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General

References/Trivia

Season 31 Episode References

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"The Winter of Our Monetized Content"

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"Go Big or Go Homer"

"The Fat Blue Line"

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Cultural references

The title of the episode is a reference to the saying Go big or go home.
Homer calls the interns the Milleniums (a distorted way of calling them Millenials) and mentions Snapchat, Fortnite, Uber and Venmo.
The #30 Jersey is a tribute to the New York Knicks's basketball player Bernard King.^[1]
Mike Wegman mentions Michael Jordan and Michael Bublé.
Mike's Slices food truck's song is Dean Martin's That's Amore.
- The slogan over the Italian flag is a parody of the lyrics of the song.
On Mike Wegman's menu:^[2]
- This Za Has Meatballs is a reference to Rapaport's book This Book Has Balls.
- Bernard King's Peperoni (King is Michael Rapaport's favorite Knick).
- A Tribe Called Pesto comes from Rapaport's documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Pesto.
Food Truck Graveyard list of food trucks:^[3]^[4]
- Real businesses:
  - Choco-Chicken, a reference to ChokoChicken.
  - Bahn Mi Smoothies, a reference to Bahn Mi.
  - Jumbo Tapas, a reference to Jumbo.
  - Cheezilla.
  - Que Pasa Kielbasa, a reference to Que Pasa? Kielbasa.
  - Beet Box, a reference to Beet Box Bakery & Cafe.
  - Cletus' Chicken Shack.
- Real food:
  - Cheeseburger Dumplings.
  - Hoagie Mackerel.
  - Peanut Butter & Jelly Burritos.
  - Fritter Outrage.
  - I Dream of Blini.
  - Gummi Ramen.
  - Nobody Likes Quinoa.
- Other:
  - The Poi Truck Club.
  - Chicken Pot Arnie's.
  - Houston, We Have A Cobbler, a reference to Houston, we have a problem.
  - Pho-sicles.
  - Springfield Elementary Cafeteria.
  - Hot Foie Sundae.
  - Steve's Slices.
  - Udon Nuggets.
  - If I Had A Hambone.
  - Everything Au Gratin.
  - Boba Clams.
The ending song is Carly Simon's Let the River Run.
Mike and Homer presents Mike's Slices in Shark Tank.

Continuity

Angry Ricky appears. ("The Girl Code")
Mike mentions Homer being Mr. Plow. ("Mr. Plow")
Homer wears his Atoms jacket he wore at Boston ("The Town")^[5]

References

← Season 30 Season 31 References Season 32 →
The Winter of Our Monetized Content • Go Big or Go Homer • The Fat Blue Line • Treehouse of Horror XXX • Gorillas on the Mast • Marge the Lumberjill • Livin La Pura Vida • Thanksgiving of Horror • Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? • Bobby, It's Cold Outside • Hail to the Teeth • The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson • Frinkcoin • Bart the Bad Guy • Screenless • Better Off Ned • Highway to Well • The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby • Warrin' Priests: Part One • Warrin' Priests: Part Two • The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds • The Way of the Dog

[1] Matt Selman on Twitter - "#30 Jersey reference"

[2] Matt Selman on Twitter - "Mike Wegman's menu"

[3] Matt Selman - "Food Truck Graveyard List (Part 1)"

[4] Matt Selman - "Food Truck Graveyard List (Part 2)"

[5] Matt Selman on Twitter - "Atoms jacket from The Town"

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