Somewhere Over the Brain-bow!/References

Cultural references

 * The name of the story in a reference to the song "".
 *  - when Bart and Fry are using "hoverboards" through Springfield. Comic Book Guy accuses them of ripping off this film.
 * The title is a reference to DC's ' and Marvel's '.
 * When Mr. Burns hears and Dr. Zoidberg discussing their problem, he enters the room with two bodyguards, one of which looks remarkably similar to Fry's father.

Trivia

 * Homer and Marge use the.

Continuity
When Skinner says that Edna Krabappel ate some "undercooked steamed hams", it is a reference to the episode "22 Short Films About Springfield". during one of the episodes segments, Skinner "cooks" Superintendent Chalmers some steamed hams, which were actually just Krusty Burgers.

Goofs

 * Principal Skinner says that Mrs. Krabappel is "home sick after eating some undercooked steam hams", but she was seen earlier in a crowd scene she might have faked sick to get the day off.
 * When Bart arrives at school in Part Two, he is wearing a blue shirt, but then switches to his usual red-orange shirt in the next panel.
 * The fact that comics give "false hope" for X-ray glasses contradicts with where Bender uses his "lucky specs" to cheat in poker.
 * After Apu and Comic Book Guy crashes into other with their cars, the latter mentioned the former to be as blind as Matt Murdock/Daredevil. Those his last name is mistakenly spoken as Murdoch.