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*This episode was never shown on the intended date in the East Coast due to a [[Fox News]] Special Report on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which also interrupted ''{{w|The Cleveland Show}}'' during a commercial break. | *This episode was never shown on the intended date in the East Coast due to a [[Fox News]] Special Report on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which also interrupted ''{{w|The Cleveland Show}}'' during a commercial break. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode name is a reference to the film To Sir, with Love .
- The film has also been referenced in the title of the episode "To Surveil With Love" from Season 21.
- Alien: The flying mutated Blinky fish that appears while Mr. Burns is giving out awards has a rigid tongue with its own set of jaws, like an Alien.
- Ralph Wiggum was named after Ralph Abernathy.
- Homer sticking his hand into his crotch is a reference to Al Bundy from the television sitcom, Married... with Children.
- Abraham Simpson was watching Mannix, a real TV show.
- A Farewell to Arm is a reference to A Farewell to Arms.
- i, Bully is a reference to I, Robot. The lowercase "i" in the title is possibly a reference to iPods.
- Postcards from the Hedge is a reference to the Postcards from the Edge film, which was based on the novel of the same title.
- It has also been referenced in the title of the episode "Postcards from the Wedge" from Season 21.
- The song during the Bongo-Homer bonding montage is "Me and My Arrow" by Harry Nilsson.
Trivia
- This episode was never shown on the intended date in the East Coast due to a Fox News Special Report on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which also interrupted The Cleveland Show during a commercial break.
- This episode was the first to have higher ratings on its encore airing, due to reasons aforementioned.
Continuity
- Waylon Smithers' father, Waylon Smithers, Sr., appears in the flashback to Homer's childhood. ("The Blunder Years")
- Homer has three toes in the flashback while he was a baby.
