In this episode, Marge and the children are hired as Mr. Burns' family, so Homer bonds with his female neighbor while they are away.
Escaping from the angry mourners, Burns and Smithers accidentally run over Professor Frink who is wearing virtual reality glasses.
The episode ends by fast-forwarding a few years into the future showing most Springfieldians, including Homer and Marge, using virtual reality glasses.
In July 2016 at San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Allison Janney would guest star in an episode this season.
Luigi tests Homer and Julia by having them eat spaghetti like the title characters in Lady and the Tramp.
While Burns tests the virtual reality glasses, the Simpson children's heads briefly turn into Zoidberg from Futurama.
[3] In February 2024, viewers noticed similarities between this episode's virtual reality plot and usage of the Apple Vision Pro.
Here, the blame lies more with how damned long it takes to get to the plot(s), but, by the time the sweet ending rolls around...the consistent gags and smidge of heart wore me down.