Gone Maggie Gone/References

Cultural References

 * The title of this episode is parody of the movie, Gone Baby Gone.
 * The solar-powered diesel carries the ATSF (Atchitson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad) logo on its front.
 * The scene where one of the rats helps Homer to cook a stew by pulling on his hair is a parody of the movie Ratatouille.
 * Homer's problem with the rat poison, the dog and Maggie is a form of the River crossing puzzle in Professor Layton & the Curious Village.
 * This is the Grain, Chicken, Fox puzzle which Cletus asked Homer to help him with until they were eaten and he was left with the fox.
 * The main plot of this episode spoofs National Treasure and The Da Vinci Code.
 * After Benjamin Franklin cuts up the snake, it resembles his Join, or Die political cartoon.
 * Mr. Burns claims it's his eye (and his pyramid) on the dollar bill.
 * In another reference to the Da Vinci Code, Mr. Burns calls Smithers his loyal albino servant.
 * The scene where Kent Brockman loses it on the air during his news segment is a parody of Bill O'Reilly losing it on Inside Edition.
 * Mr. Burns's quips "Tardy Boys" and "Nancy Clueless" are references to popular children's mystery book series The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew.
 * The scene with Sister Marilyn parodies Marilyn Monroe's famous dress-blowing scene over a subway grate in The Seven-Year Itch.
 * When the sisters landed in America, they were in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and were greeted by the Phillie Phanatic.
 * Homer buys rat poison at "Pest Bye", similar to Best Buy.
 * When Bart turns Springfield into Hell, the swirling whirlpool above the church is similar to how Hyrule Castle appears after Ganon takes over in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
 * When Lisa, Principal Skinner, and the comic book guy are hanging on the Mr. Burn's helicopter, it is a reference to the Simpsons arcade game when the family hangs on Smithers' helicopter.
 * The song the nuns are singing as Lisa enters the church is an arrangement of "O Fortuna" by Carl Orff.
 * The song played after Maggie is set on the throne is similar to "Theme from 'The Mission'" by Ennio Morricone.
 * At the scene where Lisa finds Principal Skinner and Comic Book Guy at the bell tower, Skinner quotes the reason why they call themselves The brotherhood of the Quest is because they use Skinner's mother's Nissan Quest Minivan, which is a real minivan sold in the US.
 * The scene with Snake stating that the gem has returned to its rightful place might refer to Snake having been an archeologist, and thus have known of this historic treasure.
 * And also this episode shows that Homer has watched Ratatouille on the theater and where the scene where there are rats in their kitchen he mention that he haswatched the movie Ratatouille, by accidently spelling it "RATATOOEY".

Trivia

 * This is the first episode to have the very short version of the opening sequence in HD.