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The scene where Homer chases Flanders's car is a parody of the sequence in Terminator 2: Judgment Day in which Robert Patrick's T-1000 chases the heroes in the police car after escaping from the hospital. Homer emerging through the Flanders hedge also parodies the T-1000's shape shifting abilities.
Homer uses Mr. Cleanser, a parody of the detergent brand Mr. Clean, to clean the basement. [8] As Bart cleans, he accidentally scrubs the paint off an American Gothic painting hanging on the wall. Under the paint is a message signed by the painter, Grant Wood , reading: "If you can read this, you scrubbed too hard," [ 3 ] implying the Simpsons ...
The character also appears in the episodes "Homer Loves Flanders" (who tells Homer that, if Homer actually went to work for eight days instead of camping out outside the ticket window for football tickets, he would have earned enough to get his tickets from a scalper), "Homer and Apu" (as one of the angry customers in the beginning of the ...
The Simpson family gathers to celebrate Maggie's birthday. After the party, Grampa feels depressed, so Marge sets him up for a date with her mother, Jacqueline.Eventually, the couple falls in love, which enrages Homer, who believes that old people should not date each other — especially in-laws — and fears that his children will become "freaks" if the two decide to marry.
Flanders tells Homer that his Shroud of Turin beach towels were stolen during one of the burglaries. [5] Herman Hermann shows Homer a bomb the military developed to drop on Beatniks. Homer's dream of riding the bomb to oblivion is a parody of the climactic scene of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964).
Homer bought Lisa a pony to show her that he loves her, but he has to work two jobs to keep her. When Lisa discovers this she gives up Princess. Stampy – Stampy was an African elephant briefly owned by the Simpson family in the episode " Bart Gets an Elephant ".
When Kent asks Homer if he is willing to go undercover to "nail" Apu, Homer replies: "No way, man, get yourself another patsy!" This is a reference to a line in JFK (1991). [ 9 ] The scene of Homer and Apu riding on mules to the Springfield Airport, with their luggage strapped to the mules' backs, is similar to a scene from Lawrence of Arabia ...
After Homer discovers a technicality and boasts that he's "smarter than the devil" the Devil turns into the Chernabog-esque demon and intones, "I'll see you in Hell yet, Homer Simpson!" The scene in Hell where Homer is fed all the doughnuts in the world, and asks for more, is a direct parody of the cartoon Pigs is Pigs, in which the character ...