When parents are flushing kids out of cattails and snaring some in nets, this is a reference to Planet of the Apes when Colonel Taylor and two of his fellow astronauts first encounter human life, only to be victims of an ape hunting party shortly afterwards.
Bart talks about an episode of Martin he watched on FOX.
Bart says: "Smart, beautiful, and a liar! So much better than that Sarah, plain and tall" then causing a weeping Sarah to run off is referencing the children's book Sarah, Plain and Tall.
The song during Jessica and Bart's date montage is "Misirlou" by Dick Dale which was also the opening theme to Pulp Fiction.
Bart compares Jessica to the candy Milk Duds, saying that she's "sweet on the outside, poison on the inside."
Ralph asks the librarian boy if they have Go, Dog. Go!
The First Church of Springfieldmarquee says "Evil Women in History: From Jezebel to Janet Reno". Jezebel was a biblical Queen of Israel and archetype of the wicked foreign temptresses. Janet Reno was the Attorney General of the United States during the Bill Clinton presidential administration.
Bart says that Jessica's hair smells like red Froot Loops when Froot Loops of any color are all the same flavor.
After Bart is accused of stealing from the church collection plate, he is forced to wear a straitjacket and mask in church, which is a reference to Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs.
Grampa says that he was the one that cancelled Star Trek. The original TV series had previously been saved by "Save Star Trek" nationwide letter-writing campaign, but was cancelled by NBC very abruptly in June of 1969.
