Homer's Crossing/References

==Cultural References==
*This episode is an allegory for the "Defund the Police" movement, which argues that overfunding and militarization of law enforcement does more harm than good.
*The title of this episode is a reference to the 1990 film .
*Homer has a Mr. Burns Funko Pop figure.
*Homer has "Thin Orange Line" stickers on the back of his laptop; however, the "Thin Orange Line" represents search and rescue personnel, but not crossing guards.
*This episode ends with Peter, Paul, and Mary's cover of "If I Had a Hammer", which plays through the credits.
==Trivia==
*This is the first canon episode written by Cesar Mazariegos, who previously wrote non-canon episodes ("I, Carumbus", parts one and two of "A Serious Flanders", and the full-length Halloween episode "Not It"), though Mazariegos was a staff writer and story executive for both canon and non-canon episodes before this one.
==Continuity==
* This is the second time Homer has a black eye after getting hit by a vehicle. First being Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble".
* The song Won't Get Fooled Again" plays in this episode. It firstly appeared in A Tale of Two Springfields.
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