Cremains of the Day/References
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference the 2005 song "Remains of the Day" by Danny Elfman or to the 1989 novel The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro which was adapted into the Merchant Ivory movie also titled The Remains of the Day released in 1993 starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson.
- "Rule, Britannia!" by Thomas Arne plays over the scene in London.
- Two matches from the 2023 NFL season are seen: Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Buffalo Bills at the Wembley Stadium, and Detroit Lions vs Baltimore Ravens at the Baltimore Stadium.
- Moe says that he thought betting was for class acts, like James Bond, Pete Rose and Secretariat.
- Moe calls the Baltimore Ravens "crab-infested Edgar Allan Poe-munchers".
- The name of Mourning Glory Funeral Home is a reference to the slang "morning glory" used for nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT).
- The slogan "We'll "wake" you up before you "go-go"" is a reference to the song "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!.
- Homer says that Crackle from Snap, Crackle and Pop is who Lisa admires the most.
- Robert F. Quimby Jr. is a parody of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his anti-vaccination views.
- Moe says to Marge that their group of four is like the Sex and the City broads except super gross.
- The song that plays in the lonely Larry montage and on the road to Serenity Falls is "Look at All the Lonely Barflies", a parody of "Elenor Rigby" by The Beatles.
- Carl mentions Naima taking him to the reunited Kool & the Gang and Homer points out she dated Kool.
- Their song "Get Down on It" plays on the radio afterwards.
- Carl mentions them winning the 2014 Soul Train Music Award.
- Their song "Cherish" plays when they get back to Moe's Tavern and at the start of the credits.
- Homer imagines a JCPenney's being full of bears.
- Lenny mentions Lady Bird Johnson planting wildflowers.
- Carl won a year supply of Old El Paso taco kits.
Trivia
- The episode title is the same as another Fox original series Bless the Harts, which had an episode of the same title in its first season.
- Larry's mother is revealed to be named Iris Dalrymple.
- One of the homes in the village were Barney has built a well has the flag of Nicaragua hanging on it.
Continuity
- Shops during the lonely Larry montage:
- Larry lived in 652 8th Avenue. ("Elementary School Musical")
- Carl mentions Naima. ("Carl Carlson Rides Again")
- Among the scenes seen on televisions in Homer's fantasy Heaven are:
- Grayson Mathers playing a football game and fumbling the ball. ("The Longest Marge")
- A football game between the Springfield Atoms and the Boston Americans. ("The Town")
