Marge must practice her bowling in order to save the Bowl-A-Rama from closing down.
- The Bus Came Back:
- Terrence from The Day the Earth Stood Cool returns as the buyer of the Bowl-A-Rama.
- Marge’s bowling instructor Jaques from Life on the Fast Lane returns to help her improve her game.
- But for Me, It Was Tuesday: Marge recapping “Life on the Fast Lane” gives Homer a montage of several other episodes.
- Imagine Spotting: Happens twice with Homer’s fantasies.
- The first time he eats Nachos, child Homer gets eaten by a fish resembling modern day Homer. Moe confusedly asks whose fantasy it was.
- After Homer twice has Flinstones-esque fantasies with a talking squid, Lisa notes that he looks happier in the fantasies than real life.
- Two Decades Behind: The Bowl-A-Rama’s vending machines seem to be left over from the 70s, given the peace sign and the lack of credit card/Apple Pay compatibility.
