History YMMV / TheSimpsonsS6E19LisasWedding

** Creator/JimCarrey being revered enough to have his own film festival, this being before the likes of ''Film/TheTrumanShow'', ''Film/ManOnTheMoon'' and ''Film/EternalSunshineOnTheSpotlessMind''. The joke also references how he suddenly managed A-list stardom with ''three'' hit movies in 1994 (''Film/AceVentura'', ''Film/TheMask'' and ''Film/DumbAndDumber'') by imagining he'd keep up that pace, especially as sequels to his early hits were on the drawing board then, but he's never had more than two releases in a calendar year since, and only occasionally made sequels to his own films.[[note]]Out of the three films mentioned, the only one which had a sequel released immediately and with Carrey onboard was ''Ace Ventura'', as he wouldn't agree on a ''Dumb and Dumber'' sequel until 20 years later, and ''The Mask'' got [[Film/SonOfTheMask a pseudo-sequel]] that didn't feature Carrey a decade later.[[/note]]

** Creator/JimCarrey being revered enough to have his own film festival, this being before the likes of ''Film/TheTrumanShow'' and ''Film/ManOnTheMoon''. The joke also references how he suddenly managed A-list stardom with ''three'' hit movies in 1994 by imagining he'd keep up that pace, especially as sequels to his early hits were on the drawing board then, but he's never had more than two releases in a calendar year since, and only occasionally made sequels to his own films.

** The joke about Fox Network becoming a hard-core porn channel: although Fox hasn't gone ''that'' far, channels such as FX and FXX have gotten a hefty amount of publicity and recognition through highly acclaimed (and a few bomb) shows that cater to mature audiences.
** During an exterior shot of London, there's a future skyscraper visible in the background. 14 years after this episode, The Shard was erected as London's tallest building which fits its shape and location.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Odd for an episode set in the future, but the name "Heather Locklear Fortensky" puts it into this territory. At the time construction worker Larry Fortensky was fresh off of his divorce from Elizabeth Taylor, but in no other era would he be a celebrity with a recognizable name.
* ValuesDissonance: Lisa feeling uncomfortable wearing a [[VirginInAWhiteDress white dress]] hasn't aged very well. Nowadays most people just see wearing white as normal whether or not you've had sex before.

** Similarly, Troy [=McClure=] was shown alive and elderly, teaching the Pepsi-sponsored match class. In real life, both [=McClure=] and Creator/PhilHartman's other recurring character, Lionel Hutz, [[ActorExistenceLimbo got retired from the show after season 10 due to Hartman's death]] (though still make non-speaking cameos, so at least it avoids conflicting with this episode).

** Tragically harsh: "John John John Kennedy" is listed as one of the arrested celebrities. Four years later John Kennedy, Jr. ("John John") died at the age of 38, childless.

** Similarly, Troy [=McClure=] was shown alive and elderly. In real life, both [=McClure=] and Creator/PhilHartman's other recurring character, Lionel Hutz, [[ActorExistenceLimbo got retired from the show after season 10 due to Hartman's death]] (though still make non-speaking cameos to prevent conflicting with this episode).

** Lisa being a vegetarian in her adult years, a whole season before it "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E5LisatheVegetarian becomes canon in the present]]" (and, as far as we know, this episode did not influence that one).

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Did Hugh always plan to take Lisa away to England and never see her family again before he even met them, which would just make him an elitist snob? Or did he decide at the last minute that he couldn't stand the Simpsons anymore after the short time he spent with them, which would be a little more sympathetic?

** Believe it or not, the line about Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}} having a reunion tour was supposed to be a joke about how it would never happen.