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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a reference to [[The Moody Blues]] album ''{{W|Days of Future Passed}}''.
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*The episode title is either a reference to [[The Moody Blues]] album ''{{W|Days of Future Passed}}'' or the [[Marvel Comics]] storyline ''{{W|Days of Future Past}}''.
 
*Homer wonders what life would be like if he never watched ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]''.
 
*Homer wonders what life would be like if he never watched ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]''.
 
*The music playing during the photo montage is "{{W|Sleigh Ride}}".
 
*The music playing during the photo montage is "{{W|Sleigh Ride}}".
*The rough-looking people flying airplanes are a nod to ''{{W|Mad Max}}''.
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*One of the ships in bottles that [[Homer]] has built is ''Discovery'' from ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''.
*The hotel where rock star [[Maggie]] and her band are staying is called [[The Benny Hilton]], a reference to English comedian {{w|Benny Hill}} and the {{w|Hilton Hotel}}.
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*The hotel where rock star [[Maggie]] and her band are staying is called [[The Benny Hilton]], a reference to English comedian {{W|Benny Hill}} and the {{W|Hilton Hotel}}.
*During the montage of [[Homer]] and his grandsons walking around [[Springfield]], the music playing is "{{w|Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard}}" by {{w|Paul Simon}}.
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**{{W|Yakety Sax}} plays in a scene where a woman is chased around the front of the hotel, a reference to {{W|The Benny Hill Show}}.
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*The rough-looking people flying and servicing airplanes are a nod to ''[[Mad Max]]''.
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*During the montage of Homer and his grandsons walking around [[Springfield]], the music playing is "{{W|Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard}}" by [[Paul Simon]].
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*Selma's [[lovebot]] appearance is based on {{W|Jude Law}} in ''{{W|A.I. Artificial Intelligence}}''.
 
*The robotic policemen seen in one shot closely resemble the {{W|Daleks}} from ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
 
*The robotic policemen seen in one shot closely resemble the {{W|Daleks}} from ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
*The Christmas-themed music during the credits is the same that is played at the end of "[[Treehouse of Horror XXII]]".
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*The Christmas-themed music during the credits is the same that is played at the end of "[[Treehouse of Horror XXII]]", the opening sequence from the episode "[[The Fight Before Christmas]]" and "[[Donnie Fatso]]" couch gag.
 
*A poster in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] advertises [[Soylent Green]], proclaiming it to now have "30% more people!"
 
*A poster in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] advertises [[Soylent Green]], proclaiming it to now have "30% more people!"
 
**Another poster advertises "[[Soylent Brown]]".
 
**Another poster advertises "[[Soylent Brown]]".
 
*The [[St. Beatles Cathedral]] is a reference to [[The Beatles]].
 
*The [[St. Beatles Cathedral]] is a reference to [[The Beatles]].
 
*[[District 9]] and [[District 10]] are a reference to the film ''{{W|District 9}}''.
 
*[[District 9]] and [[District 10]] are a reference to the film ''{{W|District 9}}''.
*[[NewTube]] is a parody of {{W|YouTube}}.
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*[[NewTube]] is a parody of [[YouTube]].
*When [[Lisa]] goes onto the [[Ultranet]], she notices that the [[Google (building)|Google]] logo is different and realizes that it's {{W|Dr. Seuss}}'s birthday. In real life, Google changes its logo to commemorate birthdays of famous people and anniversaries of other significant events.
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*When [[Lisa]] goes onto the [[Ultranet]], she notices that the {{ap|Google|building}} logo is different and realizes that it's {{W|Dr. Seuss}}'s birthday. In real life, Google changes its logo to commemorate birthdays of famous people and anniversaries of other significant events.
*The Ultranet is very similar to and may draw inspiration from ''[[Futurama]]'s'' {{IS|Internet}}.  
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*The Ultranet is very similar to and may draw inspiration from ''[[Futurama]]'s'' {{IS|Internet}}.
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*In her room on the Ultranet, [[Zia Simpson]] has a poster of [[Empress Zimzam]], who bears a strong resemblance to {{W|Padmé Amidala}} from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' prequel trilogy. In particular, Zimzam's headdress is almost exactly like one that Padmé wears in ''{{W|Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace|The Phantom Menace}}''.
 
*In the [[Heathrow Teleport]], a man travels to {{IS|New New York}}. This is most likely a reference to ''Futurama'' but there are other locations called New New York in sci-Fi shows/movies.
 
