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Cultural references[]
- The title of this episode is a pun on the old saying, "Penny wise, pound foolish." "Penny Wise" and "Pound Foolish" are also the pseudonyms used for Jon Vitti and David Silverman for the Simpsons clip show episodes "Another Simpsons Clip Show" and "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular."
- "Hungarian Rhapsody" is a famous piano song by Franz Liszt, which Bart pointed out was used in the Bugs Bunny short "Rhapsody Rabbit."
- The quotes where Dan says to just other parts of the horses body in people's beds and not just the head, is a reference to the horse head scene in "The Godfather."
- The music playing during Fit-Fat Tony's giving of the verdict was J.S. Bach's Passacaglia in C Minor.
- The Magnificent Seven theme plays in Lisa's dream while she is riding a cricket.
- This song has also appeared in Jaws Wired Shut, The Lastest Gun in the West and Dude, Where's My Ranch?.
Trivia/Goofs[]
- In the title screen gag, Homer is in a poncho, this is a reference to a Simpsons episode, "King-Size Homer."
- In The Simpsons: Tapped Out before this episode players could unlock Fit-Fat Tony for a limited time.
- When the camera cuts to the Simpson’s house, the screen is off-centered.
- On the Tattoo Couch Gag, Marge’s pearls are white rather than red.
- In one frame when Dan is explaining to Homer at the Power Plant's parking lot about how he has to kill a bunch of people, his middle finger is not outlined, making it appear non-existent.
- The revelation that Lunchlady Doris is a vegetarian comes completely out of nowhere, being a character who not only regularly prepares and serves all types of animal products (including using bull testicles for iron, baboon hearts, circus monkeys found in Grade F meat, and human flesh [though that was from a Treehouse of Horror episode and considered non-canon]), but, on "Lisa the Vegetarian", she offered no support or even acknowledgement when Lisa requests a non-meat lunchroom option. While it is possible she became a vegetarian after all this and doesn't (or can't by union law) express her personal diet on the school menu, it seems odd that Lisa doesn't really question this reveal at all.
Continuity[]
- Lisa said that she promised Paul McCartney to not eat meat. This references "Lisa the Vegetarian," in which McCartney only agreed to guest star in if only Lisa stayed a vegetarian for the rest of the show's run.
- "The Be Sharps" photo in New York was seen in Moe's Tavern. ("Homer's Barbershop Quartet")
- This is the second time Lisa collapsed after playing her saxophone. First time was in "Lisa's Rival."
- This is the second time Lisa tries to save some bugs which end up attacking someone. The first was "The Burns And The Bees."
- Dan's hair continues to change color from brown to black and back throughout the episode.