Don't Fear the Roofer/References

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Don't Fear the Roofer

The Heartbroke Kid ►

Trivia

• This is the 350th episode (despite being the 351st to air). Originally The Heartbroke Kid was meant to be the 350th, but they were switched.
• This episode aired the same year that guest star Ray Romano's own television series Everybody Loves Raymond had its series finale which Ray mentions during a confusing argument.
• Homer was previously attacked by a nail gun in Bye Bye Nerdie.

Cultural References

• The title of this episode is a spoof on the rock hit "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by the band Blue Öyster Cult.
• "Knockers" is an obvious spoof of "Hooters" even using the same type of font style and font color.

Goofs

• In the Latin American dubbing, Kent Brockman and Krusty the Clown have different voices.
• Krusty's five-o-clock shadow is colored in a pink very dark.
• When Marge wakes up by the leak, it was nighttime. But when Homer fix the leak with the Hot Wheels track, it was daytime.
• As Lisa chases her hamster, you can see that the house has more doors than normal.
• When the hamster is sliding by the track, his eyes are missing.
• Why doesn't Homer put his hand on the track to block Lisa' hamster go out?
• When Bart arrives at the entrance, you can see that there is not raining outside. But in another scene, it is raining again.
• When Homer sits on Lenny' bar stool cake, the outside cover is red. But then it is light red.
  • In a scene before that the same goof happens.
  • The frosting appears to be in mid-air after Homer sits on it.
• Homer doesn't drive to Moe in his car. But somehow he was driving it as he goes to Knockers.
• Homer' car is dark pink in the scene after the commercial break.
• It is suppose that Dr. Hibbert works at Springfield General Hospital, not at Calmwood Mental Hospital.
• When Homer calls "Ray" for save him, Dr. Hibbert' eyebrows are missing.
  • Also when The Simpsons, Ned, Dr. Hibbert and Ray laugh, Dr. Hibbert' eyebrows are missing again.
• When The Simpsons enters to the Mental Hospital, there is no building in front of it. But when Homer imagines Ray, a house is in front of it.
• Knockers' bartender should've seen Ray, as Ray order the giant cup of beer and the nachos.
• When Knockers' bartender flashback is shown, the black spot covers Ray but you can't see the bar stool neither Ray' butt.
• The Knockers' bartender disappears when Stephen Hawking appears.
• How Stephen Hawking knows the position of Homer, Bart and Ray when they were at Builders' Barn?
• When Stephen Hawking is shown how Bart can't see Ray at Builders' Barn, in the flashback the ladder that was behind Ray is gone.