Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo/References

References/Trivia

The episode title is a intended or unintended spoof of the Pere Ubu song title "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo".
An item named "Skittlebrau" can been seen in the 33¢ store. The item was made up by Homer in Bart Star, however Apu claimed there was no such thing.
When Database is at the java server he is using a grey computer but in the next scene he is using a orange computer then he is using a grey computer.
When Marge says to Homer on the plane that he liked Rashomon, Homer claims he doesn't remember it that way.
Whilst in the hotel, Bart watches an anime cartoon called 'Battling Seizure Robots', which features a robot with its eyes flashing so quickly that it gives Bart, and subsequently the rest of the family, a seizure. This is based on an episode of the Pokémon anime, Electric Soldier Porygon, in which a scene in the episode in which rapid lighting was used in one scene, sent over 700 children into seizures. The shot of the robot with its flashing eyes is reused throughout the entire credit sequence.
The soundbyte of Homer's shock at investing in Fox's News Corp (*Screams* UNDO!! UNDO!! Ohh...) is replayed over the 20th Century Fox Television logo in place of the usual fanfare.
While on the plane, Homer comments that he'd like to pilot a giant purple robot. This is a reference to the Japanese television series Neon Genesis Evangelion, where the main character pilots a giant purple robot.