The Simpsons Movie/References

Trivia

 * Snowball V doesn't appear during the movie.
 * The film's "color and shading" was brighter than the one used on the show, since the film is made in a 16:3 aspect.
 * Dr. Nick Riviera is presumably killed by a giant piece of the dome's glass, yet in the Season 20 episode "Lost Verizon" he is seen alive.
 * Homer's statement to Maggie after knocking Russ Cargill, "What a great accident you turned out to be!" was a reference to Homer's Maggie conception story in And Maggie Makes Three, where he and Marge had conceived Maggie at a time that neither Marge nor Homer had planned.
 * Herman is one of the people seen lifting up the Simpsons' car when they try to drive away.
 * The scene where the dome covers the town is similar to the scene where the sun is blocked in "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)".
 * In many trailers, when Bart hits the window while naked, Ned Flanders screams, unlike the actual movie where he says penis. Also, the scream sounds slightly different from Ned's voice.
 * The ambulance wreckage from "Bart the Daredevil" remains at the side of Springfield Gorge.
 * Homer uses a lizard tongue to eat a shrimp, a possible reference to the "close enough" timeline seen at the end of "Time and Punishment".
 * No one ever thought of digging out of the dome, though this was probably criticising the stupidity of the Springfieldians.
 * This was brought up in The Fool Monty.
 * There were people outside the dome guarding it, so they would probably get in trouble with them if they dug out anyway and they figured it was better not to do it.
 * Another way one could interpret Grampa's message is "Twisted tale, A thousand eyes, trapped forever." (Eyes referring the Springfielians's)
 * Marge was originally going to be the one to give the warning. But the writers scrapped that because they didn't think it was right for a man to roll up his wife in a carpet.
 * It was also going to be Eleanor Abernathy, but that idea was removed, too.
 * The family was originally going to go to Homer, Alaska rather than Nome, Alaska, because Homer felt he could fit in with other "Homers".
 * In the torch mob part, a pinkish-brown monster with an axe can be seen.
 * When Homer's phone is ringing the Nokia tune plays over it when he got a call from Lenny where he tells that the donut shop is closing down and selling free doughnuts.

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Cultural References

 * Titanic: Green Day play "Nearer, My God, to Thee" on violins as their barge sinks, a reference to the film.
 * Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery: When Bart is riding his skateboard naked, different passing objects are constantly covering his genitalia, a nod to similar techniques used in the film.
 * Disney: Homer and Marge's love scene parodies many Disney films, with Disney-style animals helping them undress. Also, Bart, while wearing a black bra on his head like Disney-style ears, impersonates Mickey Mouse on the train, calling himself "the mascot of an evil corporation".
 * Grand Theft Auto: Homer plays Grand Theft Walrus, an allusion to the video game series.
 * Happy Feet: In the above game, his character shoots a tap-dancing penguin in reference to the film.
 * Spider-Man (1967 TV series): The "Spider-Pig" song is a parody of the theme song of the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon.
 * Harry Potter: Homer renames Spider-Pig Harry "Plopper" and dresses him in glasses and a lightning scar, a reference to the Harry Potter character.
 * An Inconvenient Truth: The name of Lisa's lecture, An Irritating Truth, is a play on Al Gore's documentary.
 * Full Metal Jacket: The bomb disposal robot was based on Vincent D'Onofrio's character Leonard "Pyle" Lawrence, who commits suicide in a similar way.
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi: At the end of the film, the crowd's celebration is similar to the conclusion of the final Star Wars film, with Carl performing exactly the same hand gestures as Lando Calrissian.
 * Hillary Clinton: The former Democratic Presidential candidate appears as Itchy's vice president.
 * Independence Day: The scene where the EPA Dome is delivered to Springfield (notably the immense shadow covering Springfield and the People's reactions) resembles the Alien Destroyers positioning themselves over Washington DC, New York City, and Los Angeles scenes in the movie.
 * "American Idiot": A funeral version of the song is played at Green Day's funeral.
 * Burger King: Krusty Burger's new product the Clogger is a reference to 's product the.
 * Halloween (1987 film): The music playing when Itchy is thinking is the music when Micheal Myers chops up people with a chainsaw.
 * Home Depot: The commercial for "Dome Depot" is a parody of the store Home Depot.
 * Nome, Alaska: In Alaska, when Marge is knitting, she knits the words, "Nome, Sweet Nome", a reference to the city Nome, Alaska.
 * During the cleanup of Lake Springfield, when Fat Tony is stopped from dumping something into the river due to the cleanup, Fat Tony simply comments that he'll dump his "yard trimmings" elsewhere, with his fellow gang members carrying a rug containing a presumably dead body (which Lou noticed and tried to warn Wiggum, but was ignored). Yard trimmings is gang language for disposing of a dead body.

Goofs

 * Moe's Tavern says "Moe's Bar".
 * Willie is seen with brown hair instead of red throughout the movie until the end when it is seen as its usual red.
 * In the riot scene, Chester Lampwick can be seen in his tramp attire, but he bought a fancier suit in 'The Day the Violence Died'.
 * When Homer's motorcycle lands on to the ground he is on a lawn, but in the next shot they are on a cliff instead of a lawn.
 * When Bart tumbles down the roof, his shirt color is light pink.
 * During the town meeting held by Lisa the places where people are sitting constantly change.
 * When Bart was clapping to cause an avalanche in Alaska, the number of logs Homer is holding constantly changes.
 * Colin's tie changes between shots during his brief encounter with Lisa after the family exits the dome.
 * Russ' tie change from purple to blue between shots, after the family flees the dome. The tie's color only changes because of the light, it changes mildly at best.
 * When Ned is seen cleaning his son's beds, the pictures above them are sheep. But when he talks to Bart, the picture shown is of Ned and his boys.
 * When Russ Cargil is talking to the town on a monitor on the dome, you see where the dome cuts off the town and that Evergreen Terrace is a dead end after the Simpsons home. In the series, the street continues and the house next to the Simpsons once belonged to Ruth Powers and her daughter Laura.
 * When Comic Book Guy shows Marge his recording of Grampa's vision, the time he paused between each sentence is drastically altered.
 * When Homer is collecting logs and Bart is causing avalanches with his clapping, the sky is only a light sunset. But when Homer goes inside, the sky is dark with stars.

Deleted Scenes

 * Levels - Replacement of the first president meeting in scene 10
 * Springfield News - After Marge finds out Maggie got out in scene 11.
 * DMV - Before people try to destroy the dome in scene 16.
 * Sausage Truck - Before Homer climbs the hill and finds out his family is captured in scene 19.
 * Slightly Alternate Ending - the same as the last part in scene 23 where a new house for the Simpsons is built. The only difference is Plopper, the "thousand-eyed" racoon and Santa's Little Helper are painting a dog house.