Homer the Whopper/References

Cultural references

 * The title is a play on an old slogan of Burger King: "Home of the Whopper".
 * At the movie studio, one of the posters is for a movie call Welcome Back, Potter. This is a parody of the movie/book series Harry Potter and the 1970s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter.
 * The Villain in the Everyman film looks exactly like the Lizard, one of the villains of the comic book hero Spider-Man.
 * Some of the posters in the movie theater were references to real life movies.
 * Alvin and the Chipmunks 3: Gettin' Rabies is a reference to the .
 * Star Wars Episode VII: The Apology is a reference to Star Wars. In real life, an  is being produced, but is most likely not going to be called The Apology.
 * Eddie Murphy's The Fat Suit was a reference to his role as the Klump family in the "Nutty Professor" franchise.
 * In the Comic Book Store hangs a poster of Swatchmen, a parody of Watchmen.
 * After Lyle McCarthy falls down to the ground he uses his shirt to as wings to fly like Rocky the Flying Squirel from The Rocky and Bullwinke Show.
 * Lyle nicknames Homer Homersapien, a reference to either the popular toy Robosapien or the scientific name for man, Homo sapiens.
 * The mural that Nelson is painting in the school yard resembles Picasso's "Guernica" but with some visual references to the Simpsons.
 * : When the Everyman film is played in the cinema and Homer's physical appearance changes throughout the viewing, it is a reference to 's role in Plan 9. Lugosi died before Plan 9 began production, and director included Lugosi in the film via footage he had recorded for other projects. In some scenes, Lugosi's character was portrayed by a stand-in who was taller than Lugosi and bore no resemblance to him, resulting in Lugosi's character changing appearance from scene to scene, similar to Homer in the Everyman film.

Trivia

 * This is the second episode in which Matt Groening, creator of the show, has guest starred as . He is seen loading his truck with Bongo Comics, his own line of comic books, while saying how rich he is.
 * When Groening is loading the comics into his truck, a picture of the Simpson family is visible on the back of his jacket.
 * Comic Book Guy's Everyman comic is later seen on the wall of his store in "Moms I'd Like to Forget".

Goofs

 * When Comic Book Guy is thrown in the "Former Studio Heads" Trash Can, the can is hardly full. Then, in an above shot, the can is full with people, and Comic Book Guy is on the top of them.
 * When Homer says, "I need change for a dollar. I also need a dollar", his mouth doesn't match.
 * When Matt Groening "steals" the Everyman comics, he says "I'm so rich", but his mouth doesn't move.