*In the [[Heathrow Teleport]], a man travels to {{IS|New New York}}. This is most likely a reference to ''Futurama'' but there are other locations called New New York in sci-Fi shows/movies.
*The announcer yelling "Goooooaaall!" (guest voiced by creator [[Matt Groening]]) is likely a reference to {{W|Andrés Cantor}}, a sportscaster who is famously known for yelling this when a team scores a goal.
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*The announcer yelling "Goooooaaall!" (guest voiced by creator [[Matt Groening]]) is likely a reference to [[Andrés Cantor]], a sportscaster who is famously known for yelling this when a team scores a goal.
*The receptionist at the [[Springfield General Hospital]] makes references to the {{w|Nativity of Jesus}}.
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*The receptionist at the [[Springfield General Hospital]] makes references to the {{W|nativity of Jesus}}.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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*This episode is a sequel to "[[Future-Drama]]". "[[Days of Future Future]]" is a sequel to this episode.
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*Originally, this episode was supposed to be the series finale, as [[20th Century Fox|Fox]] was considering cancelling the show due to money issues stemming from advertising the show. Once the issues were resolved with a pay cut for all involved with the show, the series was greenlit for [[season 24]] and [[Season 25|25]].
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*It's also include with ''The Simpsons [[The Complete Sixteenth Season]] DVD'' as the bonus episode in Extras menu on Disc 3 (But it cropped from original widescreen at 16:9 to fullscreen version at 4:3). With the audio language selection of {{ap|Los Simpson|Latin America|Latin Spanish}} and {{ap|Les Simpson|Quebec|Canadian French}}.
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*The end of this episode is a futuristic version of the end of [[Season 1]]'s "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]".
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=== Future events ===
 
=== Future events ===
 
==== Simpson family ====
 
==== Simpson family ====
*[[Maggie]] has become a rockstar.
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*[[Maggie]] is 31 years old and has become a rockstar.
 
*Maggie had [[Maggie's daughter|one child]].
 
*Maggie had [[Maggie's daughter|one child]].
*[[Bart]] got married to [[Jenda]], had [[Bart's eldest child|two]] [[Bart's youngest child|kids]] and got divorced.
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*[[Bart]] is 40 years old and got married to [[Jenda]], had [[Skippy Simpson|two]] [[Jiff Simpson|kids]] and got divorced.
 
*Bart moved into [[The Lofts at Springfield Elementary]].
 
*Bart moved into [[The Lofts at Springfield Elementary]].
*[[Lisa]] got married to [[Milhouse Van Houten]] and had one child, [[Zia Simpson]].
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*[[Lisa]] is 38 years old (same age as [[Homer]] in the present) and got married to [[Milhouse Van Houten]] and had one child, [[Zia Simpson]].
**Lisa's great-great-great-great half aunt, Eliza Simpson, married Milford Van Houten at some point in her life. This means Lisa is unknowingly married to her distant relative.
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**Lisa's great-great-great-great half aunt, [[Eliza Simpson]], married [[Milford Van Houten]] at some point in her life. This means Lisa is unknowingly married to a distant relative of hers.
*[[Abraham Simpson]] was cryogenically frozen because he had an incurable disease. Eventually a cure was found, but Abe was kept frozen because it was cheaper than putting him into a home. In the family photo album, Grampa only appears in the first photo, implying he may have gone to the cryogenics factory after the first photo and before the second.
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*Homer is 68 years old.
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*[[Marge]] is 66 years old.  
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*[[Abraham Simpson]] was cryogenically frozen because he had an incurable disease. Eventually, a cure was found, but Abe was kept frozen because it was cheaper than putting him into a home. In the family photo album, Grampa only appears in the first photo, implying he may have gone to the cryogenics factory after the first photo and before the second.
 
*[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] got [[Lovebots]] who then go off together instead.
 
*[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] got [[Lovebots]] who then go off together instead.
*[[Santa's Little Helper]] and [[Snowball V]] evolved into intelligent beings.
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*[[Santa's Little Helper]] and [[Snowball II]] evolved into intelligent beings.
  
 
==== Springfield citizens ====
 
==== Springfield citizens ====
 
[[File:Moe's crime scene.png|thumb|The crime scene in [[Moe's Tavern]]]]
 
[[File:Moe's crime scene.png|thumb|The crime scene in [[Moe's Tavern]]]]
 
*[[Kearney Zzyzwicz]] has become a taxi driver. He is also an ex-convict; he tells [[Maggie]] that he was once in prison with [[Bart]].
 
