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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The title of the episode is a reference to the film ''{{ | + | *The title of the episode is a reference to the film ''{{W|Mr. Holland's Opus}}''. |
*[[Homer]] imagines [[Albert Einstein]] inventing the Led light up shoes. | *[[Homer]] imagines [[Albert Einstein]] inventing the Led light up shoes. | ||
| − | *The [[Devil]] mentions {{ | + | *The [[Devil]] mentions {{W|Universal Studios}} and references the [[Flaming Homer|Flaming Moe]] drink being expensive there. |
*In the song "[[Those Were the Days]]": | *In the song "[[Those Were the Days]]": | ||
**The song is a parody of the theme song for ''[[All in the Family]]''. | **The song is a parody of the theme song for ''[[All in the Family]]''. | ||
| − | **Homer mentions [[Nirvana]] and ''{{ | + | **Homer mentions [[Nirvana]] and ''{{W|What's Eating Gilbert Grape}}''. |
| − | **[[Marge]] mentions [[Jar Jar Binks]] and {{ | + | **[[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 {{W|Microsoft}}. | *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}}. | ||
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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
- Abraham Simpson appears in coma. However, in "Barthood", he's dead.
- 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.
- The school bus says "Springfield Elementary School" though she's in high school, and Bart's hair changes.
