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Cultural references[edit]

• The episode title is a reference to the TV series Black Mirror.
• Bart's opening monologue is a parody of The Twilight Zone.

The Way We Wasn't[edit]

• The title of the segment is a reference to the Season 2 episode "The Way We Was".
• Homer sings "Roar" by Katy Perry.
• Lupé the Snoopé is a parody of Dora the Explorer.
• The flashback to Homer in his 70s Sports Car features him singing "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band. Homer sings part of the song in the present.
• In the flashback, Principal Dondelinger refers to Homer and Barney as "Springfield's answer to Cheech and Chong".
• "(They Long to Be) Close to You" by the Carpenters plays when Homer sees Lydia.
• Lenny, Carl, and Barney went to see the Star Wars film Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Lenny says that he can't believe the Empire struck back and asks if the Jedi will ever return, a reference to Return of the Jedi.
• Homer has a poster for Rocky III on his bedroom wall, featuring Clubber Lang (played by Mr. T).
• Homer told Barney that he gets sad and cries over Starsky & Hutch getting canceled.
• Costumes seen at Cartoon Con include:
  • The Tenth and Eleventh Doctors from Doctor Who.
  • Headmaster Greystash and Angelica Button, parodies of Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter from Harry Potter.
  • Database is dressed in Minecraft armor.
  • Yoda and a man riding a tauntaun from Star Wars.
  • Na'vi from Avatar.
  • Batman, Robin, and Shazam from DC Comics.
  • Wolverine, Mantis, Drax the Destroyer, Groot, Blade, and Doctor Octopus from Marvel Comics.
  • Characters from Avatar: The Last Airbender.
• At Cartoon Con, Homer resembles The Simpsons creator Matt Groening.

I Have No Tablet but I Must Stream[edit]

• The title of the segment is a reference to the short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison.
• Chat K.I.D. by NSIDIA is a reference to ChatGPT and Nvidia.
• The Simpsons eat at The Loin King, a reference to The Lion King.
• Hailey is a reference to The Genie from the movie and TV series Aladdin, though her appearance matches Eden from the TV series.
• A picture of Barney the Dinosaur is on Lisa's mirror.
• Homer got a message about winning Super Bowl tickets.
• Lisa gets a message about singer Taylor Swift being at the Springfield Town Hall.
• Homer mentions the babysitter going home and only leaving half a lane of Oreos.
• Lisa takes a burning stick and says that she's going to look at her Kindle, a reference to the Amazon Kindle.

Trivia[edit]

• After Bart cracks the chalkboard in the opening sequence, the classroom changes from the HD-era room to the pre-HD era room, with the picture of Homer changing to George Washington and other details changing.
• Mr. Seckofsky, the woodshop teacher at Springfield High School, makes his second appearance in the show, thirty-five years after his debut in season 2's "The Way We Was". This marks the longest gap between appearances of any Simpsons character, breaking the record previously kept by B. F. Sherwood, who appeared in the short "Family Therapy" and the season 23 episode "How I Wet Your Mother", a gap of twenty-three years.

Continuity[edit]

The Way We Wasn't[edit]

• The segment features flashbacks to before Homer and Marge met in "The Way We Was".
• Homer mentions Bart owning an elephant. ("Bart Gets an Elephant")
• Homer mentions the episode "where Starsky eats blowfish and thinks he's going to die." ("One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish")
• One of the drawings Homer makes of his family is Marge as a police officer. ("The Springfield Connection")
• Scenes from The Sadsons include:
  • Bart and Milhouse in wigs and dresses, jumping on the bed. ("Grift of the Magi")
  • Lisa staying on Springfield's oldest redwood tree. ("Lisa the Tree Hugger")
  • Homer and Marge hugging in the wild. ("Pixelated and Afraid")
  • Maggie hitting Homer with a hammer. ("Itchy & Scratchy & Marge")
• David Silverman has a sketch of Homer as the Capital City Capitals mascot. ("Dancin' Homer")
• A drunken Homer sings the "Spider-Pig" song from The Simpsons Movie, but with different lyrics.
• Homer has a picture of a Mr. Sparkle box ("In Marge We Trust") and a picture of Kirk's "dignity" drawing ("A Milhouse Divided") on his wall.

I Have No Tablet but I Must Stream[edit]

• The Simpsons eat at The Loin King. ("The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants")