Manger Things/References

==Trivia==
*This is the 700th episode of the series.
*This episode marks the second Christmas episode of The Simpsons to air outside December the first being "The Way of the Dog".
*Ned's password is "$inn3rsburninhe1ll"
==Cultural References==
* The title is a reference to the Netflix show Stranger Things.
*The book "One Fish, Two Fish, No More New Fish" is a parody of "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" by Dr. Seuss. It was also referenced by episode "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish".
==Goofs==
*One of the promotional images for this episode have a photo showing a 10-year old Bart, a 8-year old Lisa and Maggie is visible in the background, though Bart is 6 years old, Lisa is 4 years old and Maggie is still unborn, this was later fixed.
*In the couch gag, Marge has white pearls rather than red pearls.
*There are inconsistencies regarding some of the elements in the episode (which takes place six years before the present day):
**Homer still has hair, and Maggie has not been born yet.
**Maude Flanders is pregnant with Todd (and gives birth to him); Todd is his normal age (between 8-10 years old) when Maude dies in "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily", which means Maude dies at least eight years after these events take place; if this is correct, Maude would still be alive in the present day.
***Todd was already alive when the Simpsons first moved into their house in "Lisa's First Word", which they met before Lisa was born.
**Homer and Marge hail a rideshare car driven by Raphael, which happens to resemble the XW20 (second-generation) Toyota Prius. Another rideshare driver appears to be driving an XV30 Toyota Camry (introduced in 2001 in Japan, 2002 elsewhere).
**Bart and Lisa are seen watching Krusty on a flat-screen TV, plus Sideshow Mel was Krusty’s sidekick, even though he wasn’t until sometime in Season 2. Krusty's sidekick at that time should be Sideshow Bob.
**There is a piece of paper that reads "Remember Bitcoin Password" in the air vent.
***When "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily" first aired in 2000, the XW20 Prius, XV30 Camry, rideshare services, flat-screen TVs, and Bitcoin did not exist.
**Homer had a touch screen phone, but they didn’t exist until somewhere between 2009-2010.
**YouTube was founded in 2005.
* After Maude gives birth to Todd, he is shown with teeth despite being a newborn.
* At the end of the episode while telling Rod and Todd a scary story, the flashlight under Bart chin shows the shadow of his eyebrows, even though he do not have eyebrows.
==Continuity==
* Homer was previously seen "delivering" a baby (who was also named after him) in "Labor Pains".
* The "printed hand" on a circle was previously seen in "Marge Be Not Proud".
* Homer previously sprayed a spider poison on his head in "Mobile Homer".
*In the credits, we can see a picture of Superintendent Chalmers and Principal Skinner eating steamed hams, a reference to the Season 7 episode, "22 Short Films About Springfield".
*Homer previous promised Marge not to drink alcohol, but someone causes Homer to embarrass himself and make Marge think Homer broke his promise, referencing the Season 8 episode "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)" (which was done with insanity peppers instead of someone spiking his drink).
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