Jazzy and the Pussycats/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

• The title of the episode is a reference to Josie and the Pussycats, a fictional cartoon rock band.
• The White Stripes sequence is identical in style to their music video for "The Hardest Button to Button". The two are also wearing the same outfits they were in the video. The guitar Jack is playing in the episode is his famous JB Hutto Montgomery Airline.
• Other songs heard include "Take Five", by Dave Brubeck and "Killer Joe", by Benny Golson.
• At Jazzy Goodtimes, Ralph Wiggum plays a Fisher-Price Corn Popper.
• The Jazzy Goodtimes club is a facsimile of the House of Blues nightclub on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, Ca.
• Moe calls the Titanic unsinkable in the box office.
• The couch gag references the King Homer segment from Treehouse of Horror III which in turn spoofs King Kong.
• A mentioned jazz musician shares the name CSI: Miami.
• At the beginning of the jazz benefit they play "Caravan" by Duke Ellington.