- Hilarious in Hindsight: This wouldn't be the last time Mr. Burns was mistaken for dying and everyone celebrating.
- Memetic Mutation: Burns' "My God, are you always on?" sometimes gets invoked online as a reaction to exaggerated Soapbox Sadie antics.
- Unintentional Period Piece: In the first act, the Squeaky-Voiced Teen tries to kill himself over the cancellation of Futurama. At the time the episode first aired (May 23, 2004) the series was cancelled, but would be Un-Cancelled in 2009 by Comedy Central, then cancelled again in 2013... and Un-Cancelled again for Hulu with the revival airing on July 24, 2023.
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