 Songs featured in the episode include "Thank You for Being a Friend" by Andrew Gold, the song used as the opening to the series "The Golden Girls", which Lenny sings.Marge sings "Scrubbing You" while washing up, to the tune of Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You" and the "Notre Dame Victory March" plays when Joe Montana appears.The episode had an approximate 8.09 million viewers.