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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: The title references ''Film/TheLastTemptationOfChrist''.
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* AsianBuckTeeth: Krusty does it when he goes back to stand-up comedy, showing how out-of-touch he is.
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* AsianBuckTeeth: Krusty does it wears some fake buck teeth to do an extremely racist imitation of a Chinese man when he goes back to stand-up comedy, showing how out-of-touch he is.
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** Krusty's anti-commercialism and anti-corporate stances, along with styling his hair in a ponytail, is a reference to Creator/GeorgeCarlin who styled his hair the same way later in his career and often had anti-capitalist, anti-consumerist and anti-commercialist overtones in his performance. The cigarette smoking also invokes Creator/BillHicks.
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** Krusty's anti-commercialism and anti-corporate stances, along with styling his hair in a ponytail, is a reference to Creator/GeorgeCarlin who styled his hair the same way later in his career and often had anti-capitalist, anti-consumerist and anti-commercialist overtones in his performance. The cigarette smoking also invokes Creator/BillHicks.Creator/BillHicks (interestingly the episode aired a few days before the 4th anniversary of Hicks's death).
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* DrunkenMontage: Krusty goes on "the bender to end all benders" after his stand-up act bombs
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* DrunkenMontage: Krusty goes on "the bender to end all benders" after his stand-up act bombsbombs.
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'''Bart''':''(flatly)''Oh.
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add another shoutout entry, comment out a ZCE
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* ShoutOut: Krusty's anti-commercialism and anti-corporate stances, along with styling his hair in a ponytail, is a reference to Creator/GeorgeCarlin who styled his hair the same way later in his career and often had anti-capitalist, anti-consumerist and anti-commercialist overtones in his performance. The cigarette smoking also invokes Creator/BillHicks.
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** Krusty's anti-commercialism and anti-corporate stances, along with styling his hair in a ponytail, is a reference to Creator/GeorgeCarlin who styled his hair the same way later in his career and often had anti-capitalist, anti-consumerist and anti-commercialist overtones in his performance. The cigarette smoking also invokesCreator/BillHicks.Creator/BillHicks.
** The Canyonero itself is modeled after the 1962-1991 Jeep Wagoneer, and the bit at the end with the flag parodies both the intro to ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'' and a mid-1980s commercial for the Jeep Cherokee, where it jumps right through a TV screen and into a family's living room.
** Krusty's anti-commercialism and anti-corporate stances, along with styling his hair in a ponytail, is a reference to Creator/GeorgeCarlin who styled his hair the same way later in his career and often had anti-capitalist, anti-consumerist and anti-commercialist overtones in his performance. The cigarette smoking also invokes
** The Canyonero itself is modeled after the 1962-1991 Jeep Wagoneer, and the bit at the end with the flag parodies both the intro to ''Series/{{Bonanza}}'' and a mid-1980s commercial for the Jeep Cherokee, where it jumps right through a TV screen and into a family's living room.
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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: A couple people thought Krusty died.
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* StylisticSuck: Krusty's comedy is a marvel of SoUnfunnyItsFunny, ranging from low-effort to stolen to outdated to outright racist.
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* StylisticSuck: Krusty's comedy is a marvel of SoUnfunnyItsFunny, ranging from low-effort to stolen to outdated to outright flat-out racist.
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'''Original air date''': February 22, 1998
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'''Original air date''': February 22, 1998
date:''' 2/22/1998 ''(produced in 1997)''
'''Production code:''' 5F10
'''Production code:''' 5F10
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* OrphanedSetup: Kent Brockman fills in for Krusty as if he's narrating his newscast, teasing a story explaining why "a local moron threw his clock out the window." [[note]]Because he wanted to see time fly.[[/note]]
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Krusty's outdated and offensive comedy act fails to impress the audience.
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Krusty's outdated and offensive comedy act fails to impress the audience. ([[OnlyOneFindsItFun Except Bart]].)
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-->'''Jay Leno:''' What's he gonna do next? A flapping dickie?
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-->'''Jay Leno:''' What's he gonna do next? [[TheFlappingDickey A flapping dickie?dickie?]]
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* CouchGag: The couch is a trough filled with water, and the Simpsons, on fire, rush in and sit on the couch to extinguish the fire.
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* CouchGag: The couch is a trough filled with water, and the Simpsons, on fire, rush in and sit on the couch to extinguish the fire.
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* DrunkenMontage: Krusty goes on "the bender to end all benders" after his stand-up act bombs
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* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: In-universe, Sideshow Mel believes that any publicity (for Krusty) means good publicity. Krusty disagrees and calls Mel an idiot.
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* YourAnswerToEverything: When Krusty is feeling sad after his flopped stand-up act, Mr. Teeny offers him a banana to cheer him up. Krusty refuses, citing this trope as his reasoning.
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* SpitTake: Marge at the comedy show when Creator/JaneaneGarofalo opened her act with, "I got my period today."
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* SpitTake: Marge at the comedy show when Creator/JaneaneGarofalo opened her act with, "I got my period today."today".
* StopSayingThat: Krusty's hairband shoots off whenever the ad guys tell him that the Canyonero is free. As he throws them out of the cafe, they tell him again, prompting the hairband to fly off again and him to yell this at them.
* StopSayingThat: Krusty's hairband shoots off whenever the ad guys tell him that the Canyonero is free. As he throws them out of the cafe, they tell him again, prompting the hairband to fly off again and him to yell this at them.
