Homer Goes to Prep School/References

References/Trivia

Season 24 Episode References

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Cultural references

Homer and Bart were watching some apocalyptic moves :
- Ice World: Los Angeles, may be a reference to Escape from L.A..
- Volcasteroid!, a reference to Volcano.
- Kathy Griffin: Even Armageddon Won't Stop Me, a reference to Kathy Griffin and Armageddon.
Homer mentions Red Dawn.
Tom Skerritt makes an appearance.
Homer imagining people turning to apes and destroying everything is a reference to Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
The scene with Homer in the popcorn machine refers to the sex scene in Titanic.
When Bart mentioned that in apocalyptic movies, water and oil are Money, he may be referring to Mad Max 2.
When he draws a face on a rice bag, this is a reference to "Wilson", the volleyball in the movie Cast Away.
The false wall in the Simpsons' basement may be a reference to Inside Man.

The goof

In one scene, Lieutenant Smash had brown hair instead of blond. Immediately after, when Gary Chalmers is looking through the rifle scope, the prepper has blond hair again.
When Bart and Milhouse were seen playing Satan's Path, Bart's shoes are totally blues, like in Season 1 episodes.

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