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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a pun on the [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film ''{{w|Dial M for Murder}}''.
*The episode's closing sequence duplicates the opening sequence of the ''{{w|NBC Mystery Movie}}'', with [[Nelson Muntz]] as Columbo, [[Julius Hibbert|Dr. Hibbert]] as Quincy, [[Rich Texan]] as McCloud and [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.|Smithers]] as McMillan & Wife.
*Nelson's method for investigating the murder of [[Martin Prince|Martin]] is very similar to Columbo's.
*''[[Sneakers]]'', the TV show [[Marge]] asks to catch [[Homer]] cheating on his diet, is a parody of the reality TV show ''{{w|Cheaters}}''.
*The "[[Taj-Mah-All-You-Can-Eat]]" restaurant takes its name from the [[Taj Mahal]].
*Songs heard at Martin's funeral:
**The first song is "{{w|Gonna Fly Now}}", the theme from ''{{w|Rocky}}''.
**The second song (played during the slideshow) is "{{W2|I Will Remember You|Sarah MacLachlan song}}" by {{w|Sarah McLachlan}}.
*The scene where [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] meet at the [[Kwik-E-Mart]] resembles a famous scene from ''{{W2|Double Indemnity|film}}''.
*References to ''[[Macbeth]]'':
**Lisa urges Bart to keep quiet about their involvement in Martin's death, similar to Lady Macbeth convincing Macbeth to calm down and lie about Duncan's murder.
**Lisa also states that she has a dark side, like Lady Macbeth.
*The restaurant which Homer goes to, "[[Pudding on the Ritz]]", is a pun on the song "{{w|Puttin' on the Ritz}}" written by [[Irving Berlin]].
*The scene where Marge chases Bart and Lisa out of the house with a broom references a recurring gag in the comedy series ''{{w|Last of the Summer Wine}}''.
*The announcer mentions his dad as the reverend Billy Graham Junior referencing one of the Simpsons writers.

== Continuity ==
*Some of the scenes with Martin at his funeral are from previous episodes: "[[Girls Just Want to Have Sums]]", "[[Bye, Bye, Nerdie]]", "[[Treehouse of Horror III]]", "[[Fat Man and Little Boy]]", "[[Three Men and a Comic Book]]".

== Trivia ==
*After Bart steals [[Sideshow Mel]]'s bone, we see his true hair.
*Some of Martin's nicknames are Martin Prince, Martin Princess, Martin Priss, Fartin' Prince, Martin the Brown-Noised Reindeer. The nickname references Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the term "brown nose". The first two names were used by a frustrated Bart in "[[Lisa's Substitute]]".
*Nelson is playing a {{w|lute}} when he steps from behind the butterfly tree.


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