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The title of this episode is a reference to the film A Fish Called Wanda.
The song "Dr. Zaius" in the Planet of the Apes musical Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off is to the tune of "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco.
Troy McClure drives a DeLorean DMC-12, as made famous in the Back to the Future films.
The McClure movie The Muppets Go Medieval parodies The Muppets.
At the wedding, Homer sings "Rock and Roll Part 2" by Gary Glitter in his head.
Troy lives in the Chemosphere.
The news anchor, voiced by Hank Azaria, is based on Entertainment Tonight host John Tesh.
Troy describes Jub-Jub the iguana as "Everywhere You Want to Be" in reference to a Visa commercial.
The name of Troy's agent MacArthur Parker ia a reference to the song "MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris.
Selma's costumes are modelled on the clothes of Marilyn Monroe.

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