Trivia[]

• Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky makes an appearance in this episode, voiced by Dan Castellaneta.
• In 2010, DJ's on Y101.7 Radio accused Usher of stealing Homer's self composed Christmas carol and using it for his hit song, OMG.
• The beginning of this episode takes place around Christmas time.
• This episode reveals that Ned Flanders’ favorite popsicle flavor is plain.
• When the Simpsons do the dishes, if you listen carefully, you’ll hear Maggie say “Ah.”
• The brother and sister relationship between Luke and Clara is incredibly loving and much better, since Luke says: "Love you, too, Clara.", and the two get along just fine, but as for Bart and Lisa's relationship, they have a bad sibling rivalry and barley get on at all when it comes insulting and fighting.

Cultural references[]

• Dude, Where's My Car? - The title of the episode parodies the 2000 movie.
• Misery - When Moe picks up David Byrne after he is badly injured, Byrne asks Moe to take him to the hospital. When Byrne asks why Moe drove right past it, Moe ask him "have you ever seen the movie Misery?". The movie Misery is about a writer who is hurt in a blizzard and is taken in (then held captive) by a crazed fan of his work.
• More, More, More - The song that The Moe Szyslak Connection performs at the end of the episode is to the tune of this Andrea True Connection song.
• Back to the Future Part III - When Bart ropes Homer around the neck to save him from the beavers, it's a spoof of the scene in which Marty is roped by the hands.
• When Cleanie comes in he says "My precious". The voice is a reference to the Lord of the Rings character Gollum. Cleany was voiced by Andy Serkis, who provided the voice (and motion capture) for Gollum in the films.
• Bart calls Lisa "Crabby Hayes", a reference to the famed Western movie sidekick Gabby Hayes.
• The name of the ranch, Dude Ranch, shares the same name with the album, Dude Ranch, produced by pop punk band Blink-182.
• The scene where Maggie poses with the soda can after dancing is a reference to the 2002 Pepsi Now and Then commercial with Britney Spears.

Goofs[]

• The sound of the footsteps when Clara is running across the log do not match her actual footsteps.
• When Luke tells Lisa about what Clara told him, part of his hair turns the same shade of yellow as his skin for a frame.

• Lisa claims Luke was her first crush, but her first crush was Nelson.
• Lisa says that the Lazy I Ranch has no radio or TV so they don't have to listen to Homer's song but at the ranch, Maggie is seen dancing to "Oops!...I Did It Again" by Britney Spears on the radio. She could have a Cassette tape or a CD with this song.
• Lisa's hat disappears after she first talks to Luke.
• Clara does not have a necklace nor a ring until the episode shows them.
• Lisa mistakenly thinks Clara is Luke's girlfriend.

Production Notes[]

• The final draft for this episode is dated August 8, 2002.^[1]

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