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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The episode title is a | + | *The episode title is a reference to ''{{W|Brown v. Board of Education}}''. |
| + | *[[Krusty]] says that {{W|Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court}} justice is now "the most despised profession in America." | ||
| + | *Krusty and [[Sideshow Mel]] perform a parody of ''{{W|Romeo and Juliet}}''. | ||
| + | *Krusty says "To pie, or not to pie? That is no question!", a parody of the line "{{W|To be, or not to be}}", the opening line of ''{{W|Hamlet}}''. | ||
| + | *The network executive says that kids prefer [[TikTok]] and [[InstaGram]]. | ||
| + | *One of the clowns mentions that parents found out {{W|Ovaltine}} was just sugared mud. | ||
| + | *[[Scuzzo]] says that all the clowns have gotten out of being TV clowns, and lists the cast of ''[[The View]]'' as among them. The picture of the cast included: [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Sara Haines]], [[Alyssa Farah Griffin]], [[Ana Navarro]], [[Joy Behar]], and [[Sunny Hostin]]. | ||
| + | *Krusty bought an elephant from {{W|Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus|Barnum & Bailey's}} after an unfavorable documentary about them aired. | ||
| + | *[[Lisa]] was reading the book ''[[You Aren't There God, I Give Up, Margaret]]'', a parody of ''{{W|Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.}}'' | ||
| + | *The In Memorial segment also featured [[Alec Guinness]] and [[Carol Channing]]. | ||
| + | *[[Rainier Wolfcastle]] tells [[Dieter Wolfcastle|Dieter]] that he'll get him a new {{W|Lamborghini}}. | ||
| + | *The wall of Great Educators in [[The Herschel Krustofsky School for the Clowning Arts]] has pictures of: | ||
| + | **Italian physician and educator [[Maria Montessori]]. | ||
| + | **[[Gabe Kotter]], from the TV series ''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]''. | ||
| + | **{{Ch|Jack Black}}, who played Dewey Finn in the movie ''{{W|School of Rock}}''. | ||
| + | **{{Ch|Michelle Pfeiffer}}, who played {{W|LouAnne Johnson}} in ''{{W|Dangerous Minds}}''. | ||
| + | **[[Clip It]], a parody of [[Clippy]], the {{W|Microsoft Office}} {{W|Office Assistant|Assistant}}. | ||
| + | *The kids in the clown music class perform "{{W|The Stars and Stripes Forever}}" by {{W|John Philip Sousa}}. | ||
| + | *Dieter Wolfcastle performs "{{W|Yakety Sax}}" by {{W|Boots Randolph}} during Talent Night. | ||
| + | *[[Louie]] drives a {{W|Nissan Leaf}}. | ||
| − | {{ | + | == Trivia == |
| + | *The check that Rainier Wolfcastle hands Krusty has the date 05/14/2023 on, the same day the episode aired in the [[USA]]. | ||
| + | *Krusty says that [[Hyman Krustofsky]] lived to be 97. | ||
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| + | == Continuity == | ||
| + | *In the [[title screen gag]], [[The Fat in the Hat]] ("[[Treehouse of Horror XXIV]]") flies across the opening titles on a unicycle with wings attached. | ||
| + | *{{ap|Nigel|Moho House}} was seen in the audience for ''[[The Krusty the Clown Show]]''. ("[[Moho House]]") | ||
| + | *[[Krusto]] is seen at [[Mussel & Flanks]] with the other clowns. ("[[Not It]]") | ||
| + | *One of the pictures on the wall of Mussel & Flanks is of [[Tootso]]. ("{{ap|Krusty the Clown|episode}}") | ||
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| + | [[Category:Trivia]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Continuity]] | ||
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Cultural references[edit]
- The episode title is a reference to Brown v. Board of Education.
- Krusty says that Supreme Court justice is now "the most despised profession in America."
- Krusty and Sideshow Mel perform a parody of Romeo and Juliet.
- Krusty says "To pie, or not to pie? That is no question!", a parody of the line "To be, or not to be", the opening line of Hamlet.
- The network executive says that kids prefer TikTok and InstaGram.
- One of the clowns mentions that parents found out Ovaltine was just sugared mud.
- Scuzzo says that all the clowns have gotten out of being TV clowns, and lists the cast of The View as among them. The picture of the cast included: Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Ana Navarro, Joy Behar, and Sunny Hostin.
- Krusty bought an elephant from Barnum & Bailey's after an unfavorable documentary about them aired.
- Lisa was reading the book You Aren't There God, I Give Up, Margaret, a parody of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
- The In Memorial segment also featured Alec Guinness and Carol Channing.
- Rainier Wolfcastle tells Dieter that he'll get him a new Lamborghini.
- The wall of Great Educators in The Herschel Krustofsky School for the Clowning Arts has pictures of:
- Italian physician and educator Maria Montessori.
- Gabe Kotter, from the TV series Welcome Back, Kotter.
- Jack Black, who played Dewey Finn in the movie School of Rock.
- Michelle Pfeiffer, who played LouAnne Johnson in Dangerous Minds.
- Clip It, a parody of Clippy, the Microsoft Office Assistant.
- The kids in the clown music class perform "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa.
- Dieter Wolfcastle performs "Yakety Sax" by Boots Randolph during Talent Night.
- Louie drives a Nissan Leaf.
Trivia[edit]
- The check that Rainier Wolfcastle hands Krusty has the date 05/14/2023 on, the same day the episode aired in the USA.
- Krusty says that Hyman Krustofsky lived to be 97.
Continuity[edit]
- In the title screen gag, The Fat in the Hat ("Treehouse of Horror XXIV") flies across the opening titles on a unicycle with wings attached.
- Nigel was seen in the audience for The Krusty the Clown Show. ("Moho House")
- Krusto is seen at Mussel & Flanks with the other clowns. ("Not It")
- One of the pictures on the wall of Mussel & Flanks is of Tootso. ("Krusty the Clown")
