Couch: The family sits down as normal, except Maggie is missing. Homer looks to the empty space where Maggie is, then gets lifted by a giant Maggie as the camera pulls out to reveal the living room being part of a dollhouse and the family as the dolls that live within. Maggie puts the miniature Homer in her mouth and sucks it like a pacifier.

(During the hostage situation, Officer Eddie rushes a package to Chief Wiggum)
Chief Wiggum: Finally, the help we need--a DVD of The Negotiator.
(Chief Wiggum places the DVD into a portable DVD player.)
Chief Wiggum: Hmm, hmm. Which chapter should we skip to? “Meet Danny Roman,” “Trouble Brewing,” “Off the Case,” “My Baby’s In There,” “Enter Niebaum,” “Take the Shot,” “Sabian’s Choice,” Check and Mate,” “Friends at Last,” “Closing Credits”?

Marge: Homer, you cannot miss Lisa’s big day. And you have to come sober!
Homer: American sober or Irish sober?
Marge: Point zero eight sober.
Homer: Point one five.
Marge: Point zero nine.
Homer: Point one oh, with a stomach full of bread. My final offer.
Marge: (Groans) Deal.

Dwight: (to Hostages) Okay, this isn’t the way I planned it, but you can make it out alive as long as there’s no funny stuff.
Krusty the Clown: Don’t worry about me. I was voted America’s least funny clown. Worse than Scuzzo, Scummo, Oopsie, Carlos Mencia, Stinko, Blumpy. Even worse than Sergeant Serious! How could I do worse than him?! I stole all his jokes!

The episode title is a play on the autobiographic novel, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou.