When Homer hears the 1978 song " Two Tickets to Paradise " by Eddie Money on the radio , he sings along and plays air guitar . As Homer is eating nachos at the football game , he makes up a song called " Nacho Man " , a reference to Village People 's 1978 song " Macho Man " . Homer 's " Rappin ' Ronnie Reagan " cassette is a reference to the 1984 Broadway show and novelty music video Rap Master Ronnie and Ronald Reagan . When Flanders is mistakenly arrested for taking drugs , Chief Wiggum asks him " Where 's your Messiah now ? " , a line commonly mistakenly believed to be spoken by Edward G. Robinson 's character Dathan in the 1956 film '' The Ten Commandments '' but in fact originates from Billy Crystal 's stand-up impersonation of Robinson . Ned 's dream involves him shooting at people inside the university clock tower based on the 1975 film '' The Deadly Tower '' , itself based on Charles Whitman 's 1966 killing spree . The scene where Homer chases Flanders 's car is a parallel of the sequence in '' Terminator 2 : Judgment Day '' , in which Robert Patrick 's character T-1000 chases the heroes in the police car after escaping from the hospital . Homer morphing through the Flanders hedge also parodies how the T-1000 's shape shifting abilities were shown in the film . It has since become a popular internet meme . When Rod and Todd are watching television in the Flanders 's living room , a picture of Leonardo da Vinci 's painting The Last Supper can be seen behind them . The homeless shelter that Homer and Flanders visit is called Helter Shelter , a reference to the 1968 song " Helter Skelter " by The Beatles . The song Helter Skelter has since been parodied , in the name of the Season 14 episode Helter Shelter . In its original American broadcast , " Homer Loves Flanders " finished 43rd in the ratings for the week of March 14 – 20 , 1994 , with a Nielsen rating of 10.9 . The episode was the third highest-rated show on the Fox network that week , following '' Beverly Hills , 90210 '' and '' Melrose Place ''
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