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== Trivia ==
 
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*[[Homer]] is the first to kick [[Ned]] out of the bomb shelter, but he also leaves first to die with him, leading everyone to safety.
 
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*Homer states early in the episode that the comet will probably burn up and become smaller than a Chihuahua's head. At the end of the episode he is proven right, and both he and the kids are spooked by Homer being right for once.
 
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*Although flightless birds, the penguins at [[Springfield Zoo]] are able to fly away when the comet approaches, in an intentionally ridiculous joke.
 
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*[[Arnie Pie]] claims the citizens have a "Never give up, never think things through spirit" while being oblivious to the fact that he's in a helicopter.
 
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== Continuity ==
 
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*The congressman who proposes using $30 million to fund the perverted arts is [[Bob Arnold]] from "[[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]".
 
  
 
== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
 
[[File:Waldo in Shelter.png|thumb|200px|Waldo in the shelter.]]
 
[[File:Waldo in Shelter.png|thumb|200px|Waldo in the shelter.]]
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*Everyone getting angry and wanting to come into Flander's shelter is a reference to "{{w|The Twilight Zone}}" episode, "The Shelter".
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*[[Principal Skinner]] curses [[Pierre Jules César Janssen]] for having discovered helium.
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*For a couple of seconds when Homer tries to get the shelter door shut when everyone gets in, [[Waldo]] from "{{w|Where's Waldo}}" appears rather obtrusively on the left half of the screen. In other shots inside the shelter, [[Leonard Nimoy]] can be seen instead of Waldo.
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*[[Santa's Little Helper]] and [[Snowball II]] are watching a [[Lassie]] show on television.
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*Skinner curses {{w|Pierre Jules César Janssen}} for having discovered helium.
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*Principal Skinner points out the constellation {{W2|Orion|constellation}} to [[Bart]].
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*Principal Skinner says he missed the chance to name a comet after himself once, but that he "got back" at Principal Kohoutek... "him and that little boy of his!" is a reference to the {{w|Comet Kohoutek}}.
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*The "Three Wise Men" constellation is an image of ''[[The Three Stooges]]''.
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*[[Kent Brockman]] says "And like {{w|Icarus}}, the rocket foolishly soared too high and lost control of its servo-guidance mechanism...".
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*Principal Skinner says he missed the chance to name a comet after himself once, but a Principal Kohoutek reported it just before him, a reference to the {{W|Comet Kohoutek}} discovered by {{W|Luboš Kohoutek}}.
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*The scene of [[Reverend Lovejoy]] panicking and saying that it's all over is a reference to the character Claymore Gregg from ''{{W2|The Ghost & Mrs. Muir|TV series}}'', played by [[Charles Nelson Reilly]], who would act in a similar way in the show.
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*[[Kent Brockman]] references [[Icarus]] flying too close to the Sun when he says that the rocket foolishly flew too high.
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*[[Waldo]] from ''{{W|Where's Waldo}}'' is seen among the [[Springfield]]ers in the [[Flanders family bomb shelter]].
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*Everyone getting angry and wanting to come into Flanders' shelter is a reference to ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' episode, "{{W2|The Shelter|The Twilight Zone}}".
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*[[Ned Flanders]] and the people of Springfield sing "[[Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)]]" by {{W|Doris Day}}.
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== Trivia ==
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*The list of people who are gay on ''[[Channel 6 News]]'' are all crew members of ''[[The Simpsons]]'':
  
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== Kent Brockman's Gay List ==
 
 
{{Scroll|
 
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*{{Ch|Matt Groening}}
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*[[Matt Groening]]
 
*[[Ken Tsumura]]
 
*[[Ken Tsumura]]
 
*[[George Meyer]]
 
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*[[Don Gilbert]]
 
*[[Don Gilbert]]
 
*[[David Mirkin]]
 
*[[David Mirkin]]
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*[[Jacqueline Bouvier|Jacqueline]]
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*[[Jacqueline Atkins]]
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*"Lead" Sam
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*[[Chris Ledesma]]
 
*[[Mark McJimsey]]
 
*[[Mark McJimsey]]
 
*[[Alf Clausen]]
 
*[[Alf Clausen]]
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*[[Allison]]
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*[[Alison Elliott]]
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*[[David]]
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*[[David Silverman]]
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*[[David]]
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*[[David Cohen]]
 
*[[N. Vyolet Diaz]]
 
*[[N. Vyolet Diaz]]
 
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== Continuity ==
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*The congressman who proposes using $30 million to fund the perverted arts is [[Bob Arnold]] from "[[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]".
  
 
== Goofs ==
 
== Goofs ==
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*When everyone is in Ned's shelter, in some takes, Jimbo Jones' hand appears white, mingling with Horatio McCallister's cap; in others, it appears yellow.
 
*When the crowd joins Flanders on the hill during the "Que Sera Sera" song, [[Apu]] appears yellow.
 
*When the crowd joins Flanders on the hill during the "Que Sera Sera" song, [[Apu]] appears yellow.
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*The writers seem to have confused comets with {{w|meteorites}}
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File:Jimbo Jones hand.png|Jimbo with a white hand.
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File:Yellow Apu.png|Yellow Apu.
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{{Season 6|R}}
 
{{Season 6|R}}

Latest revision as of 08:37, October 1, 2026

References/Trivia


Season 6 Episode References
← 116 "And Maggie Makes Three"
117
"Bart's Comet"
"Homie the Clown" 118 →


Cultural references[edit]

Waldo in the shelter.

Trivia[edit]

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • When everyone is in Ned's shelter, in some takes, Jimbo Jones' hand appears white, mingling with Horatio McCallister's cap; in others, it appears yellow.
  • When the crowd joins Flanders on the hill during the "Que Sera Sera" song, Apu appears yellow.
Season 6 References
Bart of Darkness • Lisa's Rival • Another Simpsons Clip Show • Itchy & Scratchy Land • Sideshow Bob Roberts • Treehouse of Horror V • Bart's Girlfriend • Lisa on Ice • Homer Badman • Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy • Fear of Flying • Homer the Great • And Maggie Makes Three • Bart's Comet • Homie the Clown • Bart vs. Australia • Homer vs. Patty and Selma • A Star Is Burns • Lisa's Wedding • Two Dozen and One Greyhounds • The PTA Disbands • 'Round Springfield • The Springfield Connection • Lemon of Troy • Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)