The Simpsons opening sequence is a callback to the film. Bart writes "I will not wait 20 years to make another movie" on the chalkboard and skateboards through Springfield, which is still recovering from the dome incident. Several movie characters reappear, including president Schwarzenegger, the Multi-Eyed Squirrel, Colin, Russ Cargill, and the Medicine Woman. We also see that the Simpsons' house is still under construction and the silo is strapped to Homer's car. Plopper the pig is also featured for the first time in the series, during the couch gag and Homer refers to him as "my summer love." A special opening sequence, featuring
The Mary Tyler Moore Show opening sequence of Mary driving towards Minneapolis towards her new home, and walking in her new neighborhood. In the final shot, she gleefully tosses her Tam o' Shanter in the air in the middle of the street; a freeze-frame captures her smiling face and the hat in mid-air. The sequence was created by Reza Badiyi who had also done the opening sequence for "Hawaii Five-O". Badiyi came up with the idea for the final shot, which "Entertainment Weekly" ranked as the second greatest moment in 1970s television. An older woman can be seen in the background, obviously puzzled by the sight of