As silly as it may look, taking off a shoe and using it in a fight was a real thing done by Dutch immigrant boys. In their home country of The Netherlands they would have been wearing wooden shoes, which make a formidable weapon. Moe Szyslak is canonically of Dutch descent, so it makes sense his family still does this when fighting among each other.
King Leer, seems to be a play on words, namely King Lear by William Shakespeare, which is a stage play about a King who is trying to divide his kingdom amongst his children.
Moe takes down a painting of a safe to reveal a wall safe. The very same gag was used in an episode of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus.'
Matress king's convenient locations:
- EAST SCUM STREET
- FISH SMELL LANE
- JERK CIRCLE
- NICORETTE PLACE
- GREEK CHINATOWN
- LITTLE GUANTANAMO
- SMOGCHECK DISTRICT
- MARTIAL ARTS STUDIO VILLAGE.
Sign outside the school: School Band Sign Ups. Pluck, Blow, or Finger - The Adventure Begins.