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Cultural references

• The name of the episode refers to the nickname of Batman, Dark Knight.
• The name of the episode also refers to the TV show Night Court.
• There are many superhero references in the episode:
  • The Burns' Signal is a parody of the Bat-Signal.
  • The Octogenarian Initiative is a parody of the Avengers Initiative.
    • Fruit Bat Man is a parody of Batman.
      • The whole subplot of Mr. Smithers bribing civilians to act as villains for The Fruit Batman is a parody of Alfred's Story in 'Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader'.
    • The black guy with the eye patch is a parody of Nick Fury played by Samuel L. Jackson.
    • The Rambler is a parody of Superman.
    • Early Bird is a parody of Hawkman.
    • Hot Flash is a parody of The Flash.
    • Iron Lung is a parody of Iron Man.
  • People robbing the bank:
    • Lenny Leonard is dressed as Bane from The Dark Knight Rises.
    • Homer Simpson is dressed as The Penguin.
    • Carl Carlson is dressed as The Joker.
  • The Crazy Cat Lady is dressed as Catwoman.
• The superhero group being called "The Dependables" is a reference to The Expendables.

Continuity

• The last time Bart took the blame for something Willie did due to his pranks in the past was in "The Father, the Son and the Holy Guest Star".