Grampy Can Ya Hear Me/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 29 Episode References
← 622 "Treehouse of Horror XXVIII"	623 "Grampy Can Ya Hear Me"	"The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be" 624 →

Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a reference to the Academy Award-nominated 1983 song "Papa, Can You Hear Me?", performed by Barbra Streisand.
• Rick and Morty's Szechuan Sauce is held by Maggie in the opening.
• Agnes and Principal Skinner watch Game of Thrones at the end of the episode.
• At the Springfield Planetarium, a poster asking to "Bring back Futurama" is seen.
• During the planetarium show, "America the Beautiful" by Samuel A. Ward plays.
• In the car, "In the Mood" by Wingy Manone, Andy Razaf and Joe Garland plays.
• Jasper Beardsley and old people sing "Happy Birthday to You" to Abe.
• When Grampa realises he can hear, "Ode to Joy" by Ludwig van Beethoven plays.
• The Chewbacco nicotine gum is a reference to Chewbacca from Star Wars.
• Brutus Buckeye, the mascot for Ohio State University, is seen.
  • Skinner says "Et tu, Brutus?" when Brutus Buckeye makes an L sign on his forehead.
  • Skinner also pushes Brutus Buckeye into a statue of Woody Hayes, who served as head football coach at Ohio State University from 1951–1978.
• Casket City's slogan, "Think inside the box", is a pun on the expression "think outside the box".

Continuity

• The ghosts of Tracey Ullman Homer and Bart appear in the title screen. ("Treehouse of Horror XXV")
• The Russian soldiers invading the Simpson House is similar to the couch gag of "The Last Traction Hero".
• Homer applies his astronaut discount. ("Deep Space Homer")
• Lisa previously showed Nelson how to use the chalk contraption Bart is using. ("Lisa's Date with Density")
• Lisa has a nightmare of not becoming president due to being disqualified because of cheating on her paper. ("Bart to the Future")
• Gram-papa is wearing a shirt from The Grunions Ride. ("Kamp Krustier")
• The song "Nobody Knows Hans Moleman" is a parody of "Everyone Loves Ned Flanders". ("The Front")

Trivia

• The Simpson family is reading a script, which is revealed to be the episode's.

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The Serfsons • Springfield Splendor • Whistler's Father • Treehouse of Horror XXVIII • Grampy Can Ya Hear Me • The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be • Singin' in the Lane • Mr. Lisa's Opus • Gone Boy • Haw-Haw Land • Frink Gets Testy • Homer Is Where the Art Isn't • 3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage • Fears of a Clown • No Good Read Goes Unpunished • King Leer • Lisa Gets the Blues • Forgive and Regret • Left Behind • Throw Grampa from the Dane • Flanders' Ladder