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*The title of the episode is a parody of the saying "{{W|wiktionary:like father, like son|like father, like son}}" and a reference to the 1987 film ''{{W2|Like Father Like Son|1987 film}}''.
 
*The title of the episode is a parody of the saying "{{W|wiktionary:like father, like son|like father, like son}}" and a reference to the 1987 film ''{{W2|Like Father Like Son|1987 film}}''.
 
*The ending of ''{{ap|The Krusty the Clown Show|TV series}}'' resembles the ending of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', when all the cast members reform for the credits sequence.
 
*The ending of ''{{ap|The Krusty the Clown Show|TV series}}'' resembles the ending of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', when all the cast members reform for the credits sequence.
**{{W|Dona Mills}}, the American actress that starred on the soap opera ''{{W|Knots Landing}}'', is in Krusty's show.
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**{{W|Donna Mills}}, the American actress that starred on the soap opera ''{{W|Knots Landing}}'', is in Krusty's show.
 
*The {{W|New York Giants}} American football team is mentioned.
 
*The {{W|New York Giants}} American football team is mentioned.
 
*[[Bart]] sings "{{W|This Could Be the Start of Something}}", a popular song by [[Steve Allen]].
 
*[[Bart]] sings "{{W|This Could Be the Start of Something}}", a popular song by [[Steve Allen]].
 
[[File:Lois Pennycandy Krusty pictures.png|250px|thumb|[[Krusty]] has pictures of him with both [[the Beatles]] and [[Alfred Hitchcock]] in [[Lois Pennycandy]]'s office]]
 
[[File:Lois Pennycandy Krusty pictures.png|250px|thumb|[[Krusty]] has pictures of him with both [[the Beatles]] and [[Alfred Hitchcock]] in [[Lois Pennycandy]]'s office]]
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*The lovelorn secretary [[Lois Pennycandy]] is a parody is {{W|Miss Moneypenny}} from the [[James Bond]] movies. Lois comes from actress {{W|Lois Maxwell}} who played Miss Moneypenny in the early films.
 
*The pictures at [[Lois Pennycandy]]'s office include:
 
*The pictures at [[Lois Pennycandy]]'s office include:
 
**[[Krusty]] swapping chairs with director [[Alfred Hitchcock]].
 
**[[Krusty]] swapping chairs with director [[Alfred Hitchcock]].
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**The phrase "I have no son!" later said by Hyman Krustofsky is a reference to that phrase said by [[Laurence Olivier]] portraying Cantor Rabinovitch in the fourth adaptation of ''{{W2|The Jazz Singer|1980 film}}''.
 
**The phrase "I have no son!" later said by Hyman Krustofsky is a reference to that phrase said by [[Laurence Olivier]] portraying Cantor Rabinovitch in the fourth adaptation of ''{{W2|The Jazz Singer|1980 film}}''.
 
*Krusty attended {{W|Yeshiva}}.
 
*Krusty attended {{W|Yeshiva}}.
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*Krusty's first big break was being hired as the entertainment for a Talmudic conference in the Catskills. {{W|The Talmud}} is the collection of ancient Jewish laws and traditions. The foothills of [[New York]]'s {{W|Catskill Mountains}} were well known for {{W|Borscht Belt|summer resorts catering to Jewish New Yorkers}} which were mostly all closed by the 1970s.
 
*At the Simpsons' house, Krusty finds ''{{W2|The Concert for Bangladesh|album}}'' album. This is album was credited to "[[George Harrison]] & Friends" and it followed {{W|The Concert for Bangladesh|two concerts of the same name}}.
 
*At the Simpsons' house, Krusty finds ''{{W2|The Concert for Bangladesh|album}}'' album. This is album was credited to "[[George Harrison]] & Friends" and it followed {{W|The Concert for Bangladesh|two concerts of the same name}}.
 
[[File:SpringfieldX.png|250px|thumb|The films being played at [[Springfield-X]] adult movie theatre are parodies of real-world ones]]
 
[[File:SpringfieldX.png|250px|thumb|The films being played at [[Springfield-X]] adult movie theatre are parodies of real-world ones]]
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*This episode marks the first time [[Jackie Mason]] guest starred on ''[[The Simpsons]]'', as [[Hyman Krustofsky]]. He would later come back and voice the character again several other times.
 
*This episode marks the first time [[Jackie Mason]] guest starred on ''[[The Simpsons]]'', as [[Hyman Krustofsky]]. He would later come back and voice the character again several other times.
 
*[[Krusty]] reveals his real name is [[Herschel Krustofski]].
 
*[[Krusty]] reveals his real name is [[Herschel Krustofski]].
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*The first time [[Lisa]] and [[Bart]] go inside their local branch of the [[Springfield Public Library]] is reused footage from "[[Dead Putting Society]]".
  
 
== Goofs ==
 
== Goofs ==
 
*When Krusty pulls Mr. Teeny out of his bag he tells the chimp to go wait in the car, but when Krusty leaves there is no car outside and in the next scene he is also walking home. (The bag has also disappeared.)
 
*When Krusty pulls Mr. Teeny out of his bag he tells the chimp to go wait in the car, but when Krusty leaves there is no car outside and in the next scene he is also walking home. (The bag has also disappeared.)
 
*After Krusty starts crying at the dinner table, Homer asks if he will finish his meatloaf, but there is no meatloaf on his plate.
 
*After Krusty starts crying at the dinner table, Homer asks if he will finish his meatloaf, but there is no meatloaf on his plate.
 
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*When Krusty is sprayed with seltzer during the flashback his makeup is gone, after his father tells him he never wants to see him again his makeup re-appears.
 
{{Season 3|R}}
 
{{Season 3|R}}
  
 
[[Category:Cultural references]]
 
[[Category:Cultural references]]
 
[[Category:Trivia]]
 
[[Category:Trivia]]

Latest revision as of 10:48, November 3, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 3 Episode References
040 "Homer Defined"
041
"Like Father, Like Clown"
"Treehouse of Horror II" 042


Cultural references[edit]

Krusty has pictures of him with both the Beatles and Alfred Hitchcock in Lois Pennycandy's office
The films being played at Springfield-X adult movie theatre are parodies of real-world ones

Trivia[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • When Krusty pulls Mr. Teeny out of his bag he tells the chimp to go wait in the car, but when Krusty leaves there is no car outside and in the next scene he is also walking home. (The bag has also disappeared.)
  • After Krusty starts crying at the dinner table, Homer asks if he will finish his meatloaf, but there is no meatloaf on his plate.
  • When Krusty is sprayed with seltzer during the flashback his makeup is gone, after his father tells him he never wants to see him again his makeup re-appears.
Season 3 References
Stark Raving Dad Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington When Flanders Failed Bart the Murderer Homer Defined Like Father, Like Clown Treehouse of Horror II Lisa's Pony Saturdays of Thunder Flaming Moe's Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk I Married Marge Radio Bart Lisa the Greek Homer Alone Bart the Lover Homer at the Bat Separate Vocations Dog of Death Colonel Homer Black Widower The Otto Show Bart's Friend Falls in Love Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?