The Beer Boys/References

Cultural references

 * Homer's song The Brandyman is a reference to  from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
 * Moe claims that the only thing that has ever scared him is the stick figures from .

Continuity

 * The plot is very similar to the episode "Homer the Moe", both of which feature Homer looking after Moe's bar and then opening his own bar when Moe returns to work. The episode aired in November 2001, almost a year after the comic was released.