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Cultural references
- The episode title is a pun on The Parent Trap film series.
- Homer sings "Weddings Are Nice", a parody of "Wedding Bell Blues" by American songwriter and singer Laura Nyro.
- Bill from KBBL radio plays an audio clip from the 1968 American science-fiction film Planet of the Apes. The clip corresponds to when the astronaut George Taylor (Charlton Heston) is caught in a net and says "Damn dirty ape!" when one of the apes tries to approach him.
- Chief Wiggum's police car has a Miranda warning device.
- As the out-of-control police cruiser heads toward the hot soup truck, the police dog in the back covers his eyes and says, "Ruh-oh!" in a similar manner to Scooby-Doo.
- Judge Constance Harm is inspired by Judy Sheindlin from the reality court show Judge Judy.
Besides the $40 prize for winning the radio contest, Homer receives a medallion of the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult.
- In addition to the $40 prize for winning the radio contest, Homer receives a medallion with the hook-and-cross logo of the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult. Homer intends to sing "(Don't Fear) The Reaper", one of the band's biggest successes.
- Lisa mentions that, as a result of creative sentencing, former President Bill Clinton is their mailman.
- According to Moe, George W. Bush daughters Jenna and Barbara Bush visited the bar once.
- Judge Constance Harm says that she would read Hemingway if she wanted a cock and bull story. This is a reference to Hemingway's novella, The Sun Also Rises, which involves an impotent war veteran and a matador.
- When Bart is ignoring what Lisa says, one of his replies is "I know you are, but what am I?". This is a reference to the 1985 American adventure comedy film Pee-wee's Big Adventure, more specifically to its iconic scene where Francis (Mark Holton) tries to convince Pee-wee (Paul Reubens) to sell his prized bicycle.
- When Marge tells Homer that they hate Judge Constance Harm, he raises his fist in the way African-American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos did during the 1968 Olympics Black Power salute.
- "Dang Me" by Roger Miller is the song playing on the car radio at the end of the episode.
- "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by B.O.C. is also played over the closing credits.
Trivia
- Professor Frink nearly runs over Bart and Milhouse with his hover bike. The bike was first seen in "Lemon of Troy".
- The Miranda Rights teleprompter in the police cruiser instructs officers to say, "You have the right to remain silent," then to "(Punch in belly)."
- Outside the Juvenile Courthouse is a statue of Blind Justice, depicting a little girl wearing a blindfold while holding a scale in one hand and a sword in the other.
- Jimbo Jones can be seen outside the courtroom with a lawyer and his mother, waiting to go before Judge Snyder.
- Homer's burglar outfit is similar to the one he wears while stealing Moe's car in "Dumbbell Indemnity" and when smuggling sugar in "Sweets and Sour Marge".
- Judge Constance Harm indicates she was born male when she tells Bart he reminds her of herself when she was a little boy.
- In this episode, Judge Snyder's first name is revealed to be Roy.
Goofs
- When Homer goes to sleep in Mrs. Krabappel's class, his tongue's palette color changes from pink to white.
- In the United States, cars are positioned on the right-hand side of the road. However, when Homer and Marge are getting spanked by the public, the cars come from the left-hand side.
- After Marge and Homer cheer, Lisa's arm turns pink for a split second.
