Insane Clown Poppy/References

==Cultural references==
*The episode title is a parody of the hip hop group Insane Clown Posse (as is Krusty's line to "get down with the clown," which, in Insane Clown Posse culture means, "to be a fan of the Insane Clown Posse.")
*Krusty's walk through the desert storm is from The French Lieutenant's Woman.
**In addition, Krusty when doing his USO Comedy Tour was seen holding a golf club, referring to a trademark of real-life USO comedian Bob Hope, where he often has a golf club with him on the stage during his sketches, where he always makes a swing whenever his jokes are well-received.
**When stating that because he saved Saddam Hussein's life, he saved his baseball bit, he then rattles off "Husssein's on First, Ayatollah's on second and..." before being throttled by a very angry Erin, referring to Abbott and Costello’s "" comedy routine.
***In addition, aside from obviously referring to Hussein himself, the other name in the baseball bit was a reference to , the Islamic dictator of Iran.
*Stephen King tells Marge that he's working on a biography of Benjamin Franklin where Franklin uses electricity to "torture small animals and green mountain men." The latter is a reference to the Green Mountain Boys, a militia organization led by Ethan Allen which fought in the American Revolutionary War.
*The kids being scared of Christopher Walken as he's reading to them Goodnight Moon references how the actor in real life is often type-cast for roles dealing with psychopathic horror villains among others.
==Goofs==
*When Ned Flanders is on the beach, he is of an average build, with visible body fat. Earlier and later episodes that feature him shirtless depict him as being very physically fit with a pronounced six-pack. 
*When Krusty stops Erin from assassinating Saddam and she retaliates by strangling him, she is mysteriously wearing red shoes. This may not be a goof, but wearing such bright red shoes in the situation, defeats the purpose of having camouflage.
*When Krusty goes to give Fat Tony Sophie's violin, the case has a sticker on it with her name, but when Krusty and Homer go to steal it back, the case is stickerless. Fat Tony could have torn it off after he takes it.
*Stephen King somehow knew Marge's name, despite Marge not telling him who she was. She could've told him in a previous book fair, saw him at a book signing that happened off-screen, or could have written him fan letters.
== Trivia ==
*Former Saturday Night Live cast member Jay Mohr is credited for voicing Christopher Walken (the real Christopher Walken was originally cast for that role, but was replaced due to a pay dispute). Mohr, during his short stint on SNL in the mid-1990s, was known for his Christopher Walken impression, while Walken himself hosted SNL seven times: 1990 (during the 15th [1989-1990] season), 1992 (during the 18th [1992-1993] season), 1996 (during the 21st [1995-1996] season), 2000 (during the 25th [1999-2000] season), 2001 (during the 26th [2000-2001] season), 2003 (during the 28th [2002-2003] season), and 2008 (during the 33rd [2007-2008] season).
*Originally, Homer was supposed to discover that he had a daughter from another woman out of wedlock. However, Al Jean didn't like the idea (and, much like Principal Skinner being Armin Tamazarian in "The Principal and the Pauper", would have caught the ire of fans and critics for messing with show and character continuity) and changed it to Krusty the Clown (who, coincidentally, was supposed to be Homer's secret identity to show that Bart cared more about Krusty the Clown than he did his own father, but was similarly rejected for causing continuity issues) being Sophie's long-lost father.
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