The "He was a zombie?" line, created by Mike Reiss, is, in the opinions of the writers, one of the all-time classic lines from the series.
The names used in Bart's spell book: Cullen, Rayburn, Narz, Trebek (last names of game show hosts) Zabar, Kresge, Caldor, Walmart (names of past and present department stores) Kojak, Mannix, Banachek, Danno (names of 1970s TV detectives) Trojan, Ramses, Magnum, Sheik (brand names of condoms).
Costumes at the Halloween party:
- Homer - Julius Caesar (until his toga rips on a nail)
- Bart - Alex DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- Lisa - Statue of Liberty
- Marge - Cleopatra
- Milhouse - Radioactive Man
- Nelson - Pirate
- Martin - Calliope, the Muse of heroic poetry
- Janey - Princess
- Lewis - Frankenstein's Monster
- Richard - Scratchy
- Becky - Arabian Princess
- Wendell - Astronaut
The native chief shouts "Mosi Tatupu!" twice for "The blue-haired woman will make a fine sacrifice!". Mosi Tatupu was an NFL player for the New England Patriots from 1978-1990.
When Marge looks at the advert/newspaper in 'King Homer', the advert above hers is the one placed in the song "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)".