Cruisin' for a Bruisin'/References

References/Trivia

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.

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"")