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Cultural references

• The episode title is a pun on the original series Star Trek episode "The Trouble With Tribbles".
• The scene where Homer is pressed into FBI service was taken directly from the 1991 movie JFK.
  • Similarly, Agent Johnson, one of the FBI Agents who placed Homer on the job, was apparently named after one of the FBI Agents from Die Hard.
• When questioned by Kent Brockman in regards to why he procrastinated in regards to the Tax deadline, Otto remarks that he thought that the tax-line was actually the line for a Metallica concert.
• Mr. Burns claims that he owns the suit that Charlie Chaplin was buried in, a reference to the fact that Charlie Chaplin's body was stolen from a cemetery in Switzerland.
• When Fidel Castro remarks that Americans aren't all that bad as they named a street after him, he reacts in shock and horror when he learns just who dwells on that street—a reference to Castro Street in San Francisco, a street that is a gay community (although its true namesake was José Castro, who was a governor of the Alta California territory while it was still part of Mexico).
• One of the signs in Cuba was based on a Che Guevara poster, altered to say "Duff O Muerto!"

Goofs

• Charlie claims he will assault government officials over the slow progress of HDTV. In actuality, high-definition television was produced by the private sector, not government.

Continuity

• The guys at Moe's mention Homer's various illegal activities.
  • Running a moonshine operation. "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"
  • Running a Telemarketing scam. "Lisa's Date with Density"
  • Beating up George Bush (though Moe claims it was Barney who did it). "Two Bad Neighbors"
• Karl is seen at the post office. "Simpson and Delilah"
• Lucius Sweet is seen at the IRS offices. "The Homer They Fall"