In this episode, Maggie wakes up and hears the mafia discussing "jobs" outside her window. As she continues to listen, we hear Fat Tony discuss whacking the Castellanetas. Homer is voiced by Dan Castellaneta.
Fat Tony breaks down in tears, saying that he "hasn't cried like this since I paid money to see Godfather III." Joe Mantegna was actually in The Godfather Part III (1990).
In the original airing, The Tickle Me Elmo toy slaps Moe after he tries to pull the string on Elmo's back. The scene was later cut from re-broadcast.
The leader of the rival mob family confuses the two words "bambino" and "bambina." "Bambino" is Italian for "boy", "Bambina" is Italian for "girl".