Bart's Not Dead/References

Cultural references

 * The title of the episode is a reference to the movie .
 * The title may also be a reference to the Dead Bart fake episode creepypasta.
 * The song "One More Chance" is a parody of "" from .
 * The song was previously parodied as "Let Them Play!" in the episode "What to Expect When Bart's Expecting".
 * The room the aliens in the couch gag are in is similar to the room David Bowman finds himself in at the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
 * Christian movies seen include:
 * The God Couple, a reference to .
 * How To Train Your Deacon, a reference to .
 * There's Something About Mary Magdalene, a reference to .
 * Crazy Rich Aslans, a reference to ' and from '.
 * Rotten Communion Wafers is a reference to the website.
 * On the wall of plot ideas, there are notes saying that "Homer = Hugh Jackman" and ""Miracle at the ".
 * Springfield Pizza Kitchen is a parody of.
 * In the interview with, Homer references her role as in .
 * In the interview with, she, Homer and Ned reference her role as in ' and as Wonder Woman in the '.
 * Homer also mentions how he falls asleep when he sees the DC logo.
 * Homer mentions that he wants to play him. He then asks Gal Gadot to use her magic lasso to kidnap him.
 * Homer mentions.
 * Homer mentions Academy of Arts and Anti-Sciences, a parody of
 * Homer says that nothing in ' was true and that he has strong doubts about '.
 * Homer asks if they can tell the truth after the s.
 * The people in Jewish Heaven include, King David, Hyman Krustofsky, Golda Meir, Albert Einstein and Moshe Dayan.

Continuity

 * Clips showed in the opening:
 * Sideshow Bob trying to launch the missile. ("Gone Boy")
 * Homer surrounded by bobbleheads. ("The Town")
 * Young Homer and Bart staring at the sky. ("Barthood")
 * The Simpsons with Fry, Leela and Bender. ("Simpsorama")
 * Lego versions of the Simpson family. ("Brick Like Me")
 * Mr. Burns as Fruit Bat Man. ("Dark Knight Court")
 * The future Simpson family. ("Holidays of Future Passed")
 * and puppet versions of the Simpsons. ("The Fight Before Christmas")
 * Marge curling. ("Boy Meets Curl")
 * Maggie on a throne with light coming out of her. ("Gone Maggie Gone")
 * Homer having a flashback of his life. ("Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind")
 * Bart on the phone to Jack Bauer. ("24 Minutes")
 * Stories within stories within stories. ("The Seemingly Never-Ending Story")
 * Homer and Bart dancing in Catholic Heaven. ("The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star")
 * Lisa all dressed up and singing. ("The President Wore Pearls")
 * Krusty against a Democrat on a Fox News segment. ("Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington")
 * Homer cutting himself shaving and rainbows come out. ("Weekend at Burnsie's")
 * Young Homer putting a crayon up his nose. ("HOMЯ")
 * applauding, with his hair going up. ("Behind the Laughter")
 * taking off in his wheelchair. "(They Saved Lisa's Brain")
 * Homer getting beaten up backstage at a concert. ("Trash of the Titans")
 * Homer shielding Bart's eyes from the Ajax Steel Mill with gay workers. ("Homer's Phobia")
 * Gary Chalmers holding a burger and referring to it as "Steamed Hams". ("22 Short Films About Springfield")
 * The "Do It For Her" sign in Homer's office. ("And Maggie Makes Three")
 * Sideshow Bob stepping on rakes. ("Cape Feare")
 * saying "the cosmic ballet goes on". "(Marge vs. the Monorail")
 * suffering from gigantism. ("Homer at the Bat")
 * Homer jumping the Springfield Gorge on Bart's skateboard. "(Bart the Daredevil")
 * Homer coming home to his family at Christmas with Santa's Little Helper. ("Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire")
 * Jimbo says that he loves Echo Canyon, a reference to the short "Echo Canyon".
 * Homer says to Marge "as someone who has fallen off of cliffs lots of times", a reference to multiple occasions in which he did, including "Bart the Daredevil".

Goofs

 * On the "Thank you, Springfield Film Commision" image, "Commission" is spelled as "Commision".