 The episode has been referenced in numerous clip shows and flashback episodes throughout the series . In particular , the scene of Homer plummeting down Springfield Gorge has become one of the most used The Simpsons clips . In the scene , Homer falls down the cliff on the skateboard , bouncing off the cliff walls and finally landing at the bottom , where the skateboard lands on his head . After being loaded into an ambulance at the top of the cliff , the ambulance crashes into a tree , and the gurney rolls out , causing Homer to fall down the cliff again . 
