The Mystery of the Pesky Desk/References

References/Trivia

Cultural references

Lisa did a book report on To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
- Later, Lisa mentions that her suit has a global positioning system in it, which saves her from having to call a "Boo Radley" if she gets lost. Roo Radley is a character from To Kill a Mockingbird.
A photo of former US president Richard Nixon is in the disused classroom.
When Lisa moons the class, she says "the eagle has landed." This is the phrase astronaut Neil Armstrong said when the Lunar Module Eagle landed on the Moon.
Bart compares being made to tear down the false wall he put up to asking Michelangelo to blow up the Sistine Chapel.