When Flanders Failed/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 3 Episode References
← 037 "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington"	038 "When Flanders Failed"	"Bart the Murderer" 039 →

Debut appearances

• "Just Stamp the Ticket" man

Trivia

• Although Ned states in this episode that he is left-handed, he was putting right-handed in the episode "Dead Putting Society".
• This is the last time the prototype theme music from the Season 2 opening titles is played. This is also the last time that Bart's chalkboard gag has its original high color saturation.

Cultural references

• The final scene is a nod to the final scene in It's a Wonderful Life.
• Rather than go to Ned's barbecue, Homer watches the Canadian Football League draft on television.
  • The Saskatchewan Roughriders are also briefly mentioned.

Goofs

• Near the end of the episode, Homer congratulates Flanders for being the richest left-handed man in Springfield. This would not be true considering Mr. Burns is also left-handed. However, Homer could have meant that Flanders is the richest in terms of friends and happiness.