Big House Homer/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

Cultural references

• The Itchy & Scratchy cartoon's title "The Shawshank Redemption" is a reference to the movie The Shawshank Redemption.
• The sign with "abandon shivs all ye who enter here" outside the gates of Springfield Penitentiary is a reference to shivs, makeshift objects sharpen and pointed to be used like knives by inmates, and the phrase "abandon hope all ye who enter here" inscribed on the gates of hell in Dante's Inferno.

Continuity

• This comic story is a sequel to the TV episode "The Great Louse Detective", which in turn is a sequel to "Homer's Enemy".