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Cultural references

• When Homer opens his own bar in his garage and has R.E.M. in to play, they perform "It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)".
  • As Homer sings his own version of the song, he mentions Herman Munster and Cheetos. He also mentions "Leonid What's-his-name," referring to Leonid Brezhnev who himself is mentioned in R.E.M.'s song.
• Homer, Lenny, Carl, and Barney sing a short song to the tune of Joan Jett's "I Love Rock 'n' Roll".
• Swigmore University, which Moe attends in the episode, is a parody of Skidmore College.
• The professor working at Swigmore University is based on Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. from the television series The Paper Chase.
• The monitors showing eyeballs are based on similar decorations found in the elevators in the St Martin's Lane hotel, where the Simpsons' staff hosted a Simpsons festival.
• The doorman in front of M was modeled after special effects creator and actor Greg Nicotero.
• The dance that Homer, Carl and Lenny perform in Moe's bar is a takeoff on the dancing in the comedy/drama film Coyote Ugly, in which the dancers performed on the bar counter.
• As Moe crosses the campus, he passes a student with a six-pack of Duff Beer under his arm, a student with a backpack full of bottles and a student juggling bottles, a reference to Cocktail.
• Homer and his friends dance to "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs" and then dance to Chicago's "Colour My World".
• Homer hitting the jukebox to change song is similar to how Fonzie changes the jukebox in Happy Days.
• Moe mentions he saw the movie Ironweed.
• When Homer mentions the Morlocks it is a reference to the novel The Time Machine by H. G. Wells (1895).

Trivia

• The Chinese satellite has a roof shaped like a pagoda.
• At the end of Homer's story he mentions that he is king of the Morlocks. Carl later corrects him by saying that Morlocks are from the future
• The gates at Swigmore University are swinging saloon doors. The clock reads "No drinking before 5:00" but all the numbers on the clock are 5s.
• Things used to decorate Moe's new bar, M:
  • A model biplane.
  • Numerous video screens depicting volcanoes, eyeballs and opening flowers.
  • Bubbling water shafts.
  • Pink clouds painted on orange walls.
  • Beanbag chairs.
  • Barstools on the ceiling.
  • Rabbits suspended from the ceiling.
  • Glass bubbles on the wall.
  • An Oxygen bar.
  • A Giant hamster wheel.
• Homer's unfinished robot is made from:
  • A big bucket.
  • A smaller pail.
  • A tennis racket.
  • A heating coil.
  • Some corks.
  • Batteries.
  • A broom.
• Carl plays air guitar as R.E.M. performs.
• Under Homer's hunting club sign is a crossed rifle and fishing rod.
• Some scenes are cut from the episode's broadcast on Channel 4 in the UK:
  • The blood spurting out of Homer's hand.
  • Homer running for oxygen and swearing when he gets caught in a bear trap.
  • The models speaking to Moe.
  • Homer forcing food into Lisa's mouth.

Continuity

• In the background of Homer's garage bar, the pinball machine Devil's Advocate is seen. ("Insane Clown Poppy")

Goofs

• Moe tells Homer that he doesn't serve Duff at his new bar, only a Malaysian beer made from soya sauce. However, when Moe introduces Formico to his regulars, the Malaysian beer turns into a green labelled bottle of duff.