The end in which Captain Jack makes an appearance is lifted from Alligator from 1980, only this time with less gory results.
When the Simpsons work at the diner and are told they can stay in the woman's trailer the window curtains (stalks of corn) are the same as the one at the Simpson's house.
The license plate on the camper Velma provides for the Simpsons to stay in reads "BABF16," which is the episode number
The song Homer keeps singing is "We Built This City" by Starship.