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The title is a reference to the novel, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.
Absolut Krusty is a parody of Absolut Vodka.
Mr. Burns and Homer sing "Come Josephine in My Flying Machine."
Marge almost getting seduced by Robert Marlow is a parody of Mad Men. Robert Marlow borrows traits from Roger Sterling from Mad Men, who is played by guest star John Slattery.
Bart reads Little Women, a real life book.
During the party, Homer's witty mark is a reference to Oscar Wilde.
The meeting with Mayor Quimby is held in a restaurant named "The loin king", an obvious pun on the movie "The Lion King".

Trivia

This is the third episode in a row not to have an opening sequence although this episode had a title screen gag.
The first time Homer experienced luck through pain was in the episode, "Million Dollar Maybe".
The new sector Homer goes to work at, 22F, may be a reference to the last three digits of the previous episode's production code reversed (NABF22).
Lisa's toy is Bongo from Matt Groening's comic strip Life in Hell. Lisa has named the toy Madame Bunny.

Mr. Burns claims to have been a survivor of the Titanic, which would make him at least 99 years old.
This episode is similar to "Simpson and Delilah", where Homer gets promoted and befriends the man in his office.

Goofs

In a scene early on in the episode Krusty is talking to his merchandising executives where part of his tuxedo is green, but in his next scene the green has turned to black.
In the scene where Homer goes to Moe's and Moe is asleep on the bar ledge, Homer enters the bar and the bar ledge longer than it should be. But in a later scene, the ledge returns to normal.
Between Homer coming into the tavern and sitting down, Moe moves along the bar and several bar stools disappear.
When Homer was falling down the waterfall, the part of his body that was underwater disappears.
Bart tells Lisa he’s a bad reader, despite that he reads comic books.

◄ Season 22	Season 23 References/Trivia	Season 24 ►
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 That Bart Will Never Do Again • The Spy Who Learned Me • Ned 'N Edna's Blend • Lisa Goes Gaga

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 ==Cultural references==
 * The title is a reference to the novel, ''[[wikipedia:The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit|The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit]]''.
 * Absolut Krusty is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Absolut Vodka|Absolut Vodka]].
-* [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Homer]] sing "[[Wikipedia:Come Josephine in My Flying Machine|Come Josephine in My Flying Machine]]."
+* [[Charles Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] and Homer sing "[[Wikipedia:Come Josephine in My Flying Machine|Come Josephine in My Flying Machine]]."
-* [[Marge]] almost getting seduced by Robert Marlow is a parody of ''[[Wikipedia:Mad Men|Mad Men]]''. Robert Marlow borrows traits from Roger Sterling from ''Mad Men'', who is played by guest star John Slattery.
+* [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] almost getting seduced by Robert Marlow is a parody of ''[[Wikipedia:Mad Men|Mad Men]]''. Robert Marlow borrows traits from Roger Sterling from ''Mad Men'', who is played by guest star John Slattery.
-* [[Bart]] reads ''Little Women'', a [[Wikipedia:Little Women|real life book]].
+* [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] reads ''Little Women'', a [[Wikipedia:Little Women|real life book]].
 * During the party, Homer's witty mark is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Oscar Wilde|Oscar Wilde]].
+* The meeting with [[Joe Quimby|Mayor Quimby]] is held in a restaurant named "The loin king", an obvious pun on the movie "{{W|The Lion King}}".
 ==Trivia==
 [[File:14236155.jpg|thumb|326px|Lisa sleeping with Bongo]]
 * This is the third episode in a row not to have an [[Opening Sequence|opening sequence]] although this episode had a [[List of title screen gags|title screen gag]].
-* Homer last experienced luck through pain in the episode, [[Million Dollar Maybe]].
+*The first time [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] experienced luck through pain was in the episode, "[[Million Dollar Maybe]]".
-* The new sector Homer goes to work at, 22F, may be a reference to the last three digits of the previous episode's production code reversed (NAB'''F22''').
+* The new sector Homer goes to work at, 22F, may be a reference to the last three digits of the previous episode's production code reversed ([[The Book Job|NAB'''F22''']]).
-* Lisa's toy is Bongo from [[Matt Groening]]'s comic strip ''[[Life in Hell]]''.
+* Lisa's toy is Bongo from [[Matt Groening]]'s comic strip ''[[Life in Hell]]''.  Lisa has named the toy Madame Bunny.
+* [[Charles Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] claims to have been a survivor of the Titanic, which would make him at least 99 years old.
+* This episode is similar to "[[Simpson and Delilah]]", where Homer gets promoted and befriends the man in his office.
 ==Goofs==
-* In an early scene, where Krusty is talking to his merchandising executives, he has a green part of his tuxedo, but in the next scene with him in, the green part has turned to black.
+*In a scene early on in the episode Krusty is talking to his merchandising executives where part of his tuxedo is green, but in his next scene the green has turned to black.
-* In the scene where Homer goes to [[Moe's Tavern|Moe's]] and Moe is asleep on the bar ledge, Homer enters the bar and we find that the bar ledge has somehow extended itself, so when Homer entered, he would have to turn left to go into the bar, and in the scene later, the ledge returns to normal.
+*In the scene where Homer goes to [[Moe's Tavern|Moe's]] and Moe is asleep on the bar ledge, Homer enters the bar and the bar ledge longer than it should be. But in a later scene, the ledge returns to normal.
-* Between Homer coming into the tavern and sitting down, Moe moves along the bar and several barstools disappear.
+*Between Homer coming into the tavern and sitting down, Moe moves along the bar and several bar stools disappear.
+*When Homer was falling down the waterfall, the part of his body that was underwater disappears.
+*Bart tells Lisa he’s a bad reader, despite that he reads comic books.
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