At the end of Homer's story, he says that he becomes king of the Morlocks. Carl later says that morlocks are from the future. The Morlocks are from H.G. Wells' The Time Machine.
According to Moe, he read the entire Sweet Valley High series.
The renovated Moe's in this episode is a reference to a restaurant the creators went to.
This is the last episode to air before The Simpsons Road Rage.
Censorship[]
The UK version of this episode that aired on Channel 4 cuts out the following parts;
Homer bleeding profusely after hitting his hand on the jukebox
Moe's old professor walking in a lake to commit suicide
Homer giving Lisa a cigarette to smoke and lighting it, only for Lisa to cough and stub it out in her plate.
Homer immediately rushing back to the oxygen tank after telling his friends that he's going to confront Moe about the new bar.
the Russian prostitute lamenting that her penis has been falling off ever since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster (with Moe thinking "penis" is a Russian word).
Homer's line during "I Won't Drink at Moe's", "'Cuz Moe's a big jerk and a she-male, too!"
Homer getting caught in a bear trap during his failed hunting trip.
Goofs[]
Moe's shirt collar overlapping his hand
When Moe picks up the “Malaysian Beer” and says how good it is, you then see a shot of Homer talking, then when Moe puts down the beer, it’s a Duff.
When Moe advises Lisa not to talk, the collar of his shirt is briefly drawn over his finger so that a line overlaps it.
At the end of the episode, Homer puts a tip in the jar. After the screen pans back, the jar is empty.
In the last scene, Homer isn't wearing a tie in one shot but is wearing his pink tie when he goes to put a tip in the jar.
