The Winter of Our Monetized Content/References

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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 Relations

• The plot and elements of this episode has some resemblance to that of previous episodes from the show. Here are as follows:

1. I Am Furious (Yellow) and Angry Dad: The Movie: Bart making some kind of media that goes viral.
2. 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.
3. Lisa on Ice: Two simpsons (Bart and Lisa/Homer) decide to call off their competition and hug, and it disappoints the fans watching.
4. 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.
5. Marge vs. the Monorail: The Monorail Song being heard in some kind of way.
6. 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.