Bart the Fink/References

References/Trivia

Season 7 Episode References

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Cultural references

Tacomat (and its parking-lot location) are a reference to Fotomat, a retail photo-finishing chain that was in operation from the mid-1960s to late 1980s and was known for its drive-through kiosks located in parking lots.
The song Handsome Pete is shown playing is The Sailor's Hornpipe. This piece of music is widely recognized as the theme from the world's longest-running children's TV series, British children's magazine show Blue Peter, which started in 1958 and is still going to this day, via the BBC.
The appearance and speaking characteristics, including the laugh, of the representative of the Cayman Islands Offshore Holding Corporation are modeled on Sydney Greenstreet.
The popcorn Krusty is cooking on the stove is Jiffy Pop
Bart's flip book check series is of the Hindenburg disaster; the title of the series is "Oh the Humanity", the iconic phrase spoken by Herbert Morrison (announcer) describing it in the live newscast at the time.
Krusty's plane, "i'm-on-a-Rolla Gay" is a reference to the Enola Gay, the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
The song Krusty mentions that contains lyrics like "When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie," and to which he did not have rights, is "That's Amore".
Captain McCallister says "Yarr, I got some customers. Call me back, Ishmael"; a reference to the opening line of Moby-Dick, "Call me Ishmael."

The episode reveals that Jimbo Jones' real name is "Corky" and that Principal Skinner's mother's first name is Agnes.
There has been more than one Aunt Hortense in the Simpson and Bouvier families. In the Season 2 episode "Bart Gets Hit by a Car", Bart is on an escalator to Heaven and he sees an old lady on a cloud and says, "Aunt Hortense!"
The seltzer-spraying garden fountain on Krusty's estate is of Krusty in dance pose and showing him wearing ballet slippers.
People sitting on the stage at Krusty's funeral include: Sideshow Raheem, Tina Ballerina, Mr. Teeny, Luke Perry, and Corporal Punishment.
At Krusty's funeral, one of the people attending is writer John Swartzwelder with a Kermit the Frog puppet on his hand.
Krusty's epitaph is the ominously unsettling "See Ya Real Soon, Kids!"
The wreath behind the microphone has the ironic inscription "Krusty-You can never be replaced" sent by "LAFS," and giving their phone number.
Bart wears a black armband in mourning.
IRS Agent Tom Stovak's character design was modeled on lawyer Alan Dershowitz. Alan Dershowitz had also previously been the model for Lionel Hutz's co-council Albert Dershman. ("'Round Springfield")

In the promo picture with Bob Newhart, Kent Brockman has brown hair.
When Krusty is talking to Bart about how low he has sunk, his beard is drawn over the top of his liquor bottle for a few frames.
When Bart learns that Krusty is going to jail and hangs his head, only one of his pupils move downwards making him look wall-eyed.

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