The Real Housewives of Fat Tony/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

Trivia

• This episode bears a reference to the in-show show "The Real Housewives of Shelbyville" as seen in "Boy Meets Curl".

Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the Bravo reality TV series The Real Housewives of..., which is itself a play on the ABC comedy/drama/mystery series Desperate Housewives.

Goofs

• Marge's head animation is slightly-off in this episode.
• When Bart smells the scent of truffles and comes up the stairs, the scent leads him into the door of Homer and Marge's bedroom, however once inside the room, it is Lisa's.
• The door which leads to the basement is rectangular rather than circular.
• Cletus' shack is strangely next to Springfield Elementary School.

Other Airdates

This episode aired on June 17th, 2011 at 8:30pm, along with "A Midsummer's Nice Dreams", which had been pre-empted several times, one hour later.