The title was based on Elvis Presley song 's title " Love Me Tender " . The chalkboard gag makes a reference to the fact that the episode aired against the series finale of '' Lost '' . The opening couch gag is a parody of the English puppet show , '' Punch and Judy '' . The ending of the episode features Jay Leno making a joke about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on '' The Jay Leno Show '' . Moe mistakes '' American Idol '' with '' Armenian Idol '' ( '' Hay Superstar '' ) which , he states , is his favourite show . Upon being informed he is to judge the American one , he inquires who stands for Egor Glumov ( one of the judges of the Armenian version ) . The song playing during the Springfield Annual Classic Car Contest , the Bonsai Tree Contest and the Bully Competition is " Why Ca n't You Be Nicer to Me ? " by The White Stripes
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Judge Me Tender