Saddlesore Galactica/References

Trivia

• Maggie does not appear in this episode.
• The Simpsons previously had a horse in "Lisa's Pony", as pointed out by Comic Book Guy.
• Marge previously had gambling problems in "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)", as pointed out again by Comic Book Guy.
• President Bill Clinton has been seen previously in "Homer to the Max" and "Treehouse of Horror VII" and "Lady Bouvier's Lover".
• This is the last episode that Maude Flanders appears in before her death in the next episode "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily".
• Bart wears cowboy pajamas in this episode instead of his usual green pajamas. It is similar to the episode "Bart Sells His Soul", where Bart wore blue pajamas.
• The song that plays during the racing montage is "The Distance" by Cake. Some syndicated versions of this episode feature only an instrumental version, while others feature the song's vocals.
• This episode reunites Dan Castellaneta and Jim Cummings, both of whom voiced characters together in the following cartoons:
  • Disney's Aladdin: The Series - Genie and Razoul
  • Darkwing Duck - The titular character and Megavolt
  • Taz-Mania - Tasmanian Devil and Mr. Thickley
  • Earthworm Jim - The titular character and Psycrow

Cultural References

• The title of the episode is a rather obvious pun on Battlestar Galactica.

Goofs

• Duncan has the number 5 written on his sides in the first race. The number disappears a few times in different shots.