Homerazzi/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 18 Episode References
← 393 "Rome-Old and Juli-Eh"	394 "Homerazzi"	"Marge Gamer" 395 →

Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the word "paparazzi".
• Sideshow Mel eating a flag is a reference to Futurama, when Dr. Zoidberg ate a flag.
• Paris Texan is an obvious parody of Paris Hilton.
• The song playing in the club is Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Outta My Head".
• Lenny mentions Robin Williams and Carl mentions Burt Reynolds.

Trivia

• Some of the photos that Homer develops feature:
  • Arthur Crandall beating up Gabbo.
  • Krusty flashing someone.
  • Krusty with a hooker.
  • Paris Texan getting her dog to barf.
  • Sideshow Mel shopping.
  • Bumblebee Man picking his nose.
  • Rainier Wolfcastle eating a burger.
  • Lurleen Lumpkin

Continuity

• When the Simpson family re-do the family photo album, Homer was sent up in another space shuttle, orbiting Earth ("Deep Space Homer").
• Also when they re-do the family photo album, Homer, Lisa, and Bart appear with their crudely drawn face designs from the "Tracey Ullman Show".
• The celebrities seen leaving the dry cleaners include:
  • Betty White. "Missionary: Impossible"
  • Yao Ming. "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass"
  • Elton John. "I'm with Cupid"
  • Paul McCartney. "Lisa the Vegetarian"
  • Jose Canseco. "Homer at the Bat"
  • Gary Coleman. "Grift of Magi"
  • Mr. T. "Today, I Am a Clown"
• The Springfield Inquisitor re-appears in the Lego Simpsons set "The Kwik-E-Mart", released in 2015. Its front cover page shows Mayor Quimby with a bag of money, with the caption ‘Scandal!’.

Goofs

The bowtie goof

• When the celebrities at Wolfcastle's mansion look towards the door, Gabbo is missing some joint lines, making him look human.
• When Homer makes the celebrities feel guilty Scott Christian has brown hair.
• When Homer takes pictures of various celebrities leaving the dry cleaners, he says "I've met them all", however he did not meet Paul McCartney.
• When Bart has his Krusty Doll it can be seen wearing an untied bowtie. But when he puts it in the safe, the bowtie is missing
• In a shot of the Simpsons' house, their cars have swapped colors,and are drawn to close together.
• In the pan of the celebrities in shame at the Snub Club, a man's upper body disappears and Drederick Tatum is yellow.

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