
Homer refers to Brahma, a Hindu god as "Papa Smurf", Ganesh as "The Elephant Man" and Shiva as "Johnny Sixarms". Another reference to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is made when Homer is arrogant enough to think of himself as a god, his outfit resembles that of Mola Ram. Burns mentions being served dinner in a "scooped-out monkey's head", a reference to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Homer pretends a cardboard cutout of Mac Tonight is a thermostat repairman and also leaves it to look after the kids. The title was later recorded as a song by Dionne Warwick, intended to be included in the Bond film, Thunderball (1965), but was omitted from the final cut in favor of Tom Jones' "Thunderball". Kiss-Kiss, Bang-Bang" was also the name given to James Bond in Japan, as well as being a nickname dubbed by an Italian journalist in 1962. When this episode was named, Kiss Kiss.Bang Bang hadn't been released to theaters yet.
The title is a reference to the film Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. When Richard Dean Anderson showed up at Patty and Selma's convention and said he was looking for the convention for his "new" show Stargate SG-1, Stargate SG-1 was first aired in the 1990's but this episode aired in 2006, one year before Stargate SG1's cancellation. Anderson says in the show that he wears blue contact lens to hide his Latino heritage, which is untrue as Anderson doesn't have any Latino heritage. This is not the first time Homer has been to India, he first went to India with Apu to get his job at the Kwik-E-Mart back in " Homer and Apu". William Conrad, for example, once referred to his role in Cannon as "crap" in a People interview. Anderson has never publicly badmouthed his MacGyver persona, although some actors have, in their later years, shown contempt for the roles of their youth. This is the fourth episode he has written, along with " Days of Wine and D'oh'ses", " Gump Roast" and " The Ziff Who Came to Dinner". Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer, wrote this episode along with his wife, Deb Lacusta. (Ling was being held by Selma during the scene.) Ling Bouvier, the adopted Chinese daughter of Selma who premiered in " Goo Goo Gai Pan", made her second appearance in the series in a brief scene where Patty and Selma open the door to the room containing MacGyver to reveal him missing. In the Stargate: SG-1 episode "Citizen Joe", Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson and many other characters in The Simpsons, guest starred as the titular character.
Anderson also played the titular role of MacGyver which is the favorite television show of Patty and Selma. Richard Dean Anderson is a huge fan of The Simpsons, often referencing them in the television show Stargate SG-1 in which he played the part of Brigadier General Jack O'Neill.