▁back ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁recording , ▁and ▁union ▁rules ▁meant ▁that ▁previous ▁record ings ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁re used . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁references ▁The ▁ch alk board ▁g ag ▁references ▁the ▁Richard ▁G ere ▁ger bil ▁urban ▁legend . ▁ ▁The ▁gun ▁shop ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁shop ▁that ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Police ▁Department ▁went ▁to ▁during ▁the ▁North ▁Hollywood ▁bank ▁rob ber y ▁to ▁ac quire ▁more ▁am mun ition . ▁ ▁The ▁title ▁of ▁this ▁episode ▁is ▁a ▁play ▁on ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁Part ridge ▁Family . ▁The ▁end ▁music ▁is ▁the ▁theme ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁British ▁tv ▁series ▁The ▁Aven gers , ▁and ▁the ▁song ▁playing ▁when ▁H omer ▁is ▁sitting ▁and ▁watching ▁things ▁go ▁by ▁while ▁he ▁is ▁waiting ▁five ▁days ▁for ▁his ▁gun ▁is ▁" The ▁Wait ing " ▁by ▁Tom ▁Pet ty ▁and ▁the ▁Heart break ers . ▁Pet ty ▁rarely ▁let ▁his ▁music ▁be ▁used ▁on ▁television , ▁but , ▁being ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁The ▁Sim ps ons , ▁he ▁allowed ▁them ▁to ▁use ▁it . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁In ▁its ▁original ▁broadcast , ▁" The ▁Cart ridge ▁Family " ▁finished ▁ 2 6 th ▁in ▁ratings ▁for ▁the ▁week ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 7 ▁– ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁with ▁a ▁N iel sen ▁rating ▁of ▁ 1 0 . 5 , ▁equivalent ▁to ▁approximately ▁ 1 0 . 3 ▁million ▁view ing ▁households .