The episode won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program.
When asked about the parodies Homer sent him, 'Weird Al' Yankovic's enthusiasm for them is relatively indifferent. This is likely because, as both a personal and professional policy, Yankovic doesn't accept parody ideas from fans. His lack of enthusiasm could also be attributed to the fact that he's already recorded a parody of "Another One Bites the Dust", called "Another One Rides the Bus".
Hank Azaria modeled his Julio voice after Agador in The Birdcage (1996) which was also played by Azaria.
The title is a reference to "Three Days of the Condor," the 1975 film directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Robert Redford.
Harvey Fierstein was asked to reprise his role of Karl from Simpson and Delilah (1990) but declined after he was unimpressed by an early script.