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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 Nobel Prize nomination are written in 5 Languages:

• "Arts Education" is a parody of "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys.
• 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 Performing Arts Camp, in band class, the School Band playing "My Country Tis Of Thee" and Lisa interrupting by playing Jazz is a reference to the Season 1 episode "Moaning Lisa", and possibly 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.
• When Lisa meets Lea Michele and Cory Monteith, her saxophone disappears.
• When Marge is driving Lisa home from Sprooklyn, she looks up at a mural Ethan and Kurt have painted. When this mural is reflected into the car window - the reflection is the wrong way round.

International premieres

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