Million Dollar Maybe/References

Cultural References

• The title is a reference to the movie Million Dollar Baby, which was previously parodied in "Million Dollar Abie".
• The Funtendo Zii is an obvious parody of the Nintendo Wii.
  • Zii Sports is an obvious parody of Wii Sports.
• The Wilhelm Scream can be heard repeatedly in the military game that Mr. Burns plays, which in turn is a parody of Call of Duty: World at War.
• The last time a Simpson quickly learned a necessary language occurred in "The Crepes of Wrath".
• Homer gets a lucky fortune cookie in this episode unlike in "The Last Temptation of Homer" and "A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love". He also finally wins the lottery after failing to in "Dog of Death" and "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble". This all makes Homer's day luckier.
• The last time an inappropriate item is shoved into a dishwasher occurred in "Summer of 4 Ft. 2".
• Sound effects from Wii and Wii Sports can be heard in the Zii Sports game.

Goofs

• When the line at the Kwik-E-Mart is first shown, some characters are shown to be cut-off by the shelving.