Looking for Mr. Goodbart/References

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References/Trivia

Appearances

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Credits

Quotes

	Season 28 Episode References
← 615 "The Caper Chase"	616 "Looking for Mr. Goodbart"	"Moho House" 617 →

Cultural references

• The episode title is a pun on the 1975 novel Looking for Mr. Goodbar.
• During the episode's couch gag:
  • The very first short from The Tracey Ullman Show, "Good Night", is displayed.
    • Marge sings "Rock-a-bye Baby", the nursery rhyme, to Maggie.
  • The couch gag itself is a parody of The Big Bang Theory's opening theme.
    • The song "Small Bang Hypothesis" is a parody of the "Big Bang Theory Theme".
• Louis Prima's version of "Just a Gigolo" is heard in the beggining of the episode.
• Some 4th grade students and Bart sings "Grandpa, Grandma, We Love You" to his grandparents to the tune of lullaby "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".

Peekimon Get is a parody of Pokémon Go, a mobile app by Niantic, Inc.

• Peekimon Get is a parody of Pokémon Go, a mobile app by Niantic, Inc.. Parodies of Pokémon names are heard:
  • Lenny called one of the Peekimon he got Rottata, a parody of Rattata.
  • Homer tries to catch a stunk, thinking it was a Skunkasan, a parody of Stunky.
  • Peekasaur is a parody of Bulbasaur.
• A gravestone for Clinton-Kaine is seen in Springfield Cemetery with "I'm with her" written on the gravestone.
• Homer adds vodka and a celery to his tomato juice bath, which are the ingredients for the cocktail Bloody Mary.
• At the Kwik-E-Mart, the homeless man who resembles Jesus incorporates Snickers into the Golden Rule.
• The magazine Guns 'N' Butter is a pun on Guns N' Roses.
• The candy Bart was given by the grandmothers include Altoids, butterscotch, Jelly Bellies, and Turkish delight.
• Gertie asked Bart whether he wanted a PlayStation or an Xbox.
• The phrase Bart says, "I was juggling 50 shades of gray", is a pun on Fifty Shades of Grey, the 2015 erotic romantic drama film.
• American actress, singer, and former model Cybill Shepherd was getting her hair done at Curl Up and Dye.
• The design of Phoebe Pratt is based on Jane Goodall.
• Maggie is playing with a cymbal-banging monkey toy in Lisa's bedroom.
• Kearney gets orzo pasta instead of Ouzo, a dry anise-flavored aperitif.
• Chief Wiggum mentions Pete Sampras and the Williams sisters (Serena and Venus Williams).
• "Dame Judi Dentures" is a reference to Judi Dench.
• The scene of Lisa and Homer going around the map is a parody of how Pokémon are caught in the game. During this scene:
  • "Homermon", the song heard during the search for Phoebe and during the credits, is a parody of the first Western Pokémon Theme.
  • Parodies of Zorua, Stantler, Eevee, Beedrill, Ditto, Staryu and Dratini can be seen.
  • The deer-like Peekimon seen in the music video is based on Shishigami from Princess Mononoke.
  • The Peekimon later appear during the Gracie Films closing screen.

Trivia

• Gravestones for The Simpsons crew members Kevin Curran and Don Payne are seen in Springfield Cemetery.

Continuity

• The Maggie segment from "Good Night" plays after the title screen.
• Homer is seen playing Pokémon GO, the app Peekimon Get is parodying, on his phone in the special short Pokémon Now?.
• The graves of Hyman Krustofsky ("Clown in the Dumps"), Edna Krabappel ("The Man Who Grew Too Much"), Bleeding Gums Murphy ("'Round Springfield"), Maude Flanders ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily") and Shary Bobbins ("Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious") all appear in Springfield Cemetery.
• Frank Grimes' grave ("Homer's Enemy") is a popular Peekimon spawn point. His ghost ("Treehouse of Horror XXVII") appears in the couch gag.
• C.H.U.M. ("Fat Man and Little Boy") and Maya ("Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe") both play Peekimon Get.
• Nelson laments, "And my grandmas are gone. One's in jail and one's in dirt jail." and in "The Haw-Hawed Couple" when Bart is relaying Lisa about what happened at Nelson's birthday party "then we sang songs with Nelson's grandma."
• The hairdresser attending the old lady previously cut Lisa's hair at Da Buzz Club in Springfield Mall. ("Thank God It's Doomsday")

Couch gag

• The Tracey Ullman Show's logo appears.
• The song refers to Grampa fighting bulls as toreador. ("Million-Dollar Abie")
• The song mentions Lisa becoming vegetarian. ("Lisa the Vegetarian")
• The images from the 30 years of the show shown during the couch gag are:

