Step Brother from the Same Planet/References

== References ==
* The Little Car Can Drive was parody of The Little Engine That Could.
* Edward the Dog was parody of Felix the Cat.
* Future Pictures was parody of Universal Pictures.
* Who Bump Stanley Snail was parody of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
* A hat of Pikachu from Pokémon is seen in one scene.
* Lisa mentions SpongeBob SquarePants, a costume of him can be seen later at the party.
*The episode's title is a play on John Sayles' movie . The Simpsons has also spoofed this title with the previous episode titles "Brother from Another Series" and "Brother from the Same Planet".
*This episode aired on the same day as the opening ceremony of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. This is the first episode of The Simpsons aired on a men's world cup opening ceremony. Usually, men play in World Cup is during June and July every 4 years while The Simpsons and other shows are on a hiatus summer season on FOX. However, due to the extreme hot weather in Qatar, the 2022 FIFA World Cup was moved to November and December. Actually, since in Fall 1991, the episode "Saturdays of Thunder" is the only episode that aired during the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup.