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== Cultural References ==
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== Cultural references ==
* Mentioned in "Krusty's Top 40"
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*Mentioned in "Krusty's Top 40"
 
**[[John Lennon|John]] and [[Yoko Ono|Yoko]] are said to have co-hosted the show for a week.
 
**[[John Lennon|John]] and [[Yoko Ono|Yoko]] are said to have co-hosted the show for a week.
**Krusty considers {{w|J. Fred Muggs}} as the greatest chimp sidekick ever.
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**Krusty considers {{W|J. Fred Muggs}} as the greatest chimp sidekick ever.
**Number 17 in the list is {{w|Johnnie Walker}} and {{w|Captain Morgan}}.
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**Number 17 in the list is {{W|Johnnie Walker}} and {{W|Captain Morgan}}.
**His number 22 is the {{w|Borscht Belt}}, also known as the Jewish Alps.
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**His number 22 is the {{W|Borscht Belt}}, also known as the Jewish Alps.
**One of the entries is the Ed Ames "hatchet in the crotch" clip from ''{{w|The Tonight Show}}''
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**One of the entries is the Ed Ames "hatchet in the crotch" clip from ''[[The Tonight Show]]''
**He likes the "drunken genius" of {{w|Foster Brooks}}
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**He likes the "drunken genius" of {{W|Foster Brooks}}
**Krusty says {{w|Dean Martin}} is the world's greatest straight man, and also mentions {{w|Jerry Lewis}}.
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**Krusty says [[Dean Martin]] is the world's greatest straight man, and also mentions [[Jerry Lewis]].
 
**Krusty calls [[Matt Groening]]'s comic strip, Life in Hell, funny.
 
**Krusty calls [[Matt Groening]]'s comic strip, Life in Hell, funny.
**{{w|Santa Anita}} is Krusty's favourite park.
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**{{W|Santa Anita}} is Krusty's favourite park.
* A day in the Life of Krusty the Clown
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*A day in the Life of Krusty the Clown
** Krusty mentions the stalking of {{w|Anna Kournikova}}.
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**Krusty mentions the stalking of {{W|Anna Kournikova}}.
** The mobsters consider putting a horse head in Krusty's bed, ala {{w|The Godfather}}.
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**The mobsters consider putting a horse head in Krusty's bed, ala ''[[The Godfather]]''.
* Krustylu Studios Executive Office
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*Krustylu Studios Executive Office
** Krusty has duetted with {{w|Harvey Fierstein}}
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**Krusty has duetted with {{Ch|Harvey Fierstein}}
** Krusty brought a cabinet from [[Glen Campbell]]
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**Krusty brought a cabinet from [[Glen Campbell]]
** Krusty got given a coffee table from [[Jason Hervey]]
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**Krusty got given a coffee table from [[Jason Hervey]]
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*Booty Cruise! is a homage to ''{{W|House Party 2}}''
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*Krusty Almighty! is a pun of ''{{W|Bruce Almighty}}''
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*MyKrustyFriendSpace.com is a parody of {{W|MySpace}}
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*Krusty steals Bob Hope's jokes
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*Krusty's Magazine Rack!
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**Hooter's Digest is a pun of ''{{W|Reader's Digest}}''
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**National Pornographic is a pun of ''[[National Geographic]]''
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**Booty and the Beast is a pun on ''{{W|Beauty and the Beast}}''
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*[[Dark Side of the Moonpie]] and its cover art is a parody of Pink Floyd's ''{{W|Dark Side of the Moon}}''
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*[[Greetings from Krustyland]] and its cover art parodies Bruce Springsteen's ''{{W|Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.}}''
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*When Yiddish Upon A Star is a pun of ''{{W|When You Wish Upon a Star}}''
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*Water Chimps are a pun on {{W|Sea-Monkeys}}
  
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=== Yes, Virginia, there is a Krusty the Clown ===
* [[Sophie]] and [[Erin (soldier)|her mother]] appear ([[Insane Clown Poppy]])
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The letter asking about whether Krusty is real is a reference to {{W|Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus}}, a letter from 1897 by a eight year old girl who begins to doubt Santa's existence.
* Krusty refers to having [[Kent Brockman]]'s danish ([[Bart Gets Famous]])
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*The writer of the letter to Krusty is Virginia O'Hanrahan, the original was written by Virginia O'Hanlon
* [[Apu]] is cheif of the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department ([[Homer the Heretic]])
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*The letter to Krusty uses the following lines from the original:
* [[Krusty's tricycle]] is used again ([[Homie the Clown]])
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**I am eight years old
* Krusty struggles to remember Bart ([[Insane Clown Poppy]])
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**Some of my little friends say there is no (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown)
* Fat Tony's crime rivals are mentioned ([[Insane Clown Poppy]])
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**Papa says, "if (you see it in "The Sun"/Kent Brockman says it on "Springfield Action News"), it's so"
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**Please tell me the truth, is there really a (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown)?
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*The response by Miss Pennycandy is similar to the original also, changing the examples to Krusty related items
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**Yes Virginia there is a (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown). He exists as certainly as (Love, generosity and devotion/various Krusty brand items)
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**Alas! How dreary would be the world if there was no (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown)! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias
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**Not believe in (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown)! You might as well not believe in fairies
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**A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay ten times ten-thousand years from now (he will continue to make glad the/his estate will continue to make a percentage on goods targeted at the very) heart of childhood.
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== Continuity ==
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*[[Sophie]] and {{ap|Erin|soldier|her mother}} appear ("[[Insane Clown Poppy]]")
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*Krusty refers to having [[Kent Brockman]]'s Danish ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]")
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*[[Apu]] is chief of the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department ("[[Homer the Heretic]]")
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*Krusty's tricycle is used again ("[[Homie the Clown]]")
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*Krusty struggles to remember Bart ("[[Insane Clown Poppy]]")
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*Fat Tony's crime rivals are mentioned ("[[Insane Clown Poppy]]")
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*Various Krusty merchandise.
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[[Category:Continuity]]

Latest revision as of 17:38, January 23, 2024

References/Trivia


Cultural references[edit]

Yes, Virginia, there is a Krusty the Clown[edit]

The letter asking about whether Krusty is real is a reference to Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, a letter from 1897 by a eight year old girl who begins to doubt Santa's existence.

  • The writer of the letter to Krusty is Virginia O'Hanrahan, the original was written by Virginia O'Hanlon
  • The letter to Krusty uses the following lines from the original:
    • I am eight years old
    • Some of my little friends say there is no (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown)
    • Papa says, "if (you see it in "The Sun"/Kent Brockman says it on "Springfield Action News"), it's so"
    • Please tell me the truth, is there really a (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown)?
  • The response by Miss Pennycandy is similar to the original also, changing the examples to Krusty related items
    • Yes Virginia there is a (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown). He exists as certainly as (Love, generosity and devotion/various Krusty brand items)
    • Alas! How dreary would be the world if there was no (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown)! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias
    • Not believe in (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown)! You might as well not believe in fairies
    • A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay ten times ten-thousand years from now (he will continue to make glad the/his estate will continue to make a percentage on goods targeted at the very) heart of childhood.

Continuity[edit]