The Clown Stays in the Picture/References
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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a reference to the film producer and one-time guest star Robert Evans autobiography The Kid Stays in the Picture.
- In one of Marc Maron podcasts, he interviewed Loudon Wainwright III.
- Late '80s High concept movies posters seen:
- Beverly Hills Boot Camp, a possible parody of Troop Beverly Hills.
- Spy Babies, a parody of Spy Kids
- The Leprechaun Clause
- Nerd Mom
- Nun-Jas, a portmanteau of "nun" and "ninjas".
- Basketball Dolphin
- Karate Lawyer
- Pope and a Half
- Robo-Bladers
- My Uncle the Nephew
- Good Cop, Dog Cop is a reference to Good cop/bad cop.
- The restaurant Krusty works at, Morton's, is modeled after The Ivy.
- Celebrities at the restaurant:
- A producer of the movies mentions Stanley Kubrick.
- Crew members of the movie The Sands of Space include John Nelson and Christian Slater.
- The scene in the movie where the crew goes off to save Homer is a reference to Mad Max: Fury Road.
- Annie Leibovitz taking a picture in a bathtub full of milk is a reference to a famous photo of Whoopie Goldberg in such tub.
- The El Bozo Loco theater is a parody of the El Pollo Loco restaurant chain.
Trivia
- The numbers of Marc Maron's podcasts are numbered after Season 30's production numbers.
- Troy McClure appears on the cover of Premiere magazine.
- The episode was dedicated in memory of former production manager Trista H. Navarro, who died on February 6, 12 days before the episode aired.
