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Cultural References[]
- This episode's title is a reference to the line "Money can't buy me love" from the song "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles.
- Coincidentally, a cover of that song appeared in the previous episode, "The Old Man and the "C" Student".
- Arthur Fortune is modeled on British entrepreneur Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group. The Fortune Megastore parodies his Virgin Megastores retail chain.
- Jerry Rude is based on Howard Stern.
- Otto complains about bands ripping off Judas Priest, after listening to a song that sounds like "Living After Midnight" with different lyrics.
- The song that plays as Arthur Fortune greets the crowd is "Billion Dollar Babies" by Alice Cooper.
- The way Mr. Burns unveils Nessie is similar to King Kong, only Nessie doesn't mind the camera flashes and Mr. Burns ends up going on a rampage.
Trivia[]
- This was the last episode to be animated by Anivision, the overseas animation company.
- A deleted scene from this episode shows that upon returning from Scotland, Homer has a Scottish accent. This scene was removed because Homer's accent sounded too much like Groundskeeper Willie's.
- This is the second time Michael McKean guest starred on The Simpsons. The first time was in the episode "The Otto Show" in which he played himself along with the rest of Spinal Tap.
- Nero's Palace and Peacock from "Viva Ned Flanders" are seen in the background at the end.
Goofs[]
- The Loch Ness Monster is much smaller when Mr. Charles Montgomery Burns gives it a job at the casino.
- When Arthur gives Homer the dollar, it appears as two of them in his hand.
- Groundskeeper Willie's father appears in this episode, but in "I Love Lisa", he said he was hung for stealing a pig, and in "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)", said that his father was just thrown into a bog grave. Groundskeeper Willie's dad could have been hanged, but survived briefly before drowning in the bog...if the "Willie's dad died" story is true. Unless Groundskeeper Willie's father has a twin brother who married his brother's wife following his death, Groundskeeper Willie's story of him dying may have been a cover-up for him abandoning his family.
Production Notes[]
- The final draft for this episode was published on October 19, 1998.[1]
October 19, 1998