Homer's Triple Bypass/References

Trivia

 * Homer quotes Friedrich Nietzsche when saying "Whatever doesn't kill me can only make me stronger!"
 * When the X-ray of Homer's heart being taxed by Mr. Burns' stress is shown, during the heart attack the four suits of cards (♣,♠,♦,♥) is shown.
 * In this episode Sideshow Mel is shot inside a cannon just like Sideshow Bob in Krusty Gets Busted.

Goofs

 * During the "Bad Cops" section in the start of the episode, the cops are looking for someone living at 742 Evergreen Terrace, which is where the Simpsons family lives (though this episode was part of the early ones in which the Simpsons' address was 1094 Evergreen Terrace).
 * In one scene were Homer is eating his bacon and eggs, they change color between shots.


 * Homer comments to Dr. Hibbert that $40,000 is too expensive and that he ought to just acquire a defilibrator. Owning a defilibrator actually would be more expensive than the $40,000 Dr. Hibbert requests to perform the surgery.


 * Krusty claims that his face was permanently blanched by his heart attack. However, in the 1990 episode "Krusty Gets Busted", he is shown with a flesh-colored face in the courtroom, and in "Brush with Greatness", Krusty could easily wipe off the clown make-up on his face.

Connections to future episodes

 * Homer seems to have entirely forgotten about the surgery in Bart Carny. When Marge warns Homer he cannot go on a ride due to his quadruple bypass, Homer brushes it off, only to complain of his heart when on the ride.
 * In a later episode, Marge mentions that Bart and Lisa helped Dr. Nick perform heart surgery, referencing this episode, yet Bart did not do anything, and Lisa only pointed out to Nick where to make the incision.