Beyond Blunderdome/References

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Beyond Blunderdome

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Trivia

• The Elec-Taurus car seen at the start of the episode is a driveable vehicle in "The Simpsons Road Rage" and "The Simpsons: Hit and Run".
• Mel Gibson says to Marge, "I speed all the time, but cops never give me a ticket." This episode aired seven years before Gibson was arrested for speeding and DUI.

Cultural References

• This episode's title is a reference to the movie "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome", in which Mel Gibson starred.
• The Flintstone mobile appears with Fred, Wilma and Dino Flinstone in it.
• When Homer is watching a test screening for Mel Gibson's remake of "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington", he badmouths it, saying "At least the Jimmy Stewart version had the giant rabbit who ran the savings and loan!". These are references to "Harvey" and "It's a Wonderful Life".
• Rainier Wolfcastle is seen filming "Saving Irene Ryan", a reference to both "Saving Private Ryan" and the TV sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies".
• After the studio cart crashes, Mel says to Homer, "I'm getting too old for this crap," paraphrasing what Danny Glover often says to Mel Gibson's "Lethal Weapon" character.
• Mel Gibson tossing away his U.S. Senator badge at the end of the "Mr. Smith" remake is similar to the endings of "Dirty Harry" and "High Noon".
• Mel Gibson's pilot is John Travolta, who plays a pilot in a number of films including 'Look who's talking', but is also himself a certified pilot who owns five aircraft.
• The police shoot-out scene with Robert Downey Jr. is a reference to Downey's problems with the law in the 1990s, during which the actor battled drug addiction and was arrested on several occasions.
• The movie billboard in Hollywood that Homer and Mel Gibson crashed through featured a woman (implied to be overgoing labor) and the title "She's Having a Baby... Again!", spoofing the movie "She's Having a Baby".
• The scene where Homer drives the Elec-Taurus into the water references the 007 film "The Spy Who Loved Me".

Goofs

• When Homer talks to Bart outside of the cutting room, he places his hand on Bart's right shoulder. However, when Homer removes his hand, his fingers are still on Bart's shoulder.