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Cultural references

• Slipreme is a parody of the brand Supreme.
• The song "Tru Tru" by Los Angeles recording artist OHNO is heard when Ralph is seen wearing the Slipreme sneakers.
• Orion Hughes is huge on TikTok.
• Duplicate Cop 2: Copy Cop is a parody of Gemini Man, starring Will Smith.
• The Hipster street is based on Los Angeles' Fairfax District.

The Hasidic mannequins at Kosher Pacific combine terms from the Jewish and surfing cultures

• The Hasidic jew mannequins at Kosher Pacific have sayings such as:
  • "Kabbalah-Bunga", referencing the cowabunga surf-culture term and the Jewish mysticism of Kabbalah.
  • "L'Chaim Ten!", combining the L'Chaim (Hebrew for "to life") expression used in toasts, and the "hang ten" surfing maneuver.
  • "Glatt’s up?", parodying the "What's up?" expression with the Glatt term of kosher cuisine.
• Bart's fake Slipreme Caliphates 2 were made of Band-Aids and North Korean newspapers. The headline Nelson reads references the disinformation in media coverage of North Korea.
• According to Bart, Homer turned him into a GIF.
• When Bart calls Homer "the least cool person who ever lived", Homer says "but that includes Urkel", referencing the uncool kid Steve Urkel from Family Matters.
  • Later in the episode, Homer says that he knows he's not exactly Stefan Urquelle, the cool alter ego of Steve Urkel.
• Bart mentions Homer seeing Tim Allen's standup multiple times.
• Among Homer's albums on the CD tower:
  • Over the Rainbow by Livingston Taylor and Livingston Taylor Live.
  • The Passage of Power, the audiobook for the fourth book in The Years of Lyndon Johnson, a biography of Lyndon B. Johnson by the American writer Robert Caro.
  • An album by American rock duo Steely Dan.
  • Long Strange Trip To Shelbyville by The Grateful Dead.
  • Sadgasm, the album from Homer's 90s band.
• Marge mentions that Orion Hughes is the voice of the urban squid in the live-action Finding Nemo.
• Marge mentions seeing the dance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
• Dr. Pepper Salami Twister Slim Jim is a reference to Dr Pepper and Slim Jim.
• Bart asks Orion to perform an ollie, an elementary skateboarding trick.
• The hastag #NewChipsOnTheGuac is a pun on the American boy band New Kids on the Block.
• Instasnap is a parody of Instagram and Snapchat.
• The song playing at the Grill Brush Depot scene is "So Sophisticated" by Rick Ross.
• Orion mentions Ed Hardy and his tattoo line of clothing.
• Bart calls Facebook the "Old-Timers Gazette".
• Homer mentions Advil, the a pain reliever brand of ibuprofen.
• Marge mentions Homer moonwalking out of an Arby's.
• Aircraft seen in The Museum of Aviation History include:
  • The Spirit of Shelbyville, a parody of the Spirit of St. Louis.
  • World War II planes P-51 Mustang, Corsair, and B-52 Stratofortress.
  • The Lunar Module Eagle, the spacecraft that served as the crewed lunar lander of Apollo 11.
  • Bell X-1, the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in controlled level flight.
• In The Museum of Aviation History, there is a audio tour by Gary Sinise.
• Exhibitions in the museum include:
  • A Century of Flak, referencing the anti-aircraft warfare which name comes from the German anti-aircraft gun 8.8 cm Flak 18/36/37/41.
  • Sex From Above: Nose Art of the Pacific Theater, referincing the nose art decorative painting and the Pacific Theatre from WWII.
  • Parachutes of the Third Reich, a reference to the Third Reich.

Continuity

• Mike Wegman appears talking with Homer. ("Go Big or Go Homer").
• Terrence and Emily are seen in the hipster district. ("The Day the Earth Stood Cool")
• Carmen, Erica, and Piper ("Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy") and The Detonator ("E My Sports") are seen in the Slipreme store.
• Wendy Sage is seen waiting in the line. ("Lisa's Belly")
• Homer has a Sadgasm album ("That '90s Show"), Long Strange Trip To Shelbyville by The Grateful Dead ("Homerland") and two Livingston Taylor Live albums ("The 7 Beer Itch") on his CD tower.
• Bildorf is seen at the Slipreme Bartman One launch party. ("Wad Goals")