Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 19 Episode References
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Cultural references

• The title is a reference to the 2004 movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
• The plot and imagery are an homage to It's a Wonderful Life.
• The chalkboard gag refers to Hannah Montana.
• Scrat the Squirrel from Ice Age makes an appearance.
• The closing song is Day After Day by Badfinger.
• Homer falls off a bridge only to be saved and have a surprise party for him. Similar to "The Game" with Michael Douglas.
• Forget me Shot is a parody off Forget me Not.
• The bartender spitting into Homer's drink before he forgets everything is a reference to the movie "Memento".
• Homer grows fast-forwarded is the music video Everyday by Carly Comando
• In the middle of the clip where Homer jumped off the bridge, it featured a clip of Homer's life and at the end of that part showed the YouTube replay screen.

Trivia

• This is the second time Homer tries to jump off the only bridge out of town, the first being "Homer's Odyssey", but in that episode he never got near the bridge and he did in this one.