Two Dozen and One Greyhounds/References

Trivia

 * Marge's reaction when Homer proclaims that it was Santa's Little Helper who buried all of their stuff implies that she herself was responsible for burying at least one of the items in the back yard—most likely, Homer's "The Best of Ray Stevens featuring the Streak" album.


 * The names of the puppies are:
 * Rover
 * Fido
 * Rex
 * Spot
 * Rover II
 * Fido II
 * Rex II
 * Cleo
 * Dave
 * Jay
 * Paul
 * Branford
 * Dave II
 * Jay II
 * Paul II
 * Branford II
 * Sleepy
 * Dopey
 * Grumpy
 * Donner
 * Blitzen
 * Grumpy II
 * King
 * Queenie


 * Prince
 * The puppy formerly known as Prince

Cultural references

 * "The Puppy Formerly Known As Prince" is named after The artist formerly known as Prince.
 * Mr. Burns' song "See My Vest" is a parody of the song "Be Our Guest" from Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
 * The episode title and plot are based on the Disney film 101 Dalmatians; Burns' plan to kill the puppies and turn them into clothing references from 101 Dalmatians, who wants to do the same thing.
 * The scene showing Santa's Little Helper and She's the Fastest eating spaghetti and kissing is a reference to Lady and the Tramp.
 * The clerk at the pet store performs a on Santa's Little Helper, a reference to the  mind-meld from .
 * Santa's Little Helper's escape from the car (as well as the scene's music) are parodies of .

Goofs
When the 25th puppy was born, it was midnight. A couple scenes later, it was 11:40