It Came from the '70s/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

Cultural references

• Comic Book Guy was driving the Batmobile.
• The first story Homer tells is a parody of The Muppets.
  • Lisa the Frog is a parody of Kermit.
  • Krusty the Bear is a parody of Fozzie Bear.
  • Grampa and Jasper are a parody of Statler and Waldorf.
  • El Barto the Great is a parody of Gonzo.
• Elton John was to be a guest on the show, but one of the Muppets ate him. He later appears in the rubble of the show.
• Krusty the Bear mentions the "Fraggle Races", a reference to Fraggle Rock.
  • He also mentions Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street.
• Old MacDonald, Mr. Burns, and Smithers sing a parody of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm".
• The band playing during the song sing that they think they're E.L.O.
• The second story Homer tells is a parody of Little House on the Prairie.
• Edna Krabappel leaves the school to marry Oscar Wilde.
• Lisa teaches about Elizabeth Blackwell and Lucy Hobbs Taylor, Arabella Mansfield, and Victoria Woodhull.
• Disco Stu tells Homer that stories are like Charlie's Angels and should come in threes.
• The third story is a parody of The Dukes of Hazzard.
• Homer tells Kearney that he is Fred Flintstone from The Flintstones.
• Dr. Hibbert asks Homer to tell him about a Bill Cosby series.
• Edna Krabappel asks Homer to tell her about Remington Steele.
• Comic Book Guy asks Homer to tell him about Knight Rider.

Continuity

• Grampa and Jasper previously parodied Statler and Waldorf in Maggie's dream in the season 22 episode "The Fight Before Christmas".