*[[Kearney Zzyzwicz]] has become a taxi driver. He is also an ex-convict; he tells [[Maggie]] that he was once in prison with [[Bart]].
*[[Snake Jailbird]] has now become a cyborg.
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*[[Snake Jailbird]] has become a {{ap|RoboCop|franchise}}-like cyborg.
 
*[[Apu]] and the [[Nahasapeemapetilon Octuplets]] work in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]], where they have powerful guns.
 
*[[Apu]] and the [[Nahasapeemapetilon Octuplets]] work in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]], where they have powerful guns.
 
*The Octuplets have had [[Nahasapeemapetilon octuplets' octuplets|octuplets of their own]].
 
*The Octuplets have had [[Nahasapeemapetilon octuplets' octuplets|octuplets of their own]].
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*The hounds owned by [[Mr. Burns]] are now just bones.
 
*The hounds owned by [[Mr. Burns]] are now just bones.
 
*[[Ralph Wiggum]] becomes police chief and makes a number of clones of himself. Several of these clones are seen being killed in mishaps caused by other clones.
 
*[[Ralph Wiggum]] becomes police chief and makes a number of clones of himself. Several of these clones are seen being killed in mishaps caused by other clones.
*[[Martin Prince]] received a sex change and became "Marcia Princess".
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*[[Martin Prince]] underwent [[LGBT characters|gender reassignment]] and became "Marcia Princess".
*[[Eleanor Abernathy]], [[Jasper Beardly]], [[Gary Chalmers]] and [[Agnes Skinner]] are all cryogenically frozen.
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*[[Crazy Cat Lady]], [[Jasper Beardley]], [[Gary Chalmers]] and [[Agnes Skinner]] are all cryogenically frozen.
 
*[[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] have swapped brains.
 
*[[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] have swapped brains.
*Homer accidentally killed [[Edna Krabappel]], leaving Ned to get back together with [[Maude Flanders (ghost)|Maude's ghost]].
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*Homer accidentally killed [[Edna Krabappel]], leaving Ned to get back together with [[Maude Flanders]].
 
*From the chalk outlines on the floor of [[Moe's Tavern]], it is evident that a number of people have died in the bar over the years. Among them are the [[Capital City Goofball]] and [[Sideshow Bob]], the latter apparently after stepping on a [[rake]].
 
*From the chalk outlines on the floor of [[Moe's Tavern]], it is evident that a number of people have died in the bar over the years. Among them are the [[Capital City Goofball]] and [[Sideshow Bob]], the latter apparently after stepping on a [[rake]].
  
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*[[Martians]] have been discovered.
 
*[[Martians]] have been discovered.
 
*Cloning is accessible to people.
 
*Cloning is accessible to people.
*Hover cars are seen around.
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*Hover cars are in common use.
 
*Cryogenic freezing is accessible to freeze ill people.
 
*Cryogenic freezing is accessible to freeze ill people.
 
*It is now illegal to strangle one's own children, thanks to "Homer's Law".
 
*It is now illegal to strangle one's own children, thanks to "Homer's Law".
*{{W|Prince Harry}} has risen to power, become a ruthless tyrant and reinstated capital punishment in the form of beheading.
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*[[Prince Harry]] has risen to power, become a ruthless tyrant and reinstated capital punishment in the form of beheading.
 
*[[Living tree|Trees]] are revealed to be alive.
 
*[[Living tree|Trees]] are revealed to be alive.
*While the Internet still exists, many people (including Zia Simpson) go online via the [[Ultranet]], a virtual reality environment that people connect to by plugging cables into ports on their necks.
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*The night sky is now used as advertising space, as the stars are rearranged to spell out ad slogans. Two advertisers seen using this medium are [[Buzz Cola]] and [[Cookie Kwan]] (whose slogan is now "#1 in the western sky").
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*While the Internet still exists, many people (including [[Zia Simpson]]) go online via the [[Ultranet]], a virtual reality environment that people connect to by plugging cables into ports on their necks.
 
*Teleporting is now the most common method of travel, but some medical conditions, such as pregnancy, preclude it. Also, if you talk while being teleported, people on the receiving end can hear you.
 
