Moe Goes from Rags to Riches/References

Cultural references

 * The title screen gag is a reference to the discontinuation of the in 2011.
 * The plot to the episode is similar to the plot of .
 * Lisa mentions that Milhouse wears a Finding Nemo back brace.
 * During the "King of Persia" portion of the episode, the Scheherazade (portrayed by Lisa) is costumed as Jeannie from .
 * The Scheherazade tells the story of and  to the Shahryār.
 * Michelangelo's painting is the.
 * The Wriggles CD that Milhouse owns is a parody of.

Music

 * At the beginning of the episode, the song playing in Moe's Tavern is "" by Lionel Richie.
 * Lionel Richie is seen in the background of Moe's during the opening scene. He guest voiced in the 19th season premiere He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs.
 * Homer is seen dancing on the wall and then on the ceiling, a reference to "", another Lionel Richie song.
 * The music playing when Moe says the bar rag is his best friend and then hugs it is from .
 * The song at the end is from .

Continuity

 * A picture of the Pin Pals is seen in Moe's Tavern. ("Team Homer")

Goofs

 * In the scene where Marge comes up from the basement with laundry, the basement is in the wrong place and is under the stairs where a closet should be.
 * Oil and beer have been poured on the bar, but when Moe throws his rag onto the bar, the oil and beer have disappeared.
 * When Moe throws the bar rag out the window, there is a shot of the back of the family (with Moe and Milhouse) walking away from the window. Milhouse has his normal clothes on, despite entering the Simpson House with his pajamas still on.
 * There is one shot of the Van Houten House in this episode which is different to the design of the house in other shots.