In protecting with The Simpsons’ lengthy historical past of parodying fashionable tradition, the newest episode of the long-running cartoon sees Lisa, Milhouse, and Homer tackle Mario Kart. In the episode, a dream sequence imagines Lisa as Mario, Milhouse as Yoshi, and Homer as Wario on a observe resembling the long-lasting Rainbow Highway.
The most up-to-date episode of The Simpsons to air–and the collection’ 762nd general, Lisa Gets An F1 follows Lisa as she delves into the world {of professional} go-kart racing. With the storyline primed for a Mario Kart reference, it seems within the type of Homer’s anxious dream, as he stresses about Lisa’s probably harmful new pastime.
Lisa, in fact, takes the position of Mario within the dream, giving her personal model of his iconic line, whereas her fellow Springfield Elementary college students additionally make cameos within the beginning line-up. Homer stars in his personal dream as antagonist Wario, bombing Lisa off the observe earlier than he wakes up, giving an iconic Wario “wah!” to finish the reference.
Mario has made a variety of cameos in The Simpsons over time, as early as Mario and Luigi convincing Bart it is okay to steal a videogame in 1995 episode Marge Be Not Proud. Since then, the favored recreation collection has seen nods from opening title gags, to Halloween costumes, to Mario having his personal cameo within the present. That is the primary time The Simpsons has particularly referenced Mario Kart, regardless of the racing recreation’s lengthy historical past.
Regardless of the racing recreation’s recognition over time, Mario Kart hasn’t seen a brand new main title since Mario Kart 8 in 2014. Whereas there have been rumors that Mario Kart 9 is in improvement with a brand new tackle the sport’s traditional method, Nintendo has but to formally announce the following mainline title.