Bart the Mother/References

Trivia

 * The "Bolivian tree lizard" is a fictional species. However, its behavior mirrors the habits of birds which are, such as the and the.
 * When frying a carrot, Nelson hums the Simpsons theme.
 * This episode is rated, a rare rating for a Simpsons episode. The other two rated TV-G was "All Singing, All Dancing" and "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace".
 * This is the final appearance of Troy McClure and the final appearance of Phil Hartman in The Simpsons as he was murdered by his wife in May 1998, roughly 4 months before the episode aired.
 * Troy McClure and Billy appear in the Regional Geographic film, Birds: Our Fine Feathered Colleagues. Troy also mentions 2 other educational films that he appeared in, Earwigs-Eeeew! and Man vs. Nature: The Road to Victory.
 * The sign seen at the Family Fun Center says: "As seen on When Disaster Strikes 4."
 * Arcade games spotted at the Family Fun Center: "Pac-Rat Returns" and "Shark Bait."
 * The door for the Springfield Birdwatching Society meeting room in the Springfield Municipal Building reads, "Pecking Order Strictly Enforced."

Cultural references

 * Homer says "Who am I? Kreskin?"
 * The Andy Griffith Show: The plot is based on the episode "Opie the Birdman", where Opie Taylor accidentally kills a mother bird with a slingshot and then takes on the task of raising the babies.
 * and possibly : a video-game is seen called Pac-Rat Returns.

Goofs

 * When Bart alerts the family that the eggs are hatching, Homer leaves the fridge open. When the family watches the eggs hatch, the fridge door closes without any of them proceeding to close it.
 * Nelson's BB Gun was shown to be hugely powerful, much more powerful than a BB Gun should be.
 * The bible that Timothy Lovejoy returns at the library is bigger in the first shot.
 * In this episode, the door to the basement is at an entrance of the house, but that's a closet in other episodes.
 * When Marge says "Slow and steady wins the race", her face and body are two different colors.