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Cultural references

 * The title of the episode is a play on the name of James L. Brooks' 1987 film, . Brooks is co-developer and producer of The Simpsons.
 * One of the ponies that Mr. Burns uses to tempt Lisa is named Honeysuckle, which was also the name of a character in the original  TV series who was voiced by Nancy Cartwright.
 * The episode's title is also a reference to the  episode of the same name.
 * The Squeaky-voiced teen jumps off Geezer Rock, depressed due to the cancellation of , a show created by Simpsons creator Matt Groening.
 * The collapse of Geezer Rock is a reference to when the collapsed in 2003.
 * The title of the Itchy and Scratchy short, "What's Nuked, Pussycat?" is a play on "".
 * This is the second episode of the series to have the hit song from the, "" to be played, the first being "Maximum Homerdrive".
 * The moment when Lenny says that he is going to dance on the grave of the "Unknown Soldier" it is referencing to a song of the same name.
 * The band Blood, Sweat & Tears play during Geezer Rock's birthday, although Mayor Quimby made a comment that indicated that Sweat had died recently.
 * In Principal Skinner's flashback, "" plays.