One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish/References

== Cultural References ==
*References to the movie "D.O.A." include the kids singing in the restaurant and the doctor saying, "Sorry to keep you waiting."
*The five stages of grief were first laid out in Elizabeth Kubler-Ross's book, "On Death and Dying."
**Though the original five stages went in the order of Denial, Anger, Bargain, Depression then Acceptance, Homer also goes through fear and does not go through depression.
*The episode title is a pun on the Dr. Seuss book One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.
*The answering machine message "Nobody's Home" is sung to the opening notes of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
*Homer looking through the window, rapping on the glass, running indoors, then going up to be with Marge was a reference to the wedding scene in The Graduate, which was also referenced in the Human League's music video Love Action (I Believe in Love). 
*The episode contains cultural references to songs such as "Theme from Shaft", "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves", and "When the Saints Go Marching In."
*Homer asking Barney to bring 50 dollars to the jail for bail is a reference to Monopoly.
== Goofs ==
*No matter how much sushi Homer wolfs down when gobbling it from his plate, at no point is Homer seen with less than two pieces on his plate.
*When Marge is telling Homer to wake up, Homer's five o'clock shadow is colored like his skin.
*Both Bart and Lisa make the common mistake of believing that sushi is raw fish. Raw-fish dishes are sashimi; sushi (vinegared-rice dishes) comes in several varieties, including raw fish, cooked fish, meats of various kinds, and even vegetarian.
*Homer's beard grows back when he says "That's my boy" after shaving. This may be intentional, since as revealed in Some Enchanted Evening and also depicted in Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy, Homer's beard grows back incredibly fast.
*Fugu poisoning doesn't progress in the way that Dr. Hibbert claims it does; what actually happens is that paralysis creeps through the body, and when it reaches the lungs, the victim dies of suffocation (unless they are on a ventilator by that time, and is kept on it until the paralysis wears off). Also: if fugu poison is eaten, the face soon starts to numb; the fact Homer felt fine for hours was evident enough he didn’t consume poison as feared.
*The clock reads 7:00 when the kids run in for dinner, but during dinner it reads 5:00.
== Trivia ==
*The karaoke signer identifying himself as Richie Sakai is a caricature and namesake of The Simpsons producer Richard Sakai.
*The episode gives a first glimpse of Lisa going to vegetarianism as proven that she is getting tired eating meatloaf. 
*Homer drinks a large bottle of "Duffihama" beer with his dinner at The Happy Sumo.
*The Simpsons have a mouse problem in their home: A mousehole is seen in the videotaped message to Maggie from Homer.
*Richie Sakai sings "Gypsies, Tramps And Thieves" by Cher, Bart and Lisa sing the theme song from "Shaft" by Isaac Hayes. The censors originally objected to Bart and Lisa singing the theme from "Shaft", but the producers had to show a clip from the Academy Awards when that song was nominated and performed on television to let the censors know it was suitable to show.
*Despite the fact that Lisa was the one who suggested the sushi restaurant, Homer chose to blame Marge while he was waiting for Dr. Hibbert. The most likely reason is that he thought Marge would back him up against Lisa's protests about their food choices. Also, he didn't want to pass blame on a kid (not named Bart).
**Technically, he is right about blaming Marge because she was the one who brought up the restaurant and making lisa go on board with it.
*Homer telling Bart that "cover for me" is a phrase he will find useful in his adult years is in fact a phrase that landed Homer in his current situation when the head sushi chef told the sous chef to "cover for me" so he could go make out with Edna Krabappel, and ignoring the sous chef's pleas that he was too inexperienced to prepare an order of fugu.
*Fugu is in fact a poisonous fish if cut improperly. Sushi chefs must work for several years before being allowed to take tough tests in order to become certified to prepare it. The Emperor of Japan is also prohibited by law from eating fugu. Also, fugu is prohibited in the European Union, due to its toxicity.
*The ending where Homer tells Marge he's going to live life to the fullest (followed by a cut to him watching bowling on TV and eating pork rinds) wasn't supposed to be the original ending. Originally, it was supposed to end with Homer having a barbecue to celebrate surviving his near-death experience and finding out that the people he pissed off when he thought he was going to die want retribution for his actions. This ending was scrapped due to budget and time constraints.
*The ending involving Homer eating pork rinds is actually recycled animation from Season 1. The "Moaning Lisa" episode has the same animation except to the point, where he chokes.
*This is the first episode outside of the FXX reruns of the first season to use a shorter (and condensed) version of the opening.
*On FXX, when this episode aired on August 21, 2014, also the first day of the "Every. Simpsons. Ever.", at the beginning of the episode, the TV-PG rating appears for about two and a half seconds before it disappears. But, after Homer says his catchphrase, 'D'oh!' the Rated TV-PG reappeared on the top left corner of the screen for about fifteen seconds in this episode, making it for about seventeen and a half seconds of appearance. However, in the repeat airing on FXX, this error was fixed.
*The movie The Duff features a clip from this episode.
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