Homer the Great/References
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Cultural references[edit]
- The entire episode is a spoof of secret societies, mainly Freemasonry.
- The episode's couch gag references M. C. Escher's lithograph print Relativity.
- Notable items in "Homer's Revenge List" include the Bill of Rights, Emmy Awards, scientist Charles Darwin, comedian Billy Crystal, God, and the Soloflex exercise machine.
- When Homer tells the family that Lenny and Carl were acting strange, Bart wonders if they are involved in the John F. Kennedy assassination, a reference to the numerous assassination conspiracy theories related to the president's death.
- According to Marge, Homer once stalked American journalist Charles Kuralt.
- After attaching a dripping can of paint to Lenny's car, Homer says that the only thing he had to do was following the "yellow drip road". This is a reference to the iconic yellow brick road that Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) had to follow to get to the Emerald City in the 1939 musical fantasy film The Wizard of Oz.
- When checking his purse for his Stonecutters membership card, Abe finds out he is an Elk, a Mason, a communist and the president of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
- After being hurt by Lenny, Mr. Burns asks him "Thanks, sir, can I have another one?", after which he is kicked. This is a reference to a similar scene with the older students and the new ones in the film National Lampoon's Animal House.
- Symbols seen at the Stonecutters Lodge include the Square and Compasses and the Eye of Providence, symbols usually associated with Freemasonry.
- Patrick Stewart's character goes by the name "Number One", the same name that Captain Jean-Luc Picard, also portrayed by Stewart, uses to refer to Commander William Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- One of the initiation rituals is called "The Wreck of the Hesperus", a reference to the narrative poem of the same name by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
- The classical music heard at the Stonecutters' Tunnel is suite no. 2 in D major (HWV 349) "Alla Hornpipe" by George Frideric Handel and part of his Water Music orchestral collection.
- According to the Secret World History book:
- According to the lyrics of "We Do", the Stonecutters:
- When Homer has to gives his ceremonial costume back, it is burned inside an ark that looks a lot like the Ark of the Covenant from the Indiana Jones film Raiders of the Lost Ark. When the clothes are burning, ghosts are flying from it, just like in the film.
- Homer's coronation scene, including his costume, acting like a child, and the background music, are direct references to The Last Emperor.
- When Homer considers himself a God, Lisa tells him "Beware the Ides of March", a famous line in William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar referring to the Ides of March.
- When Homer proposed the Stonecutters to help the less fortunate, Moe compares him to Albert Schweitzer.
- Notable people from the Stonecutter World Council include food scientist Orville Redenbacher, actor Jack Nicholson, former president George H.W. Bush and actor and wrestler Mr. T.
- The The Ancient Mystic Society of No Homers headquarters are located in a Baskin-Robbins store, the American multinational chain of ice cream.
- Homer wants the monkeys to recreate the Battle of Gettysburg. This battle is considered to be the turning point of the American Civil War.
- Homer thinks he is part of The Black Panthers, a black power political organization founded in 1966 and dissolved in 1982.
- The robe that the Stonecutter guard wore was the same standard burgundy color as all the other Stonecutters when Homer was peering out of the bush, but when Homer attempted to go through the doors, the guard's robe switched to black.
- Carl has yellow skin during the singing of "We Do".
