Elementary School Musical/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 22 Episode References
← 464 "Judge Me Tender"	465 "Elementary School Musical"	"Loan-a Lisa" 466 →

Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a pun on the High School Musical movie series.
• There is also an episode of South Park entitled "Elementary School Musical".
• The opening title screen gag pays homage to the Partridge Family.
• The chalkboard gag is a reference to the film Inception.
• The cast of Glee sing a take on The Beach Boys song, "Good Vibrations".
• Sprooklyn is a parody of Brooklyn, a district of New York City.
• Sprubway is a parody of Subway, a sandwich shop.
• Dregs is possibly a parody of Greggs, a bakery in the UK.
• Krusty having a Super Bowl nip-slip, using a child as a shield and appearing on The Electric Company is similar to the character Greg Stillson from The Dead Zone.
• Spider-Man, the Marvel superhero, appears in this episode.
• When Stephen Hawking says "A Brief History of Rhyme", it is a parody of "A Brief History of Time". Additionally there is also an album by MC Hawking entitled "A Brief History of Rhyme: MC Hawking's Greatest Hits".
• When Lisa gets back from Proforming Arts Camp, in band class, the School Band playing "My Country Tis Of Thee" and Lisa interupting by playing Jazz is a reference to the Season 1 Ep. Moaning Lisa, and maybe the Opening Sequence.

Goofs

• Kent Brockman says that Krusty joins the likes of Gandhi as a Nobel Peace Prize winner. However, Gandhi did not receive the award.
• Springfield Airport's sign reads "Springfirld Airport".
• When Lisa meets Lea Michele and Cory Monteith, her saxophone disappears.

International premieres

• "Elementary School Musical" premiered on 7 October 2010 in the UK.