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Cultural references

• The episode title is a pun on the classic jazz song "Ain't Misbehavin'".
• Ken goes to a Ferrari dealership after winning the lottery.
• Triple Cookie is a parody of Oreo cookies.
• Homer drills holes in Bart's Xbox as punishment.
• Patty says that if Homer is declared legally dead, he won't even be able to rent a U-Haul.
• When eating a burrito, Homer says "Ghost pepper? More like Casper the Friendly Ghost pepper."
• When Homer finds out he's legally dead, "End of the Line" by the Traveling Wilburys plays. It also plays at the end of the episode.

Burger Reynolds and Princess Fry are parodies of Burt Reynolds and Princess Diana, commonly referred to as "Princess Di", respectively

• Burger Reynolds and Princess Fry are parodies of Burt Reynolds and Princess Diana, commonly referred to as "Princess Di", respectively.
• Selma gives Patty's full name as "Patricia Agatha Cruella Bouvier." Her middle names are a reference to Agatha Harkness from Marvel Comics and Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians.
• El Yogo Loco is a parody of the restaurant chain El Pollo Loco.
• When trying to find a job at El Yogo Loco, Patty says she can work remotely on Thursdays via Zoom.
• Hairstyles Julio tries for Patty include Grace Jones, which Patty says is "too '80s," and Pippi Longstocking, which Patty says is "too Wendy's."
• The apps on Selma's smartphone include:
  • Grumble, a parody of the dating app Bumble.
  • Facelook, a parody of Facebook.
  • MyTube, a parody of YouTube.
  • Instabrag, a parody of Instagram.
  • Slapify, a parody of Spotify.
• When Selma tells Lisa her profile photo on Grumble isn't that old, Lisa points out that she's at a Howard Johnson's. Howard Johnson's restaurants closed down three years before the episode aired.
• Merle says that his egg recipe is the same one they serve in the JFK Delta Lounge, a premium lounge considered to be the best at the airport
• One of Patty and Selma's two rules is "MacGyver every Sunday."
• When Patty is leaving for Palm Springfield, "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra plays.
• Palm Springfield is a parody of Palm Springs, California.
• The slogan for Palm Springfield is "Gays just want to have sun," and is both a reference to the song "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper and the fact that Palm Springs has one of the highest concentrations of same-sex couples of any community in the United States.
• The House of Seven Bagels is a reference to the Gothic novel The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
• The stylish patron has a 1948 Albert Frey house.
  • The centerset faucet he wants to change is a "perfect match" to a Pfister faucet.
• Merle tries to pay with a Viza credit card, a parody of Visa.
• Lisa says that Selma makes Merle go to Starbucks to use the bathroom. Starbucks used to have an "open bathroom" policy but starting in 2025 requires a purchase.
• Bart and Lisa come up with a plan to "Parent Trap" Patty and Selma.
• According to Marge, the only tickets left for the golf tournament are in the Amex VIP Lounge.
• The Subaru Dr. Martens LPGA Tournament is a LPGA tournament sponsored by Subaru and Dr. Martens.
• At the golf tournament, Bart tells Patty that he saw Cynthia Nixon while Lisa tells Selma that she'll get a better view of Nelly Korda if she took three steps backwards.
• LSBN, the Ladies Sport-Ball Network, is a parody of ESPN, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.
• The sports commentator says that Patty and Selma are two more casualties of the notoriously difficult Jack Nicklaus-designed par five.

Trivia

• Patty's full name is given as "Patricia Agatha Cruella Bouvier," when her middle name was previously given as "Maleficent" in "Livin La Pura Vida".
• Alice Glick is seen alive, despite being killed in "Sashes to Sashes".

Continuity

• Leslie Swisher is seen in Palm Springfield Brunch District. ("There's Something About Marrying")