The Yellow Badge of Cowardge/References

Cultural References

 * The episode title is a reference to the novel .
 * Homer calls Giuseppe Granfinali "Super Mario", referencing Mario from .
 * The boat Abraham Simpson leaves in is called the Yellow Belly, referencing the term "Yellow Bellied Coward".
 * Maggie presents Bart with a white feather, a reference to the 1902 novel The Four Feathers in which a naval officer is given white feathers by his comrades for cowardice.
 * Homer mentions  and Giuseppe mentions.
 * Peanuts: On the Fourth of July, an unnamed kid dresses up as a ghost, but with too many eyeholes (like Charlie Brown's Halloween costume in ) and Nelson tells him "Wrong holiday, Charlie Brown!"
 * The scene where Dr. Hibbert tends to several children with is a sight gag on the M*A*S*H TV series' opening sequence. Also, the theme music plays in the background.

Continuity

 * Bart once again bangs two pots together to make a lot of noise, whilst shouting over it. He also did this when he was 2 years old. ("Lisa's First Word")
 * One of the children competing in the school race is Michael D'Amico, who is referred to as "'s nephew" instead of as Fat Tony's son (the original Fat Tony had died in "Donnie Fatso").
 * A few athletes from previous episodes appear:
 * Muk Mu from "The Burns and the Bees
 * Fung Pang-Li from "Pray Anything"
 * Deion Overstreet from "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass"
 * Buck Mitchell from "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play"