My Octopus and a Teacher/References

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References/Trivia

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	Season 33 Episode References
← 723 "The Sound of Bleeding Gums"	724 "My Octopus and a Teacher"	"Girls Just Shauna Have Fun" 725 →

Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the Netflix 2020 documentary film My Octopus Teacher in which diver and filmmaker Craig Foster forges a relationship with a female wild octopus in South Africa.
  • Lisa's short film My Cephalopod Soulmate, is a parody of My Octopus Teacher, including the loss of an arm of the octopus due to the attack of a shark, which is a main part of the plot in the original documentary.
• Milhouse said that Bart had Skittles with milk for breakfast.
  • Nelson tells Rayshelle Peyton that Bart couldn't "handle the rainbow", in a reference to "taste the rainbow", Skittles' theme.
• Ms. Peyton asked the teachers who were familiar with project-based learning and gave the example of a project based on the New 7 Wonders of the World.
  • Miss Hoover is assigned Chichen Itza, which is one of the New 7 Wonders of the World, located in Yucatán, Mexico.
  • The rest of the New 7 Wonders can be seen during the presentation at the school gym.
• When Miss Hoover finds out that Ms. Peyton has already planned out all their lessons, she calls it the "HelloFresh of teaching". HelloFresh is the famous meal-kit provider that allows users to prepare their own meals based on the food and recipes provided.

Martin's drawing parodies Hand with Reflecting Sphere, a lithograph by M. C. Escher

• Martin's drawing parodies Hand with Reflecting Sphere, a lithograph by Dutch artist M. C. Escher.
• Lisa goes to Google toxicology stuff.
• While doing his school project, Bart mentions X-Acto, a brand for a variety of cutting tools, and Styrofoam, a brand of building insulation boards.
• When Lisa is chasing Molly through the house, "Sucker" by Jonas Brothers plays.
• One of the intervention tactics Ms. Peyton tried on Bart was "Breakfast Clubbing," a reference to the film The Breakfast Club.
• At the resort, Bart uses a Tarzan swing.
  • The swing's design is based on the Tarzan swing from Grand Wailea Resort.
• Bart says he Hulked out on the school water fountain.
• Homer suggest Bart to tear up Kleenex facial tissues.
• Homer says that he screams into Pringles canisters to let out his feelings.

Trivia

• The name of the resort, Paradiso del Mare, means "Paradise of the Sea" in Italian.

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