Dude, Where's My Ranch?/References

References/Trivia

Trivia

Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky makes an appearance in this episode, voiced by Dan Castellaneta.

Dude, Where's My Car? - The title of the episode parodies this movie.
Misery - When Moe picks up David Byrne after he is badly injured, Byrne asks Moe to take him to the hospital. When Byrne asks why Moe drove right past it, Moe ask him "have you ever seen the movie Misery?". The movie Misery is about a writer who is hurt in a blizzard and is taken in (then held captive) by a crazed fan of his work.
More, More, More - The song that The Moe Szyslak Connection performs at the end of the episode is to the tune of this Andrea True Connection song.
Back to the Future Part III - When Bart ropes Homer around the neck to save him from the beavers, it's a spoof of the scene in which Marty is roped by the hands.
When Cleany comes in he says "My precious". The voice is a reference to the Lord of the Rings character Gollum. Cleany was voiced by Andy Serkis, who provided the voice (and motion capture) for Gollum in the films.

This episode was featured on The Simpsons Christmas Vol. 2 DVD, but it has nothing to do with Christmas, except for the scene in the beginning where The Simpsons are singing carols.
The sound of the footsteps when Clara is running across the log do not match her actual footsteps.
When Bart read the leaflet for the ranch, he said that there would be no radio at the ranch. However later, Maggie is seen dancing to a song on the radio.
When Lisa first meets Luke Stetson, he tells her that he needs someone to help him hang some "no hunting" and "free Tibet" signs. However, the signs are on posts and would be pounded into the ground, not hung.