The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed/References
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References
- The title is a reference to the movie The Greatest Story Ever Told.
- This episode has the second title that makes a reference to this movie; the other episode is "The Wettest Stories Ever Told".
- Among the sites the cast visits are:
- The Cenacle, the traditional site of the Last Supper
- The Wailing Wall, the last remaining portion of the Second Temple (and the closest that Jews today can actually get to the Temple Mount, due to Jewish religious restrictions -- fear of accidentally treading on the site of the Holy of Holies)
- The Church of the Holy Sepluchre, the site of Jesus' crucifixion and burial
- The Dome of the Rock, the third-holiest site in Islam (in reality, Homer and any other non-Muslim would be forbidden entrance)
- The Dead Sea
- The Reformers parody film parodies both the Transformers franchise and the different movements in modern Judaism (particularly the more liberal Reform branch and the conservative Orthodox branch)
Trivia
- The set air date is Palm Sunday. Executive Producer Al Jean said "so it’ll be a show that all faiths can come together and be offended by".