The Burns and the Bees/References

Cultural references

 * The title is a reference to "".
 * Music from the episode
 * "" (Groundskeeper Willie plays it on his bagpipes while mourning for the deceased bees).
 * The Basket Bells dance to "" by.
 * "" by (played during the gorilla mascot scene).
 * "" by (when the queen bee is being introduced to the Africanized bees).
 * In Homer's fantasy about a future without honey, the robot that offers him some honey and then compresses him into a cube resembles WALL•E from the Disney/Pixar film .
 * The statue of Mr. Burns in front of the Springfield Excitement Arena is modeled after 's iconic logo of Michael Jordan.
 * At the Billionaire Camp, some billionaires play Quidditch, a sport from Harry Potter.
 * When Mr. Burns is revealed to be a millionaire instead of a billionaire, he asks to let him off the hook, for old time's sake. This is a scene borrowed from The Godfather.
 * At the Billionaire Camp, the by Leonardo da Vinci,  by  and  by  by  are used as archery targets.
 * Willie's dead bees are:
 * Buzz Aldrin (named after astronaut )
 * Bee Arthur (named after )
 * Gordon Sumner (better known as )
 * Bee Bee King (named after )
 * Susan Bee Anthony (named after )
 * Jerry Seinfeld ( played Barry B. Benson in )

Trivia

 * For the first 8 episodes of this season, the show won the 2009 People's Choice Award for Favorite Animated Comedy.
 * The marquee at Springfield Sports Palace first reads "Big Game Tonight" then later, "World's Smallest Jumbotron".