Der Schuh des Manitu American Western named Lone Ranger. He was also fighting in the name of justice and was normally accompanied by his Native American friend Tonto. Abahachi's homosexual twin called Winnetouch is a persiflage on Winnetou. His beauty farm called "Puder Rosa Ranch" (“Powder Rose Ranch”) is a play on the name of the ranch in the Western TV series "Bonanza" that was owned by the Cartwright family and was called Ponderosa Ranch. The seductive beauty called Uschi is named after Uschi Glas, the actress that played the Native American girl Apanatschi in Winnetou and the Crossbreed. The grandfather is called "Grauer
In the Name of the Grandfather Global simulcasts shows from several American networks and the occasional special forces them to push episodes of "The Simpsons" to an earlier timeslot. The episode aired at 7:30 PM on Sky1 and was paired with "Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes", the season premiere episode of "The Simpsons", which begins with a visit to a St. Patrick's Day parade. The special broadcast is part of Fox's year-long "Best. 20 Years. Ever." celebration which commemorates the 20th anniversary of the show. To promote the broadcast, executive producers Al Jean and James L. Brooks, as well as Nancy Cartwright visited Ireland and participated