Pop! Goes the Career/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

Cultural references

• The title spoofs the name of the children's song "Pop Goes the Weasel".
• Bart's pop star title "Tori Missouri" is a parody of Hannah Montana from the Disney sitcom Hannah Montana.
• Bart says "Don't have a Cowell, man", referencing Simon Cowell.
• When Sherri is wearing the Malibu Stacy wig, she says that she feels like "one of the real L.A. housewives", a reference to The Real Housewives franchise.
• Bart sings "Jingle Bells" with the parody lyrics involving Batman and Robin from DC Comics.
• Baines tells Milhouse that Bart's career will end "Ashlee Simpson bad".
• Baines refers to Bart as "Fatdonna", a reference to Madonna.

Continuity

• When Bart hides from the crowds after his accident in the parade concert, he remarks to himself that he was humiliated in front of thousands of people and wants to forget it ever happened, unaware that on the wall behind him is a poster showing him as "Baby Stinkbreath". ("Barting Over")