The Strong Arms of the Ma/References

Trivia/References

 * Otto thinks that a muscular Marge lifting the bus is just a hallucination caused by the pot he's smoking. Being a regular drug user, Otto should know that pot doesn't cause hallucinations.
 * When Marge came out of the restroom there was writing on the wall that said "El Barto."
 * The beginning of this episode reuses old animation from "Flaming Moe's" during the "Eye on Springfield" opening. That footage was 11 years old by then!
 * The way Homer manages to pack the stuff they bought from Rainier Wolfcastle's Bankruptcy Garage Sale in their car is a direct parody of Tetris, complete with the game's original A-Type music from the Game Boy version.
 * Before Marge picks up the jukebox to slam it into other people in Moe's Tavern it wasn't playing anything, but when she went over to it, it started playing music.
 * Regarding Marge not being able to whup the mugger in her first confrontation like she did Snake, let's not forget he was armed with a gun. I believe Snake only had a knife so Marge wouldn't have been as scared.
 * When the family is eating dinner at the Air Hockey table, there are no goals on the ends of the table (where Lisa and Homer are sitting), except when there's a close up on Lisa. There is no goal when there's a close-up of Homer talking about "Cheers".
 * Ruth was in prison because of what happened in the episode "Marge on the Lam"
 * Homer packs lots of boxes in thecar, but when Marge drives the car, the boxes disapear.
 * When the lady smashed the piano saying "support the arts" her lips don't move.


 * The lemon tree from "Lemon Of Troy" now grows in the Simpsons' backyard.
 * This is the fourth episode of the series (the scene where Marge starts taking steroids) that uses a music tune from Popeye. The others were "Brother's Little Helper" (when Bart sings his Ritalin song at the end), "Jaws Wired Shut" (the scene where Homer rescues Marge from disaster at the demolition derby), and "The Old Man and the Key" (when Grandpa's Viagra kicks in when he's about to make out on his date).
 * Pamela Reed returned as the voice of Ruth Powers, who last appeared ten years ago in "Marge on the Lam," the "Thelma and Louise" spoof.
 * This is the Simpson's 300th aired episode. The 100th being "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song," and the 200th was "Trash of the Titans."
 * When Marge drives the car you can see an air freshener. After Maggie and Marge get back in the car the air freshener goes.
 * When Moe says, "I don't got enough booze in this place to make you look good," the lipc sync is way off and it appears to be dubbed.