History Trivia / TheSimpsonsS21E1HomerTheWhopper

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: After the test screening, one of the executives at Ginormous Pictures tells Jeff that the film was so bad, the projectionist hung himself with the last reel. After a few years, [[TechnologyMarchesOn not only film reels had been mostly replaced by digital means of distribution]], [[ValuesDissonance but also the use of]] {{suicide as comedy}} became unacceptable on mainstream media.

* {{Bowdlerize}}: Most versions of the episode [[SoundEffectBleep bleep out]] the punchline of this exchange:
-->'''Coach:''' Homer, do you know why you eat?\\
'''Homer:''' Because I'm swallowing my frustrations and disappointments?\\
'''Coach:''' Something bad happens and you cope by cramming a doughnut in your mouth.\\
'''Homer:''' Yeah, well, you don't always have time to [[spoiler:masturbate]].

* WrittenByCastMember: Guest star Creator/SethRogen co-wrote the script with his frequent collaborator Evan Goldberg. It was also a case of WriteWhatYouKnow, since, like Homer, Rogen had to lose weight and do physical training when he was cast as the lead in [[Film/TheGreenHornet a superhero movie]].

* ActorAllusion: Creator/SethRogen voices a trainer who tries to get Homer in shape for his role as a superhero, mirroring what Rogen was going through for ''Film/TheGreenHornet''.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: After the test screening, one of the executives at Ginormous Pictures tells Jeff that the film was so bad, the projectionist hung himself with the last reel. After a few years, [[TechnologyMarchesOn not only film reels had been mostly replaced by digital means of distribution]], [[ValuesDissonance but also the use of]] {{suicide as comedy}} became unacceptable on mainstream media.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: After the test screening, one of the executives at Ginormous Pictures tells Jeff that the film was so bad, the projectionist hung himself with the last reel. After a few years, [[TechnologyMarchesOn not only film reels had been mostly replaced by digital means of distribution]], [[ValuesDissonance but the use of]] {{suicide as comedy}} became unacceptable on mainstream media.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: After the test screening, one of the executives at Ginormous Pictures tells Jeff that the film was so bad, the projectionist hung himself with the last reel. After a few years, [[TechnologyMarchesOn not only film reels had been mostly replaced by digital means of distribution]], [[ValuesDissonance but the use of]] SuicideAsComedy became unacceptable.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: After the test screening one of the executives at Ginormous Pictures tells Jeff that the film was so bad, the projectionist hung himself with the last reel. Less than a decade later, not only film reels have been replaced by digital means of distribution.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: After the test screening one of the executives at Ginormous Pictures tells Jeff that the film was so bad, the projectionist hung himself with the last reel. Less than a decade later, not only film reels have been replaced by digital means of distribution but [[ValuesDissonance also the use of]] SuicideAsComedy [[DudeNotFunny would be totally unacceptable]].

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: After the test screening one of the executives at Ginormous Pictures tells Jeff that the film was so bad, the projectionist hung himself with the last reel. Less than a decade later, not only film reels have been replaced by digital means of distribution but [[ValuesDissonance also the use of]] SuicideAsComedy [[would be totally unacceptable]].