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Cultural references

• This is the third episode with the title parodying the film A Star Is Born, the other two being "A Star Is Burns" and "A Star Is Born-Again".
• The couch gag is a parody of the opening of the television sitcom Get Smart
• When Bart hits Lisa with a chicken bone, Bart says "Praise the Lord!", in a Martin Luther King style.
• Li'l Starmaker is a parody of American Idol and this is even referenced in the episode ("Not affiliated with American Idol; we've never even heard of American Idol").
• This episode seems to draw heavily from Al Jolson's The Jazz Singer.
• The city Sideshow Mel asks about during "I'm Talkin' Springfield" is Jacksonville.
• Homer's line "Everything I did, I did for you" is a reference to a song from Gypsy, a musical about a vicious stage parent.
• Cameron's character could be seen as a parody of the American Idol contestant Clay Aiken.

Trivia

• When Milhouse sings his first line "When a man loves a woman", Lenny and Carl questions his sexuality, causing Milhouse to walk off.
• Homer once again shows his talents as a musician (he use to be a part of the Be Sharps).
• Lurleen Lumpkin can be seen standing in the mall audience.
• Lisa was the only family member who did not get food poisoning.

Goofs

• There are not enough lines on Lisa's note paper to cover the entire of the lyrics to the song "I'm Talkin' Springfield".
• At the end of Lisa's performance, Lenny and Carl have gray hair.