Krusty's 11/References
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Cultural references
- The title is a reference to the 1960 film Ocean's 11, which was remade in 2001. Other references to the film include:
- The plot of Deuces Wild, featuring the robbery of a string of Vegas casinos.
- Gino Crocetti is a parody of Dean Martin, who starred in the original film.
- Martin's birth name was Dino Paul Crocetti.
- Martin was a singer as well as actor and was known to be a womanizer, as is Crocetti.
- Krusty not having a starring part in the film may be a reference to Joey Bishop, who, out of the five "Rat Pack" members, had the smallest role in the film, and is largely the most forgotten member of the group. Bishop was also a comedian.
- The Krusty the Clown Show sketch is a reference to the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, killer of President John F. Kennedy, with Rainer Wolfcastle taking the role of his killer Jack Ruby (using a pie instead of a gun).
- Rainier Wolfcastle is starring in "yet another version of Anna and the King of Siam.
- Comic Book Guy plans to marry Jennifer Love Hewitt.