Dogtown/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 28 Episode References
← 617 "Moho House"	618 "Dogtown"

Cultural References

• Bart references 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.
  • Tapped Out, The Simpsons: Tapped Out.
• Homer references Peanuts' Snoopy.
• Lisa dreams of living in another family and meeting Adolphe Sax.
• Anger Watkins references the movie Turbo and how it raced in the Indianapolis 500.
• Mayor Quimby references Rand McNally and how they don't know what state their Springfield is in.
• Dogs playing poker around the table are a deciption of the painting "A Friend in Need" from the Dogs Playing Poker series by American artist Cassius Marcellus Coolidge.

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") and Laddie ("The Canine Mutiny") appear.
• 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")
• The painting "A Friend in Need" is decipted again. ("Treehouse of Horror IV")
• Bart and Lisa enter 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 fully.
  • The chalkboard gag refers to the 28 seasons of the show.
  • 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.
    • This is the first episode of the series to start in the middle of the opening sequence.

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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