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Trivia
- This is the 350th episode (despite being the 351st to air). Originally The Heartbroke Kid was meant to be the 350th, but they were switched.
- This episode aired the same year that guest star Ray Romano's own television series Everybody Loves Raymond had its series finale which Ray mentions during a confusing argument.
- Marge is taking Bart to the doctor for a circumcision.
Cultural references
Episode
- The title of this episode is a spoof on the rock hit "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by the band Blue Öyster Cult.
- Professor Stephen Hawking says that he has bought a Little Caesars restaurant in Springfield.Ironically, in a Futurama episode, a simulation of Hawking in a pizzeria is dismissed as ludicrous
- "Knockers" is an obvious spoof of "Hooters", even using lettering with the same color and font style.
Brandy and Mr. Whiskers (2016)
- While in the Insect Hunter Object
- Animals of the World/Monarch butterfly, including Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Lumpy, Boog (as a polar bear), Stefano, Alex, Kanga, Roo, Marty, Melman, MoJo JoJo, Po, Gloria, and Peabody.
- Domestic Animals/Honeybee, including Gromit, Tom Cat, Bullseye, Otis, Piglet, Rabbit, Shaun, Eeyore, Chicken Little, Rhino, and Quacker
- Finally, Forest Animals/Dragonfly, including Boog, Bugs Bunny, Jerry Mouse, RJ, Pip, Bullet, Eillot, Marlene, and Alvin.
Continuity
- Marge failing to take Santa's Little Helper to the vet for neuter him which Homer has tried in "Today, I Am a Clown" but field.
Goofs
- When Marge says "You're drooling on my goodwill pile", the dialogue doesn't match her mouth's movements.
- There is two mistakes when Homer sits on a "bar-stool" which is actually Lenny's cake -- 1) some of the frosting appears to be in mid-air. 2) the frosting should have slid down.
