Left Behind/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 29 Episode References
← 636 "Forgive and Regret"	637 "Left Behind"	"Throw Grampa from the Dane" 638 →

Cultural references

• "My Funny Valentine", sung by Michael Dees, plays whilst Homer is getting ready for Date Night.
• The perfume Paunchy by Kevin James is a reference to his character Doug Heffernan in The King Of Queens.
• Homer's list includes "All the Die Hard movies".
• The Squeaky-Voiced Teen sings "Con te partirò" by Andrea Bocelli.
• Marge says that she feels like Mrs. Remington Steele, a reference to the character Laura Holt in Remington Steele.
• Homer imagines a superhero who looks similar to Wonder Woman, then imagines Marge as that superhero.
• 50 Shades of Shades is a reference to the book and movie Fifty Shades of Grey.
• Ned's Leftorium stall was outside of a Sears store, which shut down due to Amazon.com.
  • The sign on the store after it closed down said "Jeff Bezos Rot In Hell".
• Ned mentions taking some Flintstones Vitamins, Batman, Patrick Swayze, and Jesus Christ being a Superstar
• In his office, Ned has a poster of A1 Sauce with the image of Jesus on the bottle and the title "Jesus is A1."
• The song that plays when Homer and Ned are in the car is a parody of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Arrows.
• Ned's CD of Christian favorites, Magical Ministry Tour, is a play on Magical Mystery Tour.
• Homer mentions the Fat Elvis restaurant.
• Ned graduated from Bob Jones University.
• The song that plays when Ned becomes a teacher is "School Days" by Chuck Berry.
• The prism emanating the rainbow from a laser is "an example" of chromatic dispersion.
• Ned uses Mr. Pringles' Moustache Extender, a reference to the mascot of Pringles, Julius Pringles.

Continuity

• Ned offers Homer his famous hot cocoa. Ned previously offered it to Bart when Homer ignored him over taking care of Plopper. Ned also references them going fishing together. (The Simpsons Movie)
• The Sit-N-Rotate restaurant's name was changed to The Sip 'N' Spin Lounge. ("Principal Charming")
• Ned goes to the Springfield Office of Unemployment. ("$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)")
• Ned mentions losing his first and second wife, Maude and Edna Krabappel. ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily", "The Man Who Grew Too Much")
  • Edna, in a portrait, quotes herself saying "remember: if you can teach one kid one thing, then today will be a success.". ("Bart Gets a "Z"")

Trivia

• Mr. Burns tells Ned's smiling desk ball that he will "break it in one day". It is later seen frowning.
• The nuclear rods that have fallen down Homer's back is a reference to the opening sequence, where a rod falls down his back every time.
• When Ned first arrives, the Fourth Grade students do an anti-teacher chant which implies that they had had several replacement teachers since Edna's passing and managed get rid of every single one.

Goofs

• Smitty was yellow and ginger in this episode.

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The Serfsons • Springfield Splendor • Whistler's Father • Treehouse of Horror XXVIII • Grampy Can Ya Hear Me • The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be • Singin' in the Lane • Mr. Lisa's Opus • Gone Boy • Haw-Haw Land • Frink Gets Testy • Homer Is Where the Art Isn't • 3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage • Fears of a Clown • No Good Read Goes Unpunished • King Leer • Lisa Gets the Blues • Forgive and Regret • Left Behind • Throw Grampa from the Dane • Flanders' Ladder