A Serious Flanders: Part One/References

== Cultural references ==
* The episode title is a reference to the film A Serious Man.
* The episode is a parody of the TV series Fargo.
* SIMPFLIX and its shows are parodies of Netflix and Netflix's shows:
**The Tween's Gambit is a parody of The Queen's Gambit.
**Halt and Kirk's Fired is a parody on Halt and Catch Fire.
**Molemen is a parody on Watchmen.
**Somebody Feed Gil is a parody on Somebody Feed Phil.
**Suck-Suck-Cession is a parody on Succession.
**The Marvelous Mrs. Muntz is a parody on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
**Bee-Jack Horseman is a parody on BoJack Horseman.
**len15 is a parody on pen15.
**Wig Mouth is a parody on Big Mouth.
**What We Lou in the Shadows is a parody on What We Do in the Shadows.
**Moezark is a parody on Ozark.
**House of Carls is a parody on House of Cards.
**Kwik-E-Blinders is a parody on Peaky Blinders.
**Better Call Selm is a parody on Better Call Saul.
**Krustified is a parody on Justified.
* Kostas Becker mentions that lately, debts have been collected in Venmo.
* The song "The Ninety and Nine" by Burl Ives plays over the opening title. The song was used in the opening of the 1957 film Gun Glory.
* The bag of money is a Pan Am bag.
* The thief has a Linda Ronstadt T-shirt.
* When the associates are disposing of The Rich Texan's body, "Uno Esta" by Bobbi Humphrey plays.
* Comic Book Guy has an Infinity Gauntlet from the Marvel Comics, which is destroyed by Collette.
* Comic Book Guy also has a cardboard standee of The Mandalorian from Star Wars, which is also destroyed by Collette.
* Seamus tells Comic Book Guy that he can get back to his Heathcliff and Garfield comics.
* Homer calls Ned "Anonymous boy scout Superman.”
* The song "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" plays at the Springfield Winter Market.
* In the Drunk Rink, "Deck the Halls" plays.
* The song "No More Hot Dogs" by Hasil Adkins plays in Seamus and Collette's car.
* Seamus says that he wouldn't mind having Taylor Swift playing in the car instead.
* Sideshow Mel mentions Craigslist.
* Collette loves the show Property Brothers and Seamus makes Homer watch it.
* Fit-Fat Tony mentions the parable of Lucifer and the millipede.
* When Disco Stu is being shot, he references the opening of "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees.
* During the ending montage, "Aphrodite Part II" by Chase plays.
== Continuity ==
* Comic Book Guy has a poster for Vindicators: Crystal War and a Magnesium Man comic book. ("Bart the Bad Guy")
* The third segment's title, "A Donut for the Devil", is an indirect reference to "Treehouse of Horror IV", where the devil while assuming Flanders' form offered Homer a donut in exchange for his soul.
== Goofs ==
* In real life, it wouldn't be a good idea eating a cigar since it may cause serious health issues like nausea, tremors, high blood pressure, etc..