When Flanders Failed/References

Trivia

 * Although Ned states in this episode that he is left-handed, he was putting right-handed in the episode "Dead Putting Society".
 * This is the last time the prototype theme music from the Season 2 opening titles is played. This is also the last time that Bart's chalkboard gag has its original high color saturation.

Cultural References
The final scene is a nod to the final scene in "It's a Wonderful Life".

Goofs

 * Near the end of the episode, Homer congratulates Flanders for being the richest left landed man in Springfield. This would not be true considering Mr. Burns is also left-handed. However, Homer could have meant that Flanders is the richest in terms of friends and happiness.
 * Why is Ned and his family using their car as a home, didn't they have an RV in The Call of the Simpsons . Although a possibility exists that Ned sold his luxorious RV in order to raise capital for a down payment, or it may have been listed as collateral and repossessed along with his house. The former seems more likely, as the Land Behemoth has not been seen since The Call of the Simpsons.