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Cultural references
- The title is a reference to the film Brother from Another Planet.
- The title also refers to the fact that David Hyde Pierce, who voices Cecil, plays the brother of Kelsey Grammer's character, Frasier Crane, on the long-running sitcom Frasier.
- When Bart covers Cecil's eyes and asks "Guess who?", Cecil guesses "Maris". Maris was Nile's wife in Frasier, an unseen character.
- At one point in the episode (just before Bob and Cecil discuss wine at his apartment), one of the title cards from Frasier is shown.
- Krusty's prison concert is a reference to Johnny Cash's famous At Folsom Prison concert and album.
- The song he sings, "Cash and Cary", is a parody of "Folsom Prison Blues".
- Sideshow Bob sings the Christian hymn "Amazing Grace" at the prison church.
- The mention of American conductor Arthur Fiedler's wake is an apparent reference and parody of Frasier Crane's upper class Seattle lifestyle.
- At his apartment, Cecil offers Bob a glass of Bordeaux wine. Cecil has wines from the Château Latour estate and from Château Rauzan-Ségla.
- Cecil attended Princeton University.
- When Cecil thanks his brother for taking him to Krusty's sidekick audition, Bob cites American humorist Erma Bombeck.
Trivia
- In the flashback, Lois' hair didn't have a swirly bang.
Goofs
- When the crowd boos after Mayor Quimby defends the choice to release Bob, Ruth Powers has red hair instead of her usual brown hair.
- When Bart is praying, his Krusty poster depicts Krusty's face and beard colored yellow instead of white and tan respectively.
- While Sideshow Bob holds Lisa back, a piece of his blue shirt above his hand briefly turns red like his tie.
- As Bart block's Cecil's eyesight, a piece of Cecil's hair is briefly colored yellow, making him look partially bald.