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* ShoutOut: Krusty's anti-commercialism and anti-corporate stances, along with styling his hair in a ponytail, is a reference to Creator/GeorgeCarlin who styled his hair the same way later in his career and often had anti-capitalist, anti-consumerist and anti-commercialist overtones in his performance.
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* ShoutOut: Krusty's anti-commercialism and anti-corporate stances, along with styling his hair in a ponytail, is a reference to Creator/GeorgeCarlin who styled his hair the same way later in his career and often had anti-capitalist, anti-consumerist and anti-commercialist overtones in his performance. The cigarette smoking also invokes Creator/BillHicks.
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* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: Krusty's offensive Asian impression ("ME SO SOLLY!") is complete with him putting in [[AsianBuckTeeth fake teeth]]. Only Bart approves.
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* AsianBuckTeeth: Krusty does it when he goes back to stand-up comedy, showing how out-of-touch he is.
* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: Krusty's offensive Asian impression ("ME SO SOLLY!") is complete with him putting in[[AsianBuckTeeth fake teeth]].teeth. Only Bart approves.
* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: Krusty's offensive Asian impression ("ME SO SOLLY!") is complete with him putting in
* MoneyToBurn: At his first new stand-up show, Krusty burns a dollar bill out of protest. Chief Wiggum inquisitively asks "isn't that illegal?"
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* SellOut: Krusty gets applauded for being an anti-establishment comedian, but when he strikes a deal with Canyonero to blatantly promote their product during his shows he is perceived as a sell-out. Krusty, however, likes the fact that he is back on top in show business better than remaining true to his ideals.
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* SellOut: Krusty gets applauded for being reinvents himself as an anti-establishment comedian, but when he strikes stand-up comedian. While being applauded at first, Krusty eventually is offered a deal with Canyonero to blatantly promote their lot of cash for endorsing the product "Canyonero" during his stage shows. As the shows become blatant ProductPlacement Krusty is accused of being a sell-out, but he is perceived as a sell-out. Krusty, however, likes the fact that he is gladly gives up his former ideals to get back on top in show business better than remaining true to business.
-->'''Krusty''': I learned something about myself tonight, kid. It's not comedy that's in my blood, it's selling out.
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-->'''Krusty''': I learned something about myself tonight, kid. It's not comedy that's in my blood, it's selling out.
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* BreadEggsMilkSquick: One line for the Canyonero jingle is "Top of the line in utility sports. Unexplained fires are a matter for the courts."
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* TheDeadRiseToAdvertiseTheComicallySerious: Creator/StevenWright walks up to the mike and simply says: "I finally got around to reading the dictionary. Turns out the zebra did it." ''(Homer is the only person who doesn't laugh)''.
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* IThoughtYouWereDead: Discussed, when devoted fan Bart asked why Krusty isn't among the other comedians, some thought he was dead, much to Bart's annoyance.
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* IThoughtYouWereDead: Discussed, when devoted fan Bart asked why Krusty isn't among the other comedians, some thought he was dead, much to Bart's annoyance.
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* IThoughtYouWereDead: Discussed, when devoted fan Bart asked why ItsBeenDone: Krusty isn't among tests his first batch of new observational material on the other comedians, family:
-->'''Krusty''': Hello. I'm a real person. And as a real person, I've made somethought he was dead, much to Bart's annoyance.humorous observations about real life. For example, have you ever noticed how there are two phone books... a white one and a yellow one? Like... what's the deal with that?
-->'''Lisa''': One's residential and one's business.
-->'''Krusty''':...Oh... well... that makes sense...uh...I mean what will they think of next? Blue pages?
-->'''Marge''': They have those. Those are government listings.
-->'''Krusty''':...Oh...I see...
-->'''Krusty''': Hello. I'm a real person. And as a real person, I've made some
-->'''Lisa''': One's residential and one's business.
-->'''Krusty''':...Oh... well... that makes sense...uh...I mean what will they think of next? Blue pages?
-->'''Marge''': They have those. Those are government listings.
-->'''Krusty''':...Oh...I see...
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* {{Hypocrite}}: As Homer, Marge, and Bart drive home from Moe's, where Krusty premiered his new "tell it like it is" routine:
--> '''Homer:''' I'm gonna be just like Krusty and tell it like it is. Marge, you're getting a little fat around the old thighs.
--> '''Bart:''' Dad!
--> '''Homer:''' You too, Bart.
--> '''Marge''' Oh, knock it off, Homer, you're the fattest one in the car!
--> '''Homer:''' You didn't have to tell it like it is, Marge.
--> '''Homer:''' I'm gonna be just like Krusty and tell it like it is. Marge, you're getting a little fat around the old thighs.
--> '''Bart:''' Dad!
--> '''Homer:''' You too, Bart.
--> '''Marge''' Oh, knock it off, Homer, you're the fattest one in the car!
--> '''Homer:''' You didn't have to tell it like it is, Marge.
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* AsHimself: In addition to Creator/JayLeno, the episode also features standups Creator/StevenWright, Creator/JaneaneGarofalo, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Bruce Baum, as well as an original song by Music/HankWilliamsJr.
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* AsHimself: In addition to Creator/JayLeno, the episode also features standups Creator/StevenWright, Creator/JaneaneGarofalo, Bobcat Goldthwait, Creator/BobcatGoldthwait, and Bruce Baum, as well as an original song by Music/HankWilliamsJr.
