This episode was dedicated to Paul Newman who had passed away the week before this was aired after the end credits a still of his salad dressing is seen in the "In Loving Memory" card.
The phone Bart uses in the episode is a lg cherry chocolate
The title is a reference to "Lost Horizon".
Bart's prank calls: Hawaii: Maya Enormousbutt (my enormous butt) Australia: Drew P. Weiner (droopy weiner) Sweden: Olaf myfriendsaregay (all of my friends are gay).
Second time Australia is seen the first being "Bart vs Australia".