The Frying Game/References

Cultural references

 * The episode title is a pun on the 1992 movie The Crying Game.
 * The "Reversal of Freedom Act of 1994" cited by the EPA Scientist may be a pun on the Freedom of Information Act.
 * Homer's and Marge's insistence that the Man with the Braces murdered Mrs. Bellamy is a reference to Richard Kimble's saying that the one-armed man is the real killer in the 1993 movie The Fugitive, which was based on the 1960s TV series.
 * References from the 1999 movie The Green Mile:
 * When Homer is on his way to the electric chair, the music in the background is from the movie's soundtrack.
 * The prisoner who asks Homer to "Give me your hands, boss" and then threatens to kill him is a parody of John Coffey.
 * Chief Wiggum sheds a tear after Homer is strapped into the electric chair, as does prison guard Dean Stanton at John Coffey's execution.
 * The music is played again (briefly) just before the closing credits roll.
 * The TV show Frame Up may be a reference to, and parody of, reality television in general.

Continuity

 * The Simpsons also find themselves at odds with the EPA in The Simpsons Movie.