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References/Trivia

Season 11 Episode References

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Cultural references

The episode's story is loosely based on those of the McCaughey septuplets and Dionne quintuplets. The title is a parody of the famous song "Ain't Misbehavin'".
SHØP is a parody of real-life American-based furniture chain STØR, which itself is largely a rip off of IKEA.
The music heard during Octopia includes Guns N' Roses, "Welcome to the Jungle", Richard Wagner's "Flight of the Valkyries" and John Mellencamp's "R.O.C.K in the U.S.A."
Homer performs his zoo act to "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins.

Spoiled brat Gavin and his mom are seen in the SHØP food court. They are first seen in Marge Be Not Proud.
The store SHØP is, strangely enough, spelled with a Danish "ø" where "ö" would be the correct one.
In this episode, Apu is shown as childless. He also has a niece in the episodes "Lisa the Beauty Queen" and "Grade School Confidential", Pahusacheta, who is acutually his brother Sanjay's daughter. However, Pahusacheta is often mistaken for Apu's daughter.
After the episode goes forward 9 months, Marge says she had a brief period as Sideshow Marge at Krusty's show. (she is seen with a bone at her hair as Sideshow Mel)
In one scene, Chief Wiggum's left hand (our view) is a different shade of yellow than the rest of his body.

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Beyond Blunderdome • Brother's Little Helper • Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner? • Treehouse of Horror X • E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt) • Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder • Eight Misbehavin' • Take My Wife, Sleaze • Grift of the Magi • Little Big Mom • Faith Off • The Mansion Family • Saddlesore Galactica • Alone Again, Natura-Diddily • Missionary: Impossible • Pygmoelian • Bart to the Future • Days of Wine and D'oh'ses • Kill the Alligator and Run • Last Tap Dance in Springfield • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge • Behind the Laughter