Replaceable You/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 23 Episode References
← 489 "Treehouse of Horror XXII"	490 "Replaceable You"	"The Food Wife" 491 →

Cultural references

• The episode's title is a pun on the 1948 romantic drama Embraceable You.
• In the episode's couch gag, the Simpsons couch is a set in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C.. Many pieces shown are or were exhibited in the different Smithsonian museums, with other pieces belonging to other museums. References can be read on the couch gag's reference page.
• The Itchy & Scratchy cartoon shown at the beginning of the episode is a parody of Frankenstein.
• Homer mentions Twinkie, the American snack cake.

Slinky Dog from Toy Story and a DVD of The Six Million Dollar Man, among other things, are seen on Bart's desk

• Things seen at Bart's bedroom:
  • Bart disassmebles a Slinky Dog toy from Toy Story for his project.
  • A DVD of The Six Million Dollar Man, which is a real life TV show is on Bart's desk.
  • Santa's Little Helper wears a Darth Vader mask, causing Homer to bow down to him and call him "Lord Vader".
  • The magazine Dog Fancy, also seen on Bart's desk, mentions Snoopy from Peanuts.
  • The magazine Robot Fancy mentions C-3PO from Star Wars and Optimus Prime from Transformers.
  • Bender from Futurama appears on the cover of an issue of Popular Robotics, a parody of Popular Mechanics.
• The song "Future Shock" by American R&B singer Curtis Mayfield is heard when Martin is assembling the Robopet.
• When the Robopet bites Bart, Martin exclaims "Heavens to Asimov!", a reference to the famed American author Isaac Asimov, best known for his science-fiction works on robotics. Asimov devised the fictional Three Laws of Robotics which, among other things, establish that a robot may not injure a human.
• The Robopets are a parody of the Paro Therapeutic Robot (PARO) which has been in production since 2003.
• At the Springfield Science Fair, a Troll doll is seen on Ralph's exhibition.
• The waltz "Tales from the Vienna Woods" by Johann Strauss II is heard when Jasper dances with the Robopet.
• Paul Flart: Water Park Cop is a parody of the 2009 film Paul Blart: Mall Cop.
• The arrangement "Spring" from Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons is heard when the elderly people spend time with Robopets.
• The "Sit in there, baby" poster is a parody of the infamous "Hang in there, Baby" posters.
• On Channel 6 News, the graphic "Ay-yi-yi, Robot!" is a pun on I, Robot, the famous science-fiction work by Isaac Asimov.
• While talking with Miss Wyoming, Professor Frink makes a "breast joke" mentioning the Grand Teton, the highest mountain in Wyoming.
• Homer considers Roz as the most evil person to come out of Ohio since LeBron James.
• Gary suggests Professor Frink to change the name of the North American Man Bot Love Association, as its acronym, "NAMBLA", is used by the North American Man/Boy Love Association, a pedophilia and pederasty advocacy organization in the United States.
• The Employee of the Millenium statuette parodies the Emmy Award one, with Mr. Burns holding an atom instead of the winged woman.
• As the robopets are roaming through town, they stop at a store showcase where TVs are on sale. One of them is playing The Jetsons, where Rosie the Robot Maid and George Jetson appear.
• "Golden Years" by David Bowie plays as the robopets are dancing with the elders in Springfield Retirement Castle.

Trivia

• Mrs. Glick dies in this episode. Her first name is revealed to be Alice.
• The chalkboard gag is a reference to the fact that the Treehouse of Horror episodes usually air sometime in early November.
• Moe pours Horse Laxative into Lenny's beer.
• Gumball dispensers in Springfield Retirement Castle offer Lipitor, Propecia, and Viagra.
• Professor Frinksays, "Hello, Miss Wyoming. I'll have to climb your Grand Tetons to another night." The Grand Teton in the highest mountain in the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

Continuity

• Roz has some Humble Figurines on her desk. ("Home Away from Homer")
• Kearney's science project is a human skull with the title "Is This Uter?", referencing Uter's disappearance in "The PTA Disbands".

Goofs

• In the scene where Homer shows Roz the coffee room at first, his tie is pink colored, but in the next scene, it's green and blue, but it's pink again in the next scene.

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The Falcon and the D'ohman • Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts • Treehouse of Horror XXII • Replaceable You • The Food Wife • The Book Job • The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants • The Ten-Per-Cent Solution • Holidays of Future Passed • Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson • The D'oh-cial Network • Moe Goes from Rags to Riches • The Daughter Also Rises • At Long Last Leave • Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart‎ • How I Wet Your Mother • Them, Robot • Beware My Cheating Bart‎ • A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again • The Spy Who Learned Me • Ned 'n Edna's Blend Agenda • Lisa Goes Gaga