The Burns Cage/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a possible reference to the 1996 comedy film The Birdcage.
• The song This Guy's in Love With You by Oasis plays after Smithers and Mr. Burns land from the parachute jump.
• The song Celebration by Kool & The Gang plays when Smithers is dating Julio.
• The school is doing a play of Casablanca, and will do Equus or Top Gun the next day.
• Homer uses Grinder to find a lover for Smithers, a reference to Grindr.
• Comic Book Guy is dressed as Hello Kitty.
• Milhouse lists co-stars couples that fell in love:
  • Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
  • Kermit and Miss Piggy
  • Miss Brady and Greg Brady.

Trivia

• The Simpsons logo appears over the clouds when Smithers and Mr. Burns were parachuting.
• A man that looks like Cool Homer from The Day the Earth Stood Cool appears at Moe's Tavern after Homer sees his face on Grinder.

Goofs

• The opera to be played the next day after Casablanca changes between scenes from Equus to Top Gun.

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