The Musk Who Fell to Earth/References

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References/Trivia

Appearances

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Credits

Quotes

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Cultural references

• The episode's title is a reference to the 1963 novel The Man Who Fell to Earth, which was adapted into a 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earth and a 1987 televison program.
• Homer compares the act of attacking a bald eagle to "kicking George Washington in his wooden nuts". This is a reference to George Washington's teeth, which were mistakenly considered to be made of wood.
• Bart and Milhouse are playing Mouse Catch, a parody of Mouse Trap.
• Lisa hints to Tesla when she is describing Elon Musk to Homer. Lisa also says that Elon changed the way Hollywood drives, referring to Tesla's influence among celebrities.
• When Musk tells Homer to keep giving him ideas, Homer says "Don't tase me, bro" and "Chocolate Rain", two videos that went viral on YouTube.
• When Musk is coming up with ideas from Homer's "Homerisms", Piano Concerto No. 1 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky plays.
• Mr. Burns mistakes Elon Musk with Henry Ford, the famous car industry revolutionary.
• When Musk suddenly asks Homer what he is thinking of, Homer responds "Pittsburgh 35 - Dallas 31", which was the result of the Super Bowl XIII that took place in 1979.
• A drone delivers Elon's lunch and Homer compares him to "Willy Wonka without the underpaid Munchkins". Homer mistook Oompa-Loompas with Munchkins from The Wizard of Oz.
• The Springfield Hyperloop is based on the real proposed mode of transportation by Tesla and SpaceX, the Hyperloop.
• Kent Brockman gives the news that the last member of The Little Rascals died in Palm Springs, California.
• Musk gave everyone self-driving cars, one of Tesla's important technologies.
• Arnie Pye and Homer sing a song to the tune of the English lullaby "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star".
• According to a sign on the entrance, the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is "The happiest place on earth", a common way to refer to Disneyland.
• Mr. Burns made a presentation on PowerPoint.

Elon Musk playing Tapped Out

• "The Great ePression" is a pun on the Great Depression.
• Carl sings Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen's 1941 song "Blues in the Night".
• After seeing Dolph throwing a brick to one of Musk's billboards, Homer made allusion to retired pitcher Tommy John who recovered from a seemingly career-ending injury.
• Homer says PayPal was his idea.
• Homer compares his brain to a Cracker Jack box.
• Homer mentions the Miami Dolphins.
• Elon Musk gives Bart a fully functioning lightsaber from Star Wars.
• Elon Musk is seen playing The Simpsons: Tapped Out in his spaceship. He is level 8, has 410 and 1,227.
• "Starman" by David Bowie plays at the end of the episode.

Trivia

• It is revealed that Bart came up with Maggie's name.

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