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Cultural references[edit]

• The episode title is a reference to the band The Black Eyed Peas.
• In the episode's title screen gag, King Homer climbs up the Empire State Building parodying King Kong.

A girl was writing a letter of support to the 5th Infantry Division of the United States

• A girl was writing a letter of support to the 5th Infantry Division of the United States. A drawing of the Division's distinctive unit insignia (DUI) with its motto, We Will, can be seen on the letter.
• According to Principal Skinner, Ms. Hoover has been treated with Lorazepam and other drugs from the benzodiazepine family.
• Ms. Cantwell, the substitute teacher, attended Vassar College.
• Lisa wrote a report on William Dawes, a man that in April 1775 alerted colonial minutemen in Massachusetts of the approach of British army troops prior to the Battles of Lexington and Concord at the outset of the American Revolution.
• Ralph is playing with Play-Doh after the reading class.
• Ned finds an empty bag of Funyuns and Little Debbies left on the floor by his parents and Homer.
• Nedward Flanders, Sr., Capri Flanders and Homer are watching Sesame Street on TV.
  • There is a picture of the Last Supper hanging on the wall of the room.
• In Springfield General Hospital, Homer wants Ned to pray to Superman. He mentions Clark Kent and General Zod.
  • After Ned refuses, Homer also proposes "Christian Archie comics", referring to Spire Christian Comics, a line of comic books by Fleming H. Revell who obtained a license to feature the Archie Comics characters in several of its titles.
• Ned eats some Graham crackers to help him sleep.

Nude sculptures The Thinker and Venus de Milo can be seen at Ned Flanders' Personal Hell

• At Ned Flanders' Personal Hell:
  • Nude sculptures of The Thinker and Venus de Milo can be seen.
  • A Houston Astros sign, referring to the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal.
  • Devil Homer tells Ned that in his Hell they worship famous atheist Richard Dawkins. Devil Homer also mentions Dawkins' book, The God Delusion. The God Delusion contends that a supernatural creator, God, almost certainly does not exist, and that belief in a personal god qualifies as a delusion.
• The Irish music from the "Massachusetts marriage" scene is a parody of "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" by Dropkick Murphys.
  • The scene is a reference to same-sex marriage in Massachusetts with Massachusetts being the first U.S. state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
  • The lobster is wearing a Boston Celtics T-shirt.
• "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye is heard when Ned is reading the Bible.
  • Some of the verses he looks up include Genesis 38:9 ("semen on the ground"), Song of Songs 8:10 ("my breasts are like towers"), 1 Corinthians 6:16 ("to an harlot is one"), Ephesians 5:5 ("whoremonger"), and Exodus 21:24 ("eye for eye").
• Lisa briefly reads about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt on her social studies book.
• When talking about the metric system, Abe Simpson thought he was in Sweden and that he actually was King Olaf.
• Ned Flanders and Waylon Smithers both say the word "fisting," but with different meanings. Ned is referring to Homer's raised fist, but Waylon is referring to the gay sex practice.
• According to Kearney, he became a bully for being a Chicago Cubs fan.
• When Dolph found out he could become a teacher, he says he would buy a Hyundai Elantra.
• The baseball TV commentator, Vic, reads the definition of tarpaulin from Wikipedia. He also mentions American professional baseball right fielder Mel Ott.
• Ms. Cantwell thinks that Lisa has an enchanting voice like Kewpie, the baby cupid doll.
• The "Hey Diddly, Hell Diddly" tune is a parody of the score from The Omen.

Trivia[edit]

• The license plate number on Ms. Cantwell's car is RABF09, the same as the episode's production code.
• Seymour Skinner has an award for Interim Principal of the Year.
• The couch gag was created by Bill Plympton, making the second Bill Plympton's couch gag, after the Season 23 episode, "Beware My Cheating Bart".
• On iTunes, the episode name is misspelled; it says "Blake-Eyed Please".

Continuity[edit]

• Lisa is seen reading an Angelica Button book.

Goofs[edit]

• Agnes Skinner got onto the bus with other old people from the Springfield Retirement Castle, despite the fact that she lives in a house with Seymour Skinner.
  • She may have heard of the trip and decided to visit the Retirement Castle in order to get on with the others.
• Nina Skalka is seen in Lisa's class even though she is in 4th Grade