Whiskey Business/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

Cultural references

• The episode title may be a reference to and/or pun on the 1983 comedy film Risky Business.
• Homer, Lenny, Carl, Moe and Bart were singing How Deep Is Your Love by Bee Gees.
• When Moe's suit is ruined, Marge tells him the plot of Dumbo. Which is Dumbo thought he needed a feather to fly, but in the end he didn't need. Lisa compares Moe to Dumbo by saying"So Moe's Dumbo, his bourbon is the giant ears and we're that flock of racist crows?". Then Homer says "The crows weren't racist, the people who drew them were". This references that many early cartoons had racist jokes that would be considered controversial these days.
• The statue of The Capital City Goofball is a reference to the statue of Jesus in Brazil.

Trivia

• Carl and Lenny can be seen holding hands while looking out of the limo roof.
• Bleeding Gums Murphy's singing is taken from the season 1 episode Moaning Lisa.
• In Latin America, this episode was released as the 20th episode of the season for unknown reasons.

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