Dogtown/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 28 Episode References
← 617 "Moho House"	618 "Dogtown"	"The Serfsons" 619 →

Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a reference to the animated series Dog City.
• Bart mentions Taylor Swift in the Chalkboard gag.
• Apps installed on Homer's phone include:
  • ChoreMonkey, a parody of TaskRabbit.
  • PaidPal, a parody of PayPal.
  • Wherezit, a parody of either WhereZit or WherezIT.
  • EZcape.
  • Wazzup, a parody of WhatsApp.
  • Ribbit, a parody of to Reddit.
  • Nedflix, a parody of Netflix.
  • The Simpsons: Tapped Out.
• Homer can't decide whether to hit man or dog and calls it a "Snoopy's choice," meaning Hobson's choice, but what he has is a dilemma with two bad options.
• Lisa imagines living with a 19th century family and learning sax from Adolphe Sax.
  • Sax, not anticipating Adolf Hitler, says the name "Adolphe" will only be associated with beautiful music.
• The song the dog plays on the piano is "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin.
• Anger Watkins references the movie Turbo and how it raced in the Indianapolis 500.
• The song playing when Springfield becomes dog-friendly is "Finale" from The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns.
• Dogs playing poker around the table are a depiction of the painting "A Friend in Need" from the Dogs Playing Poker series by American artist Cassius Marcellus Coolidge.
• When all the dogs are returned to their owners, "You're My Best Friend" by Queen plays.

Continuity

• The graves of Edna Krabappel ("The Man Who Grew Too Much"), Maude Flanders ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily"), Frank Grimes ("Homer's Enemy") and Emilie Mercer ("Barthood") all appear in Springfield Cemetery in Bart's dream.
• Lionel Budgie ("Lisa the Veterinarian"), Maxwell Flinch ("The Last Traction Hero"), Anger Watkins ("22 for 30"), Baz (Ned's dog) ("Peeping Mom"), Laddie and Jessica ("The Canine Mutiny") appear.
• Taquito appears, though this is the first time he's named. ("Bart's Comet")
• Homer uses as an excuse being sent to dog heaven for five minutes after dying. ("Dog of Death")
• On Homer's phone, installed apps include:
  • The Simpsons: Tapped Out. ("A Tree Grows in Springfield")
  • ChoreMonkey. ("Dad Behavior")
• Bart tells the story of how the family saved Santa's Little Helper. ("Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire")
• Mayor Quimby references Rand McNally and how they don't know what state their Springfield is in, breaking the fourth wall. ("Bart vs. Australia")
• The painting "A Friend in Need" is depicted again. ("Treehouse of Horror IV")
• Bart and Lisa visit the Springfield Dog Park. ("The Canine Mutiny")

Trivia

• This is the second ever episode, consecutive, after "Moho House", where the couch gag comes before the title screen, this time though the opening sequence is shown half-fully.
  • The chalkboard gag refers to the 28 seasons of the show; Taylor Swift is also around the same age as the show; being born only 4 days before the airing of "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
  • When Homer is driving home from his shift at the Power Plant, instead of throwing the rod to Otto, he gets stuck in the traffic and opens up the EZcape app to help him get through, thus starting the episode.

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Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus • Friends and Family • The Town • Treehouse of Horror XXVII • Trust but Clarify • There Will Be Buds • Havana Wild Weekend • Dad Behavior • The Last Traction Hero • The Nightmare After Krustmas • Pork and Burns • The Great Phatsby: Part One • The Great Phatsby: Part Two • Fatzcarraldo • The Cad and the Hat • Kamp Krustier • 22 for 30 • A Father's Watch • The Caper Chase • Looking for Mr. Goodbart • Moho House • Dogtown