The Joy of Sect/References

Cultural references

 * The title of the episode is a spoof of the book The Joy of Sex, by Alex Comfort.
 * When Marge attempts to leave the compound, she is chased by the Rover guard "balloon" from the 1967 television program The Prisoner.
 * Neal Hefti and Nelson Riddle's theme music to the 1960s Batman series is used in the episode to indoctrinate Homer,
 * The song "I Love You, You Love Me" from Barney and Friends is used to brainwash babies. The purple dinosaur singing it also resembles Barney.
 * When Mr. Burns introduces his new religion, most of the sequence is a parody of the video for Michael Jackson's "HIStory".