 Besides borrowing the overall plot structure of the Cape Fear films , the episode made several direct references to specific scenes from the films . References to the original include : Marge going to Chief Wiggum only to be told that Sideshow Bob has not broken any laws ( also references the 1991 remake ) . References to the 1991 remake include : Sideshow Bob 's tattoos ; the shot of him leaving the prison gate ; the scene with him smoking in the movie theater ; part of his " workout " scene ; his hiding under the Simpson family 's car ; Wiggum 's rigging wire around the house to a toy doll as an alarm ; his suggestion that Homer can do anything to someone who enters his home ; Bob , strapped under a car , pulling up beside Bart for a conversation ; and Homer 's hiring a private investigator who attempts to persuade Bob to leave town . 
