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Cultural references
- The episode's title is a reference to Helen of Troy.
- When Milhouse makes peace with his Milhouse, he says, "So this is what it feels like when doves cry", which is a reference to the song "When Doves Cry" by Prince.
- Bart's plan to have the Shelbyvillians tow Ned's RV into the impound lot is reminiscent of the Trojan Horse strategy by which the Greeks defeated Troy in the Trojan War. In fact, while sneaking out of the RV, Homer states, "I bet no one else in history has thought of something this clever!"
- "Hark to the Tale of Nelson", the song which Martin sings after Nelson stops a Shelbyville boy from beating him up, is sung to the tune of the theme from the Western TV series The Rifleman, which aired from 1958 to 1963.
Trivia
- This may be a reference to the Troy Lemon law firm in Ohio.
- After Bart labels Todd the "Quiet religious guy who ends up going crazy," Todd can be seen looking at the fourth wall nervously.
- When Bart tries to escape the tiger pit, he remembers his class on Roman numerals by adding II (2) to V (5) by thinking of Rocky and its sequels. He imagines a nonexistent "Rocky VII: Adrian's Revenge". In 2006, there was a sixth Rocky film which did not have a Roman numeral, simply being called Rocky Balboa, and in this film Rocky was a widower as Adrian died of cancer since the events of the fifth film.
Goofs
- When Database questions going into Shelbyville Todd's colors change, making him resemble Lewis Clark.
- At the end, Bart, Martin and Milhouse are among the kids listening to Grampa tell the story of the voyage into Shelbyville, even though they were three of the people who recaptured the lemon tree.
Continuity
- Lisa says that town pride has been going downhill ever since the lake caught fire. Pollution in the lake also causes problems for Springfield in The Simpsons Movie.
- Ned's RV appears for the second time.
