Springfield: Year Zero/References

Cultural references

 * The scene in the Itchy & Scratchy cartoon where Scratchy is torn to pieces by a tornado is reminiscent of a scene in the 2000 sci-fi film  where an astronaut suffers a very similar fate.
 * When Homer thinks he's in a post-apocalyptic future:
 * He thinks he might be the last man on earth, "like the Fresh Prince", a reference to in .
 * He laments, "That hot chick in the cell phone ads. Oh, why did she have to die?", referring to spokeswoman.

Trivia

 * Homer thinks he's travelled to the following times:
 * The
 * The
 * Millions of years ago, during the time of the
 * A post-apocalyptic future

Continuity
Homer time-jumps for real (albeit in a non-canon setting) in the "Time and Punishment" segment of "Treehouse of Horror V".