The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase/References

Trivia

 * Lisa appears with one line in "Chief Wiggum P.I". It is announced she is replaced (by an older, more attractive, but less intelligent) girl in "The Simpsons Family Smile Time Variety Hour", which is a likely spoof of the 1977 spin off "", where Eve Plumb refused to participate in this spin-off, so she was replaced by another girl playing Jan Brady.
 * Homer is the only family member to appear in all three stories.
 * Actor Troy McClure hosts this showcase amidst a sea of framed pictures depicting such vintage TV spin-offs as ', ', ', ' and .
 * Rhoda featured Julie Kavner, voice of Marge Simpson.
 * When Kent Brockman is announcing the debut of "The Simpsons Smile Time Variety Hour" a clock is behind him reading 8:20, which during the episode's debut, was the approximate time that segment was aired for households that went by Pacific Standard Time and Eastern Standard Time.
 * Betty is a caricature of her voice actress Tress MacNeille.

Cultural references

 * Troy McClure introduces himself by saying, "You may remember me from such TV spinoffs as Son of Sanford and Son and AfterMannix", referencing the following:
 * M*A*S*H and 
 *  - The title of Chief Wiggum's skit is a reference to the famous TV show.
 *  - The "Love Matic Grandpa", where Moe's Love Tester is possessed by the spirit of Grandpa, is a spoof of this Jerry Van Dyke show, where a man buys an antique car to learn that his deceased mother is communicating to him through the car.
 * The Flintstones - The tiny alien called Ozmodiar is based on from this series.
 *  - The "Love Matic Grandpa", where Moe's Love Tester is possessed by the spirit of Grandpa, is a spoof of this Jerry Van Dyke show, where a man buys an antique car to learn that his deceased mother is communicating to him through the car.
 * The Flintstones - The tiny alien called Ozmodiar is based on from this series.