Singin' in the Lane/References

Cultural references

 * The episode title is a reference to the film .
 * Among the people Mr. Burns wanted to invite to the baseball joust are:
 * Stephen Baldwin
 * Homer mentions 's doctor.
 * Moe's Tavern's jukebox starts playing 's "" when Barney slips down from it.
 * The Kingpins are a reference to.
 * Reynolds claims to be the model for .
 * One of the Fund Bunch bowlers claims to be the model for .
 * When the Pin Pals reunite, "" by plays.
 * The Bowler Wears Prada is a reference to .
 * Moe mentions he stopped watching the s as soon as  was announced as Best Picture, indicating he missed seeing all the commotion attendant on the revelation that the Best Picture award was actually won by.
 * The ape climbing the Bowling at the Lanes is a reference to King Kong.
 * Barney mentions that Moe's sister looked like Jennifer Lawrence and all images of her said on them.
 * "Thoroughbred's Choice Kentucky Bourbon" represents a tie-in between whisky and the, the largest thoroughbred horse race in America.
 * Barney imitates Chewbacca from Star Wars.
 * The Hateful 8-Year-Old is a reference to  by Quentin Tarantino, also referenced on the sign.
 * The Song that plays in this part is "" by, which was used in the Tarantino film .
 * One of the Fund Bunch does the.
 * Lenny breaks the fourth wall saying "This episode has a lot of music".
 * The artwork at Bowling at the Lanes are bowling-themed takes on famous works of art:
 * "" by has bowling pins in place of human figures.
 * A set of paintings of bowling pins in different colors is in the style of a series.
 * Only parts of "" by are shown in several shots; putting them together shows that there is a person in mid-scream, and to his right is a long bowling alley, at the end of which is a.
 * Moe saying that the finals would be on ESPN 8 in a reference to the movie .
 * The scene in which Moe imagines himself in a bar in Paris is a reference to Manet's painting 'A Bar at the Folies-Bergère.' Moe's reflection in the mirror does not appear to be a natural perspective which is a feature of the painting.
 * Lenny breaks the fourth wall saying "This episode has a lot of music".
 * The artwork at Bowling at the Lanes are bowling-themed takes on famous works of art:
 * "" by has bowling pins in place of human figures.
 * A set of paintings of bowling pins in different colors is in the style of a series.
 * Only parts of "" by are shown in several shots; putting them together shows that there is a person in mid-scream, and to his right is a long bowling alley, at the end of which is a.
 * Moe saying that the finals would be on ESPN 8 in a reference to the movie .
 * The scene in which Moe imagines himself in a bar in Paris is a reference to Manet's painting 'A Bar at the Folies-Bergère.' Moe's reflection in the mirror does not appear to be a natural perspective which is a feature of the painting.

Continuity

 * The Pin Pals return.
 * Homer and Moe are the only ones left from the originals:
 * Otto was replaced by Mr. Burns ("Team Homer")
 * Mr. Burns was replaced by Dan Gillick ("Penny-Wiseguys")
 * Dan Gillick and Apu were replaced in this episode.
 * Amongst Selma's Exes are: Fat Tony ("The Real Housewives of Fat Tony"), Sideshow Bob ("Black Widower") and Disco Stu ("There's Something About Marrying").
 * Señor Ding Dong and Baron Von Kiss-A-Lot are in the One and Dones team. ("Maximum Homerdrive")
 * Among the Are They Reals are The Grumple ("Kill Gil, Volumes I & II"), the Leprechaun ("This Little Wiggy") and Cheesy McMayor ("E Pluribus Wiggum").
 * The Holy Rollers appear. ("Team Homer")
 * Plopper climbs the Bowling at the Lanes building by doing the thing Spider-Pig should not be able to do: swinging from a web ("He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs").

Trivia

 * For the first time since the new opening sequence, Marge is concerned of Maggie's disappearance from the cart, and sighing in relief upon finding her in the bag.