My Way or the Highway to Heaven/References

Cultural references

 * The episode title is a reference to the idiom "", which is also a recurring lyric in the song "" by and could also be a reference to either "" by AC/DC or the TV drama series .
 * In Heaven:
 * Ludwig van Beethoven appears, next to Tupac, playing his.
 * appears, and God asks him why he's there after getting better, a reference to his critical illness after his accident in 2014 caused by a trucker. In a future episode, "Baby You Can't Drive My Car", he'll actually play a tow-trucker.
 * Jimi Hendrix appears.
 * Maude Flanders is paired with Abraham Lincoln, while Edna Krabappel is paired with George Washington.
 * Christopher Columbus appears, getting lost in the way to the bathroom, just like he got lost on his way to India, and found America instead.
 * is seen.
 * The song "" plays when the kids imagine getting to Heaven.
 * Üter Zörker imagines himself in the chocolate factory from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
 * In Ned's story:
 * The song that plays when Ned goes through jobs is "" by.
 * The salesman in a vest and necktie is a reference to Willy Loman from Death of a Salesman.
 * The salesman in a straw hat and bowtie is a reference to Harold Hill from .
 * The moonlanding is shown.
 * He mentions  and a short clip is shown of it on TV.
 * A poster is seen behind Jesus Christ.
 * In Marge's story:
 * The French nuns sing "Boogie Woogie Christian God", a parody of "" by.
 * The people in the café sing "", the national anthem of France, by, a reference to La Marseillaise sung in Rick's American Cafe in the film .
 * A wooden case is labeled, containing the ghosts of the ark.
 * During the fight in Café Meaux, "" by plays.
 * In Lisa's story:
 * Lisa introduces it as "The Princess Not Affiliated With Disney... unless we are now owned by Disney", referencing acquiring of 21st Century Fox.
 * The name Siddmartha is a play on one of Buddha's names, Siddhārtha Gautama.
 * Lisa's travels outside the palace parallel Siddhārtha's travels outside his palace.
 * Siddmartha's brother, a Bart look-alike character, and a Milhouse look-alike, play a multiplayer game that is a parody of .
 * A delivery is made by Amazon to Siddmartha with a time machine from 2018 A.D..

Trivia

 * The elephant attendant says "Please, somebody think of the elephants", a reference to Helen Lovejoy's "Won't somebody please think of the children?" line.

Goofs

 * In the credits, Aldrine Guerrero's credit misspells "ukulele" as "ukelele".