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Cultural references[edit]
- The episode's title is a pun on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- The song heard during the episode's couch gag is "Bonanza", the theme song of the western TV series of the same name.
- The arcade game, Triangle Wars, uses the Star Wars font.
- The pinball machine, Chevy Chase Foul Play, is based on the 1978 romantic thriller film Foul Play, in which American comedian and actor Chevy Chase starred.
- Homer was subscribed three times to Vanity Fair, American monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs.
- To save money on gas, Homer is "Flinstone-ing" the Pink Sedan. He recreates the typical animation of Fred Flintstone pushing his car with his feet while the {{ap|The Flintstones|TV show]]' running effect is heard.
- The posters Abe hangs on the Simpsons' basement include:
- The shipping company A.S.S. is a parody of UPS.
- The song that plays during Selma and Grampa's love scenes is Is She Really Going Out with Him? by Joe Jackson.
- Selma and Abe are contemplating the poster of Manhattan, a 1979 romantic comedy-drama film.
- Raphael mentions Crown Books a former American bookseller.
- Homer disguises in a way similar to Zorro, the masked vigilante.
- The "Wedding March" by Felix Mendelssohn is heard during Abe and Selma's wedding.
- Abe once worked at Pan Am, the now defunct airline that was the principal and largest international air carrier and unofficial overseas flag carrier of the United States for much of the 20th century.
- When the A.S.S. legions show up at the Simpsons, Bart asks Lisa "Who knew a bunch of guys in brown shirts could cause so much trouble?" This is a reference to the Brown Shirts of the Sturmabteilung (SA) who were the most violent members of the Nazi Party before they took over Germany in 1933.
- When Homer and Patty prepare their mental images so they can kiss each other without barfing, Homer imagines Patty as Marge then Marge dressed up as a cowgirl, a cheerleader, a devil, and finally as a Hot Dog on a Stick salesgirl. Patty imagines Homer as Edna Krabappel.
- The woman on the DMV board looks very similar to Zelda, only with less wrinkles, red hair and slightly different hair style.
Continuity[edit]
- In the comic story The Man of the House, Ralph Wiggum has a series of kitchen mishaps strongly reminiscent of Abe's in this episode.
- The banner outside town hall references Selma's previous marriages:
