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Cultural references
- The episode's title is a pun on the TV series Early Edition.
- The Itchy & Scratchy Show's episode title "The Glass Moan-agerie" pun on Tennessee Williams's play "The Glass Menagerie".
- Lindsey Naegle tells Krusty the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is not approving The Itchy & Scratchy Show humor.
- Mattel and Mars Bar Quick Energy Chocobot Hour are a parody of Transformers. The name is also a reference to the toy maker Mattel and the chocolate brand Mars bar.
- American radio broadcaster Paul Harvey participates in Krusty's show.
Bart imitates James Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice when he turns his chair to face Lisa
- Bart imitates James Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice when he turns his chair to face Lisa.
- He also calls Lisa "Octopussy", a reference to another of Bond's films, Octopussy.
- Bart reads the comic Archie on the newspaper, and mentions Archie Andrews and Jughead Jones, two of the main characters from the series.
- Kent Brockman's sister worked at CNN as a Washington, D.C. correspondent.
- The trophies Kent Brockman has won include parodies of the Emmy Awards and BAFTA Awards. One of his prizes was given by the Del Monte Foods company, whose logo can be seen.
- The song "Turn! Turn! Turn!" by The Byrds is heard when Kent is on the carousel.
- The song "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" by The Kingston Trio is heard during Joe Banks report on the "Bart's People" segment.
- Both "Turn! Turn! Turn!" and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" were written by Pete Seeger.
- One of Lisa's reports is about the Union Pacific Railroad, the second largest railroad in the United States.
- At the Veterans of Popular Wars building, the elders are making US flags using clothes. Bart says that the flags may content the name of the clothing company Jordach.
Trivia
- Bart mispronounces Kearney's name on air (instead of saying "kur-nee", he pronounces it the way it's spelled), suggesting that he is reading from cue cards and that the news broadcast is live and open to errors.
- Syndication shortens the scene where Nelson makes flatulent sounds with his armpit on camera, then switches cameras to continue making the sounds.
- When Marge complains about Mojo's health, Homer says, "What do you want? His cholesterol's through the roof." The closed captioning keeps the latter, but replaces, "What do you want?" with "Give him a break, Marge".
Goofs
- When Bart was pounding on the door of Willie's shack, the colors of his shoes are reversed.
- When Apu's monkey first sticks his hand out from behind the cash register, there is a wide gap between the register and his arm, making it look detached from his body.
- At the Veterans Of Popular Wars Hall, Jasper Beardly's sleeve turns from green to gray for a frame.
Continuity
- Clips of Bart in an anchorman's chair taken from this episode were reused 4/2/06 during the original airing of the episode "Million-Dollar Abie" to announce the upcoming film The Simpsons Movie.
- Lisa mentions that she and Nelson used to date ("Lisa's Date with Density"), and that is part of the reason he was part of the Kidz Newz team.
