The Springwood Minimum Security Prison is a parody of Allenwood Minimum Security Prison . When Lisa drives , she is listening to " St. Elmo 's Fire " by John Parr , a choice David Mirkin found " very sad " . '' Archie Comics '' characters Archie Andrews , Reggie Mantle , Moose Mason and Jughead Jones are shown throwing Homer on the Simpsons ' lawn and warning him to " stay out of Riverdale ! " Some of the deceased voters are Buddy Holly , Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper , who all died in a plane crash on February 3 , 1959 . The epitaph on The Big Bopper 's gravestone is " Gooooodbye , Baby ! " a reference to the opening line of his song " Chantilly Lace " – " Hellooo Baby ! " . Finally , the Simpsons ' home being demolished to make way for the " Matlock Expressway " is a very slight reference to the opening of '' The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy ''
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The Day the Music Died
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