Mark Hamill played a dual role in this episode: himself and the bodyguard school instructor, Leaville. Hamill remarked that he had a lot more fun playing the instructor than himself.
At the sci-fi convention Uter can be seen wearing a Futurama (1999) t-shirt. A series also created by Matt Groening that would premiere three months later after this episode aired.
Guest stars Mark Hamill and Joe Mantegna are two of the only seven actors who have played both themselves and a fictional character within this series. The other five are Elizabeth Taylor, Susan Sarandon, Alec Baldwin, Daniel Radcliffe, and Steve Buscemi.
Bart's chalkboard gag: "The president did it" is not an excuse.
Homer says that at Krusty Burger, he ordered the "Double Double" and they gave him the "Double Double Double Double". This is a reference to In and Out Burger's famous Double Double burgers, consisting of two patties and two slices of cheese. A "Double Double Double Double" can in fact be ordered, but is known as a 4x4 and is on the secret menu.