Realty Bites/References
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Cultural references
- The title is a reference to "Reality Bites".
- Homer at one point sings Suzanne Vega's song "Luka".
- Todd saying "Red room" is a reference to Danny Torrance writing "redrum" in The Shining
Trivia
- This is the first appearance of Gil.
- First appearance of Cookie Kwan.
- Originally, the piano wire was supposed to cut Kirk's sandwich, until George Meyer asked if it could cut off his arm.
- Among the people at the unemployment office are Larry Burns, Lurleen Lumpkin, Kirk Van Houten and George Meyer.
- This is the last speaking role of Lionel Hutz.
- The murder house is modeled after the Bates home in Alfred Hitchcock's movie Psycho.
- The number on Snake's prison uniform is "7F20", this is the production code for the episode "The War of the Simpsons" which was the episode Snake first appeared in.
Goofs
- The house that Lionel Hutz says is on fire is actually not on fire.
- In the 'dog house', in the doorway there are dogs staring out of the open door. The dogs do not have bodies.
- In one scene at Red Blazer Realty, it shows Marge from the behind. In that shot, she is not wearing her blazer, however in the previous and next shot she is.