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Cultural references

• The title is possibly either a reference to either of three:
  • Jon Vitti, who used the pseudonym, Penny Wise, several times.
  • Pennywise, a punk rock band.
  • Pennywise, a monster in Stephen King's It.
  • The term wiseguy also refers to a fully initiated member of the Mafia.

• The chalkboard gag is a reference to people in various states starting petitions about their states' seceding from the USA, in protest of the results of the 2012 presidential elections.
• Dr. Hibbert mentions Justin Bieber.
• Otto mentions "Bridge to Terabithia" which is a reference to a novel and movie of the same name.
• The organ music that plays during the courtroom scenes is from the Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 by Johann Sebastian Bach.
• The music that plays during the insectivores' meal is The Flower Duet from the opera Lakme by Leo Delibes.
• The music that plays over the beginning of the closing credits is from Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Franz Liszt.

Trivia

• Hyman Krustofsky, the only member of the Holy Rollers bowling team that is not Christian, is the one who makes the sign of the cross on himself.
• In the title screen gag, Homer is shown panting and flying and flapping his arms as King-Size Homer.

Continuity

• Lisa mentions that she promised Paul McCartney that she wouldn't eat any meat. ("Lisa the Vegetarian")
• The Holy Rollers and the Pin Pals appear. "Team Homer"