Mad About the Toy/References

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Cultural References

• The Little Green Men miniature army figures play an important role in the episode's plot.
• Homer sings "Love and Marriage," which was the theme song for Married With Children, and he references the song indirectly by changing one of the lines to "the show with Al Bundy, who's now on Modern Family."
• The Five Seasons is a parody of the Four Seasons hotel chain.
• Grampa Simpson makes a reference to the Young Sheldon TV show by saying "don't get me started on Young Sheldon."
• This is the first episode to air after Penny Marshall, the voice of Ms. Botz died.
• This is the first episode to air in 2019.

Trivia

• The Simpson family drives a Dodge Grand Caravan when driving through Texas.

Continuity

• The family has a bag of soldiers from Toys Were Us, which was seen in the episode "Daddicus Finch".
• The family visits the V.A. Hospital having last done so in the episode "Havana Wild Weekend".

Censorship

On the premiere on November, 14th, 2022 Channel 4 cut this scene.

• The toy manufacturers grinding up raccoons was cut.