Editing Holidays of Future Passed/References

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a reference to [[The Moody Blues]] album ''{{W|Days of Future Passed}}''.
*Homer wonders what life would be like if he never watched ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]''.
*The music playing during the photo montage is "{{W|Sleigh Ride}}".
*The rough-looking people flying airplanes are a nod to ''{{W|Mad Max}}''.
*The hotel where rock star [[Maggie]] and her band are staying is called [[The Benny Hilton]], a reference to English comedian {{w|Benny Hill}} and the {{w|Hilton Hotel}}.
*During the montage of [[Homer]] and his grandsons walking around [[Springfield]], the music playing is "{{w|Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard}}" by {{w|Paul Simon}}.
*The robotic policemen seen in one shot closely resemble the {{W|Daleks}} from ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
*The Christmas-themed music during the credits is the same that is played at the end of "[[Treehouse of Horror XXII]]".
*A poster in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] advertises [[Soylent Green]], proclaiming it to now have "30% more people!"
**Another poster advertises "[[Soylent Brown]]".
*The [[St. Beatles Cathedral]] is a reference to [[The Beatles]].
*[[District 9]] and [[District 10]] are a reference to the film ''{{W|District 9}}''.
*[[NewTube]] is a parody of {{W|YouTube}}.
*When [[Lisa]] goes onto the [[Ultranet]], she notices that the [[Google (building)|Google]] logo is different and realizes that it's {{W|Dr. Seuss}}'s birthday. In real life, Google changes its logo to commemorate birthdays of famous people and anniversaries of other significant events.
*The Ultranet is very similar to and may draw inspiration from ''[[Futurama]]'s'' {{IS|Internet}}. 
*In the [[Heathrow Teleport]], a man travels to {{IS|New New York}}. This is most likely a reference to ''Futurama'' but there are other locations called New New York in sci-Fi shows/movies.
*The announcer yelling "Goooooaaall!" (guest voiced by creator [[Matt Groening]]) is likely a reference to {{W|Andrés Cantor}}, a sportscaster who is famously known for yelling this when a team scores a goal.
*The receptionist at the [[Springfield General Hospital]] makes references to the {{w|Nativity of Jesus}}.

== Trivia ==
=== Future events ===
==== Simpson family ====
*[[Maggie]] has become a rockstar.
*Maggie had [[Maggie's daughter|one child]].
*[[Bart]] got married to [[Jenda]], had [[Bart's eldest child|two]] [[Bart's youngest child|kids]] and got divorced.
*Bart moved into [[The Lofts at Springfield Elementary]].
*[[Lisa]] got married to [[Milhouse Van Houten]] and had one child, [[Zia Simpson]].
**Lisa's great-great-great-great half aunt, Eliza Simpson, married Milford Van Houten at some point in her life. This means Lisa is unknowingly married to her distant relative.
*[[Abraham Simpson]] was cryogenically frozen because he had an incurable disease. Eventually a cure was found, but Abe was kept frozen because it was cheaper than putting him into a home. In the family photo album, Grampa only appears in the first photo, implying he may have gone to the cryogenics factory after the first photo and before the second.
*[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] got [[Lovebots]] who then go off together instead.
*[[Santa's Little Helper]] and [[Snowball V]] evolved into intelligent beings.

==== Springfield citizens ====
[[File:Moe's crime scene.png|thumb|The crime scene in [[Moe's Tavern]]]]
*[[Kearney Zzyzwicz]] has become a taxi driver. He is also an ex-convict; he tells [[Maggie]] that he was once in prison with [[Bart]].
*[[Snake Jailbird]] has now become a cyborg.
*[[Apu]] and the [[Nahasapeemapetilon Octuplets]] work in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]], where they have powerful guns.
*The Octuplets have had [[Nahasapeemapetilon octuplets' octuplets|octuplets of their own]].
*Apu's brother [[Sanjay]] has died, and Apu believes him to have been reincarnated as a cow.
*The hounds owned by [[Mr. Burns]] are now just bones.
*[[Ralph Wiggum]] becomes police chief and makes a number of clones of himself. Several of these clones are seen being killed in mishaps caused by other clones.
*[[Martin Prince]] received a sex change and became "Marcia Princess".
*[[Eleanor Abernathy]], [[Jasper Beardly]], [[Gary Chalmers]] and [[Agnes Skinner]] are all cryogenically frozen.
*[[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] have swapped brains.
*Homer accidentally killed [[Edna Krabappel]], leaving Ned to get back together with [[Maude Flanders (ghost)|Maude's ghost]].
*From the chalk outlines on the floor of [[Moe's Tavern]], it is evident that a number of people have died in the bar over the years. Among them are the [[Capital City Goofball]] and [[Sideshow Bob]], the latter apparently after stepping on a [[rake]].

==== Around Springfield ====
*[[Springfield Elementary School]] has been converted into [[The Lofts at Springfield Elementary]]. Former principal [[Seymour Skinner]] is now the landlord.
*[[Lard Lad Donuts]] has became the [[First Church of Lard Lad]].
*''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' still exists, but now has different theme music and is aired as a 3-D hologram.

==== Others ====
*Earth put a man on the sun.
*Aliens are seen living on Earth peacefully.
*Shrink rays have been invented.
*[[Martians]] have been discovered.
*Cloning is accessible to people.
*Hover cars are seen around.
*Cryogenic freezing is accessible to freeze ill people.
*It is now illegal to strangle one's own children, thanks to "Homer's Law".
*{{W|Prince Harry}} has risen to power, become a ruthless tyrant and reinstated capital punishment in the form of beheading.
*[[Living tree|Trees]] are revealed to be alive.
*While the Internet still exists, many people (including Zia Simpson) go online via the [[Ultranet]], a virtual reality environment that people connect to by plugging cables into ports on their necks.
*Teleporting is now the most common method of travel, but some medical conditions, such as pregnancy, preclude it. Also, if you talk while being teleported, people on the receiving end can hear you.
**Bart's sons go to his apartment by teleporter. Before they arrive, Bart hears them complaining about having to spend Christmas with him.
**In London, Maggie is denied access to the [[Heathrow Teleport|teleporter]] due to her pregnancy, and is forced to take an airplane flight to Springfield.
*People can get messages sent direct to their brains, called B-Mail. Viruses sent via B-Mail can cause seizures.
*Some people can hear thoughts. It is unknown if they hear them all the time or if it's at will.
*Some body parts can be replaced by ordering new ones. [[Homer]] promises [[Marge]] some "future sex", meaning that it'll happen a week from tomorrow, as "That's when the new penis gets here."

== Goofs ==
*[[Lisa]] mentions that it's {{W|Dr. Seuss}}' birthday. However, he was born on March 2, 1904 and the episode takes place just before Christmas.
**It is possible, with all that has changed in the future, that Christmas is now observed in March.
*Even though Edna was killed, she is still able to request friendship to Lisa on the [[Ultranet]].
**Edna could have made the friend request BEFORE she was killed, and Lisa is only now seeing the request. We're given the impression that Lisa isn't a very frequent user of the Ultranet.

== Continuity ==
*Homer talks about it being the future, like he did in "[[Bart to the Future]]".
*Mr. Burns last released the hounds at Christmas in "[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]".

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