The Boy Who Knew Too Much/References

Debut Appearance

 * Freddy Quimby

Trivia

 * is the court-appointed artist.
 * When Bart is running away from Principal Skinner, one of the scenes is of Bart running down a hill, which was reused from the Season 4 premiere "Kamp Krusty".
 * This is the first episode to feature Bart's "Li'l Bastard" prank kit. Here he uses the "Li'l Bastard Clock-Tampering Kit".
 * There is "El Barto" graffiti outside the courthouse.
 * The sign outside Quimby's house reads: "Thursday Is Ladies' Night"
 * The lawyer who represents Freddy is similar to the Blue-haired lawyer.

Cultural references

 * The title is a reference to the Alfred Hitchcock film .
 * The film title was also punned in the episodes "The Girl Who Slept Too Little", "The Dad Who Knew Too Little" and "The Man Who Grew Too Much."
 * More similarities between Rainier Wolfcastle and the man on which he is based, Arnold Schwarzenegger, are revealed in this episode, including:
 * Both have wives named Maria.
 * Both drive a Humvee.
 * Bart also tell Wolfcastle his last movie "sucked," while Chief Wiggum says "magic ticket, my ass," a reference to the critically panned Schwarzenegger film .
 * The scene featuring Principal Skinner chasing Bart (both the music and animation) is based on the Gunslinger's chase of Peter Martin from the film .
 * When the Quimby trial becomes a topic of conversion at the breakfast table, Bart tries to change the subject by opening the newspaper to the funnies and reading from Peanuts.
 * The plot, especially Bart's fantasy, a based on Mark Twain's . His fantasy also features Abraham Lincoln.
 * Skinner picking up the cigar butt in the hotel room with an umbrella references the opening credits of .
 * In the court, Homer sings the jingle for cat food in his head.
 * Homer watches the "director's cut" of , which features Willy the whale crushing Jesse to death.
 * The accident-prone waiter is a parody of, despite his claims to the contrary.
 * Bart hides from Skinner under a green blanket in a corvertible, a reference to Back to the Future Part II.

Goofs

 * When Bart looks out the classroom window, the sun and a rainbow are both in the sky. But in order to see a rainbow, the sun has to be behind the viewer.
 * In the first shot of Bart's classroom, Bart's eyes briefly disappear and Lewis' legs are yellow.