Whacking Day/References

Cultural references

 * Kent Brockman teases that a segment on Eye on Springfield will be about the s from The Wizard of Oz and where they are now.

Trivia

 * Apu announces that there is a snake hidden in the store. The first person to find it wins a free Squishee.
 * The Springfield Christian School sign reads "We Put the Fun in Fundamentalist Dogma".
 * At the episode's end, Nelson and Jimbo get emotional in the civic defense shelter, where they and their two bully buddies have been the whole show. If the viewer looks at Kearney's face; there is stubble around his mouth. This is one of many gags throughout the series that he is much older than a typical (or any) elementary school student should be.
 * is the author of The Truth About Whacking Day. One piece of information he reveals is that once participated in Whacking Day.  Ironically, Woodward and his partner  were the investigative reporters responsible for breaking the story on the, which eventually led to Nixon's resignation from the Presidency.
 * Matt Groening once said that he feels they crossed the line by having Lovejoy make up quotes out of the Bible.
 * Whacking Day is on May 10.
 * Twice in this episode Homer is seen coming home in his car, forgetting about Marge homeschooling Bart in the garage. Both times, he manages to stop the car just inches away from Bart, though the second time this happens he yells "D'oh!", implying that he meant to run over Bart that time or because he forgot a second time.
 * The Itchy and Scratchy cartoon in this episode is a parody of shooting 's alleged killer,, with Scratchy being arrested before being shot by Itchy. The episode's guest director is.

Continuity

 * Ezekiel and Ishmael from "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" are seen at the Christian School.