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Cultural references

• The episode title is a pun on the children's song "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?"
• The animal welfare groups that Lisa is a member of are spoofs of several real-life groups:
  • "People for the Ethical Treatment of Aomebas" is a spoof of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
  • "The League of Women Vultures" is a spoof on the League of Women Voters.
  • "NAAC Porcupines" is a spoof on the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
  • "Kids for Squids" is a spoof of Kids for Kids.
  • "ACLUnicorns" is a spoof of the American Civil Liberties Union.
  • "Clamnesty International" is a spoof of Amnesty International.
• The Annual Springfield to Shelbyville Birditarod (the fake bird race which Moe makes up) is a pun on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race which is held annually in Alaska.
• The song Mr. Burns ballet dances to is "Once Upon a Dream" from Sleeping Beauty.
• The music that plays during Bart's and Milhouse's messaging montage is "The Typewriter" by Leroy Anderson.
• Raymond Bird is a possible reference to the Canadian actor Raymond Burr.
• Martin, Milhouse and Nelson perform "Put on a Happy Face" from Bye Bye Birdie.

Goofs

• In the scene before the Itchy & Scratchy episode, Santa's Little Helper is colored a much darker brown than usual.

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