Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge/References

Cultural references

 * The title of the episode is a reference to the James Brown song Papa's Got a Brand New Bag.
 * Lovin' Spoonful's 1966 hit Summer in the City is used during the looting sequence.
 * The Mafia's journey to the Simpsons' house is a spoof of the opening of HBO's hit drama series The Sopranos, complete with the show's opening theme, "Woke Up This Morning" by Alabama 3.

Trivia

 * The settings on Groundskeeper Willie's air conditioner are: Glasgow Winter, Well-Digger's Bum, and Witch's Teat.
 * Homer's SpringShield slogan is "Have no fear! SpringShield's present!"

Goofs

 * When the Simpson family is following the fan early in the episode, Lisa is barefooted. However after Homer goes to plug in the Santa doll, she is suddenly wearing shoes. Then after the blackout, she is barefoot again.