Sky Police/References

== Cultural References ==
* The jet pack design references the .
* The Sky Police main theme and the music in the last segment are parodies of music from the musical , specifically, the 1926 song "", originally written by Harry Akst and Benny Davis.
* This is the second time that the First Church of Springfield got destroyed after a flying object got out of control and crashed into it. The first was Homer's rocket in "She of Little Faith". Also, in both situations, someone (Homer/army soldiers) tried to shoot down the flying object.
* When the church gets replaced by the "Atheist Strip Club", the "Appearing Tonight" billboard advertises Crystal Hitchens, which is a reference to a well known atheist . 
== Trivia ==
* Despite Lovejoy giving in to gambling, Apu claims that card counting made it a "morally acceptable screwjob" for the casino. The consent habit of arranged winnings suggests that Lovejoy didn't entirely abandon his 1990 suggestion that gambling is "the eighth deadly sin." 
*The episode title, "Sky Police", has three very different meanings in this episode. At the start, it's simply Chief Wiggum using (and causing massive destruction with) the military jetpack that he wasn't supposed to have in the first place. Later on, the words are a general reference to a higher religious power, whether it's the standard Christian version or the Hindu deity described by Apu. And at the end of the show, the "Sky Police" are the security and higher-level management at the casino, who see Marge's prayer vigil and answer it by releasing Homer from custody. Marge also says in the episode "God isn't Sky Police".
* This is the first time that the destruction of the church was not at the hands of a member of the Simpson Family.
* Sam Simon passed away the night this episode aired.
== Goofs ==
* Bart, Lisa and Maggie are shown to be in the casino. However, you have to be at least 18 or 21 to enter a casino in the US. Therefore, they should not be there. Maggie, however, has been inside a casino once without permission in "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)".
* Apu and others say that card counting is legal. However, the group were assisting each other and card counting is illegal if a device or a person assists the player, meaning that they were all breaking the law.
* Lisa was surprised that Marge was gambling despite Marge's previous gambling problem in "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)".
* The group disguised themselves when they went to the casino again as they were known card counters. However, they were all still recognizable.
* The managers at the casino tell Marge that she is free to go as long as she and the group don't return. However, the group illegally won a large amount of money, so they would have been prosecuted.
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