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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to "Burn, baby, burn", a lyric from the 1976 song "Disco Inferno".
• Several elements of the episode parody the film Caddyshack, which featured Rodney Dangerfield. These include Larry trying to fit in with Burns' associates and the party at the end, accompanied by Journey's "Any Way You Want It".
• Peanuts: Homer brushes off an almost completed puzzle of Snoopy on his doghouse from his workstation after he finds out Larry is working there. The piece where Snoopy's nose should be is intentionally missing in order to avoid infringing copyright.
• Dink is based on Dink Stover, the title character from the book Stover at Yale by Owen Johnson.
• This episode is replete with Rodney Dangerfield-type one-liners, most of which are spoken by Larry Burns.

Trivia

The goof

• Mr. Burns was a member of Yale's class of 1914.
• Statues of Burns dressed like an ancient Roman can be seen outside his mansion.
• The copyright symbol (©) is missing from the copyright screen during the end credits.
• The Mt. Swartzwelder Historic Cider Mill is a reference to John Swartzwelder, a writer for The Simpsons.
• This was Ian Maxtone-Graham's first writing credit. He previously worked as a consultant on the show.
• This was one of the few times where Homer did something stupid unwillingly, as Homer pointed out (quite correctly) the flaws about leaving and escorting Larry Burns from the house in daybreak and while cops are outside when Marge tells him to take Larry out of the house immediately.
• A caricature of director Jim Reardon is seen behind Burns and Smithers at the train station.
• When Homer makes the ransom call to Burns, he has a kazoo in his mouth to disguise his voice.

Continuity

• The Olmec head is still in the Simpson's basement. ("Blood Feud").
• The Simpson family mentions the past things Mr. Burns did to them:
  • Lisa said he tried to kill their puppies ("Two Dozen and One Greyhounds").
  • Marge said he sexually harassed her ("Marge Gets a Job").
  • Abe said he stole his fiancee ("Lady Bouvier's Lover").
  • Homer said he made fun of his weight ("Brush with Greatness").

Goofs

• Lionel Hutz has blue hair instead of his usual brown hair.
• Rabbi Krustofski has brown hair and beard at the dance party.
• At the start of the episode, when they arrive at the cider mill, as they walk out of the car, when Marge goes under the trees, Bart vanishes.
• When he's sitting at Mr. Burns' table, Larry does not have any feet.
• When Larry and Mr. Burns sit at the fireplace, the lines under Larry's eyes disappear a few times.
• At one point, Larry's drink changes color from bright pink to a much softer grayish-pink.
• When Larry talks about having a wife and kids and he puts his arm up, a small part of his shirt above his hand turns yellow.
• At the party at the end, there is a man with blue pants that repeatedly turn black.
• Also, Ms. Hoover wears a pink shirt in faraway shots but her usual white shirt in close-ups.