This is the first time ever Harry Shearer has written an episode of the show, only the second cast member to do so after Dan Castellaneta.
Late night host Jimmy Jimmy tussles Kent Brockman's hair the same way Jimmy Fallon did when Donald Trump appeared on the Tonight Show.
At the comeback of Kent Brockman, he announced the winning lottery numbers: 6 17 42 45 83. He had previously won the lottery in Dog of Death (1992). The lottery cannot be in the US as the US lottery numbers only go up until 75 so it is likely he either lost or the ticket is a fake.
Kent Brockman's falsified story about being embedded during the Iraq War is a reference to real NBC News anchor Brian Williams being involved in a similar scandal.
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