In a scene near the end of the episode, the Simpsons family and a number of other townsfolk are seen relaxing by the lake on a sunny day. This scene is a direct reference to the 1886 impressionist painting "Sunday afternoon on the island of La Grande-Jatte" by Georges Seurat.
This episode is dedicated in memory of Jan Hooks, who died on Oct 9, 2014.
Episode title is a pun on the documentary Super Size Me (2004), which also deals with a fast food chain.
The intro features an homage to the album cover of Cat Stevens's album Tea for the Tillerman, Homer sitting at a small table and Lisa reaching up to Maggie who is sitting atop a floor lamp with the music soundtrack being the title song from the album.