Rosebud/References

Trivia

 * Barney's accidential shooting and killing a woman crossing Evergreen Terrace was later referenced in the episode "Homer and Apu".
 * and both own Bobo after he is abandoned.
 * When Smithers is taping pictures of Bobo on the Milk carton, it is seen that Milhouse is on the 'Missing' section.

Citizen Kane

 * The episode itself is a large homage to.
 * The title of the episode is a direct reference to a reoccurring theme in the film.
 * The opening scene of the episode is also reference. Rosebud is the final word of the protagonist in the film, Charles Foster Kane. The scene where Burns throws snow globes on his bedroom's floor and a reflection of a shattered one where Smithers enters the room mirrors from the film, with a nurse entering the room of the late Kane - this is an exact re-shoot of an infamous scene from the film.