The Good, the Bart, and the Loki/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

Cultural references

• The title is a reference to the film The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
• The short is a parody of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
• Throughout the short, the song "The Avengers" by Alan Silvestri, from the film The Avengers, plays.
• In Asgard, the characters Heimdall, Sif, Fandral, Thor and Odin are seen.
• When Lisa is sent to Asgard, Fenris Wolf is seen. Lisa then wields Mjolnir, Thor's hammer.
• The Springfield Avengers are a parody of The Avengers.
  • Lisa is a parody of Thor.
  • Maggie is a parody of Disney's Tinker Bell.
  • Ned Flanders is a parody of Ant-Man.
  • Ralph Wiggum is a parody of the Hulk.
  • Barney Gumble is a parody of Iron Man.
  • Moe Szyslak is a parody of Vision.
  • Agnes Skinner is a parody of Black Widow.
  • Helen Lovejoy is a parody of Captain Marvel.
  • Carl Carlson is a parody of Nick Fury.
  • Milhouse Van Houten is a parody of Hawkeye.
  • Herman Hermann is a parody of Captain America.
  • Patty Bouvier is a parody of Scarlet Witch.
  • Selma Bouvier is a parody of Agatha Harkness.
  • Julius Hibbert is a parody of Falcon.
  • Nick Riviera is a parody of Doctor Strange.
  • Shauna Chalmers is a parody of Rescue.
  • Hans Moleman is a parody of Mole Man.
  • Rainier Wolfcastle is a parody of Giant-Man.
  • Comic Book Guy is a parody of Quicksilver.
  • Miss Hoover is a parody of She-Hulk.
• Images during the credits:
  • Comic Book Guy (as Thanos) doing The Blip on the Springfield Avengers is seen.
  • Bart's treehouse as Groot, Santa's Little Helper as Rocket Raccoon, Marge as Gamora and Homer as Drax the Destroyer.
  • Barney hanging up a wet Iron Man costume on a laundry line.
  • Maggie watching a parody of WandaVision, with Kirk Van Houten as Vision and Luann Van Houten as Wanda.
• The scene where Hulk Ralph throws Loki around is a reference to The Avengers, where Hulk does the same thing to Loki.
• The post credits scene is a parody of the TV show Loki, with Loki on trial in front of Ravonna Renslayer. Hunter B-15 is also seen.
  • In Renslayer's speech, she accuses Loki of "crossing over into forbidden areas of Disney+" and "taking two spots in the Goofy parking lot".
• The silhouette of Mickey Mouse is seen in the Gracie Films sequence.

Trivia

• There are a couple of differences between the character designs on the poster and in the short:
  • Helen Lovejoy has blonde hair on the poster, but her usual grey hair in the short.
  • Agnes Skinner has red hair on the poster, but her usual grey hair in the short.
• This is first special Disney+ episode to begin with an epilepsy warning have been broadcasted with Season 35 and 36 both the main series Simpsons episodes and second short The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.
• This is the first Simpsons special episode dubbed in South Korea, along with Plusaversary and Welcome to the Club however the main series has never dubbed this episode on Disney+ and South Korean channel stations.