Cultural References
- The narrator refers to Lindsay's middle toe as "Roast Beef", a reference to This Little Piggy.
- When George Michael asks Ann to pre-engage, he says, "And it would be great to hear back on this before the real hard AP stuff kicks in, you know?" referring to Advanced Placement high school classes.
- Franklin is based on the Sesame Street puppet Roosevelt Franklin, who first appeared in 1970. Roosevelt Franklin also was a singer and also released an album called The Year of Roosevelt Franklin. He was removed from the show when viewers complained that he presented a negative stereotype, much like Franklin Delano Bluth. Both share names similar to the former President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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