The Way of the Dog/References
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Cultural references
- Sideshow Mel is driving a Mazda MX-5.
- Homer watches UFC Fight 243 on his myPad.
- Homer plays Candy Crush on his myPad but then crushes real candies.
- Homer uses Oogle on his myPad.
- When Homer puts a Elizabethan collar on himself he compares himself to the Pixar logo.
- At the Dognitive Behaviorial Therapy Institute, one of the dogs holds a SpongeBob SquarePants (character) plush.
- The episode was dedicated in memory of Little Richard who passed away on May 9, eight days before this episode aired.
- Lisa reads a book called Looking for Mister Good Boy, which is a reference to the title of the 1975 novel Looking for Mr. Goodbar.
Continuity
- Four of the Simpson family's dead animals appear on the title screen:
- Snowball I. ("Stark Raving Dad")
- Nibbles. ("Lisa the Veterinarian")
- Bart's turtle. ("Don't Fear the Roofer")
- Mr. Pinchy. ("Lisa Gets an "A"")
- Footage of Bart and Homer adopting Santa's Little Helper is shown. ("Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire")
- Santa's Little Helper's previous owner, Les, appears. ("Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", "Old Yeller-Belly"
