King Leer/References

Cultural references

 * The title of the episode is a reference to William Shakespeare's King Lear.
 * The music that plays when Homer is trying to stop Bart breaking the violin is by Ludwig van Beethoven.
 * Jerk Circle is a reference to the band.
 * Homer's favorite movie is . Marge reminds him that the film is about family, when Homer thinks it's just about cars.
 * Morty Szyslak recites part of "" in a Mattress King commercial. He and his children then sing "".
 * In another commercial for Mattress King, "" plays.
 * Moe says he'll "go to the mattresses" with his siblings, a reference to the mob saying that become popular thanks to the movie The Godfather and the TV series .
 * The music that plays when Moe and his siblings are sabotaging each other and Homer throws paint on Patty and Selma is the "" from 's Requiem.

Trivia

 * Maggie does not appear in this episode at all.