Hardly Kirk-ing/References

Cultural references

 * The episode title is a pun on the Jerry Lewis comedy .
 * The Kuddle is a parody of the Amazon Kindle, more specifically the second generation Kindle DX in graphite color. The face on the Kuddle is a reference to the Magic Mirror from .
 * You're Tired! by is a reference to his catchphrase from , "".
 * Diarrhea of a Wimpy Kid is an obvious parody of ' and the cover art has the same color as '.
 * The Wind and the Willem Dafoe is a reference to  and actor Willem Dafoe.
 * Kevin James and the Giant Peach is a reference to the book .
 * Ice-Road Hand-Fishing is a reference to the TV shows ' and '.
 * Baby Poindexter is a parody of the  series.
 * Before Marge tells him it's a children's magazine, Homer fills out a subscription order for the magazine .
 * Homer looks through a  book with extreme ease.

Continuity

 * After Homer finds a $25 casino chip and hands it to Marge, she lets out a sigh of pleasure, indictating that she still has a gambling addiction, which began in "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)".