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References/Trivia

The future that Homer imagines is a parody of The Jetsons. Homer later refers to Mr. Burns as Mr. Spacely, George Jetson's boss.
The grave of Mary holding Mr. Burns' body is a parody of the Pietà by Michelangelo.
Lisa asks Big Monty whether he prefers The Spiderwick Chronicles or Twilight.
The author of Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling, is the substitute teacher for Miss Hoover. She tells the class to write the last chapter to her final Harry Potter book. Later, Rowling refers to the students as "Muggles".
When the bullies see the films showing at the Aztec Theater, Dolph says that none of them have Vin Diesel in them.
American actor David Hasselhoff is a swim instructor at Springfield Elementary School. Ralph asks him if he found Nemo yet, a reference to Finding Nemo. Hasselhoff then tells Ralph that he's not Aquaman either.
Homer had his own Moe's Tavern built in the basement and hired William H. Macy to play Moe.
As Big Monty is dying, he sings "Daisy Bell", a reference to the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, where HAL 9000 sings the song as it's being deactivated.

When Mr. Burns says that he's the last of his line, Smithers mentions Burns' son, Larry Burns. ("Burns, Baby Burns")

The Malibu Stacy head on Lisa's laptop disappears between panels.
The blond-haired boy with glasses is at Swellington Academy, although he has brown hair.