Simpson Tide/References

Cultural references

 * Many parts of the episode, including the title, refer to the 1995 film Crimson Tide.
 * The character Captain Tenille is based on Captain Frank Ramsey, a character in the film who was portrayed by Gene Hackman.
 * Tenille's name is a reference to the musical duo Captain and Tennille.
 * The opening couch gag is a recreation of the Rocky and Bullwinkle animated bumper seen at the end of each Bullwinkle short. The music accompanying it is also adapted from the original music in the bumper.
 * Homer mentions that he and his friends joining the navy is similar to The Deer Hunter, and the Russian roulette scene from the film is later parodied.
 * Right before the submarine submerges, the song "In the Navy" is played and the Village People (along with Smithers) can be seen dancing.
 * Homer dreams of being on "the planet of the doughnuts", which is reminiscent of the film Planet of the Apes,
 * When aboard the submarine, Homer refers to one of the crew members as Mr. Sulu, a reference to the character in Star Trek.
 * Bart sings a portion of the song "Do the Bartman" and Ralph Wiggum comments that it "is so 1991".
 * Grampa Simpson claims that he attacked John F. Kennedy on the PT 109 when Kennedy stated "Ich bin ein Berliner", leading to Grampa mistaking him for a Nazi.
 * This episode shows the Russian ambassador in the U.N. stating that the Soviet Union's breakup was "what we wanted you to think." This is followed by the showing of the Berlin Wall being reconstructed and Lenin being unfrozen.
 * When Barney gets shaved, he looks an awful lot like Leon Kompowsky.