Realty Bites/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 9 Episode References
← 186 "Lisa the Skeptic"	187 "Realty Bites"	"Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" 188 →

Cultural References

• The title is a reference to "Reality Bites".
• Homer at one point sings Suzanne Vega's song "Luka".
• Todd saying "Red room" is a reference to Danny Torrance writing "redrum" in The Shining

Trivia

• This is the first appearance of Gil.
• First appearance of Cookie Kwan.
• Originally, the piano wire was supposed to cut Kirk's sandwich, until George Meyer asked if it could cut off his arm.
• Among the people at the unemployment office are Larry Burns, Lurleen Lumpkin, Kirk Van Houten and George Meyer.
• This is the last speaking role of Lionel Hutz.
• The murder house is modeled after the Bates home in Alfred Hitchcock's movie Psycho.
• The number on Snake's prison uniform is "7F20", this is the production code for the episode "The War of the Simpsons" which was the episode Snake first appeared in.

Goofs

• The house that Lionel Hutz says is on fire is actually not on fire.