It Came from the '70s/References

References/Trivia

Cultural references

Comic Book Guy was driving the Batmobile.
The first story Homer tells is a parody of The Muppets.
- Lisa the Frog is a parody of Kermit.
- Krusty the Bear is a parody of Fozzie Bear.
- Grampa and Jasper are a parody of Statler and Waldorf.
- El Barto the Great is a parody of Gonzo.
Elton John was to be a guest on the show, but one of the Muppets ate him. He later appears in the rubble of the show.
Krusty the Bear mentions the "Fraggle Races", a reference to Fraggle Rock.
- He also mentions Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street.
Old MacDonald, Mr. Burns, and Smithers sing a parody of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm".
The band playing during the song sing that they think they're E.L.O.
The second story Homer tells is a parody of Little House on the Prairie.
Edna Krabappel leaves the school to marry Oscar Wilde.
Lisa teaches about Elizabeth Blackwell and Lucy Hobbs Taylor, Arabella Mansfield, and Victoria Woodhull.
Disco Stu tells Homer that stories are like Charlie's Angels and should come in threes.
The third story is a parody of The Dukes of Hazzard.
Grampa compares him and Homer to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Bonnie and Clyde, and Charles Bronson and James Coburn in The Magnificent Seven.
Homer tells Kearney that he is Fred Flintstone from The Flintstones.
Dr. Hibbert asks Homer to tell him about a Bill Cosby series.
Edna Krabappel asks Homer to tell her about Remington Steele.
Comic Book Guy asks Homer to tell him about Knight Rider.

Grampa and Jasper previously parodied Statler and Waldorf in Maggie's dream in the season 22 episode "The Fight Before Christmas".