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References/Trivia

The chalkboard gag reads "I am not the Sixth Beatle", a reference to the 'Fifth Beatle'.
One of the Thanksgiving parade balloons is of Rusty the Clown, a reference to Rusty Nails, who was a popular TV clown in 1960's Portland, Oregon, where Simpsons creator Matt Groening grew up, and on whom Krusty the Clown is loosely based
Another of the Thanksgiving parade balloons closely resembles El Chapulin Colorado, the main character of the TV series of the same name, on whom Bumblebee Man is based.

When Homer is throwing the presents to the children, Ralph doesn't actually catch his; it bounces off his head and flies off into the crowd.
The Thanksgiving parade isn't the first time Homer has dressed up as Santa. See "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
Homer's panda name "Sim-Sim" is almost certainly a reference both to his own last name and to his being a fake, or "simulated," panda.
The "panda rape" scene was very controversial among fans of the show^{[citation needed]}.

Homer throws a dish of pudding at Lenny (reluctantly, under Burns' persuasion).
Homer throws a dish of pudding at Carl (spontaneously, and Burns quickly reprimands him for it).
Homer buys a mint condition Spider-Man #1 from Comic Book Guy for $20,000 cash, then tears out the pages and eats it right there in the store, while Comic Book Guy gasps and collapses in shock.
Wearing only a giant diaper, Homer appears in the men's room at Springfield Stadium, acting like a baby needing a diaper change: "Baby made a boom-boom!"
Homer disguises himself as "Sim-Sim," the new female panda at the Springfield Zoo. The prank backfires when the zoo's trainers zap him with electrical prods and the resident bull panda, Ping-Ping, takes an amorous interest in him.
Burns offers Homer a million dollars to throw fish guts (instead of presents) to the crowd at the Thanksgiving Day parade. Homer refuses and Burns does it himself.