Homer the Father/References

==Cultural References==
*The scene when the taxi driver unsuccessfully tried to get away, refusing to drive Homer to the airport for less than $20, is a reference to the "Tank Man", who stepped in front of a tank during the 1989 Tiananmen Square Uprising.
*The episode of The Itchy and Scratchy Show, "Ain't I a Stinger?", is a reference to Bugs Bunny's quote: "Ain't I a stinker".
*The picture of the dog on the chair at the end is a reference to 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.
*Thicker Than Waters is largely based on late-'80s sitcom Growing Pains. Even the title is a slight nod to Alan Thicke, who played Dr. Jason Seaver on Growing Pains. Patrick Waters has a similar profession to Jason Seaver, while the mother resembles Joanna Kerns, aka Maggie Seaver.
*Upscalien in da House seems to be based on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. The title sequence itself seems to be very similar to the opening sequence.
*I Lost Lucy is likely a pun of I Love Lucy. In real life, the married couple who starred in the show, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, divorced in 1960.
*The Voiceover Years is likely a pun of The Wonder Years. The original show's narrator, Daniel Stern, parodied his Wonder Years voiceover role when he guest starred on The Simpsons in the season 2 episode Three Men and a Comic Book. In addition to being a Simpsons guest star, Stern is also a brother of former Simpsons writer David M. Stern. The episode which featured Stern's Simpsons voiceover guest appearance aired in 1991, when the original Wonder Years was still airing.
*Sam Waters (Patrick's son) is wearing a uniform similar to the '80s Houston Astros.
*When one of the Chinese agents hold a teddy bear in front of Bart in revenge for ripping them off, Bart questions the use of a teddy bear as a weapon. The agent responds that it was made in China and rips off its head to reveal a spike. The other agents take out similar objects. This is a reference to the .
*The episode's name is a reference to God the Father.
* During the closing credits, it is revealed that Homer's favorite song was by .
*The TV Guide office was in the .
==Trivia==
* The episode, which featured the explosion of Chinese nuclear power plant, was filmed two years before the infamous Japanese nuclear plant explosion Fukushima Dailchi nuclear disaster.
* This title is very similar to "Bart the Mother".
* The Gracie Films logo is lower pitched in this episode, to match the ending song.
*Palladium was the subject of the paper written by Lisa. The text of Lisa's paper was taken almost word for word from the Wikipedia article on .
*Maggie does not appear in this episode.
*Secrets of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant were also sold to a foreign country in "The Crepes of Wrath".
*This is the second episode to feature a teddy bear with a spike concealed where the head is. The first was "Milhouse of Sand and Fog".
*It's unknown why Ned didn't cover his windows when his kids started seeing Marge and Homer having sex.
==Goofs==
*When Bart and Milhouse are riding their bikes, the stores behind them are different than the ones when the chain on Bart's bike breaks.
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