The title of this episode of The Simpsons is a reference to the Shakespearean play. Bart also plays "Puck" at the end to summarise the episode.

Marge sends "The Cat Lady" to a production of 'Cats' to keep her preoccupied and out of her house, so Marge and a cleaning crew can clean out the house, after discovering that the cat lady is a hoarder.

Cheech tells Homer that he's doing a good job, and deserves a reward. Homer imagines what his reward from Cheech will be, as the song 'Basketball Jones' plays, and a parody of the animated short film 'Basketball Jones' is shown, with Homer taking the role of one of the characters.

At the beginning of this episode, Kent Brockman's special segment 'That's Kent-ertainment!' is shown, with Kent Brockman, the local news reporter, in different famous movie scenes. 'Gone with the Wind' is one of the films featured in the special segment.

At the beginning of this episode, Kent Brockman's special segment 'That's Kent-ertainment!' is shown, with Kent Brockman, the local news reporter, in different famous movie scenes. 'Pulp Fiction' is one of the films featured in the special segment.

At the beginning of this episode, Kent Brockman's special segment 'That's Kent-ertainment!' is shown, with Kent Brockman, the local news reporter, in different famous movie scenes. 'The Godfather' is one of the films featured in the special segment.

After discovering that 'Cheech & Chong' are coming to Springfield for a reunion tour, Bart asks, "Who the hell are Cheech & Chong?". Homer gasps, saying, "Bart! Cheech & Chong are the 'Beavis and Butt-head' of their day!". Homer is disappointed when Bart then asks, "Who the hell are 'Beavis and Butt-head'?". Homer cries because he swore that his children would appreciate stoner comedy.

During Kent Brockman's 'That's Kent-ertainment!' news segment, he tells about the Cheech & Chong reunion tour. Kent gives a brief history of how the pair became famous, saying "The duo's herbal ha-ha has led to a series of successful albums, concerts, movies and 'Nash Bridges'.".

Cheech tells Homer that he's doing a good job, and deserves a reward. Homer imagines what his reward from Cheech will be, as the song 'Basketball Jones' plays, and a parody of the animated short film 'Basketball Jones' is shown, with Homer taking the role of one of the characters.

Cheech and Chong break up during the "Dave's not home" skit during their appearance in Springfield.

At the performance of "Teech and Chong", with Principal Skinner taking over the role of 'Cheech', he is heckled from the audience by Superintendent Chalmers, who tells Skinner that the dessert menu is funnier than he is. One of the dessert menu options is "Jell-o, I Must Be Going", a parody of song 'Hello, I Must Be Going'.

At the performance of "Teech and Chong", with Principal Skinner taking over the role of 'Cheech', he is heckled from the audience by Superintendent Chalmers, who tells Skinner that the dessert menu is funnier than he is. One of the dessert menu options is "You Ain't Nothing But a Pound Cake", a parody of the lyrics from the song 'Hound Dog'.

As Homer ('Chunk') and Cheech drive in the tour bus, Homer sings along to this song, but he changes the lyrics to describe the tour, and his annoyance with Cheech.

The Cat Lady is at a production of the musical 'Cats', while Marge cleans her house, removing the clutter. The Cat Lady has tears brought to her eyes as the song 'Memory' is sung, saying it's beautiful.

At the performance of "Teech and Chong", with Principal Skinner taking over the role of 'Cheech', he is heckled from the audience by Superintendent Chalmers, who tells Skinner that the dessert menu is funnier than he is. The dessert menu is shown, with one of the selections being 'Pudding on the Ritz', a parody of the song 'Puttin' on the Ritz'

Principal Skinner performs this comedy skit during his audition to be the new "Cheech". Later in the episode, Cheech and Chunk perform this skit for their audience.

After the Cat Lady's house has been cleaned out, Marge stops the truck, that is carrying away all the junk, because she finds the Cat Lady's junk, to be a treasure. She discovers a 1980s style answering machine, and plays the outgoing message. In the 1980s it was popular to record songs, with lyrics changed to become the instruction to leave a message. Beethoven's 'Symphony No. 5' was a popular song used, the lyrics made up start with "Nobody's Home".

After splitting from Cheech, Chong is holding auditions to replace Cheech to continue with his comedy duo. Principal Skinner auditions for the part, doing the 'Sister Mary Elephant' bit from the comedy album, 'Big Bambu'.

Kent Brockman's segment 'It's Kent-ertainment!' features a story about Cheech & Chong's reunion tour, that is coming to Springfield. A picture of Cheech & Chong's album, 'Cheech & Chong's Greatest Hit' is shown in the corner of the screen as Kent gives the story of their reunion tour.

Homer goes to the Cheech & Chong reunion, and ruins the "Dave" skit, by giving the funniest part away, getting the audience to chant along with him, "Dave's Not Here". "Dave" is one of the track listings from the 'Cheech and Chong' comedy album.

Richard "Cheech" Marin and Tommy Chong guest star in this episode.

Homer tries to reunite Cheech with Chong. He takes Chong to the performance that he, Homer, is supposed to be part of. When it's Homer's turn to go on stage, he tells Chong "Come on. If Art Garfunkel could forgive that untalented twirp Paul Simon, you can do this!", convincing Chong to go back on stage with Cheech.

Marge finds a collection of J.D. Salinger's books in the back of the truck, that is full of junk after cleaning out The Cat Lady's house. She finds 'Franny and Zooey' in the collection of Salinger's books.

Marge finds a collection of J.D. Salinger's books in the back of the truck, that is full of junk after cleaning out The Cat Lady's house. She finds 'Nine Stories' in the collection of Salinger's books.

Marge finds a collection of J.D. Salinger's books in the back of the truck, that is full of junk after cleaning out The Cat Lady's house. She finds 'Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction' in the collection of Salinger's books.

Marge rifles through the Cat Lady's junk, before it is hauled away. She discovers a collection of J.D. Salinger's books, with the only missing book being 'Catcher in the Rye', and Marge decides she must take them all home with her.