Marge Be Not Proud/References

Cultural references

 * The video game Bonestorm is based on the Mortal Kombat series.
 * Video game characters that appear to Bart include Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong, Lee Carvallo, and Sonic the Hedgehog. Lee Carvallo is the only one that tried to talk Bart out of shoplifting. Sonic sounds similar to Krusty.
 * The episode features Allan Sherman's song, Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh, played on the answering service in lieu of Don Brodka's message about catching Bart shoplifting.
 * The episode also mentions rapper and actor Tupac Shakur.

Trivia

 * A similar plot was used in the short "Shoplifting," where Bart shoplifts candy from the Grocery Store and gets caught.

Goofs

 * Maggie appears in every Christmas photo even though she is just one year old.