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Cultural references[edit]

• The episode's title is a pun on Rosie O'Donnell's nickname "The Queen of Nice", who was famous for hosting the daytime talk show The Rosie O'Donnell Show.

The Clown Artists Agency name and headquarters parody those of the Creative Artists Agency

• The Clown Artists Agency is a pun on the Creative Artists Agency (CAA), an American talent and sports agency. The Clown Artists Agency headquarters is identical to that of the CAA, located in Century City, Los Angeles.
• According to Ron Rabinowitz, Krusty lost all his money in "non-funny TV shows" (NFTs), making a pun on the non-fungible token investment assets.
• Krusty uses Cameo, a real video-sharing website.
  • When talking to Jacob, Krusty uses the word shanda, a Yiddish word used in English for "shame" or "disgrace".
• The "infinity toilet" parodies the infinity pool usually seen in luxurious places.
• Krusty entertains at a party hosted by Kelly Clarkson. Krusty says "we all won singing contests 20 years ago", referencing Clarkson winning the first season of American Idol.
• The other mansions in Affluence Acres belong to Rachael Ray, Wendy Williams, and Dr. Phil.
• Lindsey Naegle tells Krusty that there's always place on TV for a Regis, a cranky but lovable sexless grandpa, referencing Regis Philbin.
• "Low" by Flo Rida plays several times through the episode.
• Petmaxx is a pun on TJ Maxx, an American discount department store chain. The products sold at the store include:
  • Soylent Fetch and Soylent Canine, a reference to the name of the 1973 American dystopian thriller Soylent Green.
  • Jimmy Kibble's is a reference to TV host Jimmy Kimmel.
  • Pet-Degree is a reference to Pedigree Petfoods.
  • Nectar of the Dogs is a pun on Nectar of the Gods.
• Marge's ideas for a daytime show include:
  • Make Instagram dogs test dog food.
  • Celebrities reading nice tweets about other celebrities.
  • "Tweens explain TikToks to carpool moms."
• Viacalm is a parody of Viacom, an American mass media and entertainment conglomerate. It's a division of Warmer Brothers, a parody of Warner Bros..
• Krusty's new show, Krusty, is a parody of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, with Krusty parodying Ellen DeGeneres.
• Lindsey Naegle says that the audience will dance to clean versions of Pitbull songs and go home with a free copy of a The Real Housewives memoir.
• Sideshow Mel acts as "MC Hairbone", a pun on rapper MC Hammer.
• On his show, Krusty does the Floss dance.
• Krust+ is a parody of Disney+. The show having more than 700 episodes is a reference to The Simpsons.

Krusty's cover on Time with the phrase "Yep, I'm Nice" is a parody of the April 1997 edition of the same magazine featuring Ellen DeGeneres, in which she came out as a lesbian with the phrase "Yep, I'm Gay"

• Krusty appeared on the covers of The Hollywood Reporter, GQ, Time, and Variety.
  • The cover on Time magazine shows Krusty with the phrase "Yep, I'm Nice". This is a parody of a 1997 cover of Time featuring Ellen DeGeneres with the phrase "Yep, I'm Gay" when she came out as a lesbian
• When pulling Marge's ideas off the wall, Lindsey Naegle asks if "this is Corden", referencing The Late Late Show with James Corden with TV host James Corden. She later asks the same question for Jimmy Fallon, who hosts The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
• Pre-K Pop is a pun on Pre-kindergarten, also known as Pre-K, and K-pop music genre.
• The TV show TMI is a parody of the gossip news television show TMZ on TV.
• The software "Empty Gesture" was made by Microsoft.
• Krusty calls Judge Judy the richest TV star in the world. He then stars in a show that parodies Judge Judy.
• Drew Barrymore calls Marge for advice on The Drew Barrymore Show.
• Lindsey Naegle mentions trauma handed down since The Mike Douglas Show and long haul Kelly Ripas.

Continuity[edit]

• People seen in the audience include:
  • Wendy Sage. ("Lisa's Belly")
  • Rayshelle Peyton. ("My Octopus and a Teacher")