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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the 1990 film Edward Scissorhands directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp in the title role.
- In the episode's couch gag, the Simpsons couch is a set in the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C.. Many pieces shown are or were exhibited in the different Smithsonian museums, with other pieces belonging to other museums. References can be read on the couch gag's reference page.
- When painting Patty and Selma, Lisa considers she has to make it more neoclassical and less Mannerist.
- Homer plans to play a CD of James Taylor in Patty's car so people think she committed suicide. The CD he is holding corresponds to Sweet Baby James, Taylor's second studio album.
- Selma compares Patty to Posh Spice, part of the Spice Girls. Homer also mentions Scary Spice.
- Patty tells Homer his brain has the size of a Super Ball, the toy bouncy ball.
Milhouse watched the opening scene of Finding Nemo alone, and was traumatized when he found out about Coral's death
- Milhouse watched the opening scene of Finding Nemo alone, which caused him trauma after he found out that Nemo's mother, Coral, was eaten by a barracuda.
- The scene where Homer is cutting hair in the kitchen parodies the famous "A Thrilling Experience" scene from the 1990 gothic romantic film Edward Scissorhands.
- Homer tells Marge to call him "Homer Fingerhands", also a reference to the film's name.
- Marge mentions Newsweek magazine.
- Are We Hair Yet? salon's name is a pun on the phrase "Are We There Yet?" which became the title of a comedy film Are We There Yet? and a TV series based on that film.
- Milhouse sings "Teacher Said Don't Eat the Paste" to the tune of "Greensleeves", the popular English folk music.
- Manjula is mad at Apu because he is always talking about singer Lady Gaga.
- Helen Lovejoy said that she told Reverend Lovejoy to stop basing sermons on old Seinfeld episodes.
- Homer compares his gift to that of Mozart and stunt performer Johnny Knoxville.
- Milhouse falls off the cliff and is rescued by an eagle, similar to Gandalf the Grey in The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring.
- Homer compares his horrible life to the one George Roundy (Warren Beatty) had in the 1975 American comedy film Shampoo.
Trivia
- This is the second episode after "A Midsummer's Nice Dreams" in Season 22 to air in repeat after the watershed on Sky1.
- Bart says his birthday is too close to Christmas, but his birthday is revealed to be April 1 in The Bart Book. But in the season 26 episode "Simpsorama" he states his birthday as February 23rd.
- On FXX, this episode received a TV-14 rating.
Continuity
- In "A Milhouse Divided", Homer failed at cutting Marge's hair.
Goofs
- When Lisa accidentally gets paint on Patty's hair, Patty's dress is pink, but when Bart pours Paint Thinner on it, it is blue.
- As Sideshow Mel uses a megaphone to say the guests' names in the Policeman's Ball Thin Blue Line-Dance at Springfield Inn, his skin is yellow.
- In the credits, Kristen Schaal's name is spelled "Kristen Schall".
