The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace/References

Trivia

 * When Homer daydreams about his funeral in The Graveyard of the Future, a tombstone with the name Tamzarian on it can be seen. Tamzarian being Principal Skinnner's "real" last name from episode 9-2, "The Principal and the Pauper."

Goofs

 * Where did Bart get the newspaper, while he was on the Lazy Man Toilet Seat?
 * Since when did Homer have the time to fix the plumbing so the Lazy Man Toilet would work?

Cultural references

 * White Heat: When running on a globe, Bart exclaims "Top of the world, Ma!", a reference to the second to last line of White Heat, "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!".
 * A Child's Garden of Verses: Homer reads A Child's Garden of Edison.
 * Gremlins: Homer invents an electric hammer.
 * Knight Rider: KITT makes a cameo.
 * Cornball 2: Homer runs over Edison in a dream.
 * The Strange Tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Homer has dillusions of an alter-ego.
 * The episode's title is an allusion to Thomas Edison's nickname, "the Wizard of Menlo Park".
 * It is also a parody of the Wizard of Oz.
 * The two birds at Homer's imagined funeral are Heckle and Jeckle.