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Cultural references

• The episode title is a spoof of a novelty T-shirt saying "I'm with stupid".
• Apu says "My humble message of love has become a Valentine's Day Massacre."
• The episode ends in a heart-shaped iris, à la Love, American Style.
• There was a King of the Hill episode of the same title.
• Apu owns "concert against Bangladesh", featuring the song "You Make Me Feel So Young" by Frank Sinatra; the album's name is a reference to George Harrison's Concert for Bangladesh.
• Apu taught a parrot to sing "I Love the Nightlife" with clever new lyrics. Marge is impressed, even though she and Homer actually hate the song.
  • "I Love the Nightlife" was also heard (with the original lyrics) in the season eight episode "A Milhouse Divided" when Luann packs away her ex-husband's clothes and sets them on fire and in the infamous episode "Homer's Phobia" when John comes over for dinner.
• Chief Wiggum mentions that Tiffany's now offers breakfast, a reference to the film Breakfast at Tiffany's.
• When Apu is talking to Elton John, the logo on the tail of the aircraft next to them is similar to that of United Airlines.
• Elton John's private jet having a pair of huge red glittering glasses is a reference to Elton's trademark sunglasses.
• After Apu saves Elton John from the plane gone awry, he references a number of Sir Elton's songs. They include, "Take Me to the Pilot", "Your Song", "Someone Saved my Life Tonight", and "The Bitch is Back". Additionally, Elton closes the episode with an updated performance of "Your Song". John changes the lyrics from:

If I was a sculptor, but then again, no

A man who makes potions in a, travelling show

I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do

My gift is my song, yeah, and this one's for you.

To:

If I was a sculptor, but then again, no

A man who makes potions in a, travelling show

I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do

My gift is my song, yeah, and this one's from Apu.

Goofs

• When Marge is excited to have received roses from Homer, for a frame her head is misaligned with her necklace so that some space is between some of the beads and her neck, and parts of her neck cover parts of her beads.
• When Apu is surprised to learn Elton John's in Springfield, after confirming that's indeed his name, Elton John says "not really" under his breath. In actuality, at the time the episode aired, he had legally changed his name to Elton John, having changed it in 1972.

Continuity

• Fantastic Dan is also the man who lived in the Whack-A-Mole game in the season nine episode, "Bart Carny.
• Elton John's giving Homer a Grammy Award and Homer chucking it in the garbage is a reference to the recurring joke in the series of saying that Grammys are worth nothing. This joke was also used in episodes "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" and "The Mansion Family".