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Cultural references

• The episode title is a pun on the D. H. Lawrence novel Lady Chatterly's Lover.
• The songs played by the band at the dance is the Glenn Miller hit "Moonlight Serenade" and the Benny Goodman hit "Sing, Sing, Sing", composed by Louis Prima.
• "Good night, Mrs. Bouvier, wherever you are." is a reference to Jimmy Durante's famous radio signoff "Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are."
• The episode's ending scene, where Grampa crashes Jacqueline's and Mr. Burns' wedding, is a spoof of the 1967 movie The Graduate.
• "The Sound of Grampa" (the song heard over the end credits) is a parody of "The Sound of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel.

Trivia

• The Itchy & Scratchy cell that Bart buys is limited edition of 800,000.
• Troy McClure appears on IBN, the Impulse Buying Network.
• The animation cell rolled in cardboard has DO NOT ROLL stamped on it.
• The sign at Springfield Community Center reads: "Today: Senior Citizens Swing Dance; Tomorrow: Cat Spay-A-Thon"
• Homer, Marge, Grampa & Mrs. Bouvier dine at P. Piggly Hogswine's Super-Smorg.
• The sign outside the church reads: "Private Wedding; Please Worship Elsewhere"
• Mrs. Bouvier resides at Hal Roach Apartments - Retirement Living in the Heart of the Cemetary District.
• A tape recorder can be seen between the floors of the Simpson home.
• This is the second time where Alex Rocco does not voice Roger Meyers, Jr., this time he was voiced by Dan Castellaneta
• Bart and Lisa's lines in the song make references to future episodes such as Sleeping with the Enemy and The Heartbroke Kid.