They Fixed Homer's Brain!/References

Cultural references

 * The title is a reference to the film .
 * Flanders attempts to return a record of the song  to a music store after Todd listened to it backwards. This is a reference to allegations of Satanic messages found within the song if played backwards.

Continuity

 * The plot is similar to the episode "HOMЯ", both of which feature Homer becoming more intelligent. The episode aired in January 2001, four years after this comic was released.
 * Lisa's Saxophone was also destroyed in "Lisa's Sax".