Editing Forgive and Regret/References

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a wordplay on the saying "<span class="plainlinks">[http://www.dictionary.com/browse/forgive-and-forget forgive and forget]</span>".
*The opening sequence references how the show surpasses ''[[Gunsmoke]]'''s previous record with this episode. The series' main character {{ap|Matt Dillon|Gunsmoke}} appears in it, too. The unused sequence parodies Gunsmoke's.
*The egg-eating wager mimics the one in ''{{W|Cool Hand Luke}}''.
*The commercial of sad animals that the Simpsons watch is in visuals, song, and tone like those run by the {{W|American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals}}.
*[["Meth" MacFarland]]'s name is a parody of [[Seth MacFarlane]].
*[[Billy Joel]] appears as a drunk pianist.
*[[Truckasaurus II]] mentions [[Steven Spielberg]].
*A {{W|Wolkswagen}} car with a thug look is shown.
*The Car-Rak Obama, and its name "affordable healthcare mobile", references [[Barack Obama]] and his {{W|Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act}}.
*[[Grampa]] watches ''[[NCIS]]'' on TV.
*{{W|Ray Charles}}' Hit the road Jack! plays at [[Moe's Tavern]]'s jukebox. 
**Moe tells Homer he can't afford Ray Charles. The singer is Charles Ray, who is white and has perfect vision, unlike Ray Charles. 
*Homer calls the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] a "bullcrap prize" because they gave it to [[Henry Kissinger]].
*The song "[[Recipes]]" is a parody of "{{W2|The Way We Were|song}}" by [[Barbra Streisand]].
*A poster for the movie ''{{W|The Mummy's Tomb}}'' is seen at [[The Escape Zone]].
*A poster for Intergalactic Zoo is also present, a reference to the episode with the same name of the reality television game show ''{{W2|Face Off|TV Show}}''.
*"[[Hate in a Bottle]]" is a parody of "{{W|Time in a Bottle}}" by {{W|Jim Croce}}.

== Continuity ==
*A new version of [[Truckasaurus]] appeared at the Springfield Demolition Derby, Truckasaurus II. ("[[Bart the Daredevil]]")
*Napoleon Blown-apart is a reference to the phrase said by [[Sideshow Bob]] before his plan to blow [[Krusty]] apart was going to be executed. ("[[Day of the Jackanapes]]")
*Grampa uses the [[Love Tester]]. When (non-canonically) Grampa lost himself in [[Heaven]], he found his way to the Love Tester machine where he helped Moe get a date. ("[[The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase]]")

== Trivia ==
*As of this episode, ''The Simpsons'' has surpassed ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' as the longest running scripted American primetime television series (by episode count).
**The record breaking episode is the 636th, and it's the same code as the old Springfield area code.<ref>[https://twitter.com/mattselman/status/990790941526056961 Matt Selman's Twitter - "636"]</ref> ("A Tale of Two Springfields")

== References ==
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