Another obllique Futurama reference on The Simpsons

On the Father's Day episode near the beginning when Bart says that "When you sign a contract with Fox, you're going to get screwed over."

Any chance Matt is still bitter about the cancelation? :)

It is more likely a reference to the recent walkout by the six main cast members of the Simpsons for more money.

Joe Klemm

Or to any dealing with Fox, in general. :P

"Brion K. Lienhart" wrote:

I saw that as more of a reference to the recently-settled actors dispute - it could be a coincidence, but with the digital coloring it's easier to toss extra stuff in at the last minute.

In alt.tv.futurama, on the "Re: Another obllique Futurama reference on The Simpsons" thread, Matt Garvey wrote:

On the other hand, the writers probably knew the actors would be negotiating a new contract. They might have just correctly assumed the deal-making would be nasty and degrading for both sides.

Or we could observe that the Simpsons has consistently and openly ripped Fox for a number of years.