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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
• Bart and Milhouse are seen watching an episode of South Park, in which Stan, Kyle, and Cartman are attending a concert with a murderous O.J. Simpson. This was in response to a South Park episode entitled, "Simpsons Already Did It", in which Butters finds that all of his original ideas were previously used on The Simpsons, and is subsequently driven insane. The episode references many specific Simpsons episodes, scenarios, and characters.
• When Bart and Milhouse ride on a cart in Ned's house with two VHS tapes and a VCR the tapes are:
  • Girls Gone Mild: A reference to the adult entertainment franchise Girls Gone Wild.
  • Debbie Does Penance: A reference to the pornographic film Debbie Does Dallas.
• After Bart and Milhouse are caught in Ned's room of Beatles memorabilia, Homer plays a set of Beatles bobbleheads like bongo drums:
  • First he says, "Look at me, I'm Brian Epstein!", referring to Epstein's having been the group's manager early in their careers.
  • Then he says, "Now I'm Michael Jackson!" and says (in a high-pitched falsetto voice), "I own all your songs, losers!", a reference to Jackson's having purchased the publishing rights to most of the group's music.
• The song "One Tin Soldier" plays over the montage of the Cavalry Kids and Pre-teen Braves sabotaging each other's projects.
• "The Cavalry Kids' (actually the Pre-Teen Braves') Version of the National Anthem" is a parody of "The Star-Spangled Banner".
• Marge is holding the Québec flag along with the Canadian flag when they are singing "O Canada". This is a reference to how the French-Canadian province for years now have wanted to become an independent nation.

Trivia

• Several of the people fighting each other have some sort of connection or similarity.
  • Martin vs. Database (both nerds).
  • Nelson vs. Jimbo (both bullies).
  • Apu vs. Comic Book Guy (both local business owners).
  • Squeaky-voiced teen vs. Raphael (both stuck in several dead-end jobs)
  • Patty vs. Selma (siblings)
  • Drederick Tatum vs. Moe (both boxers)
  • Mr. Largo vs. Disco Stu (both music lovers)
  • Superintendent Chalmers vs. Principal Skinner (school administrators)
• In the panning shot of people fighting, Mrs. Krabappel and Bumblebee Man run into each other and both get knocked out.
• Inside Ned's secret Beatles room:
  • A book called "Learning Carpentry with the Beatles",
  • A poster for Beatles shampoo,
  • Ringo's drums,
  • 4 wigs,
  • A "Beatles Junior Guitar" record album,
  • A Beatles lunchbox,
  • A Beatles coffee mug,
  • Mop Top Pop,
  • An autographed photo of the Beatles,
  • Beatles figurines,
  • The Beatles "Ed Sullivan Show" suits,
  • Knee-High Beatles figures,
  • A waste paper basket,
  • A "A Hard Day's Night" poster,
  • A Blue Meanie doll,
  • A "Help!" poster,
  • A "Let it Be" poster,
  • A "Help!" display with gloved hands that reads "Help is Here',
  • A turntable,
  • A jukebox,
  • A pinball machine,
  • Several framed Beatles LP covers,
  • A gold record,
  • A park bench,
  • An electric guitar,
  • A Peter Max-style poster of John Lennon and,
  • Beatles bobble heads.

Continuity

• Dr. Hibbert and Dr. Nick are seen fighting each other. They previously fought during the soccer riot. ("The Cartridge Family").
• Drederick Tatum beating up Moe may be a callback to Moe's boxing career. ("The Homer They Fall").

Goofs

• In the panning shot of people fighting, Dr. Hibbert and Dr. Nick can be seen behind Rainier Wolfcastle, but they then suddenly disappear.
• When people run onto the baseball field, one group of people are running straight over what's supposed to be the seating areas.
• In the aforementioned shot, Kent Brockman is wearing a short sleeved, blue shirt, however in the panning shot of people fighting, he's wearing his regular attire.
• When the fight scene starts, Bart and Milhouse move all the way from the centerfield to the edge of the pitch and back again.
• When Chase tells Homer to lay off Kirk, Moe is slightly off-model.
• When the fighting starts Carl is talking to Lenny in the seating area, but a few moments later, Carl is on the field fighting an off-screen opponent.