The Homer of Seville/References

Cultural references

 * The episode title is a reference to the opera .
 * The chalkboard gag mentions .
 * The marquee outside the church calls Jesus the Real American Idol.
 * Griddler on the Roof is a reference to the musical .
 * T.G.I. Fried Eggs is a reference to the restaurant chain.
 * Luftwaffles is a reference to the, the aerial warfare branch of the during World War II.
 * Buffet the Hunger Slayer is a reference to .
 * Homer mentions the restaurant chain.
 * Bart calls  a great movie.
 * Lisa claims that tenor Andrea Bocelli recorded an entire song on his back. Bocelli apparently did record one track on his  album on his back, and demonstrated this technique on an episode of American Idol.
 * Homer sings "If Ever I Would Leave You" from the musical .
 * Homer stars in the opera La bohème.
 * The Springfield Opera House is shaped like the.
 * The scene of Lenny and Carl watching Homer's opera performance from the rafters is a reference to a similar scene in Citizen Kane.
 * During the opera montage, , "Op.20: Act I- No.5 Pas de deux: I Tempo di valse ma non troppo vivo, quasi moderato" by plays.
 * Homer sings "" by Francis Scott Key, the national anthem of the USA.
 * Homer says that is his third favorite of.
 * Homer's entourage, Lenny and Carl, is a parody of the HBO series . The music when Lenny (who dresses like Turtle) and Carl are in the limousine is the show's theme song, "Superhero" by.
 * When Carl and Lenny are sent away from the table at The Gilded Truffle, Carl mutters "Yoko", at Marge. It is a reference to Yoko "breaking up The Beatles", but in this case Marge is breaking up the entourage.
 * When takes her helmet off to reveal that she's a female biker, Homer asks if this is The Twilight Zone.
 * Marge makes pie.
 * The orchestral sequence featured in the cobra scene is the overture of Mozart's opera .
 * Homer stars in The Barber of Seville.
 * Homer sings the song "Se il mio nome saper voi bramate" from the opera.
 * The line about the chandelier being pre-crashed is a reference to a famous scene from .
 * Marge mentions conductor.
 * Homer paints a parody of Michelangelo's  on the ceiling.
 * Chief Wiggum calls "Hagliacci", a reference to the opera ', and "Madame Butterface", a reference to the opera '.

Trivia

 * Restaurants spotted or mentioned after the family leaves church: Griddler on the Roof, Thank God It's Fried Eggs, Luftwaffle's, Bodacious Frittatas, Buffet the Hunger Slayer, and Denny's.

Continuity

 * When Homer forgets his lines he sings "Uh-oh Spaghetti-os"? This was the catch phrase of the fictional police officer in the season 10 episode "Homer to the Max".

Goofs

 * When Burns and Smithers are "shopping" at the morgue, a sign on the wall says "HOSPTIAL MORGUE".
 * Carl and Lenny are shown in the rafters commenting about how their "seats are terrible." However, after the performance ends, Carl and Lenny can be seen in the audience as they give Homer a standing ovation (top right quadrant).
 * Rodolfo is referred to as "Rudolfo" on the translation during La bohème.