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== Cultural references ==
*The episode title is a play on the title of USA's National Anthem, "[[The Star-Spangled Banner]]".
*When [[Julius Hibbert|Dr. Hibbert]] chases [[Bart]], "{{w|One Way or Another}}" by Blondie is played.
*The scene where Dr. Hibbert chases Bart in a cropduster mirrors a scene in the 1959 [[Alfred Hitchcock]] thriller, ''{{w|North by Northwest}}''.
*When thinking about changing [[Springfield]]'s name, [[Mayor Quimby]] refers to "Hitler City, NC", which (according to him) changed its name to Charlotte.
*The "Government Knows Best" act satirizes the controversial 2001 legislation, the {{w|USA PATRIOT Act|Patriot Act}}, aimed at fighting terrorism in the United States and abroad.
*[[Bill Clinton|President Clinton]]'s attempt to smoke 100 cigarettes at once is a reference to the ''[[Guinness World Records]]''.
*[[Lenny]]'s tattoo is from the Dole-Kemp 1996 election campaign.
*The man who was imprisoned for bringing explosives from Canada is a spoof of the Millennium Bomber, the suspect who planned to blow up the [[Space Needle]] on Dec. 31, 1999 but was foiled.

== Trivia ==
*According to this episode, Moe is of Dutch heritage.
*The "Donkey-Basketball" story was originally supposed to be in "[[Bart the Fink]]", but was cut for time (according to the [[The Complete Seventh Season|Season 7 DVD]] commentary).
*The Chanel suit that Marge is wearing in this episode resembles the one from the previous episode, "[[Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield]]".
*Bart himself coined the phrase "Bart-Mangled Banner" in the [[Season 14]] episode, "[[Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade]]" (when he altered [[Lisa]]'s blueprint for the state flag to read "Learn To Fart" instead of "To Fraternal Love").
*[[Cesar]] and [[Ugolin]] appear in this episode, when the Simpson family is having dinner in the Eiffel Tower.
*The "last registered democrat" who helps the family escape is identical in voice and appearance to [[Cookie (Dude, Where's My Ranch?)|Cookie]]. 

== Goofs ==
*At the donkey basketball game, [[Kirk]] and [[Luann]] are sitting together despite being divorced.

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