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*The #30 Jersey is a tribute to the {{w|New York Knicks}}'s basketball player {{w|Bernard King}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mattselman/status/1180999490548813824 Matt Selman on Twitter - "#30 Jersey reference"]</ref> | *The #30 Jersey is a tribute to the {{w|New York Knicks}}'s basketball player {{w|Bernard King}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mattselman/status/1180999490548813824 Matt Selman on Twitter - "#30 Jersey reference"]</ref> | ||
*[[Mike Wegman]] mentions [[Michael Jordan]] and {{w|Michael Bublé}}. | *[[Mike Wegman]] mentions [[Michael Jordan]] and {{w|Michael Bublé}}. | ||
| − | *[[Mike's Slices]] | + | *[[Mike's Slices]] food truck's song is [[Dean Martin]]'s ''{{w|That's Amore}}''. |
| + | **The slogan over the [[Italy|Italian]] flag is a parody of the lyrics of the song. | ||
*On Mike Wegman's menu:<ref>[https://twitter.com/mattselman/status/1181002979878436864 Matt Selman on Twitter - "Mike Wegman's menu"]</ref> | *On Mike Wegman's menu:<ref>[https://twitter.com/mattselman/status/1181002979878436864 Matt Selman on Twitter - "Mike Wegman's menu"]</ref> | ||
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**''This Za Has Meatballs'' is a reference to Rapaport's book ''This Book Has Balls''. | **''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''. | **''A Tribe Called Pesto'' comes from Rapaport's documentary ''Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Pesto''. | ||
| + | *The ending song is {{w|Carly Simon}}'s ''{{w|Let the River Run}}''. | ||
==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
Revision as of 21:32, October 6, 2019
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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.
- The ending song is Carly Simon's Let the River Run.
Continuity
- Angry Ricky appears. ("The Girl Code")
- Mike mentions Homer being Mr. Plow. ("Mr. Plow")
References
