Writer Nell Scovell notes on the DVD commentary that there was originally to have been a final scene in which Homer suffers the consequences of his last-day activities (agreeing to go to the Flanders' barbeque, rekindling his relationship with Grandpa, and telling off Mr. Burns). Marge then asks a miserable Homer, "You ARE happy to be alive, aren't you?" This scene was cut for time constraints. (edit) Blackboard Joke: I will not cut corners. (Followed by a series of ditto marks.)
Couch Gag: The couch tips backwards, and Maggie pops out from behind. (edit)

Homer: I just want you to know that I love you, Dad.
Grampa: You do?
Homer: Uh-huh.
Grampa: Oh, son, I love you too. Hey, how about a hug?
(Homer and Abe hug)
Homer: Dad!
Grampa: Sonny boy!
Homer: Papa!
Grampa: Junior!
Homer: My old man.
(Homer crosses "Make peace with Dad" on his list.) (edit) Toshiro: (Looking at a diagram of the blowfish) Poison… poison… tasty fish! (edit) (Homer and Barney drive by Mr. Burns, who is sitting on a park bench.)
Homer: Hey, Burns, eat my shorts! (They drive off)
Mr. Burns: Who the Sam Hill was that?
Smithers: (Looking through binoculars.) Why, it’s Homer Simpson, sir. One of the schmoes from Sector 7G.
Mr. Burns: Simpson, eh? I want him in my office at nine o’clock Monday morning. We’ll see who eats whose shorts. (edit) Dr. Hibbert: Um, your wife agreed that I should break this to you.
Homer: No need, Doc. I can read Marge like a book. (Looks at Marge, who is very glum.)
Marge: Hmm.
Homer: Ooh, it’s good news, isn’t it? (edit) (Homer looks over the menu.)
Homer: There’s got to be something I haven’t tried. Huh? Hey, hey, what’s this? Fugu!
Akira: (Gasps.) It is a blowfish, sir. But I should warn you that one—
Homer: Come on, pal. Fugu me! (edit) (While Marge appears to be tossing a salad Homer watches the microwave.)
Homer: Is it done yet? Is it done yet?
Marge: Your meatloaf will be ready in eight seconds, Homer.
Homer: D'oh! Isn't there anything faster than a microwave?
(Homer watches dinner cook)
Homer: Four… three… two… one… Bing! We have meatloaf! (edit) Japanese waitress: This is our karaoke bar. Now it is empty but soon it will be hopping with drunken, Japanese business men. (edit) Toshiro: Master, you are needed in the kitchen.
Master Chef: I said cover for me, damn it!
Toshiro: But, Master, we need your skilled hands.
Master Chef: My skilled hands are busy! You do it! (edit) Homer: Okay, okay, where do want to go?
Lisa: Anywhere but hamburgers, pizza, or fried chicken!
Homer: Fine! We'll go to Mars! (edit)

Marge: Tomorrow night, it might be nice to go out for dinner.
Homer: Tomorrow night? Friday? Pork chop night? Marge! We haven't missed pork chop night since the great pig scare in '87! (edit)

Homer: What are you getting at?
Lisa: Well, you're always trying to teach me to be open-minded, try new things, live life to the…
Homer: What are you talking about? Nobody's trying to teach you that! (edit)

Homer: Goodbye, Maggie. Stay as sweet as you are. Goodbye, Lisa. I know you'll make me proud. Goodbye, Bart. ... I like your sheets. (edit)

Moe: Hello, Moe's Tavern. Birthplace of the Rob Roy.
Bart: Is Seymour there? Last name Butts.
Moe: Just a sec. Hey, is there a Butts here? A Seymour Butts? Hey, everybody, I wanna Seymour Butts! Wait a minute... Listen, you little scum-sucking pus-bucket! When I get my hands on you, I'm gonna pull out your eyeballs with a corkscrew! (edit)

Dr. Hibbert: You have twenty-four hours to live.
Homer: Twenty-four hours!
Dr. Hibbert: Well, twenty-two. I'm sorry I kept you waiting so long. (edit)

Homer: Poison? What should I do, what should I do? Tell me, quick.
Chef: Oh, no need to panic. There's a map to the hospital on the back of the menu. (edit)

