Cruisin' for a Bruisin'/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

Cultural references

• The banner at Captain McCallister's Cruising Adventures says that it's not associated with the Al Pacino film Cruising.
• English singer Simon Le Bon previously owned the Gone Fission.
• Homer claims that God himself couldn't sink his new boat before Moe accidentally hits the yacht with a large block of ice for the bar drinks, sinking it. This is a reference to the RMS Titanic supposedly being "unsinkable" before it hit an iceberg.
• After Homer's Super Boat sinks, he praises Buddha, Allah, and Ra.
• Homer mentions that he's seen every episode of The Love Boat and The New Love Boat.
• When Apu realizes that he and Manjula have nothing to say to each other anymore, he exclaims "Sweet Vishnu!"
• Pyro tells Luann that his fight with Principal Skinner has nothing to do with his American Gladiators training.
• Kirk's girlfriend, Tenille, was previously married to Captain McCallister, a reference to the music duo Captain & Tennille.

Continuity

• Ned mentions that Maude is dead. ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily")
• The past businesses that Homer mentions include:
  • Snow plow. ("Mr. Plow")
  • Elephant riding. ("Bart Gets an Elephant")
  • Country music management. ("Colonel Homer")
  • Grease recycling. ("Lard of the Dance")
  • Bodyguarding. ("Mayored to the Mob")
  • Racehorse owning. ("Saddlesore Galactica")
  • Love Potion. ("Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy")
  • Chiropractor. ("Pokey Mom")
  • Beer baroning. ("Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment")
  • Daycare business. ("Children of a Lesser Clod")
• Kirk and Luann are mentioned to be divorced, and Luann is dating Pyro. ("A Milhouse Divided")
• Homer almost crashes the yacht into the Lost Souls. ("Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"")