In this episode, Homer attempts to reunite an animatronic band from his youth, but TV and film producer J. J. Abrams gets ahold of them first.
The episode is dedicated in memory of David Richardson, a writer and producer of The Simpsons who died on January 18, 2021.
The audience love it, but the FBI shuts the business down due to Homer's boss Gil Gunderson using the band for trafficking cocaine.
Herman reveals he just sold Yak to J. J. Abrams to create a new Mission: Impossible movie.
Lisa and Bart arrive at one of Abrams' buildings and attempt to steal Yak but are caught.
Homer spends months complaining online, only to have Abrams announce a screening of the movie in Springfield.
They reconcile and Abrams surprises Homer as he had reprogrammed the animatronics and brought them on stage now to dispense frozen yogurt at the after party.
The ending credits feature Comic Book Guy having formed the Troll Force Five, Earth's spite-iest heroes.
[9] Executive Producer Matt Selman responded to outrage and criticism by fans in regards to Homer's timeline change (being a teenager in the early 1990s) both on Twitter[10] and in articles.