In other words, the content warning was shown after the episode ended. Content Warnings: From the Itchy and Scratchy cartoon: 'The preceding program contained scenes of extreme violence and should not have been viewed by young children'.The two come together when Buzz reveals the ants were there to see if ants could sort tiny screws in space. When the shuttle is prepped for launch, Buzz and Race note an ant farm. Chekhov's Gun: Right at the beginning, it's mentioned NASA's spending money on sending rockets up solely to see what weightlessness does for tiny screws.Change the Uncomfortable Subject: After Lisa asks what Marge is basing her empty assurance of Homer's safety on, Marge takes a second before asking if anyone wants gingersnaps.Call-Back: Barney crash landing on the metal roof of a pillow factory (and then rolling off and falling to the street, then run over by a marshmallow truck) is similar to ' Krusty Gets Kancelled', where Luke Perry was shot out of a cannon, crashed through cacti, sandpaper, and jars of acid, before landing safely in a pilow factory - which was then demolished with him still inside.Caligula's Horse: An inanimate carbon rod from the nuclear reactor is honored as Worker of the Month (much to Homer's chagrin), and after Homer accidentally 'uses' a different Inanimate Carbon Rod to lock the door on the spacecraft after he broke it it's given its own ticker-tape parade.Homer phoning someone up, being asked how he got the number, and telling them to shut up.Homer being unable to use a phone properly.They've been dubbed the Three Musketeers. Tom: Now let's look at the crew a little. It's an early sign of how pitiful NASA's ratings have gotten. They're so boring that Homer and Bart treat changing the channel as a life or death struggle. They completely lack charisma and fail to make the latest mission sound interesting despite or perhaps because of their best efforts. The Bore: The newscasters reporting the space launch.Bill.: Man monitoring the x-ray machine at the power plant: 'Clean.

Big 'SHUT UP!': 'How did you get this number?'.

Beyond the Impossible: Barney somehow got drunk (as in, drunk enough to steal a jetpack, take off while singing an off-key rendition of 'Charge' and come crashing back down to the ground) from non-alcoholic champagne.

When the problem derails further however he takes it as a sign to bail. Taylor however firmly states he is not as laid back as media makes him and insists on performing through their difficult situation whether they want it or not. When James Taylor is brought in to provide the astronauts some uplifting music, Aldrin politely declines, assuming Taylor will understand.

Beware the Nice Ones: Played for Laughs.

Barely Missed Cushion: When his stolen jet pack runs out of fuel, Barney falls onto the roof of a pillow factory and gets run over by a truck carrying marshmallows.

And remember, a shiny new donkey for whoever brings me the head of Colonel Montoya. Burns: Compadres, it is imperative that we crush the freedom fighters before the start of the rainy season. The scene also used some early CGI for the rotation of the chips in a few shots.

Animation Bump: The sequence of Homer eating potato chips in zero gravity, which was guest directed by (an uncredited) David Silverman.

Amplified Animal Aptitude: The ants are smart enough to realize what's about to happen to them, and curse their luck when Homer sends them floating around the shuttle.

The fact that it was non-alcoholic champagne says something about Barney's alcoholism. Unfortunately, when he takes a sip of a congratulatory glass of champagne, his face immediately reverts back into its permanently soused expression as he proclaims, 'It begins.' He then steals a jet pack and careens drunkenly through the sky until it runs out of fuel, causing him to crash onto a pillow factory roof and bounce onto the street below where he's run over by a marshmallow truck.

Alcohol-Induced Idiocy: Barney swears off alcohol and successfully completes his training program with flying colors.

Actually Pretty Funny: Marge admonishes Bart for writing 'Insert brain here' on the back of Homer's head.

Barney Gumble: Hey, Homer! Since they made me stop drinkin', I've regained my balance and my diction! Observe! I am the very model of a modern Major-General / I've information vegetable, animal, and mineral.

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