That '90s Show/References

Cultural references

 * The title is a reference to , and the short lived ''.
 * The song that plays whilst the Simpsons are around the fire is "" by and.
 * Homer mentions that a struggling created Futurama.
 * Homer said that young people believed in their dreams thanks to .
 * A billboard of Sonic the Hedgehog and Amy Rose is seen.
 * Marge says that their happiness was going to unravel, just like Kevin Costner's career, thanks to .
 * A young Comic Book Guy says that The Lord of the Rings can never be filmed.
 * Homer is seen reading The Bridges of Madison County.
 * When Marge tells Homer that every president has been a straight white man, Homer asks if that includes Walt Disney.
 * Marge read the book A People's History of the United States by.
 * Homer was watching the  episode "" and said "Oh Elaine, will you ever find someone who's sponge-worthy?" He then referred to Marge as Newman.
 * Homer was drinking.
 * The song "" by plays when Homer and Marge are in bed.
 * The statue "Moonbird" by is seen at Springfield University.
 * Homer says that the college is nothing like .
 * Sadgasm parodies Nirvana, a Grunge Band whose songs are parodied by the band. Homer even occasionally wears the T-shirt Kurt Cobain wore in the music video "" (the green striped t-shirt with long white sleeves).
 * Sadgasm's first song "Kisses Are Dirt" is a parody of two of Nirvana's songs combined "" and "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle".
 * The scene where "Marvin Cobain" calls his cousin Kurt to tell him about the new sound he's "been looking for" is a parody of the scene in  where "Marvin Berry" makes a similar call to his cousin Chuck.
 * As the beans come out of "Cutie-puss", "" by plays.
 * "Weird Al" parodies Homer's song "Shave Me" (Titled "Brain Freeze"), a parody of "" by Nirvana, which harkens back to his actual parody of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit".
 * Homer's song "Margerine" is a parody of "" by.
 * Marge mentions that is on the horizon.
 * Homer mentions that there will never be a president worse than Bill Clinton.

Trivia

 * The songs sung by Sadgasm were, "Margerine", "Back Rub" and "Politically Incorrect (Kisses Are Dirt)".

Goofs

 * Amy Rose was shown to have her "New Generation" appearance that was first introduced in Sonic Adventure, which wasn't released in America until the year 1999.
 * This episode conflicts with other 'flashback' episodes. Past 'flashback' episodes feature Homer and Marge in their twenties/ early thirties during the eighties and early nineties and already had Bart, Lisa and even Maggie. This is due to the floating timeline that prevents anyone in the Simpsons from aging with no suitable reason as to why.