The Joy of Sect/References

References/Trivia

Cultural references

The title of the episode is a spoof of the book The Joy of Sex, by Alex Comfort.
When Marge attempts to leave the compound, she is chased by the Rover guard "balloon" from the 1967 television program The Prisoner.^[1]^[2]
Neal Hefti and Nelson Riddle's theme music to the 1960s Batman series is used in the episode to indoctrinate Homer,^[1]
The song "I Love You, You Love Me" from Barney and Friends is used to brainwash babies. The purple dinosaur singing it also resembles Barney.
When Mr. Burns introduces his new religion, most of the sequence is a parody of the video for Michael Jackson's "HIStory".^[3]

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↑ Mirkin, David. (2006). The Simpsons season 9 DVD commentary for the episode "The Joy of Sect" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.