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* [[When Yiddish Upon A Star]] is a pun of {{w|When You Wish Upon a Star}} | * [[When Yiddish Upon A Star]] is a pun of {{w|When You Wish Upon a Star}} | ||
* Water Chimps are a pun on {{w|Sea-Monkeys}} | * Water Chimps are a pun on {{w|Sea-Monkeys}} | ||
| + | ===Yes, Virginia, there is a Krusty the Clown=== | ||
| + | The letter asking about whether Krusty is real is a reference to {{w|Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus}}, a letter from 1897 by a eight year old girl who begins to doubt Santa's existence. | ||
| + | *The writer of the letter to Krusty is [[Virginia O'Hanrahan]], the original was written by Virginia O'Hanlon | ||
| + | *The letter to Krusty uses the following lines from the original: | ||
| + | **I am eight years old | ||
| + | **Some of my little friends say their is no (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown) | ||
| + | **Papa says, "if (you see it in "The Sun"/Kent Brockman says it on "Springfield Action News"), it's so" | ||
| + | **Please tell me the truth, is there really a (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown)? | ||
| + | *The response by Miss Pennycandy is similar to the original also, changing the examples to Krusty related items | ||
| + | **Yes Virginia there is a (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown). He exists as certainly as (Love, generosity and devotion/various Krusty brand items) | ||
| + | **Alas! How dreary would be the world if there was no (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown)! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias | ||
| + | **Not believe in (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown)! You might as well not believe in fairies | ||
| + | **A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay ten times ten-thousand years from now (he will continue to make glad the/his estate will continue to make a percentage on goods targeted at the very) heart of childhood. | ||
==Continuity == | ==Continuity == | ||
Revision as of 21:35, December 24, 2010
Cultural References
- Mentioned in "Krusty's Top 40"
- John and Yoko are said to have co-hosted the show for a week.
- Krusty considers J. Fred Muggs as the greatest chimp sidekick ever.
- Number 17 in the list is Johnnie Walker and Captain Morgan.
- His number 22 is the Borscht Belt, also known as the Jewish Alps.
- One of the entries is the Ed Ames "hatchet in the crotch" clip from The Tonight Show
- He likes the "drunken genius" of Foster Brooks
- Krusty says Dean Martin is the world's greatest straight man, and also mentions Jerry Lewis.
- Krusty calls Matt Groening's comic strip, Life in Hell, funny.
- Santa Anita is Krusty's favourite park.
- A day in the Life of Krusty the Clown
- Krusty mentions the stalking of Anna Kournikova.
- The mobsters consider putting a horse head in Krusty's bed, ala The Godfather.
- Krustylu Studios Executive Office
- Krusty has duetted with Harvey Fierstein
- Krusty brought a cabinet from Glen Campbell
- Krusty got given a coffee table from Jason Hervey
- Booty Cruise! is a homage to "House Party 2
- Krusty Almighty! is a pun of Bruce Almighty
- MyKrustyFriendSpace.com is a parody of MySpace
- Krusty steals Bob Hope's jokes
- Krusty's Magazine Rack!
- Hooter's Digest is a pun of Reader's Digest
- National Pornographic is a pun of National Geographic
- Booty and the Beast is a pun on Beauty and the Beast
- Dark Side of the Moonpie and its cover art is a parody of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon
- Greetings from Krustyland and its cover art parodies Bruce Springsteen's Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.
- When Yiddish Upon A Star is a pun of When You Wish Upon a Star
- Water Chimps are a pun on Sea-Monkeys
Yes, Virginia, there is a Krusty the Clown
The letter asking about whether Krusty is real is a reference to Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, a letter from 1897 by a eight year old girl who begins to doubt Santa's existence.
- The writer of the letter to Krusty is Virginia O'Hanrahan, the original was written by Virginia O'Hanlon
- The letter to Krusty uses the following lines from the original:
- I am eight years old
- Some of my little friends say their is no (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown)
- Papa says, "if (you see it in "The Sun"/Kent Brockman says it on "Springfield Action News"), it's so"
- Please tell me the truth, is there really a (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown)?
- The response by Miss Pennycandy is similar to the original also, changing the examples to Krusty related items
- Yes Virginia there is a (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown). He exists as certainly as (Love, generosity and devotion/various Krusty brand items)
- Alas! How dreary would be the world if there was no (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown)! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias
- Not believe in (Santa Claus/Krusty the Clown)! You might as well not believe in fairies
- A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay ten times ten-thousand years from now (he will continue to make glad the/his estate will continue to make a percentage on goods targeted at the very) heart of childhood.
Continuity
- Sophie and her mother appear (Insane Clown Poppy)
- Krusty refers to having Kent Brockman's Danish (Bart Gets Famous)
- Apu is chief of the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department (Homer the Heretic)
- Krusty's tricycle is used again (Homie the Clown)
- Krusty struggles to remember Bart (Insane Clown Poppy)
- Fat Tony's crime rivals are mentioned (Insane Clown Poppy)
- Various Krusty merchandise.
