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*An electrical appliance called William Devane's [[Divine De-Veiner]] previously appeared. ("[[A Test Before Trying]]") | *An electrical appliance called William Devane's [[Divine De-Veiner]] previously appeared. ("[[A Test Before Trying]]") | ||
*[[Abercrombie & Fish]] previously appeared in "[[The Squirt and the Whale]]", but was in [[Springfield]]. | *[[Abercrombie & Fish]] previously appeared in "[[The Squirt and the Whale]]", but was in [[Springfield]]. | ||
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*The [[Gone Fission]] appears. ("[[The Old Man and the "C" Student]]") | *The [[Gone Fission]] appears. ("[[The Old Man and the "C" Student]]") | ||
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Cultural references
- The title is a play on Billy Wilder's 1955 comedy The Seven Year Itch.
- The title is also a reference to the season 16 episode "The Seven-Beer Snitch".
- The Brexiting Swan is a reference to Brexit.
- Wankers Shortbread is a reference to Walkers Shortbread.
- When Willie throws his guitar into the fire, it plays "God Save the Queen".
- The Globe Theatre is playing Macbeth.
- Willie mentions The Beatles.
- Lily visits Leonardo DiCaprio at his house, and mentions the CGI bear from the 2015 movie The Revenant, where Leonardo fought one.
- Lily sings "Drink It Up Men" by The Dubliners.
- "Halleluja" plays at Moe's Tavern.
- When the Simpsons get to Martha's Vineyard, "Anticipation" by Carly Simon plays.
- William Devane's Divine De-Veiner shop is a reference to William Devane.
- James, Tailor is a reference to American singer James Taylor.
- Abercrombie & Fish is a reference to Abercrombie & Fitch.
- Arrrby's is a reference to Arby's.
- Marge passes by a sightseeing bus full of tourists. The tour's sole point of interest is the guide announcing that Martha's Vineyard is where Steven Spielberg shot Jaws.
- A sign mentions Alan Dershowitz.
- Carl mentions a scene from The Sound of Music.
- Lily sings "Lili Marleen", a German love song.
- "Gymnopédie n. 1" by Erik Satie starts playing at various intervals from the scene where Mr. Burns and Smithers starts watching in the telescope.
- The Livingston Taylor albums are all real albums.
- Lily tells Mr. Burns that he makes her feel like she's on a date with a James Bond villain. Burns then holds a white cat on his lap and pets it, echoing one of Ernst Stavro Blofeld's mannerisms.
- When Mr. Burns does a dance for Lily while he pops out of a giant cake, he compares himself to Gypsy Rose Lee.
Trivia
- This episode was originally to be the season finale of Season 31, but was moved to Season 32 for unknown reasons. "The Way of the Dog" aired instead.
- In a recurring joke about Springfield's location being a mystery, the dart that Lily throws to decide where to go in the USA is caught by a gust of wind, misses the map completely, and ends up hitting a flyer advertising Springfield as "America's Least Romantic City".
- The agreement form Marge holds up has ZABF15, the episode's production code, written on it.
- A picture of The Tracey Ullman Show version of the family is on Homer's phone.
- Homer breaks the fourth wall by raising and lowering the size of his window in the call's split screen.
Continuity
- At the end of the episode, Guy Incognito appears. ("Fear of Flying")
- An electrical appliance called William Devane's Divine De-Veiner previously appeared. ("A Test Before Trying")
- Abercrombie & Fish previously appeared in "The Squirt and the Whale", but was in Springfield.
- Keith and the Mid-Atlantic woman are both seen by the waterfront. ("The Changing of the Guardian")
- The Gone Fission appears. ("The Old Man and the "C" Student")
