The Clown Stays in the Picture/References

Cultural references

 * The title of the episode is a reference to the film producer and one-time guest star Robert Evans autobiography .
 * In one of podcasts, he interviewed  and.
 * Late '80s High concept movies posters seen:
 * Beverly Hills Boot Camp is likely a reference to the  franchise.
 * Spy Babies, a parody of .
 * The Leprechaun Clause, a parody to .
 * Nerd Mom
 * Nun-Jas, a portmanteau of "nun" and "ninjas". The French title, "Les Religeuses, Elles Ont Des Armes De L'Orient", is a reference to movie titles in other languages often being translated very strangely.
 * Basketball Dolphin
 * Karate Lawyer
 * Pope and a Half, a parody to .
 * Robo-Bladers
 * My Uncle the Nephew
 * Good Cop, Dog Cop is a reference to.
 * Absolute Vodk is a parody of.
 * The Sands of Space book is a reference to the novel.
 * The ambitious but bizarre, and ultimately failed, attempt to do justice to The Sands of Space novel is likely modeled after mid-1970s attempt to bring Dune to the screen.
 * Savage Sam Borgberg is a shoutout to.
 * The restaurant Krusty works at, Morton's, is modeled after.
 * Celebrities at the restaurant:
 * Curtis "Booger" Armstrong
 * Arnold Schwarzenegger
 * Steven Spielberg
 * Eddie Murphy
 * A producer of the movies mentions Stanley Kubrick.
 * Cast members of the movie The Sands of Space include and.
 * The scene in the movie where the crew goes off to save Homer is a reference to .
 * taking a picture in a bathtub full of milk is a reference to a famous photo of Whoopi Goldberg in such tub.
 * Writers of The Sands of Space movie include, , and Nora Ephron.
 * Krusty and Marge wanted to get to sing over the end credits.
 * The captures want to sell the movie to the highest bidder, at MIFED. MIFED is a now-defunct Italian film sales festival, the Mercato Internazionale del File del Documentario.
 * Marc Maron says that he is so glad that cancelled his interview.
 * Krusty and Marge wanted to get to sing over the end credits.
 * The captures want to sell the movie to the highest bidder, at MIFED. MIFED is a now-defunct Italian film sales festival, the Mercato Internazionale del File del Documentario.
 * Marc Maron says that he is so glad that cancelled his interview.

Trivia

 * The numbers of Marc Maron's podcasts are numbered after Season 30's production numbers.
 * Troy McClure appears on the cover of Premiere magazine.
 * The episode was dedicated in memory of former production manager Trista H. Navarro, who died on February 6, 12 days before the episode aired.

Goofs

 * In one scene, Herman has two arms, while later after handling TNT, he has one.