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Cultural references

• The title is a play on Bill Forsyth's 1983 comedy-drama Local Hero.
  • The title is also a reference to Season 18 episode "Yokel Chords".
• Among the holidays mentioned, Lenny mentions Tu BiShvat.
• Among the keys copied by Moe:
  • Burns' vault.
  • Lenny's house.
  • Carl's house.
  • Barney's panic room.
  • Krabappel's diary.
  • Hibbert drug cabinet.
  • Mystery key.
• Moe calls an Uber and Barney is the driver.
• Cletus mentions:
  • Going to the M.I.T.T. (Missisipi Institute of Trailer Trash), a reference to the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
  • Fort Knox.
  • What Price Hollywood with Constance Bennett and Lowell Sherman.
  • Elvis Presley.
  • Britney Spears.
  • Mister Ed, mentioning it was a heroine addicted.
  • DuPont factory.
  • Elia Kazan and his movie A Face in the Crowd.
• Marge asks if Homer bought a Powerball ticket.
• Cletus and Brandine had new children including
  • Camry, a reference to the Toyota Camry.
  • Festiva, a reference to the Ford Festiva.
  • Compact Only, a reference to the type of car.
  • Disney+.
  • HBO Max.
  • CBS All Access.
• Homer mentions three different versions of the A Star Is Born movie and the actors playing in it:
  • The 2018 version, with Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga.
  • The 1976 version, with Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson.
  • The 1954 version, with James Mason and Judy Garland.
• The sign "Chick Dig Hicks" held by a woman at the Now We're Talkin' Lounge is a reference to Bill Hicks and his song "Chicks Dig Jerks".
• Homer's hashtags on Twitter:
  • #RisingStar.
  • #FleetwoodHick.
  • #KanyeWestVirginia, a reference to the Supreme Court of Virginia denying Kanye West's appeal to overturn a judge's ruling to remove him from the ballot.
  • #YokelOno, a reference to the real life band Yokel Ono.
  • #OkefenokeeKaraoke, a reference to Freddy Cannon's song "Okefenokee".
• Elin Degenerous and the Elin Degenerous Show are parodies of Ellen DeGeneres and her show.
  • Cletus says he finds her different than she appears in Finding Nemo. Ellen voices Dory in both Finding Nemo and the sequel Finding Dory.
• Bert and Ernie were managed by Slick manager, which mentions them asking if they're still living, and to check their IMDb page.

Trivia

• Cletus breaks the fourth wall saying there are two more acts and a "whittled by" credit. Whittled by Cletus Spuckler appears in the mid-episode credit.
• A sign with the title of the episode is held by a man at the Now We're Talkin' Lounge.

Continuity

• One of the keys copied by Moe is a key to Edna Krabappel's diary. ("Diary Queen")
• Homer mentions managing someone, but didn't mention Lurleen Lumpkin by name. ("Colonel Homer")
• Cletus' signature is a reference to the one he had in "Sweets and Sour Marge".
• Posters at Li'l Nicer Cabaret are all members of Ya Hoo! from "Colonel Homer":
  • Pip Diddler.
  • Big Shirtless Ron.
  • Yodelin' Zeke.
  • Cloris Mozelle.
• Slick manager mentions making Cletus bigger than Campbell's Soup. ("Brush with Greatness")
• People that Slick manager was manager of:
  • Drederick Tatum.
  • George Takei. ("The Burns Cage")
  • Chazz Busby.
  • Laney Fontaine.
  • Vladimir Putin. ("Treehouse of Horror XXVI")
  • Rainier Wolfcastle.
  • Barack Obama. ("Yellow Subterfuge")
  • Alaska Nebraska. ("Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh")
  • Mexican Duffman. ("Moe Goes from Rags to Riches")
  • Krusty the Clown.
  • Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers mascot. ("Treehouse of Horror XXX")
  • Bert and Ernie. ("Gorillas on the Mast")
  • The Pope.
  • Jay G.
  • Llewellyn Sinclair.
  • Rachel Jordan. ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily")
  • Miss Springfield.
  • Cletus Spuckler.
• Cletus mentions Blockbuster. ("A Midsummer's Nice Dreams")
• Normal Head Joe Spuckler appears. ("The Real Housewives of Fat Tony")

Goof

• The characters on the Li'l Nicer Cabaret posters all have different hair colors than their previous appearances in "Colonel Homer".