The President Wore Pearls/References

Cultural references

 * Although the subtitle at the end refuses to admit it, the episode is a parody of the Andrew Lloyd Webber- rock opera . The reason that they refuse it at the end is because Webber dislikes having his works parodied.
 * The songs in the episode parody songs from Evita:
 * "A Vote For a Winner" and "Smart Girl Six Three" are parodies of "".
 * "I Am Their Queen" is a parody of "Rainbow High".
 * "Skinner's Evil Plan" is a parody of "Peron's Latest Flame" and "Rainbow Tour".
 * "A Tango Takes Two" is a parody of "A Waltz for Eva and Che".
 * Marge said that she played  with Maggie and threw vodka in her face.
 * Martin said he got the idea of a casino night at the school from an episode of .
 * After Homer wins on the wheel, he tells Marge that they'll get a.
 * When Homer is mocking Nelson, he jokes that Nelson drives a pink.
 * Nelson sung "I Am Iron Man", a parody of "" by.
 * When Lisa walked into the teacher's lounge, Skinner told her they were just discussing.
 * When Skinner gives Lisa a key to the school, Skinner says it's like she's Harry Potter without any of the wonder.
 * Marge said that Lisa was like Geraldine Ferraro.
 * The postage stamps Homer has feature from Looney Tunes and Elvis Presley.
 * Chief Wiggum went to to eat with Mayor Quimby, who never turned up.

Trivia

 * Lisa's email address is smartgirl63_\@yahoo.com

Goofs

 * Groundskeeper Willie is seen drowning in the pool, but in a later episode the pool was shown to have been removed a long time ago. ("Pranks and Greens")
 * After the Willie mistake, we see the bus, and it says "Springfiled Elementary School".