All About Lisa - Cultural References

Cultural References

• The episode's title and plot as well as certain elements and scenes are references to the film All About Eve.
• The pig dressed in the suit is Spider Pig from The Simpsons Movie.
• The Krustkateers are a reference to the Mouseketeers from The Mickey Mouse Club.
• The comic book Radioactive Man vs. Muhammad Ali is a parody of the 1978 comic book Superman vs. Muhammad Ali.
• Last Gasp with Krusty the Clown is a reference to Last Call with Carson Daly.
• The dance Nelson practises for Krusty's show is a parody of the famous routine from Flashdance.
• Sideshow Mel's narration breaks the fourth wall just before the advertisement break, saying, "Lisa didn't know it yet, but she had just dipped her first toe, into the business of show! And it is a business, as you will find out in three...two...one..."