 The episode has been credited with helping to save at least two lives.During the scene in which Homer chokes on a donut, a poster explaining how the Heimlich maneuver works is on the wall behind him.In May 1992, Chris Bencze was able to save his brother's life by performing the Heimlich Maneuver on him, having seen it in the episode, and in December 2007, Aiden Bateman was able to save his friend Alex Hardy's life by recalling the same.