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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a pun on the television series ''[[Star Trek]]: {{W|Star Trek: Deep Space NineDeep Space Nine}}''.
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*The episode title is a pun on the television series ''[[Star Trek]]: {{W|Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine}}''.
*The episode features numerous film parodies, mostly referencing ''{{W|The Right Stuff (film)|The Right Stuff}}'' and ''{{W|2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey}}''.
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*The episode features numerous film parodies, mostly referencing ''{{W2|The Right Stuff|film}}'' and ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''.
*The scene where [[Homer]] and [[Barney]] are dueling in an arena is a reference to "{{W|The Gamesters of Triskelion}}", an episode of ''{{W|Star Trek: The Original Series}}''.
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*Homer trying to read the back of his head on the floor is a parody of ''[[The Three Stooges]]''.
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*The TV shows that are shown in NASA are of ''{{W2|Home Improvement|TV series}}'' and ''[[Married... with Children]]''.
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*The scene where the family drive up to [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station]] is a parody of ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]''.
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*Homer realizes that the ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' is Earth, then parodies the scene of George Taylor realizing the same thing.
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*The scenes of Homer and Barney training are a parody of ''{{W2|The Right Stuff|film}}''.
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*Barney sings the first part of "{{W|Major-General's Song}}" from ''{{W|The Pirates of Penzance}}''.
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*Homer sings the first line of "{{W|There once was a man from Nantucket}}".
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*The two scenes where [[Homer]] experiences excessive G-force, his face is transformed into [[Popeye]] and [[Richard Nixon]].
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*The scene where [[Homer]] and [[Barney]] are dueling in an arena is a reference to "{{W|The Gamesters of Triskelion}}", an episode of ''{{W|Star Trek: The Original Series}}''. [[Dr. Babcock]] then wagers "400 quatloos on the newcomer", again referencing the episode.
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*[[Race Banyon]] is a parody of Race Bannon from ''{{W|Jonny Quest}}''.
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*''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode title "[[Scar Trek: The Next Laceration]]" is a parody of ''{{W|Star Trek: The Next Generation}}''.
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*Itchy bursts out of Scratchy's stomach in a parody of the ''[[Alien]]'' films.
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*Homer mentioned the time he could have met {{Ch|Mr. T}} at the mall.
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*Homer eats potato chips in zero gravity to the song "{{W|The Blue Danube}}" by {{W|Johann Strauss II}}.
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*{{Ch|James Taylor}} sings "{{W|You've Got a Friend}}", written by {{W|Carole King}}, and "{{W2|Fire and Rain|song}}".
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*James Taylor mentioned that he had [[Art Garfunkel]] help him with an ant problem at his vineyard.
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*Aldrin and Banyon hum "{{W|Battle Hymn of the Republic}}" by {{W|Julia Ward Howe}}.
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*Homer sings "Those Golden Grahams" to the tune of "{{W|Oh, Dem Golden Slippers}}", which was a Golden Grahams commercial in the 1970s.
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*The [[inanimate carbon rod]] appears on an issue of ''[[Time]]'' magazine.
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*The final scene of the episode is to the song "{{W2|Also sprach Zarathustra|Strauss}}" by [[Richard Strauss]].
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
*[[Kent Brockman]]'s line "I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords." has became an [[Memes and idioms|meme and idiom]], being used in popular culture.
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*[[Kent Brockman]]'s line "I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords." has become a [[Memes and idioms|meme and idiom]], being used in popular culture.
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*{{Ch|James Taylor}} mentions that he and [[Art Garfunkel]] created a total vacuum outside their country house using an air-compressor to rid themselves of an ant problem. This is impossible unless you could enclose the house in a chamber of some sort.
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
*Homer mentions going into space in a deleted scene of "[[Mother Simpson]]".
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*[[Homer]] mentions going into space in a deleted scene of "[[Mother Simpson]]".
*[[NASA]] apparently sent Homer up into space again for the Restaged Family Album. ("[[Homerazzi]]")
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*[[NASA]] apparently sent [[Homer]] up into space again for the Restaged Family Album. ("[[Homerazzi]]")
*In ''[[Marge Simpson Living]]'' [[Marge]] reminds [[Homer]] that he has tried snowplowing ("[[Mr. Plow]]"), webhosting ("[[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]]"), trucking ("[[Maximum Homerdrive]]"), fortune cookie writing ("[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]"), cartoon voiceovers ("[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]"), food critic ("[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]"), screen writer ("[[Beyond Blunderdome]]"), mixologoist ("[[Flaming Moe's]]"), bootlegger ("[[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]]") and astronaut ("Deep Space Homer") when he was searching for a new job.
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*In ''[[Marge Simpson Living]]'' [[Marge]] reminds [[Homer]] that he has tried snowplowing ("[[Mr. Plow]]"), webhosting ("[[The Computer Wore Menace Shoes]]"), trucking ("[[Maximum Homerdrive]]"), fortune cookie writing ("[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]"), cartoon voiceovers ("[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]"), food critic ("[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]"), screen writer ("[[Beyond Blunderdome]]"), mixologist ("[[Flaming Moe's]]"), bootlegger ("[[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]]") and astronaut ("Deep Space Homer") when he was searching for a new job.
  
