Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish/References

Goofs

 * When Homer is eating his sandwich 14:49 minutes in his mouth he is beardless but when it zooms out he does have a beard.
 * Homer arrives at work at 3pm (fashionably late?), but when he falls asleep and then wakes up he realizes it is 9:30PM, to which he phones Marge and claims "those 12-hour days are killing me!"
 * Burns drinks from 5:05pm until 8:30pm, but passes Homer at 9:30, meaning he stumbled drunkenly around the plant for a solid hour. Neither Homer nor Mr. Burns notice (or respectively choose to ignore) each other's shortcomings, in this case Homer's sleeping on the job and Burns' drinking on the job, as Burns accuses Homer of working late, which Homer does not say anything else and accepts the compliment "You and I are a dying breed." The chance meeting has Burns believe Homer is a hard-working employee who can be trusted, hence the unravelling of the episode.

Continuity

 * At the retirement home, after Burns' election commercial, the Duff Beer commercial from "Homer's Odyssey" can be heard.
 * Bart's scrapbook contains a clipping headlined "Vandal Decapitates Town Statue... Who is El Barto?", referencing his own exploits in "The Telltale Head".

Trivia

 * 98% of Springfield voters see Mr. Burns as despicable or worse.
 * This is the first episode to be rated TV-14.
 * Mr Burn's argument that the fish is a product of natural selection is validated by himself spitting the fish out. Tasty fish are more likely to be eaten by predators than bitter tasting fish. However by claiming during the campaign that the fish would have "a taste that can't be beat" he caused his political downfall.
 * What the Nuclear Safety Inspectors discover at the plant:
 * Their geiger counters show high traces of nuclear radiation before they even enter the plant's entrance gate.
 * Gum is used to seal a crack in the cooling vent.
 * A Plutonium Rod is used as a paperweight.
 * The pipes leak Radioactive Waste that is acidic enough to burn a hole through the clipboard.
 * Monitoring Station is unmanned (due to Homer sleeping on the job)
 * Part of the plant is flooded with Nuclear Waste.
 * Mr. Burns attempted to bribe the chief inspector.

Cultural References

 * The title is a reference to the ironic Harry S. Truman campaign slogan.
 * Citizen Kane: the entire plot.
 * Hamlet: Burns refers to 'slings and arrows'
 * Brother Can You Spare a Dime?: Burns sings it.

Citizen Kane references

 * Bart asking Homer "Is your boss Governor yet?" references the little boy from the film asking "Is Pop Governor yet"?
 * Burns gives a speech standing in front of a gigantic poster of himself, a la Orson Welles in the movie giving a speech in front of a larger-than-life poster of his face.
 * Burns yelling "You cannot do this to me! I am Charles Montgomery Burns!" is reference to the infamous line in the film "You can't do this to me! I am Charles Foster Kane"!

Censorship
For an unknown reason this episode is rated TV-14 in syndication.