Bart on Santa Homer's lap from "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". The shock therapy scene from "There's No Disgrace Like Home". Bart selling his soul to Milhouse from "Bart Sells His Soul". Homer as Mr. Plow in "Mr. Plow". Lisa with a shovel from "Selma's Choice". The Be Sharps from "Homer's Barbershop Quartet". Homer and Marge hugging from "Another Simpsons Clip Show". Bart strangling Lisa from "Lisa on Ice". Homer with butter from "Homer the Heretic". Homer kneeling in front of Kang and Kodos from "Treehouse of Horror VII"'s segment "Citizen Kang". Homer visiting Ned in a straightjacket from "Hurricane Neddy". Elegant Homer and Marge descending the stairs from "My Sister, My Sitter". Bart kissing Santa's Little Helper from "The Canine Mutiny". The family dancing on stage with Lisa missing, replaced by a teenage cheerleader from "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase". Bart impersonating Richard Nixon, with fake eyes and a long nose attached to his butt, from "I Love Lisa". Barney, Carl, Homer and Lenny's shower from "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken". All the family members (except Bart) asleep at church from "Simpsons Bible Stories". Homer's Tomacco shop from "E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)". Drunk Barney dressed as Marge from "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses". A killer dolphin and Lenny from "Treehouse of Horror XI"'s segment "Night of the Dolphin". Lisa climbing the hill from "Lisa the Tree Hugger". Lisa dancing with Thelonious (arms seen) from "Trilogy of Error". Homer stuck on the bridge from "Lost Our Lisa". Homer struck by a lighting from "Pray Anything". A shot of Homer's eye from "I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can". Homer and Marge drinking wine from "Catch 'Em If You Can". Homer driving the ship inside Mr. Burns from "Treehouse of Horror XV"'s segment "In the Belly of the Boss". Bart's party from "Sleeping with the Enemy". Bart on the rap concert from "Pranksta Rap". Mr. Burns hunting Homer from "Treehouse of Horror XVI"'s segment "The World Series of Manhunter". The Who sing on top of the wall separating "Olde Springfield" and "New Springfield" from "A Tale of Two Springfields". Bart helping Homer trapped in the car from "We're on the Road to D'ohwhere". Pilgrim Homer eating a roasted bird from "The Wettest Stories Ever Told". Krusty hosting The Krusty the Clown Show from "Yokel Chords". Selma and Grampa on the beach from "Rome-Old and Juli-Eh". Reverend Lovejoy at Church from "The Boys of Bummer". Devil Flanders from "Treehouse of Horror XVIII"'s segment "Heck House". Lisa doing cross words on the blackboard from "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words". Nuns taking Maggie from "Gone Maggie Gone". Grampa grumpily taking a photo for his driving license from "The Old Man and the Key". Marge MMA fighting from "The Great Wife Hope". Bart running from cats in the sewers from "Thursdays with Abie". Moe making an ugly smiling face from "The Blue and the Gray". Homer and the kids on the car yelding some cyclists from "500 Keys". Rigellian Bart from "Treehouse of Horror XXII"'s segment "In the Na'Vi". Lady Gaga's concert from "Lisa Goes Gaga". Homer gliding from "YOLO". Apu in front of the Pick-E-Mart from "The Kid Is All Right"'s intro "MusicVille". Radioactive Man in the Ask Body Spray commercial from "Steal This Episode". Bart casting the spell from "What to Expect When Bart's Expecting". Lisa on pills from "The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly". Bart torturing Homer from "Treehouse of Horror XXV"'s segment "School is Hell". Bart on his big wheel and Lisa on her kiddie car on his tricycle from "The Kids Are All Fight". Maggie, Plopper and the other animal friends from "Puffless". Sideshow Bob killing Bart with a lion from "Treehouse of Horror XXVI"'s segment "Wanted: Dead, Then Alive". The Simpson family with Harper and her dad at the island in "Friend with Benefit". Homer at Skobo's from "The Girl Code". Bart and Ms. Berrera from "Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles". Marge and Lisa on the shuttle from "The Marge-ian Chronicles". Bart and Maggie on a roller-coaster from "How Lisa Got Her Marge Back". A painting of Marge with Maggie's face censuring her breasts from an old real issue of Playboy. The shot with the 600 episodes and ghost Frank Grimes from "Treehouse of Horror XXVII".

Goofs

• In the couch gag's sequence, the timeline has "Barting Over" as episode 300. The 300th episode is "The Strong Arms of the Ma", though "Barting Over" was advertised as the 300th episode when it aired 14 years ago.

References

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Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus • Friends and Family • The Town • Treehouse of Horror XXVII • Trust but Clarify • There Will Be Buds • Havana Wild Weekend • Dad Behavior • The Last Traction Hero • The Nightmare After Krustmas • Pork and Burns • The Great Phatsby: Part One • The Great Phatsby: Part Two • Fatzcarraldo • The Cad and the Hat • Kamp Krustier • 22 for 30 • A Father's Watch • The Caper Chase • Looking for Mr. Goodbart • Moho House • Dogtown