*Teleporting is now the most common method of travel, but some medical conditions, such as pregnancy, preclude it. Also, if you talk while being teleported, people on the receiving end can hear you.
 
**Bart's sons go to his apartment by teleporter. Before they arrive, Bart hears them complaining about having to spend Christmas with him.
 
**Bart's sons go to his apartment by teleporter. Before they arrive, Bart hears them complaining about having to spend Christmas with him.
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*People can get messages sent direct to their brains, called B-Mail. Viruses sent via B-Mail can cause seizures.
 
*People can get messages sent direct to their brains, called B-Mail. Viruses sent via B-Mail can cause seizures.
 
*Some people can hear thoughts. It is unknown if they hear them all the time or if it's at will.
 
*Some people can hear thoughts. It is unknown if they hear them all the time or if it's at will.
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*Shape-changing tattoos now exist, evidently based on holograms or similar technology. Zia has one on her left upper arm.
 
*Some body parts can be replaced by ordering new ones. [[Homer]] promises [[Marge]] some "future sex", meaning that it'll happen a week from tomorrow, as "That's when the new penis gets here."
 
*Some body parts can be replaced by ordering new ones. [[Homer]] promises [[Marge]] some "future sex", meaning that it'll happen a week from tomorrow, as "That's when the new penis gets here."
  
 
== Goofs ==
 
== Goofs ==
*[[Lisa]] mentions that it's {{W|Dr. Seuss}}' birthday. However, he was born on March 2, 1904 and the episode takes place just before Christmas.
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*[[Lisa]] mentions that it's {{W|Dr. Seuss}}' birthday. However, he was born on March 2, 1904 and the episode takes place just before Christmas. ''(It is possible, with all that has changed in the future, that Christmas is now observed in March.)''
**It is possible, with all that has changed in the future, that Christmas is now observed in March.
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*Even though Edna was killed, she is still able to send a friend request to Lisa on the [[Ultranet]]. ''(Edna could have made the friend request BEFORE she was killed, and Lisa is only now seeing the request. We're given the impression that Lisa isn't a very frequent user of the Ultranet.)''
*Even though Edna was killed, she is still able to request friendship to Lisa on the [[Ultranet]].
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*When Bart & Lisa get drunk, their voice actresses were actually slipping into their real voices.
**Edna could have made the friend request BEFORE she was killed, and Lisa is only now seeing the request. We're given the impression that Lisa isn't a very frequent user of the Ultranet.
 
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
 
*Homer talks about it being the future, like he did in "[[Bart to the Future]]".
 
*Homer talks about it being the future, like he did in "[[Bart to the Future]]".
 
*Mr. Burns last released the hounds at Christmas in "[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]".
 
*Mr. Burns last released the hounds at Christmas in "[[Dude, Where's My Ranch?]]".
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*[[Bart]]'s ex-wife [[Jenda]] was previously seen as his girlfriend in "[[Future-Drama]]", another future-set episode.
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*One of the categories on the Ultranet Facebook is "The Simpsons go to.." and shows pictures of various people the Simpsons have met when they've visited other countries:
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**[[Ugolin]] from "[[The Crepes of Wrath]]".
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**[[Andy]] and the guy with the giant boot from "[[Bart vs. Australia]]".
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**[[Kitenge]] from "[[Simpson Safari]]".
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**[[Tony Blair]] and [[Queen Elizabeth II]] from "[[The Regina Monologues]]".
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**The guy in the Toucan costume from "[[Blame It on Lisa]]".
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**The [[Guinness brewer]] from "[[In the Name of the Grandfather]]".
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**[[Sakatumi]] from "[[Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo]]".
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**[[Jakob]] from "[[The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed]]".
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*The Big Digi-Ben appears. ("[[Lisa's Wedding]]")
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{{Season 23|R}}
  
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[[Category:References]]
 
 
[[Category:Cultural references]]
 
[[Category:Cultural references]]
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[[Category:Trivia]]
 
[[Category:Goofs]]
 
[[Category:Goofs]]
 
[[Category:Continuity]]
 
[[Category:Continuity]]

Latest revision as of 12:10, October 28, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 23 Episode References
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"Holidays of Future Passed"
"Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson" 496


Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • This episode is a sequel to "Future-Drama". "Days of Future Future" is a sequel to this episode.
  • Originally, this episode was supposed to be the series finale, as Fox was considering cancelling the show due to money issues stemming from advertising the show. Once the issues were resolved with a pay cut for all involved with the show, the series was greenlit for season 24 and 25.
  • It's also include with The Simpsons The Complete Sixteenth Season DVD as the bonus episode in Extras menu on Disc 3 (But it cropped from original widescreen at 16:9 to fullscreen version at 4:3). With the audio language selection of Latin Spanish and Canadian French.
  • The end of this episode is a futuristic version of the end of Season 1's "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".

