Brother from Another Series/References

References/Trivia

Season 8 Episode References

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Cultural references

The title refers to the fact that David Hyde Pierce, who voices Cecil, plays the brother of Kelsey Grammer's character, Frasier Crane, on the long-running sitcom Frasier.
- When Bart covers Cecil's eyes and asks "Guess who?", Cecil guesses "Maris". Maris was Nile's wife in Frasier, an unseen character.
- At one point in the episode (just before Bob and Cecil discuss wine at his apartment), one of the title cards from Frasier is shown.
Krusty's prison concert is a reference to Johnny Cash's famous At Folsom Prison concert and album.
The title is a reference to the film Brother from Another Planet.

When the crowd boos after Mayor Quimby defends the choice to release Bob, Ruth Powers has red hair instead of her usual brown hair.
When Bart is praying, his Krusty poster depicts Krusty's face and beard colored yellow instead of white and tan respectively.
While Sideshow Bob holds Lisa back, a piece of his blue shirt above his hand briefly turns red like his tie.
As Bart block's Cecil's eyesight, a piece of Cecil's hair is briefly colored yellow, making him look partially bald.

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