My Mother the Carjacker/References

Cultural references

 * The title of the episode is a pun on , a comedy TV series which aired for one season in the mid-1960s.
 * The montage of Homer scanning newspaper stories and seeing words jump out at him is a reference to the film .

Songs

 * When Homer re-enacts scenes from his childhood, the song playing is "" by Paul Simon.
 * The song playing during the picture montage is "" by John Lennon.

Continuity

 * This episode is a sequel to "Mother Simpson".

Goofs

 * At the end of the episode, when Homer is looking for another message to see if his mother is really alive, Marge says it's 2 in the morning. However, the clock says 9 pm.