Connections

Boris Badenov's disguise is a spoof of Spencer Tracy's character in "The Old Man and the Sea", and Bullwinkle admits to seeing his film about the "old man fighting with the great big fish".

Boris Badenov's disguise is a spoof of Spencer Tracy's character in "The Old Man and the Sea", and Bullwinkle refers to the film about catching a big fish.

Homer's monologue when hunting the catfish is based on Santiago's when hunting the marlin.