The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth/References

References/Trivia

Cultural references[edit]

The title is a reference to the quote "The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth".
Hena is a parody of Xena.
William Shatner is Troy McClure's groundskeeper.
Mr. Burns mentions controlling the Commodore 64 computer.
Doug says that his movie will make The Empire Strikes Back look like Return of the Jedi.
Mr. Burns' nephews are based on Donald Duck's nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie. Smithers is also seen dressed very similar to Donald.

Benjamin, Doug and Gary get kicked out of the Kwik-E-Mart and the library and are told "This isn't a library" and "This isn't a Kwik-E-mart". Homer was told the same things in "Marge on the Lam".
Homer calls the game farm to check on Stampy ("Bart Gets an Elephant").
The protagonist character in the nerds' video game reminds Homer of Mr. Sparkle ("In Marge We Trust").
Mr. Black from "Kamp Krusty" appears.