Much Apu About Nothing/References

Trivia

 * Nelson's use of the term "Germania" is obviously meant to make him look stupid, but Germania was actually the term used by the Romans for an area similar to modern Germany. If Üter is from Bavaria, though, he would not likely be from the area which was Germania.
 * Apu claims to have developed the first tic-tac-toe program, which only the top human players could beat. The game has actually been strongly solved, and if both players play perfectly, it should always end in a draw.
 * Homer also had a problem with a bear in The Fat and the Furriest. It's never revealed if it was the same bear of if they have any connections.
 * Homer earns 40$ daily in the episode "Lisa's Rival", but in this episode, he earns 95,96$ daily.
 * Homer's payslip reads:
 * Gross Pay (40 hours) = 479.80 ($11.995/hour)
 * Federal Withholding = 56.25
 * FICA = 36.34
 * State Withholding = 10.45
 * Municipal Tax = 9.37
 * Bear Patrol Tax = 5.00
 * Net Pay = 362.19
 * The entire sequence at the mayors office is littered with references to the cartoon Yogi Bear. From the way Moe pronounces picnic basket to his description of the bears as "smarter than the average bear."
 * The entire sequence at the mayors office is littered with references to the cartoon Yogi Bear. From the way Moe pronounces picnic basket to his description of the bears as "smarter than the average bear."
 * The entire sequence at the mayors office is littered with references to the cartoon Yogi Bear. From the way Moe pronounces picnic basket to his description of the bears as "smarter than the average bear."

California References

 * At the time the episode was produced, California was having problems with bears roaming neighborhoods in search of food, as shown in Springfield at the beginning of the episode.
 * California at the time was also politicizing the large numbers of undocumented immigrants in the state. In 1994, voters had passed Proposition 187 (later declared unconstitutional) which would have denied services such as education and health care to illegal immigrants, similar to Springfield voters' passing Proposition 24. California's continuing issues with illegal immigrants were one of the reasons for making the episode, according to Bill Oakley on the DVD commentary.

Goofs

 * When Mayor Quimby promises action against the bears to the townspeople, he wears his normal clothing but the next shot, when they are leaving, he suddenly wears a napkin around his neck.
 * When Apu falls asleep the day before the test, his head rests on the open notebook. The next shot when he wakes up it's closed, even though it appears his head never moved. In the overhead shot imidiately after, the notebook is gone and a pen, paper and book are in place.