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The Winter of Our Monetized Content |
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Cultural References[]
- The title of the episode is a reference to John Steinbeck's 1961 novel The Winter of Our Discontent, as well as websites' monetization of contents, mostly YouTube.
- Another previous episode, "The Winter of His Content", also referenced the novel.
- The scene where Lisa starts detention is a parody of the 1985 teen coming-of-age comedy-drama movie The Breakfast Club.
- The video "monkey falls off of tree sniffing his finger" is a real video on YouTube.
- Kumiko dresses up as anime character Sailor Moon.
Trivia[]
- This was dedicated in memory of J. Michael Mendel, who had passed away on September 24, about five days before this episode aired.
- The Caitlin, Katelyn, and Kate Lynn license plates reference the three "Kaitlins" from the episode "Waverly Hills, 9-0-2-1-D'oh".
- When Homer and Bart start singing "Monetize monetize", Homer sings "Monorail Monorail", an obvious reference to "The Monorail Song" from the Season 4 episode "Marge vs. the Monorail".
- One of the license plates printed by the teachers is a "Bort" license plate, referencing "Itchy & Scratchy Land".
- As of season 36, this is the most recent canon episode where Bart was strangled by Homer.
Previous Episode References[]
- I Am Furious (Yellow) and Angry Dad: The Movie: Bart creates something that becomes popular online.
- Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass and Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson: Something Homer does goes viral and makes him famous.
- The Wreck of the Relationship and All About Lisa: The plot (A or B) revolving around Homer and Bart investing in an activity together that gets them to get along while the other plot is revolving around Lisa.
- Lisa on Ice: Two Simpsons (Bart and Lisa/Homer) decide to call off their competition and hug, and it disappoints the fans watching.
- Wild Barts Can't Be Broken: A group of kids, especially a member of the Simpsons (Lisa/Bart) fight back over a change of rules.
- Marge vs. the Monorail: The Monorail Song being heard in some kind of way.
- The Winter of His Content: The title referencing the 1961 novel, The Winter of Our Discontent.
Goofs[]
- When Marge cleans Bart and Homer, Bart and Homer weren’t wearing anything but paint, but after Warburton Parker drinks the microbrew, Homer and Bart are also wearing bathing suits.