|
|
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
|
Mathlete's Feat |
|
Trivia[]
- The episode name is a reference to the fungal skin infection athlete's foot.
- In the Rick and Morty couch gag, in the dimension Morty is in, there is a ship flying over Morty's head, which is actually the Planet Express Ship from Futurama and a soda machine that says Slurm on it (also Futurama). Kang and Kodos can be seen in the same scene.
- In Germany, this episode was the last one (in airing order) where Norbert Gastell voiced Homer due to his death in November 2015. This episode premiered in Germany on March 15, 2016
- In this episode, Lisa uses Superintendent Chalmers catchphrase (Skinneeeerr!!). Chalmers also uses it while referring to behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner, who incidentally was also the namesake of the character.
- Before the power goes out, one of the kids is watching a clip from the episode "The Bob Next Door", where Sideshow Bob, disguised as Walt Warren, had Walt's face peeled off by the waitress.
- The Math joke is "I ate some pie" (with √(-1) being i, the number 23 being 8, and ∑π being the sum of pi, or sum pi).
- In the Rick and Morty couch gag, the Simpsons turn into goo instead of having blood everywhere.
- A Blockoland flag is among the settings the digital flag has.
- This episode, along with Lisa the Simpson shows that Bart is better than Lisa in solving mathematics and geometric puzzles.
- Objects that Rick stole from the Simpsons house in the Couch Gag:
- Bart's skateboard
- Bart's slingshot
- Krusty Doll
- Lisa's saxophone
- Marge's necklace
- Bongo doll
- Bobo
- Lots of Duff Beer cans (which he drank before leaving the house)
- Bart broke the fourth wall during the couch gag by saying "No more guest animators man!".
Cultural references[]
- The couch gag is a crossover with Rick and Morty.
- The episode Nelson watches is a reference to Game of Thrones and the channel, BHO, is a convenient parody of HBO.
- The music played during the scene that shows the new technology in the school is Year 3000 by Busted.
- Other music that plays during the episode is Beethoven's ninth Symphony.
- Among the settings for the digital flag are a Starlight Federation flag from Star Trek and a Red Sox flag.
- In the Anti-Gutenberg 3000 Machine that appears in this episode, the temperature display reads 451°F. This is a reference to Ray Bradbury's 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451 which is about a dystopian future where all books are burned, along with the houses they are kept in.
Goofs[]
- In one scene, Martin's sandals are black.