Bart 'N' Frink/References
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Cultural references[edit]
- The episode title is a reference to the 1991 film Barton Fink.
- Games and items seen at Fun for Your Lives! Game Store include:
- Cosmic Wars CCG, a parody of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.
- Battlehammer 400,000, a parody of Warhammer 40,000.
- A Beholder statue from Dungeons & Dragons is seen next to a sign saying "Please leash your Beholder."
- The Gentrifiers of Cattan, a parody of The Settlers of Catan.
- A Rubik's Cube.
- Accountants of the Hanseatic League, a reference to the Hanseatic League, a 13th to 17th century trade association in Central and Northern Europe.
- One of the signs at the store reads "We Don't Serve Droids Here", referencing the famous quote, "We Don't Serve Their Kind Here", said by the bartender from Mos Eisley cantina in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope when Luke Skywalker enters the place alongside droids R2-D2 and C-3PO.
- The nerds play Wizadry & Pretend, a parody of the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
- Martin's bardic imp character Dandelion Tenderjape is likely a reference to the bard Dandelion from The Witcher series.
- Professor Frink's character Mythagoras the Bold is a reference to Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras.
- The Squeaky-Voiced Teen's character Thor Musclechest is a reference to the Norse god Thor.
- The Squaky-Voiced Teen is drinking Blue Bronco, a parody of Red Bull.
- Bart apologizes to Frink for pulling a "Leeroy Jenkins." Leeroy Jenkins was a player character in World of Warcraft created by Ben Schulz. While his guild were discussing a battle plan, Schulz had Jenkins run into battle while shouting his own name.
- The quadratic formula is being used on Frink's laboratory chalkboard.
- The song "Weird Friendship" is a parody of "Weird Science" by Oingo Boingo.
- The collection at Peter Linz's mansion include:
- A fossil of the creature that Pac-Man.
- A Stormtrooper from Star Wars.
- An attire similar to that of Gandalf's and his wizard's staff from Lord of the Rings.
- A Komodo dragon.
- Johnson Bryans is a parody of American entrepreneur and business executive Bryan Johnson, who has received media attention for his anti-aging attempt that he refers to as "Project Blueprint".
Frink and Peter's dorm room has a picture of Albert Einstein, figures of Yoda and the Death Star, and a poster of Homer's band, Sadgasm
- At Silicon Valley Tech:
- One of the buildings is called the Wozniak Start-Up Garage-A-Plex. Steve Wozniak is the co-founder of Apple Inc. along with Steve Jobs, and they worked out of the garage of Jobs' parents' house.
- In Linz and Frink's dorm room, a poster of Albert Einstein is seen. There are also figures of the Death Star and Yoda from Star Wars.
- Frink invented Susan, which Peter Linz later stole to invent Amazon Alexa.
- Bart asks Siri for a good revenge idea.
- Johnson Bryans tells Lisa to play podcast host Sam Harris.
- Peter Linz tells Frink an anecdote in which Egyptians told Linz his yacht was too big to fit through the Suez Canal, making a "Suez problem". This canal was famously blocked in 2021 by the Ever Given, one of the largest container ships in the world.
- Homer tells the rich people his secret is beer, Doritos, and watching the Godzilla channel.
- Johnson Bryans mentions Godzilla.
- During the credits, a Komodo dragon reveals that their species tried to communicate with humans through the language of dance, but were unable to due to their inflexible hips. The Komodo dragon then refers to one of Colombian singer Shakira's greatest hits, "Hips Don't Lie", by saying that the Komodo dragons' hips actually "do nothing but lie".
Continuity[edit]
- Cavity Falls Children's Dentistry is seen next to Fun for Your Lives! Game Store. ("Homer and Her Sisters")
- Alex is seen at Fun for Your Lives! Game Store. ("I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can")
- Martin is drinking Apple Zoom. ("Desperately Seeking Lisa")
- Professor Frink plays as a sorcerer both in the Wizadry & Pretend game and when saving Bart from the Komodo Dragon. ("The Serfsons")
- In Linz and Frink's dorm room, a poster of Sadgasm is on the wall. ("That '90s Show")
Goofs[edit]
- During one scene in the Wizadry & Pretend game, Comic Book Guy has no hair on top of his head.
