• Wikisimpsons needs more Featured Article, Picture, Quote, Episode and Comprehensive article nominations!
  • Wikisimpsons has a Discord server! Click here for your invite! Join to talk about the wiki, Simpsons and Tapped Out news, or just to talk to other users.
  • Make an account! It's easy, free, and your work on the wiki can be attributed to you.
TwitterFacebookDiscord

Homer's Phobia/References

Wikisimpsons - The Simpsons Wiki
References/Trivia


Season 8 Episode References
167 "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"
168
"Homer's Phobia"
"Brother from Another Series" 169


Continuity

  • Homer's Pin Pals shirt, last seen in "Team Homer", is worn by John.
  • This episode is notable as featuring the first direct reference towards Lisa being a vegetarian, and the first to refer to Moe's suicidal tendencies.

Cultural references

Goofs

  • In the opening shot, Bart's head is far bigger proportionally than the other kids'.
  • When Homer enters the kitchen, there are four brown donuts on a plate on the counter. When he walks back from the coffeepot, there are only three donuts: one brown, one pink, and one yellow. Homer then grabs a chocolate donut, and the same three donuts are shown on the plate.
  • John mentions Helen Lovejoy looking blonde, but she actually has gray-brown hair.
  • Marge, Bart, and Lisa say "Ooooh" when John shows them the plumbing supply shop. However, the "Ooooh" continues after they have closed their mouths.
  • When Homer confronts John in the kitchen, the clock jumps back from 9:05 to 8:00.
Season 8 References
Treehouse of Horror VII You Only Move Twice The Homer They Fall Burns, Baby Burns Bart After Dark A Milhouse Divided Lisa's Date with Density Hurricane Neddy El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer The Springfield Files The Twisted World of Marge Simpson Mountain of Madness Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show Homer's Phobia Brother from Another Series My Sister, My Sitter Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment Grade School Confidential The Canine Mutiny The Old Man and the Lisa In Marge We Trust Homer's Enemy The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase The Secret War of Lisa Simpson