History Trivia / TheSimpsonsS1E3HomersOdyssey

* FirstAppearance: Chief Wiggum, Otto, Jasper Beardley and Sherri and Terri's father. Some other mainstays were meant to be introduced here if not for the OutOfOrder airing:

* FirstAppearance: Chief Wiggum, Otto, and Jasper Beardley. Some other mainstays were meant to be introduced here if not for the OutOfOrder airing:

** When Sherri or Terri tells Bart what "incompetent" means, [[https://frinkiac.com/gif/S01E03/406166/408468/ her body disappears behind her hair]].

** During the newspaper sequence, [[https://frinkiac.com/img/S01E03/966622.jpg the "Sign Ahead" is diamond-shaped]], but in the paper, [[https://frinkiac.com/img/S01E03/967256.jpg it appears as a rectangle]].

** During the newspaper sequence, the "Sign Ahead" is diamond-shaped, but in the paper, it appears as a rectangle.

** When Sheri or Terri tell Bart what "incompetent" means, [[https://frinkiac.com/gif/S01E03/406166/408468/ her body disappears behind her hair]].

* {{Blooper}}: During the newspaper sequence, the "Sign Ahead" is diamond-shaped, but in the paper, it appears as a rectangle.

* TheOtherDarrin: Harry Shearer voices Mr. Burns from this episode on, replacing Christopher Collins.

* TroubledProduction: This was the first episode of the show to be aired without any major changes to the animation. That's not to say the producers were entirely happy with how this one turned out, but even with all the OffModel moments it was ''still'' the best-animated of the first four episodes to be produced, with the other three requiring more urgent attention.

* {{Blooper}}: During the newspaper sequence, the "Sign Ahead" is diamond-shaped, but in the paper, it appears as a rectangle. (This may have been a deliberate joke.)

** Homer's job as safety inspector at the nuclear power plant is established in this episode. And his former position was either supervising technician or technical supervisor, even though "Life in the Fast Lane" showed Homer working on an assembly line, sorting out nuclear waste.

* OutOfOrder: Reconstructed. It's the third episode aired as a planned production wise, but the Christmas Special aired prematurely before it. This episode was designed to introduce several mainstays, mostly ones related to the Nuclear Power Plant, though the Christmas Special gave some of them more fleeting first appearances.

* FirstAppearance: Chief Wiggum, Otto, and Jasper Beardley.
** Mr. Smithers first appears in this episode, though his voice is heard in "Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire".

** This episode is intended to be the first appearance of both Mr. Burns (hence his dramatic introduction) and Smithers.

** This episode is intended to be the first appearance of both Mr. Burns (hence his dramatic introduction) and Smithers.

** Homer's job as safety inspector at the nuclear power plant is established in this episode. And his former position was either supervising technician or technical supervisor, even though "Life in the Fast Lane" showed Homer working on an assembly line, sorting out nuclear waste.

* FirstAppearance: Chief Wiggum and Jasper.

* FirstAppearance: Mr. Smithers first appears in this episode, though his voice is heard in "Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire".

* FirstAppearance: Charles Montgomery Burns and Waylon Smithers (Based on production order).

* Homer's job as safety inspector at the nuclear power plant is established in this episode. And his former position was either supervising technician or technical supervisor.

* Homer's job as safety inspector at the nuclear power plant is established in this episode.

* FirstAppearance: Charles Montgomery Burns and Waylon Smithers (Based on production order).