At Long Last Leave/References

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At Long Last Leave

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Trivia

• This is the 500th Simpsons episode aired on television.
• The file photo from the "recent lunar eclipse" could possibly be the one from December 21, 2010.

Previous Episode References

• The events Mayor Quimby reference during the town hall meeting include:
  • Wild Barts Can't Be Broken: Homer drunkenly drives his car through the school in celebration of the Isotopes winning the championship game, however Lenny, Carl and Barney are absent.
  • Brother's Little Helper: Bart floods the school gymnasium and rides the ensuing wave on a basketball backboard.
  • The Squirt and the Whale: Lisa attempts to help a beached whale.
• The last time Homer said that when God closes a door, he opens a window was in the episode Treehouse of Horror XV.
• Bart refers to Homer as the name he gave to the Queen, Henrietta Hippo.
• Moe last owned an establishment called 'Moe's Cavern' in Homer's Barbershop Quartet.
• Trash of the Titans: A milestone episode where everyone in Springfield moves to a new location.
• Cape Feare and You Only Move Twice: The Simpsons move to a new neighborhood.
• Hurricane Neddy: The Simpsons hide out in the cellar.
• The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular: A couch gag featuring a montage of other couch gags (only the 138th Episode Spectacular had a select few, while "At Long Last Leave" had every one from "Bart the Genius" to "The Daughter Also Rises").
• "Judge Me Tender": A couch gag where Homer and Bart strangle each other.
• Once Upon a Time in Springfield: The episode finishes with a heartfelt note from the writers thanking the viewer for keeping the show going for X number of episodes, followed by a self-depreciating/sarcastic note (on the former episode, some versions either had "Now stay tuned for three Seth MacFarlane cartoons" or "Think what you could have done with your life if you didn't waste it on this show"; on the latter episode, the note was, "Now go outside and get some fresh air before logging on to the Internet to complain about how bad this episode sucked.")

Cultural References

• The title is a parody of the 1975 musical romantic comedy film At Long Last Love.
• At the town hall meeting, Otto reveals that his donated hair was worn by Selma Hayek to the Oscars.
• The jet engine that Homer attaches to his quad bike features the logo of defunct airline Braniff Airways.