The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer/References

Cultural references

 * Otto's exclamation "Real songs are about deals with the devil, far-off lands, and where you'd find smoke in relation to water." are allusions to the songs "" by, "" by & "Smoke on the Water" by.
 * The song plays as they ride away in the back of Hans Moleman's truck is the title track from their 1986 album "".
 * When Fat Tony is driving his Lincoln Navigator in the carpool,  is heard. Additionally, several Sopranos actors (including Joe Pantoliano and Michael Imperioli) voice mob characters in this episode and that they had their real faces in this episode.
 * Nelson says in this episode that "There is no Mafia" which is another reference to The Sopranos, where says this to his daughter.
 * Fat Tony works, as he says, in "waste management", which is the official job of Anthony Soprano Sr.
 * Fat Tony asks Milhouse for one of his binders to use as a trap. Fat Tony chooses the binder rather than the  binder. "I prefer the cat, he hates Mondays, and we can all relate."
 * The house of Fat Tony also strongly resembles that of from the movie .
 * Fat Tony's son, Michael, is named in honor of, son of , in 's  Trilogy. His hairstyle is also extremely similar to 's around the time of the film.
 * At the end of the episode Michael says to Lisa: "Don't ever ask me about my business", a quotation from The Godfather. The room where this takes place is very similar to the location in the original movie.
 * Homer claims  to be the best gangster movie ever.
 * Fat Tony asks "Who wants to sleep with the fishes?.. Because I brought this  bedspread!" "Sleeping with the fishes" is a gang language quote for dumping a dead body into the river. This is also referenced in The Simpsons Movie where Fat Tony tries to dump his "yard trimmings" into Lake Springfield. "Sleeping with the fishes" is mentioned by Fat Tony in "A Fish Called Selma" where apparently Troy McClure does it literally.
 * The episode title is a reference to the film , which also involves a crime boss and food.
 * When Fat Tony arrives for the carpool, he says "We are going for a ride!.... By which I mean the carpool". Most of Fat Tony's quotes are related to gang language.
 * After Johnny Tightlips says to Michael that he has to stand up as mob boss, Louie says that he wants to drop by the Lexus dealership to test drive their new hybrid. Tightlips replies to him that he's a hybrid, half-idiot and half-moron. This is a joke on the hybrid motor setup of an electric motor and a gas engine.
 * The promotional image for this episode is based on promotional material for the HBO original series The Sopranos.
 * After Homer hears Fat Tony speak in Italian, he says he talks funny like the guy in . Then he says "Why You-budooba thata?".
 * Lunchlady Dora opening the WWII Beans and having spirits emerge is similar to when the Nazis opened the Ark of the Covenant in the ' film '.

Trivia

 * Krusty the Clown, owner of the chain of Krusty Burger restaurants, pays the mafia to keep McDonalds and Burger King out of Springfield.
 * The beans used in the cafeteria are from World War II.

Continuity

 * Fat Tony once said that Marge sometimes drives his son home from school and she does so this episode. ("The Seven-Beer Snitch")

Goofs

 * When Lisa pulls on the cord for Otto's headphones, her necklace is orange.
 * Homer does not give Moe $50 because he only gives Moe a few one dollar bills.