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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the film The Day of the Jackal.
• The plot of the episode is a reference to the 2024 M. Night Shyamalan film Trap.
• Mr. Burns calls parking "the modern El Dorado."
• The Circulus is a parody of Las Vegas' Sphere arena.
• Homer says that everyone deserves their fair shot at a seat, even if it's for Terry Gross in conversation with Drama Desk Award winner Audra McDonald at the 92nd Street Y.
• SeatMiser is a scalper, buying all tickets and reselling them for a high price.

On stubdork.com, a pun on StubHub, Ned tries to buy tickets for Garden of Sweden: ABBBA Sings Scripture

• Events taking place at The Circulus were sold on stubdork.com, a pun on StubHub, the popular American ticket exchange and ticket resale company. On the website:
  • Ned tried to get tickets to see Garden of Sweden: ABBBA Sings Scripture at the Circulus. The website stated that they weren't actual members of the Swedish pop group ABBA. "Garden of Sweden" is a pun on the Garden of Eden.
  • Jimbo, Kearney, Dolph and Shauna were disappointed to see all Megadeth tickets were sold out.
  • Ralph wanted to see The Wiggles Assisted Wriggling Tour at the Circulus.
• Ned's computer is made by Higher Power, a parody of Hewlett-Packard.
• The FBI Profiler says that she used to catch serial killers as her job. The Profiler is voiced by Paget Brewster who plays FBI agent Emily Prentiss, a member of the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) team that catches serial killers, in Criminal Minds.
• The Circulus takes the form of a Magic 8 Ball.
• Otto hands Homer an empty bottle of "eviaθ", a Greek parody of the French brand Evian.
• The magpie Sussie from KPop Demon Hunters makes an appearance on the Circulus.
• Celebrities seen during the song "Girl-cott" include Malala Yousafzai, Amelia Earhart, Aretha Franklin, Dolly Parton, Maya Angelou, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Serena Williams, and Rosa Parks.
  • The Menendez brothers are parodied during the song.
• The agents with "ICE" on their jackets are a parody of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE.
• Bart uses CheatGPT, a parody of ChatGPT, to set up his ticket reselling racket. CheatGPT gave him a Lorem ipsum mixed with random code.
• The apps on Bart's phone include Slapify, Venmoe and TskTok, parodies of Spotify, Venmo and TikTok, respectively.

Trivia

• Homer claims that he's never spoken to Otto in real life. However, he has on multiple occasions, notably "The Otto Show".
• The Squeaky-Voiced Teen's ID card calls him "Andrew Freedman."
• During the credits, the process used to recognize the movements for the Kneesock Dolls is shown.

Continuity

• Addy, Tessa Rose, Sloan, and Bella-Ella are seen in the line to leave the Circulus. ("The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds")
• Bart uses CheatGPT. ("Keep Chalm and Gary On")
• The apps on Bart's phone include:
  • Slapify. ("Panic on the Streets of Springfield")
  • TskTok. ("You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About – Act Three Will Shock You!")
  • Venmoe. ("Mothers and Other Strangers")

Goofs

• Mayor Quimby, Jasper, Helen Lovejoy, Julio, Dr. Hibbert, Gareth Prince, and the blue-haired lawyer are seen at the opening of The Circulus and in the First Church of Springfield at the same time.