"Reefer Madness" lyrics are inspired by the 1936 anti-marijuana propaganda film Reefer Madness.
The scene toward the end where Moe points toward individual customers declaring they will "be back" before pointing toward and addressing the viewer (later revealed to be Barney via a cutaway) is a parody of the end of the film Reefer Madness.
Film Threat called the film was a "curious fusion of Alice in Wonderland, Reefer Madness and Herschell Gordon Lewis' Two Thousand Maniacs. It's shot directly onto video and contains lots of gore, bizarre situations and female nudity. It's not particularly funny or gross or sexy, but it was gratifying in some sort of weird way."
In 2005, he received an Emmy Award for his work on the soundtrack for a remake of Reefer Madness.
The name Toledo Window Box refers to a report George Carlin read stating that the chief of police of Toledo, Ohio had gone to see a viewing of Reefer Madness and a training session by the FBI.
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The movie is often considered a clone of the much more famous Reefer Madness (sharing cast member Dorothy Short).
Reefer Madness, a 2003 book by Eric Schlosser, detailing the history of marijuana laws in the United States.
He was featured as a subject in Eric Schlosser's 2003 book on underground economies Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market.
Notable productions include "Floyd Collins" (1st non Tina Landau-directed Production), "Reefer Madness" (1st production outside of LA/NYC), "The Fix" (First production outside London {Donmar Warehouse} and Wash. DC {Signature Theatre} ).