The Man Who Grew Too Much/References

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Cultural References

• The title of this episode is a pun of the famous Alfred Hitchcock film, The Man Who Knew Too Much.
• This is the fourth time "The Man Who Knew Too Much" was referenced as a title, the first was Season 5's "The Boy Who Knew Too Much", the second was Season 14's "The Dad Who Knew Too Little", and the third was Season 17's "The Girl Who Slept Too Little".
• When Groundskeeper Willie puts the mop in the closet, the theme from Titanic plays.
• Lisa accidentally overswipes to Klash of Klowns, a parody of the popular app Clash of Clans.
• MyTube is an obvious reference to Youtube.
• The company Monsarno is a reference to the real-life company Monsanto

Trivia

• This episode marks the death and final appearance of Edna Krabappel, because her voice actor Marcia Wallace passed away on October 25, 2013.
• Next to a picture of Edna in the final scene of the episode is a picture of Maude Flanders, Ned's first dead wife. Ned's black armband confirms that Edna was killed off in an unknown fashion. In the episode, Ned says that Edna signed him and herself up for tango lessons.
• The license plate on Marge's car reads "SABF07", which is the production number of this episode.
• The name of Willie's mop is Ethel.
• As of this episode both of Ned's wives are now deceased.
• Pun license plates that Sideshow Bob was printing:
  • CLA$$Y (Classy)
  • L84AD8 (Late for a Date)
  • GR8PL8 (Great Plate)
  • I♥2TXT (I love to Text)
  • DUIDAD (DUI Dad)
  • PUNH8R (Pun Hater)
  • TAKEME (Take me)
  • DONTW8 (Dont Wait)
  • BCAUSE (Because)
  • IMGOIN (Im Going)
  • CRAZEE (Crazy)
  • TOLD U (Told you, printed on his foot)

Continuity

• Sideshow Bob about to throw Bart and Lisa over the Springfield Dam, is a possible callback to his brother doing the a similar element.
• Sideshow Bob's shudder returns in this episode when he is underwater. There is also a rake he steps on it again when he is underwater.
• When the Simpsons meet Sideshow Bob in his scientist office, his face skin falls meaning that his original face was back on and Walt Warren had his from the events of the episode "The Bob Next Door". 
• Bart and Lisa asks for Sideshow Bob to sing before they're killed, in reference to an earlier episode.

Goofs

• Dolph is one of the teenagers in the First Church of Springfield's teen church group. However, Dolph has previously been established as a Jewish character, and would unlikely to be a member of a Protestant Christian church.