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Cultural references

• The name of the episode is a reference to a Hail Mary pass in football.
• The Crazy Cat Lady was taking Reese's Pieces thinking they were psychoactive medication.
• Mario from the Mario series appears in this episode, where a disgruntled Homer fights with him due to his annoyance. The fight is a direct parody of the arcade game Donkey Kong, with Homer tossing garbage cans just like how Donkey Kong tossed barrels at Mario.
• Ned has a script for Citizen Kane.
• Flanders' violent films are an obvious parody of The Passion of the Christ.
• The sign at the Springfield Stadium says that tomorrow will be Simon vs. Garfunkel, a reference to Simon & Garfunkel.
• During the montage of Deion Overstreet performing obnoxious end zone dances, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory plays.
• Mr. Burns' company logo is a parody of the Columbia Pictures logo.
• Ned mentions a film about a "liberal European wizard school", a reference to Harry Potter. Ned also mentions actress Ashley Judd.
• During the Jock Center highlight reel, "Get Ready for This" by 2 Unlimited plays.
• Michelle Kwan's line, "Beware the wrath of Kwan!" is a reference to the movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
• The Rich Texan wants to make a musical about The J. Geils Band.
• When Homer was watching old half-time shows, one of the shows he watched was the wedding for Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man. The ghosts were there too as they all danced to the song "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John.
• The Super Bowl half-time show is sponsored by Ford, Citibank and Moe's Tavern.

Trivia

• We learn Comic Book Guy's real name is Jeff Albertson.
• With 23.1 million viewers, this episode is one of the highest-rated episodes in the show's history.
• Homer is called a "jerkass" by a sports commentator. This is a possible reference to "Jerkass Homer", which is what many internet fans called Homer during the Scully era (Seasons 9-12)
• Ned is dressed as the Devil in his film in the same way he appeared as the Devil in "Treehouse of Horror IV".
• Quarterback Tom Brady, who made a cameo in this episode, led the New England Patriots to victory in Super Bowl XXXIX, which aired immediately before this episode.
• Bart's treehouse is located beside the house while Homer was throwing trash cans at Mario.

Goofs

• Ned reads from the Bible at the top of the Super Bowl stadium - how could anyone hear him without a microphone?
• During Warren Sapp’s sack highlight the teams jersey colors are incorrect.