- Homer: I remember how it was for rock back in my day.
- 1974. A teenage Homer sees some men by a van.
- Man: Check it out, dudes. I have hooked up a speaker system and strobe light to the van. Now we can rock wherever we want.
- The men groove to Frankenstein by the Edgar Winter Group. Homer joins them, but in a series of strobe shots it is shown he not welcome.
- Springfield High School. Homer is drinking from the water fountain.
- Homer{narrating}: Back then we didn't care what anybody thought and the chicks found that irrestable.
- Sandra: I think you're cool, Homer Simpson!
- Sandra and her friend walk away from Homer.
- Girl: Sandra, that was mean!
- Sandra{giggling}: I know!
- Simpson residence. Homer and Barney are singing You Make Me Feel Like Dancing by Leo Sayer.
- Homer: You make me feel like dancing!
- Barney: I want to dance the night away!
- A younger Grampa (although known as Abraham as he is not yet a grandfather) enters room.
- Abraham: What the hell are you doing?!
- Barney: It's called rocking out!
- Homer: You wouldn't understand Dad, you're not with it.
- Abraham: I used to be with it, until they changed what it was. Now what I am with isn't it and what is it seems weird and scary to me. It'll happen to you.
- Homer: No way man! We are going to be rocking forever...
- Present day. Homer looks at himself in mirror.
- Homer{depressed}:...forever...forever.
(After the school bus is destroyed)
- Otto: (to the kids) So uh, who's gonna keepin at secrets?