The Krusty Book/References

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 {{w|When You Wish Upon a Star}]
• Water Chimps are a pun on Sea-Monkeys

Continuity

• Sophie and her mother appear (Insane Clown Poppy)
• Krusty refers to having Kent Brockman's danish (Bart Gets Famous)
• Apu is cheif 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.