You'd Better Sloth Around!/References

References/Trivia

Cultural references

The title is a pun on the 1960 song "Shop Around" by The Miracles. The lyric "You'd better shop around" is frequently repeated throughout the song.
My Mother the Car Gets a Lube Job is a reference to the 1960s television series My Mother the Car.
The Love Bug that Dare Not Speak Its Name is a reference to the 1968 film The Love Bug.
When Apu sees Homer on his mobility scooter, he exclaims "Sweet Vishnu!"
When Mr. Burns sees Homer driving toward stairs, he exclaims "Sweet Betsy from Pike", an American ballad written by John A. Stone.