Homer the Great/References

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Homer the Great

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Citations

• The entire episode is a spoof of secret societies such as the Masons and Skull and Bones.
• The couch gag of this episode is a parody of M.C. Escher's Relativity style environment.
• Homer saying "all I have to do is follow the yellow drip road" is a reference to Glinda the Good Witch's quote "all you have to do, is follow the yellow brick road", in the iconic movie "The Wizard of Oz".
• Lisa telling Homer to beware the ides of March is a reference to William Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar."

Trivia

• Stonecutter numbers: Lenny is number 12, Carl is number 14, and Mr. Burns is number 29, which means that Lenny and Carl outrank him in the Stonecutter pecking order. Homer is given number 908.
• In the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, the episode "Cephalopod Lodge" is very similar to Homer the Great. The plot of the episode is that SpongeBob gets Squidward banned from an ancient society.
• On "The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield", once you reach "Stonecutters'", Homer, singing, and the other Stonecutters' members are reenacting the "Stonecutters' Theme" segment of this episode.

Items seen on Homer's revenge list

• Bill of Rights
• Grandpa
• Fat Free Lard
• Gravity
• Emmys
• Darwin
• H₂Whoa!
• Billy Crystal
• God
• Soloflex
• The Boy
• Stern Lecture Plumbing
• Econo Save

Goofs

• The robe that the Stonecutter guard wore was the same standard burgundy colour as all the other Stonecutters when Homer was perring out of the bush, but when Homer attempted to go through the doors, the guard's robe switched to black. 
• Kirk Van Houten was drawn slightly off-model when Grampa and Homer entered the Stonecutters headquarters.