It's a Blunderful Life/References
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Cultural references[edit]
- The episode title is a reference to the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.
- The episode's couch gag, created by Katrin von Niederhäusern and Janine Wiget, is based on Thanksgiving. The episode itself is also set during this holiday.
- The Daily iPad is a pun on The Daily Telegraph and iPad, while iPad News & World Report is a pun on U.S. News & World Report.
- Homer sings "Aloha ʻOe" by Liliʻuokalani in his sleep.
- According to Homer, his colleagues at Springfield Nuclear Power Plant elected him King Kamehameha for Hawaiian Day.
- The Thanksgiving menu on the fridge includes M&M's.
- The Hawaiian Day sign at the nuclear power plant mentions poi, the traditional staple food in the native cuisine of Hawaii.
- Mr. Burns and the non-union workers perform "The Genius of Monty Burns", a parody of the song "Henry Ford" from Ragtime.
- The "BYOTP" sign at the bathroom door, meaning "bring your own toilet paper", is a pun on BYOT, meaning "bring your own technology".
- A group of non-union workers are from Juilliard School.
- Mr. Burns goes to call Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk to reclaim his title as the world's most self-serving billionaire.
- The non-union workers perform a dance from The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky around the fire. The suite "Infernal Dance" from the ballet plays.
- Charlie prays to Jesus, Carl prays to Buddha, and the god that Zutroy prays to is the Red N&N, a parody of the Red M&M character.
- Mayor Quimby proposes the town does either a "Hunger or Squid game", references to The Hunger Games and Squid Game, both of which feature death for the losers.
- Lisa has an Amazon Kindle.
- Little Cabin on the Plain is a parody of the Little House on the Prairie series.
- Comic Book Guy says that the latest Matrix movie was severely disappointing, a reference to The Matrix Resurrections.
- Grampa plays the folk song "Turkey in the Straw" on the fiddle.
Trivia[edit]
Continuity[edit]
- The Simpsons are thrown out of Springfield again. ("At Long Last Leave")
- An image of the Simpsons on the Springfield Shopper is the one found on script covers and The Tracey Ullman Show, and was previously seen in "E My Sports".
Goofs[edit]
- When the house rocks due to Homer's weight, the basket has two holders, with one not attached to the wall.
- The Flanders' House boulder appears out of nowhere.