Future events[edit]

Simpson family[edit]

  • Maggie is 31 years old and has become a rockstar.
  • Maggie had one child.
  • Bart is 40 years old and got married to Jenda, had two kids and got divorced.
  • Bart moved into The Lofts at Springfield Elementary.
  • Lisa is 38 years old (same age as Homer in the present) and got married to Milhouse Van Houten and had one child, Zia Simpson.
    • Lisa's great-great-great-great half aunt, Eliza Simpson, married Milford Van Houten at some point in her life. This means Lisa is unknowingly married to a distant relative of hers.
  • Homer is 68 years old.
  • Marge is 66 years old.
  • Abraham Simpson was cryogenically frozen because he had an incurable disease. Eventually, a cure was found, but Abe was kept frozen because it was cheaper than putting him into a home. In the family photo album, Grampa only appears in the first photo, implying he may have gone to the cryogenics factory after the first photo and before the second.
  • Patty and Selma got Lovebots who then go off together instead.
  • Santa's Little Helper and Snowball II evolved into intelligent beings.

Springfield citizens[edit]

The crime scene in Moe's Tavern

Around Springfield[edit]

Others[edit]

  • Earth put a man on the sun.
  • Aliens are seen living on Earth peacefully.
  • Shrink rays have been invented.
  • Martians have been discovered.
  • Cloning is accessible to people.
  • Hover cars are in common use.
  • Cryogenic freezing is accessible to freeze ill people.
  • It is now illegal to strangle one's own children, thanks to "Homer's Law".
  • Prince Harry has risen to power, become a ruthless tyrant and reinstated capital punishment in the form of beheading.
  • Trees are revealed to be alive.
  • The night sky is now used as advertising space, as the stars are rearranged to spell out ad slogans. Two advertisers seen using this medium are Buzz Cola and Cookie Kwan (whose slogan is now "#1 in the western sky").
  • While the Internet still exists, many people (including Zia Simpson) go online via the Ultranet, a virtual reality environment that people connect to by plugging cables into ports on their necks.
  • Teleporting is now the most common method of travel, but some medical conditions, such as pregnancy, preclude it. Also, if you talk while being teleported, people on the receiving end can hear you.
    • Bart's sons go to his apartment by teleporter. Before they arrive, Bart hears them complaining about having to spend Christmas with him.
    • In London, Maggie is denied access to the teleporter due to her pregnancy, and is forced to take an airplane flight to Springfield.
  • People can get messages sent direct to their brains, called B-Mail. Viruses sent via B-Mail can cause seizures.
  • Some people can hear thoughts. It is unknown if they hear them all the time or if it's at will.
  • Shape-changing tattoos now exist, evidently based on holograms or similar technology. Zia has one on her left upper arm.
  • Some body parts can be replaced by ordering new ones. Homer promises Marge some "future sex", meaning that it'll happen a week from tomorrow, as "That's when the new penis gets here."

Goofs[edit]

  • Lisa mentions that it's Dr. Seuss' birthday. However, he was born on March 2, 1904 and the episode takes place just before Christmas. (It is possible, with all that has changed in the future, that Christmas is now observed in March.)
  • Even though Edna was killed, she is still able to send a friend request to Lisa on the Ultranet. (Edna could have made the friend request BEFORE she was killed, and Lisa is only now seeing the request. We're given the impression that Lisa isn't a very frequent user of the Ultranet.)
  • When Bart & Lisa get drunk, their voice actresses were actually slipping into their real voices.

Continuity[edit]

Season 23 References
The Falcon and the D'ohman Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts Treehouse of Horror XXII Replaceable You The Food Wife The Book Job The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants The Ten-Per-Cent Solution Holidays of Future Passed Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson The D'oh-cial Network Moe Goes from Rags to Riches The Daughter Also Rises At Long Last Leave Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart‎ How I Wet Your Mother Them, Robot Beware My Cheating Bart‎ A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again The Spy Who Learned Me Ned 'n Edna's Blend Agenda Lisa Goes Gaga