Radioactive Homer/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

Cultural references

• Among the costumes seen at the masquerade ball are:
  • Dr. Hibbert and Bernice Hibbert as Fred Flintstone and Wilma Flintstone from The Flintstones.
  • Principal Skinner as Spock from Star Trek.
  • Reverend Lovejoy and Helen Lovejoy as Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia from Star Wars.
  • Mayor Quimby as Elvis Presley.
  • Miss Hoover as Cleopatra.
  • Otto Mann as Bongo from Life in Hell.
  • Moe Szyslak as Mr. T.
  • An unnamed woman as Jessica Rabbit.
  • Captain McCallister as Peter Pan.
  • Krusty the Clown and Mr. Teeny as Batman and Robin.
  • Cletus and Brandine Spuckler as Popeye and Olive Oyl.
  • Professor Frink as Doctor Strange from Marvel Comics.
  • A news reporter as Clark Kent/Superman.
• Kirk Van Houten is dragged away whilst screaming "the hills have eyes", a reference to the horror franchise The Hills Have Eyes.
• Bart mentions getting on Ricki Lake because of Homer going crazy and thinking he's Radioactive Man.
• The television at the mental hospital was playing Strait-Jacket starring Joan Crawford.

Continuity

• Homer is taken to New Bedlam Rest Home for the Emotionally Interesting. He meets with Leon Kompowsky again. ("Stark Raving Dad")
• Marge goes to the Power Plant to try and get her old job back. ("Marge Gets a Job") However, Gummy Joe got promoted to her old position. ("Last Exit to Springfield")
• Project Q, which was previously mentioned in The Amazing Colossal Homer, makes a physical appearance.