Flaming Moe/References

Cultural references

 * The episode title is a pun on the third-season episode "Flaming Moe's" and a reference to "flamer" being a somewhat derogatory slang term for gay men.
 * Moe's run for office is an homage to the plot of the film .
 * The movie's plot revolves around Chuck and Larry posing as a gay couple for financial reasons, similar to Moe's adopting a gay image to enhance his business.
 * Like Smithers demanding that Moe kiss him in public to prove that he's gay, Chuck and Larry are asked to kiss in public (at a city council hearing) to prove that their relationship is real. Chuck's and Larry's kiss is stopped short, however, when their boss arrives, "outs" them as being straight and exposes their scheme.
 * Mr. Burns signs his will as Charles Montgomery Plantagenet Schicklgruber Burns, which implies that he is related to Adolf Hitler and a descendant of the.
 * Moe's line "Everybody vogue!" is a reference to the song "". The song is also heard playing in the background.
 * Moe's dog's name, Neil Patrick Hairless, is a pun on the actor Neil Patrick Harris' name.
 * After his half hour of mental competence elapses, Mr. Burns imagines himself as part of the 1914 prototypical cartoon "".
 * The song heard when Skinner imagines himself frolicking with Ms. Juniper is "" by . The song is also played during the closing credits.
 * At school, Bart is playing with a toy - a character from the  film series by . He hits it with a hammer and demands it come to life.
 * When the day and late shifts of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant fight, the song playing is "".
 * The picture of "Tom of Shelbyville" which Moe hangs up is a reference to the gay comic artist.
 * At the school, Skinner walks around singing "", an 80s pop tune by.
 * One of the gay men initially rejected at The League of Extra-Horny Gentlemen is dressed in drag as.
 * The title Whiskey A Moe-Moe is a reference to.
 * The title Whiskey A Moe-Moe is a reference to.

Trivia

 * The title is similar to the third season episode "Flaming Moe's".
 * Homer, Lenny, and Carl and their late-shift counterparts (whom they fight) bear strong resemblances to each other, with only a few differences: Carl's counterpart wears glasses, Homer's has hair on the back of his head, and Lenny's has a different hair color and style.
 * Maggie doesn't appear in this episode.
 * Grady seems to have gained weight since the episode "Three Gays of the Condo".

Goofs

 * When Grizzly Shaun talks to Mr. Burns in Mo's, Smithers has his normal suit on; however, about two seconds later, he is wearing the suit he was when he entered the bar.

Continuity

 * Moe shows pictures of his bar after previous makeovers:
 * The Nag and Weasel ("Mommie Beerest")
 * M ("Homer the Moe")
 * Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag ("Bart Sells His Soul")
 * Moe also shows a picture of a makeover called Whiskey A Moe-Moe he never actually did, but only imagined.
 * Moe previously had the idea to give the bar a gay makeover in "Days of Wine and D'oh'ses". When Barney announced he was quitting drinking, Moe said, "To stay afloat, this bar's gonna have to go queer."
 * Several one-time gay characters from previous episodes reappear, including:
 * Karl
 * Grady
 * Julio
 * Raoul
 * Dewey Largo, who has previously been hinted as being gay and closeted, reveals his sexuality in this episode as he runs away with his boyfriend.
 * Dewey Largo, who has previously been hinted as being gay and closeted, reveals his sexuality in this episode as he runs away with his boyfriend.