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*When the people on the cruise are slow dancing, [[Edna Krabappel]] is seen dancing with [[Principal Skinner]], but later on she is seen with [[Kirk Van Houten]]. | *When the people on the cruise are slow dancing, [[Edna Krabappel]] is seen dancing with [[Principal Skinner]], but later on she is seen with [[Kirk Van Houten]]. | ||
| + | *When the people are dancing in Disco Stu's we can see [[Luann Van Houten]] with brown hair. | ||
| + | *In this episode the Police station is labelled "Jail". | ||
| − | * | + | == Continuity == |
| + | *[[Princess Kashmir]] and [[Otto]] are seen together at [[Stu's Disco]]. ("[[Flaming Moe's]]") | ||
| + | *Moe mentions that he used to be a boxer. ("[[The Homer They Fall]]") | ||
| + | *The man Moe buys the balloons from is the [[Khlav Kalash Vendor]]. ("[[The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson]]") | ||
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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a reference to the classic novel and film Double Indemnity as well as the clause of the same name in an insurance policy.
- The episode was originally to be titled "Mutual of Momaha," a reference to the insurance company, "Mutual of Omaha."
- The song that plays during the montage of Moe and Renee dating is "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees.
- The song Homer sings, "Stealing, stealing, stealing a car for Moe" is sung to the tune of "Sailing, Sailing (Over The Bounding Main)".
- The movie in the drive-in theater has a scene of the monkey President jumping out of Air Force One. This is a reference to the movie Air Force One, where the President of the United States, played by Harrison Ford, jumps off the plane in a parachute.
- The shot of Homer watching the drive-in movie with the train passing in the background is a reference to Hotshot Eastbound, a photograph taken by O. Winston Link in 1956.
- Homer's ghost resembled Jacob Marley from the Dickens novel A Christmas Carol.
- The prison book cart leading to an escape is reminiscent of the novel/film The Shawshank Redemption.
- The song that plays at the end of the episode is "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" by George Thorogood & The Destroyers.
- The shot of the train mirrors Back to the Future Part III.
Trivia
- When the people on the cruise are slow dancing, Edna Krabappel is seen dancing with Principal Skinner, but later on she is seen with Kirk Van Houten.
- When the people are dancing in Disco Stu's we can see Luann Van Houten with brown hair.
- In this episode the Police station is labelled "Jail".
Continuity
- Princess Kashmir and Otto are seen together at Stu's Disco. ("Flaming Moe's")
- Moe mentions that he used to be a boxer. ("The Homer They Fall")
- The man Moe buys the balloons from is the Khlav Kalash Vendor. ("The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson")
