The Fabulous Faker Boy/References

Cultural references

 * The episode title is a reference to the 1989 film .
 * The billboard gag ("If you haven't sent your mother flowers, it's too darn late!") is a reference to the episode's original airdate (May 12, 2013) being.
 * The song Zhenya sings on-top of the piano in Bart's dream is a Russian translation of 's and 's "".
 * The scene itself is a parody of the scene in The Fabulous Baker Boys where Michelle Pfeiffer sings the song atop a piano.
 * At the talent show Ralph sings 's and 's "".
 * The song playing over the end credits 's "" plays.
 * The song Bart plays during the school show is 's "".

Trivia

 * In Latin America, this episode was released as the 18th episode of the season for unknown reasons.
 * Robert Thies played all the Chopin works for this episode. He was uncredited.
 * In the piano lesson, Zhenya says 'Every Good Boris Deserves Fun' (a version of the mnemonic for the note names on the lines of a stave in treble clef), but she is seen to play, and we hear, "EGADF".

Continuity

 * Bart also used a recording when he played an instrument in Saxophony!.