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Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a reference to the movie God's Not Dead.
  • The title may also be a reference to the Dead Bart fake episode creepypasta.
• The song "One More Chance" is a parody of "One Day More" from Les Misérables.
  • The song was previously parodied as "Let Them Play!" in the episode "What to Expect When Bart's Expecting".
• The room the aliens in the couch gag are in is similar to the room David Bowman finds himself in at the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
• Christian movies seen include:
  • The God Couple, a reference to The Odd Couple.
  • How To Train Your Deacon, a reference to How to Train Your Dragon.
  • There's Something About Mary Magdalene, a reference to There's Something About Mary.
  • Crazy Rich Aslans, a reference to Crazy Rich Asians and Aslan from The Chronicles of Narnia.
• Rotten Communion Wafers is a reference to the website Rotten Tomatoes.
• On the wall of plot ideas, there are notes saying that "Homer = Hugh Jackman" and "Miracle at the Academy Awards".
• Springfield Pizza Kitchen is a parody of California Pizza Kitchen.
• In the interview with Emily Deschanel, Homer references her role as Temperance "Bones" Brennan in Bones.
• In the interview with Gal Gadot, she, Homer and Ned reference her role as Gisele Yashar in Fast and Furious and as Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe.
  • Homer also mentions how he falls asleep when he sees the DC logo.
  • Homer mentions that he wants Gene Hackman to play him. He then asks Gal Gadot to use her magic lasso to kidnap him.
• Homer mentions Paul Thomas Anderson.
• Homer mentions Academy of Arts and Anti-Sciences, a parody of Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Homer says that nothing in Argo was true and that he has strong doubts about The Incredibles.
• Homer asks if they can tell the truth after the Golden Globe Awards.
• The people in Jewish Heaven include Joan Rivers, King David, Hyman Krustofsky, Golda Meir, Albert Einstein and Moshe Dayan.

Continuity

• Clips showed in the opening:
  • Sideshow Bob trying to launch the missile. ("Gone Boy")
  • Homer surrounded by bobbleheads. ("The Town")
  • Young Homer and Bart staring at the sky. ("Barthood")
  • The Simpsons with Fry, Leela and Bender. ("Simpsorama")
  • Lego versions of the Simpson family. ("Brick Like Me")
  • Mr. Burns as Fruit Bat Man. ("Dark Knight Court")
  • The future Simpson family. ("Holidays of Future Passed")
  • Katy Perry and puppet versions of the Simpsons. ("The Fight Before Christmas")
  • Marge curling. ("Boy Meets Curl")
  • Maggie on a throne with light coming out of her. ("Gone Maggie Gone")
  • Homer having a flashback of his life. ("Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind")
  • Bart on the phone to Jack Bauer. ("24 Minutes")
  • Stories within stories within stories. ("The Seemingly Never-Ending Story")
  • Homer and Bart dancing in Catholic Heaven. ("The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star")
  • Lisa all dressed up and singing. ("The President Wore Pearls")
  • Krusty against a Democrat on a Fox News segment. ("Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington")
  • Homer cutting himself shaving and rainbows come out. ("Weekend at Burnsie's")
  • Young Homer putting a crayon up his nose. ("HOMЯ")
  • Willie Nelson applauding, with his hair going up. ("Behind the Laughter")
  • Stephen Hawking taking off in his wheelchair. ("They Saved Lisa's Brain")
  • Homer getting beaten up backstage at a U2 concert. ("Trash of the Titans")
  • Homer shielding Bart's eyes from the Ajax Steel Mill with gay workers. ("Homer's Phobia")
  • Gary Chalmers holding a burger and referring to it as "Steamed Hams". ("22 Short Films About Springfield")
  • The "Do It For Her" sign in Homer's office. ("And Maggie Makes Three")
  • Sideshow Bob stepping on rakes. ("Cape Feare")
  • Leonard Nimoy saying "the cosmic ballet goes on". ("Marge vs. the Monorail")
  • Ken Griffey, Jr. suffering from gigantism. ("Homer at the Bat")
  • Homer jumping the Springfield Gorge on Bart's skateboard. ("Bart the Daredevil")
  • Homer coming home to his family at Christmas with Santa's Little Helper. ("Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire")
• Jimbo says that he loves Echo Canyon, a reference to the short "Echo Canyon".
• Homer says to Marge "as someone who has fallen off of cliffs lots of times", a reference to multiple occasions in which he did, including "Bart the Daredevil".

Goofs

• On the "Thank you, Springfield Film Commision" image, "Commission" is spelled as "Commision".