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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the 1981 American neo-noir film Body Heat.
  • Many elements from Body Heat are parodied in this episode, including the unbearable heat, several sequences, and the characters themselves:
    • Grampa is a parody of Ned Racine (William Hurt).
    • Billy O'Donnell is a parody of Racine's colleague, Peter Lowenstein (Ted Danson).
    • Agnes Skinner parodies Matty Walker (Kathleen Turner).
    • Mr. Burns is based on Matty's wealthy husband, Edmund Walker (Richard Crenna).
• Grampa suggests Billy O'Donnell he should go to the NBA.
• At the Simpsons and O'Donnell Detective Agency, the poster of an astronaut with a flag of MTV is a reference to the first images shown on MTV in 1981, which were a montage of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
• Wiggum calls Grampa Humphrey Go-Kart, a reference to Humphrey Bogart.
• The name The Bar Side with Gary Larson is a reference to Gary Larson.
• The L'il CSI Forensic Kit is a reference to the TV series CSI and their real-life forensic kits.
• Lisa imitates Dracula.
• According to Billy O'Donnell's file from Springfield DMV:
  • A thing that annoys him are National Lampoon movies.
  • His favorite cologne is Paco Rabanne.

The young versions of Abe and Agnes are based on the protagonists in Body Heat. The sequence of them having a drink together parodies the opening of the film

• Agnes and Abe having a drink by the sea parodies the opening of Body Heat, when Ned Racine meets Matty Walker for the first time.
• The new wave hit "I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock Of Seagulls plays when Agnes and Abe kiss each other and during the episode's credits.
• The sign "Xanadu Forever" at the roller rink is a reference to the 1980 musical fantasy film Xanadu, in which roller skates are a common element. Another sign mentions Coke.
• Abe and Agnes date at a Wendy's.
• Grampa says he fells for Agnes like Mario over a thousand Donkey Kong barrels.
• Lou and Chief Wiggum are eating Häagen-Dazs ice cream.
• Lou says to Wiggum, there's something is rotten in the state of Denmark, a reference to the saying that was told by Marcellus in William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
• Bart's goal is to be "the Jay Leno of bikes". Comedian Jay Leno is widely known for his collection of vehicles, including 169 cars and 117 motorcycles.
• Agnes calls Grampa "Magnum P.U.", a reference to the American crime drama Magnum, P.I..
• Bart think Seymour was referring to Xbox when he wanted to play with the mazes on the "Chex Box".
• Skinner gives Bart Hello Kitty pens.
• Grampa mentions Wendell Willkie.
• At young Mr. Burns office there is a bust of Margaret Thatcher and a picture of Ronald Reagan, both heads of government during the setting of the story.
• Billie escaped to a tropical island, parodying Matty Walker in another reference to Body Heat.
• Billie says that his shoes made him seem short, "Tom Cruise short".
• One of Harold Baumgartner's business cards says "Jasper Beardley Pac-Man Tutor".
• Abe is seen playing Test Your Strength with a hammer next to the Berlin Wall, referencing the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Trivia

• Bart finds out Lenny only has one butt cheek and that's why he keeps falling from the bar stool.
• Mr. Burns tells Grampa, Homer has screwed up at work 742 times.

Continuity

• Flashback scenes of Homer screwing up include:
  • Getting his hands stuck in two vending machines. ("Marge on the Lam")
  • Driving into nuclear waste tubes. ("Homer's Odyssey")
  • Eating Mr. Burns' birthday cake.
  • Bringing a Kangaroo at work.
  • Driving the car in Mr. Burns' office. ("Diatribe of a Mad Housewife")
  • Sleeping during a meltdown. ("Every Man's Dream")
  • Driving his car through the window at Mr. Burns' office. ("Baby You Can't Drive My Car")
  • Sleeping naked on the work console.
  • Homer witnessing the cooling towers explode.