Dumbbell Indemnity/References

References/Trivia

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 United States, 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 prison book cart leading to an escape is reminiscent of the novel/film The Shawshank Redemption.
The song that plays at the end of the episode is "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" by George Thorogood & The Destroyers.