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Season 12 Episode References

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The title of the episode is a reference to the Paul Simon song "Graceland", in which he repeatedly sings the line "I'm going to Graceland".
When Professor Frink is kicked by Mootilda, he exclaims "Ivan Reitman!"
Reverend Lovejoy says that people call Rachel Jordan "the Christian Madonna".
Principal Skinner says that Heaven wasn't clouds and harps, like the end of many The Three Stooges shorts.
In Disco Stu's discothèque vision of Heaven:
- The background music is "Get Dancin'" by Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes.
- Also in the line to enter are John Travolta (costumed as Toni Manero from Saturday Night Fever) and Liza Minnelli.
- Frank Sinatra appears. When Stu asks Sinatra what he's doing there, Sinatra replies that for him, this is Hell.
In Comic Book Guy's vision of Heaven:
- He is cast as Spock from Star Trek and serving on board the Enterprise.
- Captain Kirk's command chair starts shaking, and CBG says "Shazbot! My captain is in peril", referencing Mork & Mindy.
- After CBG saves Kirk, Uhura says that she wants to make out with him, and so do Catwoman (Batman) and Agent 99 (Get Smart).

The refreshment stand menus are written on "stone" tablets like the Ten Commandments.

This episode is a sequel to "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily".
The last time something Ned owned leaked gas and created hallucinations was in "Skinner's Sense of Snow".
The amusement park Ned purchases, Storytown Village, was first visited by the Simpsons in "Lisa the Vegetarian".

At the church Ice Cream Social, Homer and Marge are seen in two places.
When the citizens are leaving the park in disappointment, Manjula, who is behind Apu, is yellow, has brown hair, and is wearing blue clothes.
- Apu, despite being a practicing Hindu, goes to Praiseland, a Christianity-based theme-park.
Of all the outfits Ned preserved in the closet, not one of them was the outfit that Maude wore every day (pink vest/pink blouse/skirt ensemble)
The hand stamp that says "PRAISELAND" is too big for most of the character's hands.
After Helen Lovejoy makes a very tall stack of ice cream scoops on the cone, she is wearing lipstick.
When Professor Frink showcases his cow, Brandine Spuckler's belly is drawn the same color of green as the top garment she wears instead of yellow.
Once, when Martin Prince Sr. is seen among other attendees at the church's ice cream social, his hair is blond.

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Treehouse of Horror XI • A Tale of Two Springfields • Insane Clown Poppy • Lisa the Tree Hugger • Homer vs. Dignity • The Computer Wore Menace Shoes • The Great Money Caper • Skinner's Sense of Snow • HOMЯ • Pokey Mom • Worst Episode Ever • Tennis the Menace • Day of the Jackanapes • New Kids on the Blecch • Hungry, Hungry Homer • Bye, Bye, Nerdie • Simpson Safari • Trilogy of Error • I'm Goin' to Praiseland • Children of a Lesser Clod • Simpsons Tall Tales