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Season 17 Episode References

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This episode's name was unknown while Season 17 was being aired.
This is the second episode of Season 17 that has a full title sequence.
It's revealed that Jasper's last name is Beardley, there is a Jebediah Springfield IV alive, and Marge was born in February.
The couch gag goes as follows: 2006—the Simpsons are sitting on the couch; 2007—the family is one year older; 2008—Homer is absent and Marge is wearing a black dress; 2009—Lenny is in Homer's place; 2010—Carl is in Marge's place; 2011- Marge is back and Jimbo takes Homer's place. 2012—Homer is back and has become a robot; 2013—the entire family has become robots.
Grampa calls Mason Fairbanks Horatio Homewrecker which is a reference to the classic fictional British Naval Hero Horatio Hornblower.
"Piso mojado" ("The famed emeralds of Piso Mojado") is Spanish for "wet floor."
The memories of Homer and Abe Simpson did before he passes out from lack of oxygen are:
- Abe playfully holding up his keys in front of Homer while he was a kid, to which Homer eventually succeeds in taking, and Abe stating that he likes Homer, up until he notices that Homer used Abe's keys to use the car.
- A teenage Homer drawing an (albeit crudely drawn) portrait of Abe Simpson, with Abe expressing joy.
- Abe attending Homer's wedding with Marge and giving him his life savings in an envelope, only for a bird to snatch away the money, to Abe's disappointment.

The episode references the film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou in that Homer thinks he found his biological father. In The Life Aquatic Ned Zissou experiences the same. Also the episode references the underwater exploration team that is in the film.
The song playing when everyone is disposing of their tires is "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash.

When Dr. Hibbert says "Homer's Biological Father is Mason Fairbanks", Mason stands up with a blue coat on and black jeans. Then Homer says "Who's Mason Fairbanks" and Dr. Hibbert points to Mason in his usual attire.

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