Homer the Father/References

Trivia

 * This title is very similar to the episode "Bart the Mother".
 * Palladium was the subject of the paper written by Lisa. The text of Lisa's paper was taken almost word for word from the Wikipedia article on Palladium: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palladium
 * Maggie does not appear in this episode.
 * The scene when the taxi driver unsuccessfully tried to get away, refusing to drive Homer to the airport for less then $20, is a reference to the "Tank Man," who stepped in front of a tank during the 1989 Tiananman Square Incident.
 * The picture of the dog on the chair at the end of the episode is a reference to 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.