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Cultural references

• Mentioned in "Krusty's Top 40"
  • John and Yoko are said to have co-hosted the show for a week.
  • Krusty considers J. Fred Muggs as the greatest chimp sidekick ever.
  • Number 17 in the list is Johnnie Walker and Captain Morgan.
  • His number 22 is the Borscht Belt, also known as the Jewish Alps.
  • One of the entries is the Ed Ames "hatchet in the crotch" clip from The Tonight Show
  • He likes the "drunken genius" of Foster Brooks
  • 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.
  • Santa Anita is Krusty's favourite park.
• A day in the Life of Krusty the Clown
  • Krusty mentions the stalking of Anna Kournikova.
  • The mobsters consider putting a horse head in Krusty's bed, ala The Godfather.
• Krustylu Studios Executive Office
  • Krusty has duetted with Harvey Fierstein
  • Krusty brought a cabinet from Glen Campbell
  • Krusty got given a coffee table from Jason Hervey
• Booty Cruise! is a homage to "House Party 2
• Krusty Almighty! is a pun of Bruce Almighty
• MyKrustyFriendSpace.com is a parody of MySpace
• Krusty steals Bob Hope's jokes
• Krusty's Magazine Rack!
  • Hooter's Digest is a pun of Reader's Digest
  • National Pornographic is a pun of National Geographic
  • Booty and the Beast is a pun on Beauty and the Beast
• Dark Side of the Moonpie and its cover art is a parody of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
• Greetings from Krustyland and its cover art parodies Bruce Springsteen's Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
• When Yiddish Upon A Star is a pun of When You Wish Upon a Star
• Water Chimps are a pun on Sea-Monkeys

Yes, Virginia, there is a Krusty the Clown

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 their 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

• Sophie and her mother appear (Insane Clown Poppy)
• Krusty refers to having Kent Brockman's Danish (Bart Gets Famous)
• Apu is chief of the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department (Homer the Heretic)
• Krusty's tricycle is used again (Homie the Clown)
• Krusty struggles to remember Bart (Insane Clown Poppy)
• Fat Tony's crime rivals are mentioned (Insane Clown Poppy)
• Various Krusty merchandise.