Writer:	Jon Vitti
Director:	Jeffrey Lynch
Star:	Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson),  Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, Todd Flanders, and others),  Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, and Selma Bouvier),  Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, Waylon Smithers, Kent Brockman, and others),  Hank Azaria (Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Lou, and others),  Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, and others)
Recurring Role:	Tress MacNeille (Agnes Skinner, Brandine Del Roy, Dolph and others),  Pamela Hayden (Milhouse Van Houten, Rod Flanders, Jimbo Jones, and others),  Phil Hartman (Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure and Additional Voices),  Marcia Wallace (Edna Krabappel),  Russi Taylor (Martin Prince, Sherri, Terri and others)

Tom was originally intended to be played by Tom Cruise, hence the name, the motorcycle and the fact that he's a pilot. Cruise turned down the part so Phil Hartman filled in, besides doing two other voices in the episode, neither of which were Troy McClure or Lionel Hutz. (edit) Blackboard Joke: The principal's toupée is not a frisbee.
Couch Gag: After the family sits down, the wall behind the couch spins 180 degrees, replacing the full couch with an empty one. (edit)

TV Announcer: Tonight, on Wings... Ah, who cares? (edit) Homer: You're not the only one who can abuse a non-profit organization! (edit) Pepi: Tell me more! I want to know the constellations.
Homer: Well, there's… Jerry the Cowboy. And that big dipper looking thing is Alan… the Cowboy. (edit) Homer: To 'shake one's booty' means to 'wiggle one's butt', allow me to demonstrate. (edit) Homer: (to Bart) I know you're mad at me right now, and I'm kinda mad too...I mean, we could sit here and try to figure out 'who forgot to pick up who' until the cows come home. But let's just say we're both wrong and that'll be that. (edit)

Goof: When Principal Skinner begins to slash the school budget, his lips move but he says nothing, not even a mumble. (edit) When Lisa visits Grampa, a picture of Bea Simmons, from "Old Money" can be seen on the wall of Grampa's room. (edit) The woman in the car (who Bart thinks is Homer at first) sings the song "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy. (edit) The reasons on the checklist to be a big brother are: spite, malice, revenge, boredom, and profit. Homer is marked for revenge. (edit) Tom and Bart watch Ren and Stimpy. (edit)

Homer: Just like "Oscar the Grouch."
As Homer observes a kid sleeping in a dumpster, he makes this comment. He is referring to the character on Sesame Street who lives in a dumpster whose favorite thing in life is trash. (edit) Marge: When I was a girl, I had a crush on Bobby Sherman.
Bobby Sherman is an American singer and actor, who became a very popular teen idol in the late 1960s and early 1970s. (edit) The Brother from Another Planet
The episode title is an obvious reference to the John Sayles film The Brother from Another Planet, starring Joe Morton. (edit) Bart: Eye of the tiger, Bart.
A quick and funny reference to what Rocky says to himself in the film Rocky III. (edit) Skinner: (Looking out windw at house) Oh... there's mother now.
A quick and funny reference to the home, and the relationship of Normon Bates and his mother in the 1960 film, Psycho. (edit)