E Pluribus Wiggum - Cultural References

Cultural References

• The title is a reference to E pluribus unum ("Out of Many, One"), the Latin phrase that appears on United States coins and currency.
• Cheesy McMayor is a parody of McDonald's Mayor McCheese.
• Former President Bill Clinton is seen putting up campaign signs for his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton. Later, in the commercial for Ralph, Bill announces his support for him, adding "but don't tell you-know-who" - a reference to his appearance earlier in the episode, when Hillary whines at him over the phone.
• Arianna Huffington and George Will are parodied as guests on the fictional talk show HeadButt. Later, the Huffington character meets with the Springfield Democratic Party and reveals that the flamboyantly gay Julio is her ex-husband—a dig at Mike Huffington, who revealed he was bisexual after divorcing Arianna.
• Springfield's Democratic Party headquarters is in Trader Earth's, which is a parody of Trader Joe's.
• Dan Rather's utterance of "Sweet mother of Murrow!" refers to Ethel Lamb Murrow, the mother of prominent television and radio reporter Edward R. Murrow.
• A diner in the episode, Dead Lobster, is a parody of Red Lobster.
• The song played during Homer's fast-food binge is Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran.
• The name of the cigars Homer smokes is "Jerkass Homer Brand Cigars," a reference to Homer's personality change during the Mike Scully era where Homer was meaner and less sympathetic about others.
• Mr. Burns says that George W. Bush fairly won election in 2004, then adds somewhat sheepishly, "Assuming they don't find those ballot boxes in Ohio". This refers to the 2004 presidential election, in which Ohio's electoral results were challenged in Congress.
• When the New Hampshire woman decides to shoot the cashier after her husband carelessly says her name, this is a reference to Once Upon a Time in the West.