Flanders' Ladder

When Homer pulls his VHS collection out, there are two references to earlier Simpsons history The first one comes in the form of one of the titles of the cassettes: "Wedding Video/Alaska Speech". This is a reference to The Simpsons Movie (2007) in which Marge tapes her talking about her and the kids returning to Springfield over their wedding video. The second reference is when Marge pulls out a VHS which has the Tracy Ullman show and Homer speaks in his old voice, the one used on the early Simpsons, which premiered on the Tracy Ullman show.

The lightning strikes a power transformer and the phone lines, only knocking out the internet at the Simpsons' home. Flanders' internet still works next door. But Homer's cell phone internet is also down every time he tries to use it. He should still be able to connect to the cellular network just fine.

Edited from The Simpsons: Alone Again, Natura-Diddly (2000)