Mothers and Other Strangers/References
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Cultural references[edit]
- The episode title is a reference to the film Lovers and Other Strangers.
- Browsing through the channels Bart sees the Hindenburg disaster and a scene from Alien.
- Muttflix is a parody of Dog TV and Netflix.
- The Handmutt's Tail is a parody of The Handmaid's Tale.
- Dogs in Cars While Comedians Get Coffee is a parody of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
- The spaghetti scene from Lady and the Tramp is seen and then parodied.
- In one scene, Fox News is hosted by foxes.
- Game of Bones is a parody of Game of Thrones. The "Game of Thrones Theme" plays when it's on TV.
- The Man with the Golden Doodle is a reference to the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun.
- Apocalypse Chow is a reference to Apocalypse Now.
- A Bug's Death is a parody of A Bug's Life.
- I Love Lassie is a parody of I Love Lucy and Lassie.
- Playboy After Bark is a parody of Playboy After Dark.
- World's Saddest Cats is a reference to the 2019 film Cats.
- During the scene of Santa's Little Helper watching Muttflix, the song "I Love My Dog" by Cat Stevens plays.
- Bart mentions Star Wars Day saying "May the fourth be with you".
- The apps seen on Lisa's phone include:
- Slapify is a parody of Spotify.
- Angry Burns is a parody of Angry Birds.
- Crapped Out is a parody of The Simpsons: Tapped Out.
- The S logo is a parody of Shazam.
- Wayz is a parody of Waze.
- Oogle is a parody of Google.
- Facelook is a parody of Facebook.
- Craftsy is a parody of Etsy.
- Klash of Klowns is a parody of Clash of Clans.
- Venmoe is a parody of Venmo.
- Tuber is a parody of Uber.
- FrinkedIn is a parody of LinkedIn.
- Geezr is a parody of Grindr.
- Instabrag is a parody of Instagram.
- Find My Enemies is a reference to the Find My Phone feature on phones.
- The CBD Gummies in the shape of gods includes Mr. Met, the mascot of the New York Mets.
- The scene on submitting the issue to Nutz is a reference to The Matrix.
- The scene at Nutz where the leads are handed out is a parody of Glengarry Glen Ross.
- The lines on the whiteboard, "Always Be Consoling" are a parody of "Always Be Closing" in the film.
- One of the people needing counseling was still messed up because the New England Patriots traded Tom Brady.
- What to Expect When You're Expecting Nothing is a reference to What to Expect When You're Expecting.
- A Motor Trend Magazine is seen.
- Teenage Homer has a KISS Army poster in his room.
- Homer drives a 1954 Studebaker Starline Commander.
- During Grampa's war flashback, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe plays.
- Texxon is a parody of Texaco and Exxon.
- A Toyota advert was going to show up on Nutz.
- The scene playing over the credits is a parody of the final scene of Federico Fellini's directed movie 8½. The song playing over the scene is "La Passerella di Addio" by Nino Rota, also from the film.
Trivia[edit]
- The patient ID on Marge's therapy page is UABF02, the production code for the episode.
- The state border sign for Utah has an image of Delicate Arch in Arches National Park just north of Moab, Utah.
Continuity[edit]
- Browsing through the channels Bart sees:
- The cows in Homer's brain. ("Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious")
- Himself on the naked skate sequence. (The Simpsons Movie)
- She Biscuit appears. ("The Way of the Dog")
- The apps seen on Lisa's phone include:
- Angry Burns. ("Them, Robot")
- Crapped Out. ("Screenless")
- Wayz. ("The Wayz We Were")
- Slapify. ("Panic on the Streets of Springfield")
- Klash of Klowns. ("The Man Who Grew Too Much")
- Homer's mother leaves the family because she is a fugitive on the run from the FBI, but Abe told Homer she died. ("Mother Simpson")
- Homer learnt to drive from Hans Moleman using his Gremlin. ("Treehouse of Horror IV")
- Grampa's 1954 Studebaker Starline Commander is driven by Homer. ("Barthood")
- The Space Coyote is seen. ("El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer")
- Texxon is seen. ("Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life")
- Homer mentions meeting Marge in detention. ("The Way We Was")
- Also when Bart was born. ("I Married Marge")
- Despite thinking she was a rotten wife who ran out on him to raise Homer alone, Abe is still in love with his wife ("Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4") and she admitted to him she even missed him sometimes.
- Various Homers are seen at the end including a Pope Homer, a Neanderthal Homer, a Elvis Presley Homer, a Barbarian Homer and a Homer with the look he had in the first seasons of the show.
