The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A./References
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Cultural references
- The name of the episode is a reference to the TV series The Man from U.N.C.L.E..
- The MI5 room is modeled after the conference room in the film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.[1]
- The cloud rain on old man, no one else, may be a reference to Fantozzi's cloud, a rain cloud that follows him frequently in the Fantozzi series of movies.
- The old people at the Retirement Castle watch The Third Man movie, with footage from the actual film. Several homages to the movie are made throughout the episode.[2]
- At Moe's, Terrance mention, and the barflies sing, "It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary" by Jack Judge.
- Grampa thinks that "The Star-Spangled Banner" is impossible to sing.
- Homer says Grampa is as american as Apple watches.
- Grampa got dishonorable discharged by Amazon Prime.
- Terrence does Winston Churchill's voice.
- Terrence listens to "In the Mood by Glenn Miller.
- Grampa mentions Tom Jones.
- The scene where Homer and Grampa are trapped in the car's hood is a reference to the 1998 film Out of Sight.[3]
- Oldfinger is a parody of Goldfinger.
- Homer mentions that the animal sounds toy was bought on Amazon.
Continuity
- Grey Fox served with Flying Hellfish. ("Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"")
- The "Old Man yells at cloud" article appears. ("The Old Man and the Key")
- Terrence reads reads Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. ("The Great Wife Hope")
- Orson Welles appears. ("Frink Gets Testy")
