Pranksta Rap/References

Cultural references

 * The title is a reference to.
 * When Santa's Little Helper barks, the TV shows Rueda de Fortuna, a Spanish-language version of '. However, the real Spanish version is called '.
 * The Salad of the Christ is a parody of Mel Gibson's ' and '.
 * The rapper Alcatraaz is a parody of Southern Rapper Ludacris due to his ecstatic character, faint resemblance to Luda, and gangsta like tendencies (such as when he said he was going to go "murder his enemies")
 * Similarly, Queen Booty Shaykah is a parody of.
 * Bart writes rap lyrics in a notebook like B-Rabbit does in the film .
 * During the song "Bart's Rap Debut", Acatraaaz mentions and.
 * Homer says that if Bart went to the rap concert, he would be like "NWA, Not Without Ass-welts". were a hip-hop group.
 * Chief Wiggum mentions "the case of the symphony conductor who murdered his star cellist.", which Lou tells him was an episode of .
 * Chief Wiggum calls Bart "Bratty Hearst" after Bart asks Wiggum not to arrest Milhouse's dad. This name is a reference to, the newspaper heiress who was kidnapped in 1974 and who eventually bonded with her captors, famously helping them in the armed robbery of a bank.
 * The clock necklace seen in the footage of the rap concert is a part of Flavor Flav's iconic stage costume. However, he does not set it to the actual time, and instead sets it to 3, 6, 9 or 12 o'clock to represent something (for example, 12 o'clock is "straight up").
 * Bart says that Milhouse wets his pants watching Harry Potter.
 * The jokes about Kirk getting trailer time with Springfield's craziest chicks is a reference to the many jailed serial killers (such as Susan Smith) who have placed ads looking for a partner and gotten thousands of responses.

Trivia

 * On rare occasions, a hip hop clap beat accompanying the Gracie Films Jingle is sometimes used, There is also a hip hop clap beat over the 20th Century Fox logo, too, with a DJ scratch sound at the end replacing a quarter of the fanfare.

Continuity

 * A photo of Homer falling down Springfield Gorge is seen in Bart's room ("Bart the Daredevil").
 * Kirk's one time girlfriend, is seen as one of his fans ("A Milhouse Divided").
 * Another of Kirk's conjugal visits is with Miss Hoover, whom Kirk once dated. ("Mayored to the Mob")

Goofs

 * When Bart is hiding from Homer and Marge near the window, Bart is far enough out on the lawn for Homer and Marge to see him easily.
 * Bart's bedroom is in a different position than it is in other episodes.
 * As Chief Wiggum says "Questions?!?" and pulls off his napkin, the shaving cream on his face instantly disappears.