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Cultural references
- The episode's title is a pun on the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me.
- Stradivarius Cain is a direct parody of James Bond, sharing many of Bond's characteristics such as combat skills, appearance, and charm with women.
- Ming the Merciless from Flash Gordon appears in the Stradivarius Cain movie.
- Homer's commentary of "Turret syndrome" references Tourette syndrome.
- On one occasion, Homer and Marge watched the 2010 romantic crime comedy Date Night.
- Declan Desmond's documentary Do You Want Lies With That? is a parody of the documentary Super Size Me by Morgan Spurlock. The film documents the drastic change on Spurlock's physical and psychological health and well-being after eating only McDonald's food for 30 days.
- A morbid obese Declan cannot fill an application for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film.
The floating bag that Homer considers a beautiful thing is a reference to "The Dancing Bag" from American Beauty. The bag passes by a Borders Books store, a company that went bankrupt in 2009
- The sequence where Homer is enjoying his first day off includes:
- The track "Irlandaise" from Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio by Claude Bolling is played in the background.
- Homer passes by a deteriorated Borders Books store. This book and music retailer company went bankrupt in the end of 2009.
- The floating bag that Barney later ingests is a reference to the 1999 film American Beauty, specifically to "The Dancing Bag" scene.
- Lenny's imaginary friend, Hufnpuffalus, is a parody of Mr. Snuffleupagus, a character from Sesame Street.
- In a ride in the Pink Sedan, Homer and Dr. Cain pass by a Yuk-ingham Palace store, which is a reference to the Buckingham Palace in London.
- The room where Homer practiced flirting is based on Piz Gloria, the villain's lair in James Bond's film On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
- When Marge pulls up to the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Lenny asks "what brings you to the SNPP", which is a possible reference to the website The Simpsons Archive, which is more commonly known by the initials "SNPP".
- Lenny calls Marge a "Blue Angel", however, he says he is not referring to the flight squadron Blue Angels, famous for their air shows.
- Krusty and Mr. Teeny are playing Zii Sports, a parody of Wii Sports.
- When being asked get Nelson into a superhero shape, Krusty's personal trainer Billy proposes:
- Hugh Jackman's Wolverine from X-Men.
- Alicia Silverstone's Batgirl from Batman & Robin.
- When trying to make Stradivarius Cain reappear, the characters Homer imagines before are:
- E.T., the main character from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
- Mr. Potato Head, a children's toy, made popular by Toy Story.
- Clippy, the common nickname for Clippit, the Office Assistant for Microsoft Office from Windows 98 to Windows 2003.
- Cleatus the Football Robot, which is Cleatus the Robot from Fox NFL Sunday. The NFL on FOX theme is heard when Cleatus appears.
- The piano piece "Clair de lune" by Claude Debussy is heard after Homer seduces the Blue-eyed man.
- The Blue-eyed man mentions meeting American actor Greg Kinnear in a party.
- The Blue-eyed man is a parody of Tony Montana (Al Pacino), the main character in Scarface. This character looks like Montana and he also mentions living in Bolivia. A part of Scarface is set in this country.
Goofs
- In Krusty Burger, Jessica Lovejoy has light brown hair.
- One of the children Nelson punches he doesn't actually touch.
- When Homer and Marge started kissing while Stradivarius Cain watched, Homer's tie had disappeared.
Continuity
- A Pin Pals photo is seen in Moe's Tavern. ("Team Homer")
- A Tic–Tac–Toe: X v. O trailer is seen on the TV in Moe's Tavern. ("The Squirt and the Whale")
- A portion of Do You Want Lies With That? was seen in "'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky".
- Lisa would eventually get a B+ in "Grampy Can Ya Hear Me".
