God and Jesus are the only Simpsons characters with five fingers.

Homer became Omar Shamshoon. Marge was transformed into Mona. Lisa was renamed Bessa. Bart went by Badr. Nuclear power plant boss Mr. Burns was Mahrooey Bey, while his sidekick Smithers now answered to Salmawy. Krusty the Clown became Maarmish, a translation from "Crunchy."

Moe sells mostly Duff Beer although other beverages are available upon request.

At the Sleep Eazy Motel, everything is coin-operated, including the Bible.

In 1992, then-President George H. W. Bush said, "We are going to keep on trying to ... make American families a lot more like the Waltons and a lot less like the Simpsons."

Milhouse Van Houten was named after U.S. President Richard Nixon, whose middle name was Milhous.

When Homer shows Moe a drink he developed called the Flaming Homer, Moe sells it as his own, calling it the Flaming Moe. The drink becomes extremely popular until Homer reveals its secret ingredient, grape cough syrup, allowing other businesses to create a similar product.

Murphy claimed his nickname came from the fact he had never once been to a dentist.

Although it was the eighth episode produced in season one, "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" (the Simpsons Christmas special) was the first half-hour length episode to air.

The family is forced to spend all of their savings to get Bart's new tattoo removed.