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Lard of the Dance
The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace
Bart the Mother

Trivia[]

  • The song the KBBL guys use for a news flash is Duffman's "Oh Yeah" theme song
  • When Homer daydreams about his funeral in The Graveyard of the Future, a tombstone with the name Tamzarian on it can be seen. Armin Tamzarian is Principal Skinner's "real" name from "The Principal and the Pauper" (even though a court order was stated that Principal Skinner's real last name could never be mentioned again under penalty of torture and it was non-canon).
  • The Simpsons show Homer a film reel including footage of him in space (presumably in "Deep Space Homer", although the footage is new) and in a boxing match (in "The Homer They Fall").
  • The last appearance of an unfamed additional voice actor before his death in April of 1998: Matt Gerald.
    • He voiced the boy's dad.

Cultural references[]

  • The episode title is an allusion to Thomas Edison's nickname, "the Wizard of Menlo Park".
  • The Robot at Homers Funeral Is a reference to Robbie the Robot.
  • The promo image for this episode was also used in the Jeopardy! category, "Readings from Homer".
  • The two black birds (actually crows) at Homer's imagined funeral are Heckle and Jeckle. Heckle and Jeckle are Magpies.
  • The title also refers to the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
  • Other cultural references are:

Goofs[]

  • Lisa said that Thomas Edison invented the electric car, but in "The Musk Who Fell to Earth", she said that Elon Musk invented it.
  • Homer's makeup shotgun has only two color canisters (yellow and red) but the third color (blue) comes out only after Homer fires the gun.

Production Notes[]

  • The final draft for this episode was published on December 8, 1997.[1]

Citations[]


Season 9 Season 10 References/Trivia Season 11
Lard of the DanceThe Wizard of Evergreen TerraceBart the MotherTreehouse of Horror IXWhen You Dish Upon a StarD'oh-in' in the WindLisa Gets an "A"Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"Mayored to the MobViva Ned FlandersWild Barts Can't Be BrokenSunday, Cruddy SundayHomer to the MaxI'm with CupidMarge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"Make Room for LisaMaximum HomerdriveSimpsons Bible StoriesMom and Pop ArtThe Old Man and the "C" StudentMonty Can't Buy Me LoveThey Saved Lisa's BrainThirty Minutes Over Tokyo
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