The Man Who Came to Be Dinner/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 26 Episode References
← "I Won't Be Home For Christmas"	562 "The Man Who Came to Be Dinner"	"Bart's New Friend" 563 →

Cultural references

• The episode title is a pun on the film The Man Who Came to Dinner.
  • The song has also been referenced in the title of the episode "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner", from Season 15.
• As the Simpsons head to Dizz-Nee Land, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" plays.
• As the family receives a transmission from an unknown source, music that accompanied the Klingons in the "Star Trek" film series played.
• The end credits parody Star Trek and the theme music plays.
• Cosmic Wars was mentioned to have been bought out by Dizz-Nee, a reference to Star Wars being bought out by Disney.
• The Silver Surfer is seen as the Simpsons travel to Rigel VII.

Continuity

• The potato chip scene previously happened in "Deep Space Homer", except this time, Bart and Maggie kept eating them.

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Clown in the Dumps • The Wreck of the Relationship • Super Franchise Me • Treehouse of Horror XXV • Opposites A-Frack • Simpsorama • Blazed and Confused • Covercraft • I Won't Be Home for Christmas • The Man Who Came to Be Dinner • Bart's New Friend • The Musk Who Fell to Earth • Walking Big & Tall • My Fare Lady • The Princess Guide • Sky Police • Waiting for Duffman • Peeping Mom • The Kids Are All Fight • Let's Go Fly a Coot • Bull-E • Mathlete's Feat