The Day the Violence Died/References

Cultural References

 * This episode is named after the a lyric from the song "American Pie" by Don McLean, namely the line "The day the music died".
 * The song is commonly thought to itself be a reference to February 3rd 1959, also known as "The Day the Music Died", the day that Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper all died in the same plane crash.