Trivia / The Simpsons S26 E1 "Clown in the Dumps"

• In Memoriam: At the end of the episode, there is a credit that says, "In Memory of Louis Castellaneta." Louis, who died in the year the episode aired, was the father of Dan Castellaneta.
• Reality Subtext: The episode's Chalkboard Gag had Bart writing, "Spoiler Alert: Unfortunately, my dad doesn't die." This was made to address the mass marketing which implied that a major character in the series would die.
• Recycled Script: The B-plot of the episode retreads much of the first act of "Mobile Homer". A female Simpson (Lisa in this case, Marge in the latter episode) is worried about Homer's wellbeing and what will happen if/when he dies after a recent brush with death, so they resort to extremes to keep Homer safe and/or prepare for the worst, with Homer reassuring them they have nothing to worry about and planning to live life to the fullest, while being annoyed that their worrying is getting in the way of this.

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