Half-Decent Proposal/References

Music

 * "" by : Opens this episode.
 * "" by Johnny Mandel: Known better as main theme of M*A*S*H, it plays while Marge is leaving Homer in the helicopter to meet Artie Ziff.
 * "" by The Trammps: Played at Artie's '70s style prom.
 * "Precious And Few" by : Also played at the prom.
 * "Georgy Girl" by The Seekers: When Artie is advertising his invention.
 *  by Sam the Sham: Heard when Dr. Hibbert smashes mailboxes with his golf club.
 * " by : At the end of the episode, Artie's Snor-Converter alters Homer's snoring into the tune of "" by the . Artie also supplies altered lyrics in which he tells Marge that Homer is a loser and that she should dump him.

Cultural references

 *  - The film is punned in the title and referenced throughout the episode.
 * The point where Artie is flying Marge away in his helicopter, and Marge sees that Homer has written "KEEP YOUR CLOTHES ON" in rocks, is a callback to the series finale of M*A*S*H (""), in which Capt. Hawkeye Pierce, as his helicopter takes off to fly him homeward, sees that Capt. B.J. Hunnicutt has written out the word "GOODBYE" in rocks.
 * Moe says to Artie "I'm a spy, in the house of Moe." This is a reference to the lyric "I'm a spy, in the House of Love" from the song "The Spy" by The Doors.

Continuity

 * This episode is a sequel to "The Way We Was".
 * Homer has a Funzo to illustrate Marge kissing Artie Ziff. ("Grift of the Magi")
 * Grampa brings up Homer's 300 game. ("Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder").
 * Homer is also shown to have a loud snore in the comic story Maggie's Crib 11.
 * Homer says he's being drinking for 25 years meaning he's being drinking since he was 14 years old. Previous episodes indicate Homer doing underage drinking.
 * Professor Frink has goldfish in his shoes much like Disco Stu did in "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson"; however, unlike Disco Stu's fish, Frink's are very much alive.

Goofs

 * When leaving the prom, Marge pulls open a fire-escape door, when the push bar is clearly on the inside.