All's Fair in Oven War/References

Trivia

 * Thomas Pynchon, an author famous for being a recluse, looks just like he did in "Diatribe of a Mad Housewife" with a paper bag over his head.
 * Homer calls Milhouse "Milton" in this episode; Bart called Martin Prince "Milton" in the episode "Bart on the Road".
 * It takes two years for the contractor to rebuild the kitchen, however, nobody has appeared to have aged.
 * The kitchen is back to normal in the next episode.
 * After homer's playdude magazines have been cut out by marge, the women on the front covers are already cut out. But after Bart and Milhouse find the magazines in the trash, the women on the front covers have not been cut out.
 * When airing on Channel 4 in the UK, the final scene of the Hillbilles shooting was cut when as Brandine got out of the car.

Cultural References

 * The title is a play on the phrase "All's fair in love and war."
 * The scene where Caan is gunned down at a tollbooth is cartoon reenactment of a scene in The Godfather in which Caan's character Sonny is killed. This scene has already been parodied in The Simpsons many times, such as when Bart is pelted with snowballs in Mr. Plow.
 * The music Bart's friends play in his treehouse is "Take Five" by Paul Desmond.
 * The music Homer asks himself to turn down is the classic 80's power ballad "Separate Ways" by Journey.