The Simpsons Funday Football/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Cultural references

• Bart plays Grand Ref Auto, a parody of Grand Theft Auto, on his Funtendo Glitch before Homer breaks it.
• Homer falls asleep watching Monday Night Football.
• Lisa quotes Vince Lombardi when she says that "the dictionary is the only place where success comes before work."
• Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, is seen multiple times.
• Ted Karras mentions in an interview with Marge how he feels Madden NFL always underrates him.
• The formulae on Professor Frink's whiteboard mostly relate to quantum mechanics concepts, including:
  • A similar way of expressing the Planck relation.
  • Wien's displacement constant (b).
  • Rydberg formula.
  • The energy levels of the particle in a box model (E_n).
  • Albert Einstein's mass–energy equivalence (E=mc²).

Trivia

• Homer's age is said to be 39.

Continuity

• Mina Kimes references Troy McClure's catchphrase "Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from..." in her introduction.
• Eli and Peyton Manning both appear. ("Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?")
• Homer tells Eli and Peyton Manning about him getting stuck in a cherry picker and then getting his head stuck in a drawbridge, with footage shown. ("Lost Our Lisa")
• Grampa holds a sign saying "old man yells at crowd", a reference to the "Old Man Yells at Cloud" meme that originated from "The Old Man and the Key".
• A picture of Doctor Duff is on the wall in the Moe's Juicebar area. ("Duffless")
• The commentators make several The Simpsons references in their commentary:
  • They use the words "embiggen" and "cromulet" multiple times. ("Lisa the Iconoclast")
  • Mina Kimes says that Lisa's speech meant that she wanted the Bengals to put the cowboys in "dental braces". She then follows this up by saying "dental plan". ("Last Exit to Springfield")
  • Drew Carter says "everything's coming up Milhouse". ("Mom and Pop Art")
  • Mina Kimes mentions Marge's gambling addiction. ("$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)")
  • Dan Orlovsky uses the word "unpossible" when talking about the Cowboys scoring a touchdown against the Bengals. ("Lisa on Ice")
  • Drew Carter mentions when Homer had a Bengals tattoo on his chest. ("Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass")
  • Drew Carter mentions Springfield being one of America's 400 fastest growing cities. ("$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)")
  • Drew Carter uses the word "craptacular" multiple times. ("Miracle on Evergreen Terrace")
  • Drew Carter mentions when Bart was the worst quarterback in Springfield when Homer put him in for Nelson. ("Bart Star")
  • Mina Kimes says that Bart "choo-choo-choosed" to throw the ball to Ralph. ("I Love Lisa")
  • Drew Carter says that Ralph's moves would get him a scholarship to Bovine University. ("Lisa the Vegetarian")
  • Dan Orlovsky refers to Springfield as "America's crud bucket". ("Summer of 4 Ft. 2")
  • Mina Kimes mentions Nelson being an "athletic specimen" in "Bart Star".
  • Mina Kimes jokes about Lisa regretting becoming a vegetarian, because of Ceedee Lamb. ("Lisa the Vegetarian")
  • Mina Kimes describes the Bengals' tackling during the season, saying that it "both sucks and blows". ("Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"")
  • Drew Carter mentions that Homer choreographed the Super Bowl half-time show. ("Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass")
  • Drew Carter mentions Mr. Burns getting shot by Maggie and ended up on the sundial. Mina Kimes also mentions the time where Burns blocked out the Sun. ("Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)")
  • Drew Carter mentions that Lisa is a member of MENSA. ("They Saved Lisa's Brain")
  • Mina Kimes says that Moe is better than dirt, but not fancy dirt. ("Team Homer")
  • Mina Kimes mentions that Homer owns Tom Landry's hat. Drew Carter also mentions that Homer owned the Denver Broncos. ("You Only Move Twice")
  • Drew Carter mentions that Chief Wiggum was in a barbershop quartet with Homer. ("Homer's Barbershop Quartet")
  • Mina Kimes says "Cooper Rush, now there's a haircut you can set your clock to.", referencing the same line said by Grampa about Johnny Unitas in "Mother Simpson".
  • Drew Carter mentions the time where Bart was the "I didn't do it!" kid on The Krusty the Clown Show. ("Bart Gets Famous")
  • Drew Carter mentions that Joe Namath tried to give Bart advice. ("Bart Star")
  • After one of Bart's prank calls, Drew Carter mentions the prank calls for "Seymour Butz" ("One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish") and "Amanda Hugginkiss". ("New Kid on the Block")
  • Mina Kimes mentions the episode "Lisa on Ice".
  • Drew Carter quotes Lisa saying "what civilized person would play with the skin of an innocent pig?" from the episode "Bart Star".
  • Mina Kimes asks if Homer would call a play "Max Power". ("Homer to the Max")
  • Drew Carter mentions that the "J" in "Homer J. Simpson" stands for "Jay". ("D'oh-in' in the Wind")
  • Dan Orlovsky mentions that Homer once misidentified Dan Marino. ("Sunday, Cruddy Sunday")
  • Drew Carter mentions how Lisa has been able to guess the winning team by the look on players faces. ("Lisa the Greek")
  • Drew Carter mentions that the last time someone associated with the NFL went to Springfield, they were kidnapped by Abe Simpson. ("Million Dollar Abie")
  • Mina Kimes says that "lead hooker" is also a setting on Homer's makeup gun. ("The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace")
  • Drew Carter mentions how Homer once tried to get his weight over 300 pounds so he could work from home. ("King-Size Homer")
  • Mina Kimes quotes Homer when she says that Homer has led a smart football game, "S-M-R-T. Smart." ("Homer Goes to College")
  • When the ball was replaced with Plopper, Mina Kimes says "it's just a little airborne, it's still good." and Drew Carter references Mr. Burns saying he would donate to the orphanage when pigs fly. ("Lisa the Vegetarian")
  • After Milhouse apparently fumbles the ball, Mina Kimes says "this is what it feels like when doves cry." ("Lemon of Troy")
• Mina Kimes pranked Dan Orlovsky with a "Hugh Jass" pun. ("Flaming Moe's")
• Bart lays out several megaphones in a line to shout through. ("The Secret War of Lisa Simpson")
• One of the headlines is "Burns to Cowboys players: "Shave your sideburns!", referencing what he told Don Mattingly. ("Homer at the Bat")
• One of the cutaway scenes is Homer going backwards into a hedge. ("Homer Loves Flanders")