The title of this episode is a play on the semi-autobiographical film about Arnold Schwarzenegger's political rise called See Arnold Run.
Miss Springfield exclaiming that she wants people to stop mocking her singing voice is reminiscent of Susan Kane in Citizen Kane.
Crazy Cat Lady's real name is revealed to be Eleanor Abernathy in this episode
Dolph reveals that he, Jimbo and Kearney have stolen "The Scream." In real life, the painting was stolen from Oslo's Munch Museum in 2004 and not recovered until 2006.
Two of the items Lisa throws at Skinner are her saxophone and one of her red sandals.