I'm Goin' to Praiseland/References

Cultural references

 * The title of the episode is a reference to the Paul Simon song "", in which he repeatedly sings the line "I'm going to Graceland".
 * In Comic Book Guy's vision of Heaven:
 * He is cast as Spock from Star Trek and serving on board the Enterprise.
 * Captain Kirk's command chair starts shaking, and CBG says "Shazbot! My captain is in peril", referencing Mork & Mindy.
 * After CBG saves Kirk, Uhura says that she wants to make out with him, and so do Catwoman (Batman) and Agent 99 ().
 * In Disco Stu's vision of Heaven:
 * The background music is "Get Dancin'" by.
 * Frank Sinatra appears. When Stu asks Sinatra what he's doing there, Sinatra replies that for him, this is Hell.

Trivia

 * The refreshment stand menus are written on "stone" tablets like the.

Continuity

 * This episode is a sequel to "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily".
 * The last time something Ned owned leaked gas and created hallucinations was in "Skinner's Sense of Snow".
 * The amusement park Ned purchases, Storytown Village, was first visited by the Simpsons in "Lisa the Vegetarian."

Goofs

 * When the citizens are leaving the park in disappointment, Manjula, who is behind Apu, is yellow, has brown hair, and is wearing blue clothes.
 * Apu, despite being a practicing Hindu, goes to Praiseland, a Christianity-based theme-park.
 * Of all the outfits Ned preserved in the closet, not one of them was the outfit that Maude wore every day (pink vest/pink blouse/skirt ensemble)
 * The hand stamp that says "PRAISELAND" is too big for most of the character's hands.