Beyond Blunderdome/References

Trivia

 * The Elec-Taurus car seen at the start of the episode is a driveable vehicle in The Simpsons Road Rage and The Simpsons: Hit & Run.

Cultural references

 * The title is a reference to the movie , in which Mel Gibson starred.
 * When Homer is watching a test screening for Mel Gibson's remake of ', he badmouths it, saying "At least the version had the giant rabbit who ran the savings and loan!". These are references to ' and It's a Wonderful Life.
 * Rainier Wolfcastle is seen filming Saving Irene Ryan, a reference to both  and the TV sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies.
 * After the studio cart crashes, Mel says to Homer, "I'm getting too old for this crap," paraphrasing what often says to Mel Gibson's  character.
 * Mel Gibson tossing away his U.S. Senator badge at the end of the Mr. Smith remake is similar to the endings of ' and '.
 * Mel Gibson's pilot is John Travolta, who plays a pilot in a number of films including , but is also himself a certified pilot who owns five aircraft.
 * The police shoot-out scene with is a reference to Downey's problems with the law in the 1990s, during which the actor battled drug addiction and was arrested on several occasions.
 * Mel Gibson says to Marge, "I speed all the time, but cops never give me a ticket." This episode aired seven years before Gibson was arrested for speeding and DUI.
 * The movie billboard in Hollywood that Homer and Mel Gibson crashed through featured a woman (implied to be overgoing labor) and the title "She's Having a Baby... Again!", spoofing the movie 
 * The scene where Homer drives the Elec-Taurus into the water is from the 007 film .
 * Vehicles seen in the Hollywood motor museum include:
 * The Road warrior car from
 * The Batmobile.
 * The Flintstone Mobile with Fred, Wilma and Dino Flintstone in it from The Flintstones.
 * The Flintstone Mobile with Fred, Wilma and Dino Flintstone in it from The Flintstones.

Continuity

 * At the end of the episode "When You Dish Upon a Star", Judge Snyder declares that Homer cannot be within 500 miles of any celebrity, living or dead. However, in this episode, the restraining order seems to have been either dropped or forgotten.
 * In Marge Simpson Living, Marge reminds Homer that he has tried snowplowing ("Mr. Plow"), webhosting ("The Computer Wore Menace Shoes"), trucking ("Maximum Homerdrive"), fortune cookie writing ("A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love"), cartoon voiceovers ("The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"), food critic ("Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"), screen writer ("Beyond Blunderdome"), mixologoist ("Flaming Moe's"), bootlegger ("Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment") and astronaut ("Deep Space Homer") when he was searching for a new job.