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Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a reference to the song "Home Is Where the Heart Is".
  • The song has been referenced with the song "Home Is Where the Bart Is" in the season 24 episode "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing".
  • The title within the episode is called Home Is Where the Art Isn't, while the actual title of the episode is Homer Is Where the Art Isn't.^[1]
• Manacek is based on the character Banacek from the detective TV series of the same name. The episode is a parody of the series.^[2]
• The Poetess painting is a real painting by Joan Miró.^[3]
• The shop named "Ace Shoe Leather, Ltd." is a reference for the name (Shoe Leather) for how old shows would fill air time by showing pointless scenes of characters, parking, walking into places, talking to secretaries, etc.^[4]
• Homer says that the yellow circle in the painting can represent Pac-Man at rest.
• The restaurant Poke Mon Jamaican Poke is a reference to Pokémon.
• Edward Hopper and his use of windows is mentioned by Springfield Museum of Fine Arts's audio wands.^[5]
• On the news, a variation of The Blue Boy painting by Thomas Gainsborough is seen.
• Krusty mentions Steve Martin.
• The episode was dedicated to Stephen Hawking who passed away on March 14th, four days before this episode aired.

Continuity

• Homer lost a bidding at the Gavelby's Auction House again, though this time Mr. Burns lost to Megan Matheson too. ("All About Lisa")
• The old lady who hired Bart to pretend to be her grandson appears in the credits. ("Looking for Mr. Goodbart")

Trivia

• The name of the actor who plays Manacek, Dick Pompeii, was given by the actor who voices Manacek, Bill Hader.^[6]
• Matt Selman notes that they had to pay to use the painting in the episode.^[3]

References