Bart 'N' Frink/References
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the 1991 film Barton Fink.
- Games and items seen at Fun for Your Lives! Game Store include:
- Cosmic Wars CCG, a parody of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.
- Battlehammer 400,000, a parody of Warhammer 40,000.
- A Beholder statue from Dungeons & Dragons is seen next to a sign saying "Please leash your Beholder."
- The Gentrifiers of Cattan, a parody of The Settlers of Catan.
- A Rubik's Cube.
- The nerds play Wizadry & Pretend, a parody of the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
- Martin's bardic imp character Dandelion Tenderjape is likely a reference to the bard Dandelion from The Witcher series.
- Professor Frink's character Mythagoras the Bold is a reference to Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras.
- The Squeaky-Voiced Teen's character Thor Musclechest is a reference to the Norse god Thor.
- Bart apologizes to Frink for pulling a "Leeroy Jenkins." Leeroy Jenkins was a player character in World of Warcraft created by Ben Schulz. While his guild were discussing a battle plan, Schulz had Jenkins run into battle while shouting his own name.
- The song "Weird Friendship" is a parody of "Let's Dance" by David Bowie.
- At Peter Linz's mansion, a fossil of the creature that Pac-Man is based on is seen.
- A Stormtrooper from Star Wars is seen in Peter Linz's mansion.
- Johnson Bryans tells Lisa to play podcast host Sam Harris.
- At Silicon Valley Tech:
- One of the buildings is called the Wozniak Start-Up Garage-A-Plex. Steve Wozniak is the co-founder of Apple Inc. along with Steve Jobs, and they worked out of the garage of Jobs' parents' house.
- In Linz and Frink's dorm room, a poster of Albert Einstein is seen. There are also figures of the Death Star and Yoda from Star Wars.
- Frink invented Susan, which Peter Linz later stole to invent Amazon Alexa.
- Bart asks Siri for a good revenge idea.
- Homer tells the rich people his secret is beer, Doritos, and watching the Godzilla channel.
- The Komodo Dragon mentions Shakira.
Continuity
- Cavity Falls Children's Dentistry is seen next to Fun for Your Lives! Game Store. ("Homer and Her Sisters")
- Alex is seen at Fun for Your Lives! Game Store. ("I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can")
- Martin is drinking Apple Zoom. ("Desperately Seeking Lisa")
- Professor Frink plays as a sorcerer both in the Wizadry & Pretend game and when saving Bart from the Komodo Dragon. ("The Serfsons")
- In Linz and Frink's dorm room, a poster of Sadgasm is on the wall. ("That '90s Show")
- At the mansion, a poster of Sungazer is seen. ("Covercraft")
Goofs
- During one scene in the Wizadry & Pretend game, Comic Book Guy has no hair on top of his head.