 
== Goofs ==
 
== Goofs ==
 
*In "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]", {{Ch|Luke Perry}} lands in a [[Pillow Factory]], which is then destroyed. In "Deep Space Homer", [[Barney]] bounces off the roof of the same pillow factory, fully intact, one season later.
 
*In "[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]", {{Ch|Luke Perry}} lands in a [[Pillow Factory]], which is then destroyed. In "Deep Space Homer", [[Barney]] bounces off the roof of the same pillow factory, fully intact, one season later.
*When the second photo of the carbon rod is taken on a magazine cover Homer's space suit glove disappears.
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*When the second photo of the [[Inanimate carbon rod|carbon rod]] is taken on a magazine cover, [[Homer]]'s space suit glove disappears.
*Buzz Aldrin's hair changed from brown to white in one shot.
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*[[Buzz Aldrin]]'s hair changed from brown to white in one shot.
*Homer seems not to figure out that ''Planet of the Apes'' is actually about the Earth until this episode. Yet in "[[I Married Marge]]", when Marge asks him if he's thought about the future, he asks, "You mean, when apes will rule the earth?" This might imply he'd already understood the ending of ''Planet of the Apes'' before this episode.
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*[[Homer]] seems not to figure out that ''Planet of the Apes'' is actually about the Earth until this episode. Yet in "[[I Married Marge]]", when Marge asks him if he's thought about the future, he asks, "You mean, when apes will rule the earth?" This might imply he'd already understood the ending of ''Planet of the Apes'' before this episode.
*Homer is the only person NOT to win the "worker of the week" award -- but he was the only person other than Smithers to win "Employee of the Month"!
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*[[Homer]] is the only person NOT to win the "worker of the week" award—but he was the only person other than [[Smithers]] to win "Employee of the Month"!
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*In some of the extreme close-ups during the montage of Homer eating potato chips, Homer's beard is colored yellow instead of its usual tan color.
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*The rest of the [[Simpson family]] watch local Springfield anchorman [[Kent Brockman]]'s news coverage of the space mission despite being in [[Cape Canaveral]], [[Florida]].
  
 
{{Season 5|R}}
 
{{Season 5|R}}

Latest revision as of 08:30, April 6, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 5 Episode References
095 "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy"
096
"Deep Space Homer"
"Homer Loves Flanders" 097


Cultural references[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Kent Brockman's line "I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords." has become a meme and idiom, being used in popular culture.
  • James Taylor mentions that he and Art Garfunkel created a total vacuum outside their country house using an air-compressor to rid themselves of an ant problem. This is impossible unless you could enclose the house in a chamber of some sort.

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • In "Krusty Gets Kancelled", Luke Perry lands in a Pillow Factory, which is then destroyed. In "Deep Space Homer", Barney bounces off the roof of the same pillow factory, fully intact, one season later.
  • When the second photo of the carbon rod is taken on a magazine cover, Homer's space suit glove disappears.
  • Buzz Aldrin's hair changed from brown to white in one shot.
  • Homer seems not to figure out that Planet of the Apes is actually about the Earth until this episode. Yet in "I Married Marge", when Marge asks him if he's thought about the future, he asks, "You mean, when apes will rule the earth?" This might imply he'd already understood the ending of Planet of the Apes before this episode.
  • Homer is the only person NOT to win the "worker of the week" award—but he was the only person other than Smithers to win "Employee of the Month"!
  • In some of the extreme close-ups during the montage of Homer eating potato chips, Homer's beard is colored yellow instead of its usual tan color.
  • The rest of the Simpson family watch local Springfield anchorman Kent Brockman's news coverage of the space mission despite being in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Season 5 References
Homer's Barbershop Quartet Cape Feare Homer Goes to College Rosebud Treehouse of Horror IV Marge on the Lam Bart's Inner Child Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood The Last Temptation of Homer $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling) Homer the Vigilante Bart Gets Famous Homer and Apu Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy Deep Space Homer Homer Loves Flanders Bart Gets an Elephant Burns' Heir Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song The Boy Who Knew Too Much Lady Bouvier's Lover Secrets of a Successful Marriage