Double, Double, Boy in Trouble/References

References/Trivia

Cultural references

The episode title is a reference to the Shakespeare line "Double, double, toil and trouble" from MacBeth, spoken by the three witches near the beginning of the play.
Joe Montana appears as Simon's photo of him.
Bart's double Simon acts a bit like Stewie from Family Guy.
The plot of the episode is similar to The Prince and The Pauper, a story where a poor boy and a prince decide to live each others' lives.
When Marge is washing the dishes, the song she sings to them ("Scrubbin' You") is a spoof of "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton.
When Bart is looking at the different mansions, he sees McDonald's and Macaulay Culkin.

In the TV6 airings of this episode, the episode's blackboard and couch gags are cut.

When Milhouse answers Bart's call, the picture above with the family in, Milhouse's shirt is colored white.