphal saying attributed to King Louis XIV of France.
• Marge redecorates Homer's apartment and includes a poster that reads Vallée Fonde La Sante. This is based on a real litograph poster Valencia Fonde La Sante (image) by French artist Francis Bernard.
• Marge throws away Homer's Xbox and Nintendo Wii when she redecorates the apartment.
• According to Alaska Nebraska, she dates the starting point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers.
• A panicked Marge places a doll of Winnie-the-Pooh on the drawer. A picture of Tigger can also be seen.
• Go, Dog. Go! is a real children's book by P. D. Eastman.
• The city inspector mentions Lego.

Trivia[edit]

• Ralph's party is the third party Bart's been to (first Martin's in "Grade School Confidential" and second Nelson's in "The Haw-Hawed Couple").
• The person rolling Lisa into Alaska Nebraska's dressing room is the Squeaky-Voiced Teen.
• In this episode, Homer has a Wii and an Xbox.
• One of the pieces of art on the walls of Homer and Marge's "first apartment" is apparently a painting by Piet Mondrian.
• During the scene where Homer and Marge enter the party, a poster for the Beatles album Abbey Road is on the wall.

Continuity[edit]

• Homer sarcastically tells Bart how elementary school friendship are forever. Homer's own best friend in elementary school was Barney who is still his best friend.

Goofs[edit]

• Ralph goes into the locker after Lisa comments on his smarts, but the locker has the lock locked, although it could have been set.
• When Ralph says "Class, in what year was 1+1?", his seat is empty. Right after the scene, there's a kid in his chair.