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== Cultural references ==
*[[Kent Brockman]] wears a [[Superman]] costume from ''[[DC Comics]]''.
*Kent Brockman's normal suit was given to him by [[Ted Koppel]]'s wig maker.
*After being robbed by [[Snake]], Kent Brockman says that he bets this kind of thing never happens to {{Ch|Brian Williams}}.
*Kent Brockman tells Snake not to shoot him, as he has a wife and two [[Emmy Awards]].
*Snake tells Brockman that he's going to trade in his frequent flyer miles for a gift certificate to {{W|Applebee's}}.
*[[Chief Wiggum]] refers to Brockman as "Dan Blather", a reference to journalist [[Dan Rather]].
*Chief Wiggum tells Brockman not to stay in the alley at night as it gets dangerous, saying that the town isn't {{W2|Smallville|comics}}. Smallville is the childhood hometown of Superman.
*Kent Brockman has a biography titled ''Man and Anchorman'', a reference to the play ''[[Man and Superman]]'' by [[George Bernard Shaw]].
*Brockman says that he was a veritable {{W2|Veronica Mars|character}} in his youth. Veronica Mars is the lead character in the {{W|Veronica Mars|show of the same name}}. After Brockman finds Snake's library card, Lisa refers to him as Veronica.
*Brockman refers to the librarian as American actress "{{Ch|Lucy Lawless}}".
*The library was a front used for a fencing operation. Among the books used to hide stolen property were ''[[Goldfinger]]'' by {{W|Ian Fleming}} from the ''[[James Bond]]'' series, ''{{ap|The Godfather|Anchor Blues}}'' by {{W|Mario Puzo}} from ''[[The Godfather]]'' series, and ''[[The Guns of Navarrone]]'' by {{W|Alistair MacLean}}.

== Continuity ==
*Snake's library card states that he is a professor. ("[[The Seemingly Never-Ending Story]]")

== Goofs ==
*Applebee's is misspelled as "Appleby's".
*''The Guns of Navarone'' is misspelled as "''The Guns of Navarrone''".

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