Dumbbell Indemnity/References

References/Trivia

Season 9 Episode References

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Cultural references

The title of the episode is a reference to the classic novel and film Double Indemnity as well as the clause of the same name in an insurance policy.
The episode was originally to be titled "Mutual of Momaha," a reference to the insurance company, "Mutual of Omaha."
The song that plays during the montage of Moe and Renee dating is "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees.
The song Homer sings, "Stealing, stealing, stealing a car for Moe" is sung to the tune of "Sailing, Sailing (Over The Bounding Main)".
The movie in the drive-in theater has a scene of the monkey President jumping out of Air Force One. This is a reference to the movie Air Force One, where the President of the USA, played by Harrison Ford, jumps off the plane in a parachute.
The shot of Homer watching the drive-in movie with the train passing in the background is a reference to Hotshot Eastbound, a photograph taken by O. Winston Link in 1956.
Homer's ghost resembled Jacob Marley from the Dickens novel A Christmas Carol.
The Shawshank Redemption:
- Hans Moleman, pushing the book cart in the jail, is dressed very similarly to Brooks the prison librarian in the movie.
- The book cart plays a part in both Homer's escape from jail and main character Andy Dufresne's escape from Shawshank.
The song that plays at the end of the episode is "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" by George Thorogood & The Destroyers.
The shot of the train mirrors Back to the Future Part III.

When the people on the cruise are slow dancing, Edna Krabappel is seen dancing with Principal Skinner, but later on, she is seen with Kirk Van Houten.
When the people are dancing in Disco Stu's, we can see Luann Van Houten with brown hair.
In this episode, the Police station is labelled "Jail". It is quite possible that both are in the same building, a la "The Andy Griffith Show."

Princess Kashmir and Otto are seen together at Stu's Disco. ("Flaming Moe's")
Moe mentions that he used to be a boxer. ("The Homer They Fall")
The man Moe buys the balloons from is the Khlav Kalash Vendor. ("The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson")

At the dance club, Luann Van Houten is shown with light brown hair instead of blue. She may have dyed it this color for the club.
When the chimpanzee jumps from the plane in the movie Hail to the Chimp!, the top section of his tie is not colored in for a frame.
The daisy on Moe's car has five petals as it is driven off the cliff, yet has six petals when it bubbles up to the surface.
The overseas production of this episode is incorrectly credited to Anivision. The episode more closely resembles Rough Draft Studios' work.

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