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Cultural references

• The title and Abe Simpson's persona are references to Gorgeous George.
• Wheelchair Thieves of Beverly Hills is a parody of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
• Toddlers and Tarantulas is a parody of Toddlers & Tiaras.
• Storage Battles is a parody of Storage Wars.
• Moe said that he thought he would win a storage locker with Pablo Picasso's TV in.
• During the song "High to Be Loathed", Mr. Burns mentions many villains and makes the shape of their outline with his shadow. The villains are:
  • Chucky from Child's Play.
  • Joseph Stalin.
  • Megatron from Transformers.
  • Eric Cartman from South Park.
  • Donkey Kong from Nintendo.
  • Darth Vader from Star Wars.
  • Ralph Nader.
  • Simon Legree from Uncle Tom's Cabin.
  • Terminators one, two, and three from the Terminator movie series.
  • Iago from Othello.
  • The Joker from DC Comics.
  • Lord Voldemort from Harry Potter.
  • John McEnroe.
  • Mr. Burns.
  • Skeletor from Masters of the Universe.
• During Grampa's entrance to the wrestling ring, "La Réjouissance" from Music for the Royal Fireworks, by George Frideric Handel, plays.
• Sideshow Mel mentioned that he worked with Bob Balaban.

Trivia

• The Homer Shake opening does not appear in international releases or on the Disney+ version.
• Homer tells Marge to high five him, despite having four fingers.

Continuity

• Several old people from previous episodes appear including Leo and his wife "The Old Man and the Key", Los Souvenir Jacquitos "The Old Man and the Key" and Hazel "The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons".
• Lisa apparently still has a crush on Nelson "Lisa's Date with Density".