 The episode was written by Dan McGrath and directed by Jeffrey Lynch . Ernest Borgnine guest starred in the episode as himself . He recorded his lines at the Village <unk> in West Los Angeles . The episode makes cultural references to the films My <unk> with Andre , The Terminator , On the Town , Crocodile Dundee , <unk> , Friday the 13th , and Boyz n the Hood ( in the title ) as well as the song " Sugar , Sugar " by The <unk> . Since airing , the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics . It acquired a Nielsen rating of 13 @.@ 0 , and was the highest @-@ rated show on the Fox network the week it aired . 
