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**[[Gabe Kotter]], from the TV series ''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]''. | **[[Gabe Kotter]], from the TV series ''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]''. | ||
**{{Ch|Jack Black}}, who played Dewey Finn in the movie ''{{W|School of Rock}}''. | **{{Ch|Jack Black}}, who played Dewey Finn in the movie ''{{W|School of Rock}}''. | ||
| − | **{{Ch|Michelle Pfeiffer}}, who played {{W|LouAnne Johnson}} in '' | + | **{{Ch|Michelle Pfeiffer}}, who played {{W|LouAnne Johnson}} in ''{{W|Dangerous Minds}}''. |
**[[Clip It]], a parody of [[Clippy]], the {{W|Microsoft Office}} {{W|Office Assistant|Assistant}}. | **[[Clip It]], a parody of [[Clippy]], the {{W|Microsoft Office}} {{W|Office Assistant|Assistant}}. | ||
*The kids in the clown music class perform "{{W|The Stars and Stripes Forever}}" by {{W|John Philip Sousa}}. | *The kids in the clown music class perform "{{W|The Stars and Stripes Forever}}" by {{W|John Philip Sousa}}. | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a possible reference to Brown v. Board of Education.
- Krusty and Sideshow Mel perform a parody of Romeo and Juliet.
- Krusty says "To pie, or not to pie? That is no question!", a parody of the line "To be, or not to be", the opening line of Hamlet.
- The network executive says that kids prefer TikTok and InstaGram.
- One of the clowns mentions that parents found out Ovaltine was just sugared mud.
- Scuzzo says that all the clowns have gotten out of being TV clowns, and lists the cast of The View as among them. The picture of the cast included: Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Ana Navarro, Joy Behar, and Sunny Hostin.
- Krusty bought an elephant from Barnum & Bailey's after an unfavorable documentary about them aired.
- Lisa was reading the book You Aren't There God, I Give Up, Margaret, a parody of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
- The In Memorial segment also featured Alec Guinness and Carol Channing.
- Rainier Wolfcastle tells Dieter that he'll get him a new Lamborghini.
- The wall of Great Educators in The Herschel Krustofsky School for the Clowing Arts has pictures of:
- Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori.
- Gabe Kotter, from the TV series Welcome Back, Kotter.
- Jack Black, who played Dewey Finn in the movie School of Rock.
- Michelle Pfeiffer, who played LouAnne Johnson in Dangerous Minds.
- Clip It, a parody of Clippy, the Microsoft Office Assistant.
- The kids in the clown music class perform "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa.
- Dieter Wolfcastle performs "Yakety Sax" by Boots Randolph during Talent Night.
- Louie drives a Nissan Leaf.
Trivia
- Maggie doesn't appear in the episode.
- The check that Rainier Wolfcastle hands Krusty has the date 05/14/2023 on, the same day the episode aired in the USA.
- Krusty says that Hyman Krustofsky lived to be 97.
Continuity
- Krusto is seen at Mussel & Flanks with the other clowns. ("Not It")
- One of the pictures on the wall of Mussel & Flanks is of Tootso. ("Krusty the Clown")
