Bart the Fink/References

Cultural References

 * Tacomat (and its parking-lot location) are a reference to, a retail photo-finishing chain that was in operation from the mid-1960s to late 1980s and was known for its drive-through kiosks located in parking lots.
 * The song Handsome Pete is shown playing is . This piece of music is widely recognized as the theme from the world's longest-running children's TV series, British children's magazine show Blue Peter, which started in 1958 and is still going to this day, via the BBC.
 * The appearance and speaking characteristics, including the laugh, of the representative of the Cayman Islands Offshore Holding Corporation are modeled on.
 * The popcorn Krusty is cooking on the stove is 
 * Bart's flip book check series is of the ; the title of the series is "Oh the Humanity", the iconic phrase spoken by describing it in the live newscast at the time.
 * Krusty's plane, "i'm-on-a-Rolla Gay" is a reference to the , the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on.
 * The song Krusty mentions that contains lyrics like "When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie," and to which he did not have rights, is "".
 * Captain McCallister says "Yarr, I got some customers. Call me back, Ishmael"; a reference to the opening line of Moby-Dick, "Call me Ishmael."

Trivia

 * The episode reveals that Jimbo Jones' real name is "Corky" and that Principal Skinner's mother's first name is Agnes.
 * There has been more than one Aunt Hortense in the Simpson and Bouvier families. In the Season 2 episode "Bart Gets Hit by a Car," Bart is on an escalator to Heaven and he sees an old lady on a cloud and says, "Aunt Hortense!"
 * The seltzer-spraying garden fountain on Krusty's estate is of Krusty in dance pose and showing him wearing ballet slippers.
 * People sitting on the stage at Krusty's funeral include: Sideshow Raheem, Tina Ballerina, Mr. Teeny,, and Corporal Punishment.
 * At Krusty's funeral, one of the people attending is writer with a Kermit the Frog puppet on his hand.
 * Krusty's epitaph is the ominously unsettling "See Ya Real Soon, Kids!"
 * The wreath behind the microphone has the ironic inscription "Krusty-You can never be replaced" sent by "LAFS," and giving their phone number.
 * Bart wears a black armband in mourning.

Continuity

 * In "The Funeral" Homer said "this is the last funeral we're going to". They have since attended:
 * Aunt Gladys ("Selma's Choice")
 * Bleeding Gums Murphy ("'Round Springfield")
 * Krusty the Clown ("Bart the Fink")
 * Frank Grimes ("Homer's Enemy")
 * Maude Flanders ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily")
 * Sideshow Bob ("Funeral for a Fiend")
 * Mona Simpson ("Mona Leaves-a")

Goofs

 * In the promo picture with Bob Newhart, Kent Brockman has brown hair.
 * When Bart learns that Krusty is going to jail and hangs his head, only one of his pupils move downwards making him look wall-eyed.