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Cultural references

• The episode title is a pun to the reality TV series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

Wraparounds

• Marge's prison uniform has the number "67" on, referencing the Internet meme 6-7.
• Lisa is seen reading Teen Tiger magazine, a parody of both Tiger Beat and Teen Beat.
• Homer refers to Bart's generation as "pasty Chalamets", a reference to actor Timothée Chalamet.
• Homer says that his generated "stormed the beaches of MTV's spring break in Cancún to taste test different sodas in the cola wars, and he chose Pepsi, but he regrets it every day of his life.
• Homer tells Marge to get Carl talking about Bitcoin to keep conversation going. When Homer asks Marge if she knows all about crypto, Marge mistakes it for Krypto, Superman's dog.
• Homer tells Marge that other things she could talk about with Lenny and Carl are "If Squid Game was real," "CPAP cleaning hacks", and "why the next James Bond should be Jason Kelce.
• The arcade game Nefertiti's Ale is a reference to the great royal wife of the pharaoh Akhenaten, Nefertiti.
• When Marge says "you must be Amy," Amy responds with "that's what it says on my Starbucks cup."
• Shauna tells Homer that the TikTok of her landing on a cornhole board got a like from American actor Josh Gad.
• Marge says that they're having fun restaurant banter, like the beginning of a sketch on Saturday Night Live before all their wacky behavior ruins the nice evening.
• Aperol Fritz serves Aperol spritz cocktails.
• Lisa wants Homer to read her three chapters of Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
• Homer thinks that Smitty cheated on his March Madness bracket so people couldn't tell if he wanted the UConn Huskies or UTEP Miners.
• Homer asks the women who they like for WrestleMania this year.
• Amy mentions a podcast which comedian Gabriel Iglesias was on.
• A Pac-Man arcade machine is seen at Clangerz by 'Zerz. When Marge shouts at Homer, Pac-Man spits out pixels.
• Centipede is a parody of the video game Snake.

Jet Ace!

• The segment is a parody of the Top Gun franchise.
  • Homer is a parody of Pete "Maverick" Mitchell.
  • Homer says "I feel the nee, the need to go really fast," a reference to the famous quote "I feel the need... The need for speed." from Top Gun.
  • The canyon scene is a parody of the canyon scene from Top Gun: Maverick.
• Moe drives a blue Honda.
• American actor Jon Hamm is one of Homer's wingmen.
• An instrumental of "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins plays in the canyon scene.

Trivia

• The script for the episode was sold online on EBay, months before it was even aired, and a user from NoHomersClub, SelJeanYaoiForever (known online as Smellson213) bought it in February.

Jet Ace!

• Homer initiates attack pattern GLC, which stands for Gabbo, Love Tester, Cromulent.

Continuity

Wraparounds

• Among the outfits in Marge's wardrobe are:
  • Her mayor outfit. ("The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be")
  • Her Chanel suit. ("Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield")
  • Her police uniform. ("The Springfield Connection")
  • Her prison jumpsuit. ("Marge in Chains" and "Orange Is the New Yellow")
  • Her Frank Paul donkey shirt. ("Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your Mother")
  • A Sadgasm tank top. ("That '90s Show")
• Among the arcade machines seen at Clangerz by 'Zerz are:
  • Bonestorm and Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge. ("Marge Be Not Proud")
  • Hockey Dad. ("The Regina Monologues")
• Among the couples seen at Clangerz by 'Zerz are:
  • Terrence and Emily. ("The Day the Earth Stood Cool")
  • Superintendent Chalmers and Lunchlady Dora. ("Desperately Seeking Lisa")
  • Buck Mitchell and Tabitha Vixx. ("Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play")
  • Groundskeeper Willie and Maisie MacWeldon. ("Ae Bonny Romance")
  • Gil Gunderson and Miss Hoover. ("Habeas Tortoise")
  • Waylon Smithers and Michael de Graaf. ("Portrait of a Lackey on Fire")
  • Mr. Burns and Persephone Odair. ("Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story")
  • Krusty the Clown and Princess Penelope. ("Once Upon a Time in Springfield")
  • Fat Tony, Angela D'Amico, and his blonde wife. ("The Real Housewives of Fat Tony", "The Fat Blue Line")
  • Chloe Talbot and Kent Brockman. ("She Used to Be My Girl")
• Posters seen at Clangerz by 'Zerz are:
  • Vindicators: Crystal War. ("Bart the Bad Guy")
  • Boner Academy. ("I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can")
  • Forward to the Past. ("The Dad-Feelings Limited")
  • Pandora Strain. ("A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again")
  • Cosmic Wars: The Gathering Shadow. ("Co-Dependent's Day")
  • Good-Time Slim, Uncle Doobie, and the Great "Frisco Freak-Out". ("Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy")
• Carl and Naima are still dating. ("Carl Carlson Rides Again")
• Homer mentions that Ms. Botz is still in prison. ("Some Enchanted Evening")
• The claw machine has Funzos in. ("Grift of the Magi")

Jet Ace!

• On the Heaven's Heroes wall of dead people are:
  • Shary Bobbins. ("Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious")
  • Albert. ("Walking Big & Tall")
  • Hyman Krustofsky. ("Fears of a Clown")
  • The Pit master. ("'Cue Detective")
  • Chip Davis. ("Four Regrettings and a Funeral")
  • Larry Dalrymple. ("Cremains of the Day")
  • Frank Grimes. ("Homer's Enemy")
  • Marvin Monroe. ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily")
  • Sadie Krustofsky. ("Homer and Her Sisters")
  • Bleeding Gums Murphy. ("'Round Springfield")
  • Maude Flanders. ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily")