The Clown Stays in the Picture/References

==Cultural References==
*Krusty's film adaptation of the fictional novel The Sands of Space is based on several sci-fi film flops from the 1970s and 1980s. The most obvious parallel is to the attempts to adapt the Frank Herbert novel . Krusty's film has several similarities to the by from the mid-1970s, as well as the 1984 film directed by . and were also cited as inspirations for the plot.
*The episode also obliquely references Jerry Lewis' failed vanity project .
*The director is a reference to , who not only worked on low-budget films but was initially offered the job of directing Dune before Jodorowsky. 
*One of the movie posters at the studio is for Pope and a Half, a reference to the 1993 film .
*The El Bozo Loco theater is a parody of the El Pollo Loco restaurant chain.
*The episode is dedicated in memory of Trista H. Navarro.
==Trivia==
*The title of this episode is a reference the Robert Evans memoir and its documentary adaptation "".
*The podcast episode numbers are numbered after Season 30 episodes of The Simpsons (YABF05, YABF06, etc.)
*Homer plays the role of a Krusty stunt double in the production of The Sands of Space (Homer played Krusty in "Homie the Clown" after going to clown school).
*This episode was rated TV-14 while it was rated TV-PG on Disney+.
==Goofs==
*In one scene, Herman has both of his arms, but later while handling TNT, he has only one.
== Censorship ==
On the premiere on November, 17th, 2022 Channel 4 cut these four scenes.
* Krusty humping the leg of a police chief actor was cut.
* One of the movie actors asking Marge to tell Krusty to "sod off" was cut.
* The movie actors "powdering up" was cut.
* One of the kidnappers shooting the Sea Captain in the leg was cut.
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