History Trivia / TheSimpsonsS23E9HolidaysOfFuturePassed

* ActingForTwo: Creator/NancyCartwright voices Bart's sons.

* TalkingToHimself: Creator/NancyCartwright voices Bart's sons.

* DigitalDestruction: A somewhat bizarre example. When the episode was included on the Season 16 DVD set as a bonus feature, it was cropped to 4:3 (full screen) as opposed to it's original 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratio. Averted on the Blu-ray release for the season which includes the episode in full 16:9.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: As mentioned in SeriesFauxnale, this episode was slated to be the final episode, as FOX was having budget issues with the show (the show was becoming too expensive to advertise and ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' was becoming more popular, blowing both this show and most of Creator/SethMacFarlane's shows out of the water). Once everyone agreed to take a pay cut in order to keep the show afloat for at least two more seasons (the 24th and 25th seasons, with this being set as a Christmas episode. The show would end up lasting for far longer than just two more seasons though, with as of recently, seasons 33 and 34 being announced in 2021.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: As mentioned in SeriesFauxnale, this episode was slated to be the final episode, as FOX was having budget issues with the show (the show was becoming too expensive to advertise and ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' was becoming more popular, blowing both this show and most of Creator/SethMacFarlane's shows out of the water). Once everyone agreed to take a pay cut in order to keep the show afloat for at least two more seasons (the 24th and 25th seasons, with this being set as a Christmas episode. The show would end up lasting for far longer than just two more seasons though, with seasons 31 and 32 being ordered in 2019.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Averted; As of 2019 this is the only Season 23 episode to be released on DVD, albeit as a bonus feature on the Season 16 set and (as mentioned above) being cropped to 4:3 (full screen) on the standard DVD set as opposed to its original 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratio.

* TalkingToHimself:
** Creator/NancyCartwright voices Bart's sons.
** Likewise Creator/YeardleySmith (who doesn't voice anyone else except for Lisa [[note]]and, on rare occasions, girls who look or act like Lisa, like Lisabella from "The Last Tap Dance in Springfield" or the Pacific Islander girl Homer names "Lisa, Jr." on "Missionary Impossible"[[/note]]) voices Zia.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Averted; As of 2019 this is the only Season 23 episode to be released on DVD, albeit as a bonus feature on the Season 16 set and (as mentioned above) being cropped to 4:3 (full screen) on the standard DVD set as opposed to it's original 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratio.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Averted; This is the only Season 23 episode to be released on DVD, albeit as a bonus feature on the Season 16 set and (in the PAL release at least) bafflingly included in PanAndScan.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: As mentioned in SeriesFauxnale, this episode was slated to be the final episode, as FOX was having budget issues with the show (the show was becoming too expensive to advertise and ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' was becoming more popular, blowing both this show and most of Creator/SethMacFarlane's shows out of the water). Once everyone agreed to take a pay cut in order to keep the show afloat for at least two more seasons (the 24th and 25th seasons. On October 4, 2013, it was announced that ''The Simpsons'' would have a ''26th'' season, and Al Jean has said he wanted the show to end after 30 seasons), this was set as a Christmas episode.

** Likewise Yeardley Smith (who doesn't voice anyone else except for Lisa [[note]]and, on rare occasions, girls who look or act like Lisa, like Lisabella from "The Last Tap Dance in Springfield" or the Pacific Islander girl Homer names "Lisa, Jr." on "Missionary Impossible"[[/note]]) voices Zia.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Subverted. This is the only Season 23 episode to be released on DVD, albeit as a bonus feature on the Season 16 set.

** Nancy Cartwright voices Bart's sons.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: As mentioned in SeriesFauxnale, this episode was slated to be the final episode, as FOX was having budget issues with the show (the show was becoming too expensive to advertise and ''Bob's Burgers'' was becoming more popular, blowing both this show and most of Creator/SethMacFarlane's shows out of the water). Once everyone agreed to take a pay cut in order to keep the show afloat for at least two more seasons (the 24th and 25th seasons. On October 4, 2013, it was announced that ''The Simpsons'' would have a ''26th'' season, and Al Jean has said he wanted the show to end after 30 seasons), this was set as a Christmas episode.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: As mentioned in SeriesFauxnale, this episode was slated to be the final episode, as FOX was having budget issues with the show (the show was becoming too expensive to advertise and ''Bob's Burgers'' was becoming more popular, blowing both this show and most of SethMacFarlane's shows out of the water). Once everyone agreed to take a pay cut in order to keep the show afloat for at least two more seasons (the 24th and 25th seasons. On October 4, 2013, it was announced that ''The Simpsons'' would have a ''26th'' season, and Al Jean has said he wanted the show to end after 30 seasons), this was set as a Christmas episode.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: As mentioned in SeriesFauxnale, this episode was slated to be the final episode, as FOX was having budget issues with the show (the show was becoming too expensive to advertise and ''Bob's Burgers'' was becoming more popular, blowing both this show and most of SethMacFarlane's shows out of the water). Once everyone agreed to take a pay cut in order to keep the show afloat for at least two more seasons (the 24th season and the current 25th season. On October 4, 2013, it was announced that ''The Simpsons'' would have a ''26th'' season, and Al Jean has said he wanted the show to end after 30 seasons), this was set as a Christmas episode.