Fears of a Clown/References

== Trivia ==
* This is the fourth time Krusty is seen without his clown make-up. The first three times happened in "Krusty Gets Busted", "Dead Putting Society", and "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution".
* This is the second time in Season 29 when Bart causes a prank at school without warning others or at least with Marge being unaware. First being "Haw-Haw Land". The aforementioned episode had a chemical explosion and in this episode it it water in balloons.
* This episode was the last one to star József Székhelyi as the Hungarian voice of Homer prior to his death. It is also the last time in the Hungarian version for Balázs Simonyi to voice Bart, as Simonyi did not want to continue voicing the show without Székhelyi. Both of them are the original voices of Homer and Bart, voicing them since the first season. Székhelyi had been replaced for only one episode "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife". The temporary replacement was received outrageously by both the audience and local press.
**This episode was also the last program on FOX Hungary prior to its closure on May 1, 2018.
== Cultural References ==
* This episode's title is a reference to the song "The Tears of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, which has been previously referenced in "Clown in the Dumps" with the Tears of a Clown Counseling Center.
* One of the clowns scaring bystanders after a prank of Bart's in Springfield is an alternately coloured version of Pennywise the Dancing Clown from Stephen King's IT.
*Psycho Pstick could possibly be a reference to the comedy metal band, Psychostick.
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