A Star Is Burns play in the opening moments of the episode is a parody of "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer. The opening of Bart's film "The Eternal Struggle" is a reference to The Amazing Criswell's narration in "Plan 9 from Outer Space". Barney's film contains references to "Koyaanisqatsi", and the music of the film, which was composed by Philip Glass. Barney's film also features musical selections from the aria "Un bel di vedremo" from Act II, pt. 1 of Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly". In its original broadcast, "A Star Is Burns" finished 57th in the ratings for the week of February
Torna ai felici dì Iddio, del mio destin quest'è la meta... Fa che il perdono, fa che il perdon La renda lieta un solo istante e poi morrò! Pregar non posso! Ah, maledetto il dì Che andai lontan di qui! Maledetta sia la tua bellezza, o cortigiana vil... Maledetta in eterno! Maledetta!</poem> Torna ai felici dì "Torna ai felici dì" ("Return to the happy days") is a tenor aria from act 2 of the 1884 opera, "Le Villi" by Giacomo Puccini. It is sung by Roberto as he mourns the loss of the days of his youth and his beloved Anna. Anna has been