The Left Behinders!/References

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References/Trivia

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Cultural references

• The story title and plot are a parody of the film series Left Behind.
• Krusty's guests on his show include Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, and Barack Obama, all of who are left-handed in real life.
• When Ned is trying to figure out why he got left behind, he says that "it's time for Sherlockin'", a reference to Sherlock Holmes.
• The password for the storage center for the Nuclear Power Plant accidents was changed from Clara Bow to Benedict Cumberbatch.
• When Professor Frink tries to increase the intelligence of his lab monkeys, they change to become similar to the apes from Planet of the Apes.
• Bart says that Ned is like Mad Max (from Mad Max) meets Mr. Rogers.
• When Mr. Burns takes the vaccine to turn a left-handed person right-handed from Professor Frink, Frink exclaims "sweet Hawking's theorem!"
• Kodos says that they are a "Jupiter's Witness" and Kang is a "Sci-Fientologist", a reference to the Jehovah's Witnesses and Scientology.
• Kang says "All hail Bradbury!"