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I'm Goin' to Praiseland |
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Cultural References[]
- "I'm Going to Disneyland!" (slogan): episode title spoof.
- Vertigo (film): Ned being so obsessed with his dead wife that he makes his living love interest look like her, similar to what Jimmy Stewart's character did in the movie.
- Holy Land and Heritage USA (amusement parks): The idea of a Christian-based theme park.
- Saturday Night Fever (movie): John Travolta's character from the movie is in Heaven and gets snubbed in favor of Disco Stu.
- Liza Minelli (actress) the woman behind John Travolta in the green sweater in Disco Stu's vision of Heaven looks like her.
- Showtime at the Apollo (music/variety show): Bart sweeping Disco Stu as he's twitching from his visions (cf. The Sandman often swept off failing acts on the show)
- Batman (the original 1966 TV version): The Julie Newmar version of Catwoman is in Comic Book Guy's vision of Heaven.
- Get Smart (TV show): Agent 99 is in Comic Book Guy's vision of Heaven.
- The Three Stooges (comedy trio): Principal Skinner says that his version of Heaven didn't have people with angel wings and harps like at the end of so many Three Stooges shorts (even though only one ended that way).
Previous Episode References[]
- "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily":
- Flanders deals with the death of his wife
- Rachel Jordan appears
- "Skinner's Sense of Snow": Flanders worries about a gas leak that causes people to hallucinate (the carbon monoxide from his car/the gas grill leak).
- "Homie the Clown" and "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson": The "Whack-A-Satan" music is the same music as the music Homer heard in his clown hallucinations and the couch gag where the couch is a Whack-A-Mole game.
- "Treehouse of Horror VII" ("The Genesis Tub"): A Simpson kid uses a baby tooth for something (Lisa uses hers for a science experiment/Bart uses Todd's for witchcraft).
- "Lisa the Skeptic": An allegedly religious phenomenon enraptures the town (the angel skeleton/the Maude Flanders statue) and Homer exploits it for money.
- "King of the Hill": The church has an event that serves food (a picnic/an ice cream social)
- "Lisa the Vegetarian":
- Bart mentions the nursery rhyme theme park that has since shut down.
- Characters going to a lame theme park.
- "Selma's Choice": Hallucinations at a theme park (Lisa drinking the tainted water from "The Little Land of Duff" ride/the gas leak that causes everyone to hallucinate).
- "Bart vs. Thanksgiving": "Get Dancin'" by Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes plays.
- "Itchy & Scratchy Land" and "Beyond Blunderdome": A jab at John Travolta (is the bartender working at T.G.I.McScratchy's in reference to the fact that Travolta's acting career was in a slump at the time/Travolta flies Mel Gibson's personal jet/Travolta is forced to wait to get into Heaven, which is set up like a disco).
- "22 Short Films about Springfield" and "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson": The Tall Man (who's a caricature of Ian Maxtone-Graham) appears (during the "Nelson makes fun of people" vignette/when The Simpsons go on the bus to New York/during Disco Stu's vision of Heaven).
- "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace":
- Patches and Poor Violet (the orphans) appear
- The town raises money to help another citizen, only for it to go pear-shape.
- "Home Sweet Home-Diddly-Dum-Doodily": Homer is accused of abusing a child (his own children/Patches and Poor Violet).
- "Bart Carny": The Rich Texan owns (or, in this case, finances) a carnival/theme park.
Goofs[]

Manjula with yellow skin and brown hair
- When the citizens are leaving the park in disappointment, Manjula, who is behind Apu, is yellow, has brown hair, and is wearing blue clothes.

Gareth Prince with blond hair
- At one point, when the Simpsons and Flanders are outside and in front of the latter family's house, Rod's shirt is green.

Helen with lipstick
- After Helen Lovejoy makes a very tall stack of ice cream scoops on the cone, she is wearing lipstick.

Brandine with a green belly
- When Professor Frink showcases his cow, Brandine Spuckler's belly is drawn the same color of green as the top garment she wears instead of yellow.
- Once, when Martin Prince Sr. is seen among other attendees at the church's ice cream social, his hair is blond.
Milhouse with black eyebrows
Production Notes[]
- The final draft for this episode was published on September 5, 2000.[1]
Citations[]
◄ Season 11 | Season 12 References/Trivia | Season 13 ► |
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Treehouse of Horror XI • A Tale of Two Springfields • Insane Clown Poppy • Lisa the Tree Hugger • Homer vs. Dignity • The Computer Wore Menace Shoes • The Great Money Caper • Skinner's Sense of Snow • HOMЯ • Pokey Mom • Worst Episode Ever • Tennis the Menace • Day of the Jackanapes • New Kids on the Blecch • Hungry, Hungry Homer • Bye Bye Nerdie • Simpson Safari • Trilogy of Error • I'm Goin' to Praiseland • Children of a Lesser Clod • Simpsons Tall Tales |