Saturdays of Thunder/References

Cultural references

 * The episode title is a pun on the stock-car racing movie Days of Thunder.

Trivia

 * The scene in which Bart welds with his mask up caused a battle between the show creators and the network censors. The censors were concerned that children would imitate Bart by misusing welding tools. The show creators were able to convince them that very few kids would use welding tools anyway.
 * Tapes at the video shack include: "Du Du Du", "Border Siesta", "The Bad Football", "Speed Boat Bloopers", "Frisbee", "Super Jock 3", "Death By Knockout", "Bench Clearing Brawls", "Blood On The Ice", and "Football's Greatest Injuries".
 * The head of the National Fatherhood Institute drinks from a Super Dad mug.
 * Homer says his credit expiration date is "June 1989.. uh, 2012". 1989 is the year the first Simpsons episode aired.
 * Homer double parks at the VHS Village.
 * This is the first episode to feature the full version of the current theme music. (Although the full version of the opening for this episode was used outside of the USA, it was also released on all releases of the third season DVD.)
 * The sign at the video store reads: VHS Village, Formerly the Beta Barn.
 * Marge and her sisters read Idle Chatter and Peephole magazines at the beauty salon.
 * Harry Shearer based the voice of Dave, the director of the Fatherhood Institute, on actor Mason Adams.
 * This episode premiered November 14, 1991 and got high ratings due in part to the fact that it was immediately follow by the premiere of Michael Jackson's infamous "Black or White" music video, the one that ends with Jackson smashing the car windows.
 * Deathrace 2000 was another inspiration for the episode.
 * The spice rack from Itchy & Scratchy & Marge is shown again.
 * Bart's "Li'l Lightnin'" re-appears in Lego Dimensions, although for some reason is called the "Gravity Sprinter".

Goofs

 * When Homer asks Flanders when a boy should start dating and immediately drives away, it shows him handling the steering wheel from the backseat of his car.