Owl or Nothing/References

References/Trivia

Cultural references[edit]

The title is a reference to the saying "All or Nothing".
Birds at the Springfield Bird Sanctuary include the yellow-bellied sapsucker, the mountain bluebird, and the Virginia's warbler.
When Lisa imagines the adventures she'll have with Mr. Hoots, she imagines a parody of Harry Potter, where Lisa saves the Harry Potter parody from the evil wizard, who's a parody of Lord Voldemort.
When Mr. Burns overhears Homer talking about how annoying he is, Homer says that he meant Charles Burns, cartoonist for The New Yorker. Mr. Burns then says that he's a fan of Sam Cobean and mentions Cobean's "thirsty man crawling through the desert" gag.
Mr. Burns mentions that he's trying to sell Howie Mandel's soul.
Dewey Largo listens to Morceaux de fantaisie by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Kent Brockman refers to Lisa as "the Owl Whisperer", a reference to Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan.
When Homer removes the roof of a house with balloons, he says that it worked better in that movie, referring to the Pixar film Up.
Mr. Burns sealed his conscience, Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio, in amber.
Mr. Burns says that he'll have enough money to make Warren Buffett hunt Richard Branson for sport.
Richie Rich and his butler, Cadbury, are seen in Olympus Estates.