Eight Misbehavin'/References

Trivia

 * Spoiled brat Gavin and his mom are seen in the SHØP food court. They are first seen in Marge Be Not Proud.
 * In this episode, Apu is shown as childless. He also has a niece in the episodes "Lisa the Beauty Queen" and "Grade School Confidential", Pahusacheta, who is acutually his brother Sanjay's daughter. However, Pahusacheta is often mistaken for Apu's daughter.
 * After the episode goes forward 9 months, Marge says she has a brief period as Sideshow Marge at Krusty's show. (she is seen with a bone at her hair as Sideshow Mel)

Cultural references

 * The episode's story is loosely based on those of the McCaughey septuplets and Dionne quintuplets. The title is a parody of the famous song "Ain't Misbehavin'".
 * SHØP is a parody of real-life American-based furniture chain STØR, which was largely a rip off of IKEA.
 * The music heard during Octopia includes Guns N' Roses' "Welcome to the Jungle", Richard Wagner's "Flight of the Valkyries" and [[wikipedia:John_Mellencamp|John Mellencamp's "R.O.C.K in the U.S.A."
 * Homer performs his zoo act to "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins.