Pygmoelian: It's like My fair laddy, but with Moe instead of Willie and it's not a musical episode.
The old man and the key: Abraham finds some key.
The seemingly never-ending story: When each act end seems to be the episode's end, another unrelated plot begins.
The good, the sad and the drugly: Ned, Moe and Otto make a trio for some reason.
One upon a time, in Springfield: The episode is set in a spaghetti western-like Springfield.
Elemantary school musical: It's a Glee parody.
Exit through the Kwik-E-Mart: Kwik-E-Mart's exit is revealed to be the nothingness.