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**[[Marge]] mentions [[Jar Jar Binks]] and {{w|Qui-Gon Jinn}} characters from ''[[Star Wars]]''. | **[[Marge]] mentions [[Jar Jar Binks]] and {{w|Qui-Gon Jinn}} characters from ''[[Star Wars]]''. | ||
**Homer and Marge mention [[Richard Simmons]]. | **Homer and Marge mention [[Richard Simmons]]. | ||
| − | *The sign "Harvard College Even Our Dropouts Are Billionaires" is a reference to [[Bill Gates]], who dropped out of [[Harvard University|Harvard]] to found | + | *The sign "Harvard College Even Our Dropouts Are Billionaires" is a reference to [[Bill Gates]], who dropped out of [[Harvard University|Harvard]] to found {{W|Microsoft}}. |
*Pictures of Presidents {{Ch|Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin D.}} and {{Ch|Theodore Roosevelt}}, both Harvard graduates, are hanging on the wall in the Harvard Admissions Office. | *Pictures of Presidents {{Ch|Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin D.}} and {{Ch|Theodore Roosevelt}}, both Harvard graduates, are hanging on the wall in the Harvard Admissions Office. | ||
*Homer sings "{{W|By the Beautiful Sea (song)|By the Beautiful Sea}}" by {{W|Harry Carroll}} and {{W|Harold R. Atteridge}} when he starts to act like Grampa. | *Homer sings "{{W|By the Beautiful Sea (song)|By the Beautiful Sea}}" by {{W|Harry Carroll}} and {{W|Harold R. Atteridge}} when he starts to act like Grampa. | ||
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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a reference to the film Mr. Holland's Opus.
- Homer imagines Albert Einstein inventing the Led light up shoes.
- The Devil mentions Universal Studios and references the Flaming Moe drink being expensive there.
- In the song "Those Were the Days":
- The song is a parody of the theme song for All in the Family.
- Homer mentions Nirvana and What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
- Marge mentions Jar Jar Binks and Qui-Gon Jinn characters from Star Wars.
- Homer and Marge mention Richard Simmons.
- The sign "Harvard College Even Our Dropouts Are Billionaires" is a reference to Bill Gates, who dropped out of Harvard to found Microsoft.
- Pictures of Presidents Franklin D. and Theodore Roosevelt, both Harvard graduates, are hanging on the wall in the Harvard Admissions Office.
- Homer sings "By the Beautiful Sea" by Harry Carroll and Harold R. Atteridge when he starts to act like Grampa.
- "Remembering You" by Roger Kellaway, the end theme for All in the Family, plays during the end credits.
- Amazon Alexa forces college students to continue chugging Duff Beer at Harvard College.
- Homer mentions President Kid Rock.
Continuity
- The title screen is a Christmas version of The Ned-liest Catch's.
- Lisa has a poster of the Doe-Eyed Boys on her bedroom wall. ("Friend with Benefit")
- Leon Kompowsky appears and sings new verses of "Happy Birthday, Lisa" with Bart. ("Stark Raving Dad")
- Grampa previously stated Homer stopped drinking in the future. ("Holidays of Future Passed")
- In Homer's vision, Moe brings back the Flaming Moe. ("Flaming Moe's")
- Homer and Marge sing a new version of "Those Were the Days". ("Lisa's Sax")
Goofs
- When Lisa is seen as a baby, Marge's hairstyle is the one she had in "That '90s Show", though she always had her hair up in a beehive since she was pregnant with Bart.