Chefs: (All yell in Japanese.)
Simpsons: Aaaah!
Waitress: Please, do not be alarmed, our chefs are just saying hello.
Homer: Oh, okay. Hello! (edit)

Homer: If I said `no' the first time, what makes you think I'm going to say `yes' the second time?
Lisa: Nothing, but you may say `yes' the ninety-ninth time.
Homer: Oh? Try me.
Lisa: Please, Dad.
Homer: No.
Lisa: Please, Dad.
Homer: No.
Lisa: Please, Dad.
Homer: No.
Lisa: Please, Dad.
Homer: No.
Lisa: Please, Dad.
Homer: No.
Lisa: Please, Dad.
Homer: Oh, okay, okay. (edit)

(Homer, at the hospital after eating some poisoned blowfish.)
Homer: (Imitating Lisa) Try something new, Homer! What'll it hurt you, Homer? (Regular voice) I never heard of a poison pork chop! (edit)

Dr. Hibbert: Now, a little death anxiety is normal. You can expect to go through five stages. The first is denial.
Homer: No way! Because I'm not dying!
Dr. Hibbert: The second is anger.
Homer: Why you little!
Dr. Hibbert: After that comes fear.
Homer: What's after fear? What's after fear?
Dr. Hibbert: Bargaining.
Homer: Doc, you gotta get me out of this! I'll make it worth your while!
Dr. Hibbert: Finally, acceptance.
Homer: Well, we all gotta go sometime.
Dr. Hibbert: Mr. Simpson, your progress astounds me. (edit)

Homer: Ahem. This is a videotape for my daughter Maggie. Hi, Maggie! I'm speaking to you from beyond the grave. Woooooooo! Hee hee hee, hope that didn't scare you. Well, Maggie, you're grown-up now, and unless you taped over this, you're probably wondering what kind of man your father was. He was a simple man, a kind man, a gentle man who loved his children and- (Phone rings) D'oh! Hello! Yeah, he's here, who is this? (Scratches butt) Bart's friend Milhouse? Bart! Get your butt down here! (edit)

When Homer eats the first batch of sushi, there were only 6 pieces of fish on his plate, but he was scarfing down more than 6 when he continued to eat. (edit) The director of this episode, Richard Sakai, makes an animated cameo singing karaoke (voiced by Dan Castellaneta). (edit) Homer's List of "Dumb Things I Gotta Do Today"
1. Make list
2. Eat a hearty breakfast
3. Make videotape for Maggie
4. Have man-to-man with Bart
5. Listen to Lisa play her sax
6. Make funeral arrangement
7. Make peace with Dad
8. Beer with the boys at the bar
9. Tell off the boss
10. Go hang gliding
11. Plant a tree
12. A final dinner with my beloved family
13. Be intimat (sic) with Marge (edit) The Happy Sumo restaurant is located on Elm Street. (edit) Flanders's doormat reads "Welcome to the Flanders Country." A sign by their closet reads "Bless This Mess." (edit) In the credits it shows Homer eating pork rinds. That scene was also used in "Moaning Lisa." (edit) When they are in the car together Master Chef calls Mrs. Krabappel as Mrs. Crab Apple. (edit) Just after Homer is done shaving, his face appears completely clean. However, after Bart spills the aftershave and Homer is bending down toward Bart, Homer's normal five o'clock shadow suddenly and mysteriously reappears on his face out of thin air. Just as it does in many other episodes, this is one of the series running jokes. (edit)

Cher
Richie Sakai performs a karaoke version of Cher's song "Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves." (edit) Bart: He's a complicated man but no one understands him but his woman.
A quick and funny reference to the Isaac Hayes song from the show Shaft. (edit) D.O.A.
The premise of the episode is taken from the film D.O.A., where a man learns he has been poisoned. (edit) Pamphlet: So You're Going To Die
The pamphlet Hibbert hands Homer is taken right out of the film All That Jazz. (edit) One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
The title of this episode is a parody of the Dr. Seuss book, One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. (edit) The Graduate
When Homer runs from the broken down car, it is similar to Benjamin Braddock's run to the church at the last minute. Homer then bangs on a glass window yelling Marge's name exactly as Benjamin Braddock's banging on the window yelling Elaine Robinson's name in the 1967 film, The Graduate. (edit)