History Recap / TheSimpsonsS13E16WeekendAtBurnsies

* ContinuityNod:
** When Marge assembles the scarecrow, a small bubble of [[MetaGuy Comic Book Guy]] appears and relates the episodes the items used are from. For those curious, said items include Lisa's jersey from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E8LisaOnIce Lisa on Ice]]", Bart's jockey pants from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E13SaddlesoreGalactica Saddlesore Galatica]]", a Jack-O-Lantern from multiple WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror episodes, and a hole-bearing fedora from [[UnInstallment the fictitious]] [[NoodleIncident "Who Shot Grampa's Hat?"]] (the hat itself actually comes from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E5BartAfterDark Bart After Dark]]").
** As Otto is staring at his hand, he sees a wedding band, saying "Oh, right, I married that chick..." probably referring to Becky from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E21ItsAMadMadMadMadMarge "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge"]]. ([[NoodleIncident But maybe not, considering she left him at the altar]], at least ''that'' time.)

** When Marge assembles the scarecrow, a small bubble of [[MetaGuy Comic Book Guy]] appears and relates the episodes the items used are from. For those curious, said items include Lisa's jersey from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E8LisaOnIce "Lisa on Ice"]], Bart's jockey pants from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E13SaddlesoreGalactica Saddlesore Galatica]]", a Jack-O-Lantern from multiple WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror episodes, and a hole-bearing fedora from [[UnInstallment the fictitious]] [[NoodleIncident "Who Shot Grampa's Hat?"]] (the hat itself actually comes from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E5BartAfterDark Bart After Dark]]").

** When Marge assembles the scarecrow, a small bubble of [[MetaGuy Comic Book Guy]] appears and relates the episodes the items used are from. For those curious, said items include Lisa's jersey from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E8LisaOnIce "Lisa on Ice"]], Bart's jockey pants from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E13SaddlesoreGalactica Saddlesore Galatica]]", a Jack-O-Lantern from multiple WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror episodes, and a hole-bearing fedora from [[UnInstallment the fictitious]] [[NoodleIncident "Who Shot Grampa's Hat?"]] (the hat actually comes from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E5BartAfterDark Bart After Dark]]").

** When Marge assembles the scarecrow, a small bubble of [[MetaGuy Comic Book Guy]] appears and relates the episodes the items used are from. For those curious, said items include Lisa's jersey from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E8LisaOnIce "Lisa on Ice"]], Bart's jockey pants from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E13SaddlesoreGalactica Saddlesore Galatica]]", a Jack-O-Lantern from multiple WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror episodes, and a hole-bearing fedora from [[UnInstallment the fictitious]] [[NoodleIncident "Who Shot Grampa's Hat?"]] (the hat actually comes from "[[TheSimpsonsS8E5BartAfterDark Bart After Dark]]).

** When Marge assembles the scarecrow, a small bubble of [[MetaGuy Comic Book Guy]] appears and relates the episodes the items used are from. For those curious, said items include Lisa's jersey from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E8LisaOnIce "Lisa on Ice"]], Bart's jockey pants from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E13SaddlesoreGalactica Saddlesore Galatica]]", a Jack-O-Lantern from multiple WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror episodes, and a hole-bearing fedora from [[UnInstallment the fictitious]] [[NoodleIncident "Who Shot Grampa's Hat?"]].

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Music/{{Phish}} guitarist Trey Anastasio is shown playing a few bars of ''The Simpsons'' theme song on his guitar before he introduces Homer. This wasn't a throwaway gag for the episode, but a reference to something Anastasio actually did for years at Phish concerts as part of a series of [[http://phish.net/song/secret-language-instructions/history "secret language" signals]] they had taught their fans. The audience is supposed to react to the ''Simpsons'' theme cue by yelling "D'oh!", but for the episode, that was changed to a generic "Boom!" in order to avoid a CelebrityParadox. This cue even occasionally showed up in the song the band is shown performing in the episode, "Run Like an Antelope".

** As Otto is staring at his hand, he sees a wedding band, saying "Oh, right, I married that chick..." probably referring to Becky from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E21ItsAMadMadMadMadMarge "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge"]]. ([[NoodleIncident But maybe not, considering she dumped him before that could happen]].)

** As Otto is staring at his hand, he sees a wedding band, saying "Oh, right, I married that chick..." probably referring to Becky from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E21ItsAMadMadMadMadMarge "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge"]].

* AdultFear: Homer decides the crows went too far when they carry Maggie and she almost falls to her death because of that.

* ContinuityNod: When Marge assembles the scarecrow, a small bubble of [[MetaGuy Comic Book Guy]] appears and relates the episodes the items used are from. For those curious, said items include Lisa's jersey from [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E8LisaOnIce "Lisa on Ice"]], Bart's jockey pants from "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E13SaddlesoreGalactica Saddlesore Galatica]]", a Jack-O-Lantern from multiple WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror episodes, and a hole-bearing fedora from [[UnInstallment the fictitious]] [[NoodleIncident "Who Shot Grampa's Hat?"]].

* DrugsAreBad: Parodied
--> '''Bart:''' Dad, I thought you didn't like her saxophone?\\
'''Homer:''' I didn't but now Daddy's special medicine, ''which you must never use because it will ruin your life'', lets Daddy see and hear magical things that you will never experience! ''Ever.''
** But played straight with Ned Flanders' petition to recriminalize medical marijuana, which Homer ''signed''. And when the Springfield police department burned the medical marijuana, the people gathered around the burning fire inhaled its fumes and enjoyed the scent...until the police dump toxic material into the fire that made them cough and disperse.

* EyeScream: The crows particularly attack Homer's eyes, trying to "drink his sweet eye juices", according to Hibbert.

-->'''Homer''': ''[reads container]'' "Toke as needed. Caution: objects may appear more edible than they actually are."

--> '''Bart''': Dad, I thought you didn't like her saxophone?
--> '''Homer''': I didn't but now Daddy's special medicine, ''which you must never use because it will ruin your life'', lets Daddy see and hear magical things that you will never experience! ''Ever.''

-->'''Marge''': Homie, you don't need drugs anymore. Your eyes are all better.\\
'''Homer''': Eyes? What the hell are you talking about?
* ImagineTheAudienceNaked: Marge recommends Homer do this when he has to listen to Mr. Burns's jokes while not on marijuana. [[BrainBleach Homer immediately screams.]] Marge suggests to imagine him with a funny hat on instead. [[RuleOfFunny This is somehow much more traumatizing for Homer.]]

* ShoutOut: The title is a reference to the movie ''Film/WeekendAtBernies'' and shares a similar premise in trying to make it appear that a dead body is still alive (though Mr. Burns is revived).

-->'''Burns:''' So, profit margins will be lower than ...Creator/LouiseBrooks' negligee.
-->(''Homer and Smithers grin awkwardly and stare at each other'')
-->'''Burns:''' [[DontExplainTheJoke You know, Louise Brooks, the silent star of]] ''[[DontExplainTheJoke Lulu]]''.
-->(''Homer and Smithers still sit in awkward silence'')
-->'''Smithers:''' (''whispering to Homer'') One of us has got to start laughing. If Mr. Burns gets flop sweat, [[MadeOfPlasticine he'll die of dehydration]].

-->'''Marge''': Homie, you don't need drugs anymore. Your eyes are all better.\\
'''Homer''': [[HalfwayPlotSwitch Eyes?]] [[LampshadeHanging What the hell are you talking about?]]\\
'''Lisa''': I want my old dad back. The one who was yelling all the time, and [[DoubleTake ...]] you know, I'm not really sure what I want.

* [[WatchItStoned Listen To It Stoned]]: Homer apparently likes Lisa's saxophone music and Mr. Burns' lame jokes a lot more when he's stoned.

* WatchItStoned: Mr. Burns' jokes and Literature/TheBible sound much funnier to Homer when he's stoned.

** Mr. Burns slapping Homer and Smithers at the end of the episode is reminiscent of Mom slapping her sons in ''Futurama''.

* LazyArtist / LimitedAnimation: At one point when two of the crows carry Maggie through the air, in the shot where Maggie slips out of her clothes, the crows carrying her are completely static as they slide forward in the air.

* MarijuanaIsLSD / MushroomSamba: Homer starts seeing everything with smiley faces and rainbows once he starts smoking pot. The soundtrack also plays Donovan's "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" when Homer drives his car through the sky to work. This currently provides the trope image for the former.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Music/{{Phish}} guitarist Trey Anastasio is shown playing a few bars of ''The Simpsons'' theme song on his guitar before he introduces Homer. This wasn't a throwaway gag for the episode, but a reference to something Anastasio actually did for years at Phish concerts as part of a series of [[http://phish.net/song/secret-language-instructions/history "secret language" signals]] they had taught their fans. The audience is supposed to react to the ''Simpsons'' theme cue by yelling "D'oh!", but for the episode, that was changed to a generic "Boom!" in order to avoid a CelebrityParadox. This cue even occasionally showed up in the song the band shown performing in the episode, "Run Like an Antelope".

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Music/{{Phish}} guitarist Trey Anastasio is show playing a few bars of ''The Simpsons'' theme song on his guitar before he introduces Homer. This wasn't a throwaway gag for the episode, but a reference to something Anastasio actually did for years at Phish concerts as part of a series of [[http://phish.net/song/secret-language-instructions/history "secret language" signals]] they had taught their fans. The audience is supposed to react to the ''Simpsons'' theme cue by yelling "D'oh!", but for the episode, that was changed to a generic "Boom!" in order to avoid a CelebrityParadox. This cue even occasionally showed up in the song the band shown performing in the episode, "Run Like an Antelope".

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Music/{{Phish}} guitarist Trey Anastasio is show playing a few bars of ''The Simpsons'' theme song on his guitar before he introduces Homer. This wasn't a throwaway gag for the episode, but a reference to something Anastasio actually did for years at Phish concerts as part of a series of "secret language" signals they had taught their fans. The audience is supposed to react to the ''Simpsons'' theme cue by yelling "D'oh!", but for the episode, that was changed to a standard "boom!" in order to avoid a CelebrityParadox. This cue even occasionally showed up in the song the band shown performing in the episode, "Run Like an Antelope".

** Moe tells Homer to take his crows and leave. "This ain't no crow-bar! This is a crowbar!" He reaches behind the car...and takes out a picture of crows sitting on barstools.

* ContemplatingYourHands: Homer and Otto partake in this for a bit, including Otto finding a wedding band and that his fingers do "fing".

* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: In a hilarious use of this trope, Homer starts seeing rainbows ''everywhere'' when he uses the drugs.

* MarijuanaIsLSD / MushroomSamba: Homer starts seeing everything with smiley faces and rainbows once he starts smoking pot. The soundtrack also plays Donovan's "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" when Homer drives his car through the sky to work.

** Having gotten the clothes for her scarecrow, Marge spots something on the vegetable patch and goes to shoo them away with a broom. It's the Flanders, praying to the scarecrow's cross-shamed frame.