Only the fifth canon episode of the series with its title shown onscreen, after The Telltale Head (1990), Bart Gets Hit by a Car (1991), 22 Short Films About Springfield (1996), and The Book Job (2011).
The mathematical proof Bart recites after taking his "vitamins" is, in fact, incorrect, but it is exactly what the Scarecrow said after receiving his diploma in the film 'The Wizard of Oz.'
One of the drugs Marge tricks Bart into taking is Focusyn, the ADHD medicine Bart took in the episode "Brother's Little Helper" (season 11, episode 2).
The Grateful Dead song Homer is listening to is 'Shakedown Street' which appeared on the band's 1978 album of the same name.