Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder/References

Cultural references

 * The title of the episode is derived from Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, a song parody by Allan Sherman (which was played in an earlier episode). The title is also a reference to gutters in bowling, and the fact that Homer created a fad by bowling a perfect game.
 * Krusty Brand Chew Goo Gum-Like Substance was known to contain spider eggs (but not the Hantavirus), referring to a popular urban legend about Bubble Yum (at Snopes).
 * While Maggie is saving Homer, the opening music from the television documentary Victory at Sea plays.
 * The fast-motion sequence when Homer oversleeps, accompanied by music, references a scene from the 1983 Koyaanisqatsi.
 * Homer plays a Where's Waldo? game on the back of the cereal box he eats his breakfast from.
 * Homer dresses up as a Teletubby to entertain Maggie. His line, "...and I'm all man, in case you heard otherwise" is a reference to the Reverend Jerry Falwell accusing Tinky Winky (from the Teletubbies) of promoting homosexuality.
 * Homer sings The Doors song The End over Jim Morrison's voice. He misses a few lines, going from 'my only friend' to 'weird scenes inside the goldmine.'
 * When Homer and Otto descend into the sewers on the bungee rope, they pass three underground societies: the Morlocks (from The Time Machine), the C.H.U.D.s (from C.H.U.D.) and the Mole People (from the 1956 film The Mole People). In this parody, Hans Moleman and his people are actually dressed up like the Albino enslavers from the film, NOT the actual mole creatures.
 * Teller, of magic duo Penn & Teller - who is known for never speaking, does indeed speak in this episode.
 * Maggie sees Homer as "the creature from the black lagoon" due to being scared of his dive mask & waterwings.
 * After Homer bowls his perfect game, he pulls out a "Before I Die I want To-" list and checks off the item "Bowl a Perfect Game." Below that is listed "See Stevie Nicks Naked." It is checked three times.
 * The part where Homer bowls the strike that wins him the 300 game has many elements from the Robert Redford film The Natural (the exploding lanes similar to the exploding stadium lights when Redford's character bats the winning hit out of the park, Homer pumping his arms victoriously as debris rains down on him, and the music (which was used in another sports-related Simpsons episode).