The music used in the episode and over the end credits is remixed to sound like the theme from Hill Street Blues. Other references to the show include the briefing scene.
The Skinners' domestic disturbance appears on an episode of COPS.
The man wanting the "freaking guns!" at the training session is a reference to Police Academy. It’s also mentioned when Homer says that Marge being a cop is supposed to be fun and exciting like Spaceballs, not painful and disturbing like Police Academy.
Marge driving over an incomplete freeway section during training references Speed.
During the scene when Homer and Marge are talking in their bedroom after Homer is released from jail, the lights briefly flicker. Many fans believe this to be Hans Moleman-last seen being lead to the electric chair-being executed.
Goofs[]
Marge with white pearls.
Chief Wiggum with black hair.
Marge's car is blue.
Barney without his chest hair.
Homer with a white chest
At the beginning of the episode, Marge's necklace is white. Later on it is her trademark orange necklace. The necklace Marge usually wears is a shade of red.
When Homer is panting after trying to run after Marge, the part of his chest not covered by his shirt collar turns white for a frame.
When Marge is cutting celery in the kitchen, she only moves the knife up and down, not horizontally, yet somehow manages to cut the celery into several slices without moving the celery.
On Marge's first assignment for the Springfield Police Department she is told to patrol "Junkyville and Bumtown." Yet when she is walking down the street the clinic says "Junkytown Legal Clinic." This may just be the name of that specific clinic, not the same of the town.
Although Marge spots the dog not on a leash, she doesn't notice that the person behind the dog is jaywalking.
Chief Wiggum's hair color changes several times during the episode, from black to blue and then back to black. His black hair is reminiscent of his Season 1 appearances.
During the driving exercise, Marge is shown wearing a white shirt, but wearing a police uniform when she finishes.
When Barney is voicing his worries about their beer running out, the hair on his chest is missing. He may have shaved it, yet it's very unlikely.
When parking it into the garage, Marge's Orange Station Wagon is blue. This is most likely due to the shadow of the garage.
When Moe is smoking his cigar, there is first one line at the end of it, but later there are two lines.
