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Cultural references[edit]

• The episode title is a pun on I, Robot, which is the title of a collection of short stories by Isaac Asimov, as well as a 2004 sci-fi movie loosely based on the stories in the book. Reference is also made to the Three Laws of Robotics (see Trivia below).
• The song that plays when Bart and Milhouse ride the "Psycho Cycle" is "Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf.
• Chief Wiggum puts a "Dominoe's Pizza" sticker on the police car, a reference to Domino's Pizza.
• When Dr. Hibbert hits Bart's bike, he says "What the Halle Berry?"
• References in Robot Rumble:
  • The show itself is a reference to the sci-fi films Robot Jox and Crash and Burn.
  • The show is also a reference to Royal Rumble, the WWE's annual series of pay-per-view TV specials.
  • The show is also a parody of robot combat shows such as Robot Wars and BattleBots.
  • Chop Screwy is a reference to Chop suey.
  • The robot names "Ralph-O-Cop" and "Killhammad Aieee" are references to RoboCop and Muhammad Ali, respectively.
  • Killhammad Aieee bears a strong resemblance to the ED-209 droid in RoboCop.
  • When Chief Knocka-Homer dispatches Buzzkill with his own circular saw, the announcers say that he's "killing him softly with his saw," referencing the 1970s pop tune "Killing Me Softly with His Song".
• Coltrane is named after jazz musician John Coltrane.
• "Watching Scotty Grow" by Bobby Goldsboro plays during the Robot Rumble montage.
• In Homer's dream, his wife is Anjelica Huston.
• When Bart and Homer watch video of Killhammad Aieee's previous fights:
  • One of the tapes is labeled "Killhammad Aieee vs. Bender". Bender is a character from Matt Groening's other TV series, Futurama. Bender also fought in an Ultimate Robot Fighting League in Futurama.
  • One of Killhammad Aiee's opponents resembles a Terminator endoskeleton.
  • Two of Killhammad Aieee's opponents are Circuit Ray Leonard and Joe Wall Switch, a reference to boxers Sugar Ray Leonard and Jersey Joe Walcott.
  • Another opponent is Grim Beeper, a reference to the Grim Reaper.
• The song that plays in Chief Knocka-Homer's fight against Killhammad Aieee is "...In a Bag" by Static-X.

Trivia[edit]

• Professor Frink says that Killhammad Aieee has been programmed with the Three Laws of Robotics, which are as follows:

1. A robot may not harm a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Goofs[edit]

• During Snowball II's funeral, it's implied that Snowball I was buried in the garden like with Snowball II, Snowball III, and Coltrane, as opposed to being buried in the Pet Cemetery. Later episodes imply that all of the Simpsons' dead cats, including the original Snowball II, were buried at the pet cemetery.
• When the crazy cat lady throws Lisa a cat, it has a red collar, then moments later, the collar disappears.

Continuity[edit]

• When Skinner points out that pretending like nothing happened is a cheat, Lisa points out his real name: Armin Tamzarian. ("The Principal and the Pauper")
  • This is referring to how Skinner forced the students to use his fake name, and it is a self-referential joke.