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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the 1981 American neo-noir film Body Heat.
  • Many elements from Body Heat are parodied in this episode, including the unbearable heat, several sequences, and the characters themselves:
    • Grampa is a parody of Ned Racine (William Hurt).
    • Billy O'Donnell is a parody of Racine's colleague, Peter Lowenstein (Ted Danson).
    • Agnes Skinner parodies Matty Walker (Kathleen Turner).
    • Mr. Burns is based on Matty's wealthy husband, Edmund Walker (Richard Crenna).
• Grampa suggests Billy O'Donnell that he should go to the NBA.
• At the Simpsons and O'Donnell Detective Agency, the poster of an astronaut with a flag of MTV is a reference to the first images shown on MTV in 1981, which were a montage of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
• Wiggum calls Grampa Humphrey Go-Kart, a reference to Humphrey Bogart.
• The name The Bar Side with Gary Larson is a pun on The Far Side, a comic created by cartoonist Gary Larson.
• The L'il CSI Forensic Kit is a reference to the TV series CSI and their real-life forensic kits.
• Lisa imitates Dracula.
• According to Billy O'Donnell's file from Springfield DMV:
  • One thing that annoys him are National Lampoon movies.
  • His favorite cologne is Paco Rabanne.

The young versions of Abe and Agnes are based on the protagonists in Body Heat. The sequence of them having an ice cream together parodies the opening of the film

• Agnes and Abe having an ice cream by the sea parodies the opening of Body Heat, specifically when Ned Racine meets Matty Walker for the first time.
• The new wave hit "I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock Of Seagulls plays when Agnes and Abe kiss each other and during the episode's credits.
• The sign "Xanadu Forever" at the roller rink is a reference to the 1980 musical fantasy film Xanadu, in which roller skates are a common element. Another sign mentions Coke.
• Abe and Agnes date at a Wendy's.
• Grampa says he fells for Agnes like Mario over a thousand Donkey Kong barrels.
• Lou and Chief Wiggum are eating Häagen-Dazs ice cream.
• Lou says to Wiggum that "something is rotten in the state of Denmark", a reference to the saying that was told by Marcellus in William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
• Bart's goal is to be "the Jay Leno of bikes". Comedian Jay Leno is widely known for his collection of vehicles, including 169 cars and 117 motorcycles.
• Agnes calls Grampa "Magnum P.U.", a reference to the American crime drama Magnum, P.I..
• Bart thinks Seymour was referring to Xbox when he wanted to play with the mazes on the "Chex Box".
• Skinner gives Bart Hello Kitty pens.
• Grampa mentions Wendell Willkie.
• At young Mr. Burns' office there is a bust of Margaret Thatcher and a picture of Ronald Reagan, both heads of government during the year the story is set.
• Billie escaped to a tropical island, parodying Matty Walker in another reference to Body Heat.
• Billie says that his shoes made him seem short, "Tom Cruise short".
• One of Harold Baumgartner's business cards says "Jasper Beardley Pac-Man Tutor".
• Abe is seen playing Test Your Strength with a hammer next to the Berlin Wall, referencing the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Trivia

• Bart finds out Lenny only has one butt cheek and that's why he keeps falling from the bar stool.
• Mr. Burns tells Grampa, Homer has screwed up at work 742 times.

Continuity

• Flashback scenes of Homer screwing up include:
  • Getting his hands stuck in two vending machines. ("Marge on the Lam")
  • Driving into nuclear waste tubes. ("Homer's Odyssey")
  • Eating Mr. Burns' birthday cake.
  • Bringing a Kangaroo at work.
  • Driving the car in Mr. Burns' office. ("Diatribe of a Mad Housewife")
  • Sleeping during a meltdown. ("Every Man's Dream")
  • Driving his car through the window at Mr. Burns' office. ("Baby You Can't Drive My Car")
  • Sleeping naked on the work console.
  • Homer witnessing the cooling towers explode.