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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the 1962 nonfiction book Black Like Me, written by John Howard Griffin.
• Lego Homer says of Maggie, "They're so cute when they're Duplo", a reference to Lego Duplo, a line of Lego bricks which are designed for very young children and are larger than Lego bricks. Consequently, in the Lego world, Maggie is larger than all the other Simpson family members.
• Homer looks at a Perky Patty's Princess Shop playset and Comic Book Guy asks if he is a fellow AMFOP, short for "Adult Male Fan of Princesses". This is a reference to AFOL (Adult Fans Of Lego). This is also a reference to adult male fans of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, who are collectively referred to as "Bronies".
• When Bart rebuilds Springfield Elementary School to suit his own taste, among the features he adds are Terminator gym teachers.
• Bart combines several playsets to build a giant robot and Comic Book Guy calls it a "mis-setgenation", a wordplay on "miscegenation", an old-fashioned, negative term for the mixing of racial groups.
• Comic Book Guy turned his face to the bad guy face. This was reference to The Lego Movie where the character Bad Cop/Good Cop can switch his face between either good or evil emotions. It's also a reference to the two-sided heads in many LEGO sets.
• The Lego Movie is referenced again when Homer wakes up he says "I dreamed I was in a world where everything was made of Lego and received lessons in fatherhood", specifically the ending. Lisa then says "Isn't that the plot of-?". Homer says "No, this is a new plot". Then life-size LEGO models of Emmet Brickowski and Wyldstyle from The Lego Movie make a cameo appearance at the Brick Stock convention show in the background.
• An orange brick separator appears in the First Church of Springfield.
• Bart says "You are going back where you came from... Denmark." Denmark is the country where LEGO originated from.
• The movie and book series The Survival Games is a parody of The Hunger Games.
  • Kendah Wildwill is a parody of Katniss Everdeen.
  • Thayson is a parody of Peeta Mellark.
  • Joshuel is a parody of Gale Hawthorne.
• Block Runner is a parody of Blade Runner.
• Block Go Comics is a parody of Bongo Comics.

Continuity

• Superintendent Chalmers and Lunchlady Dora are seen making out in the broom closet. It was mentioned that they were dating in the comic story The "X" Men.
  • Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel were caught in the janitor's closet together in "Grade School Confidential".