History Trivia / TheSimpsonsS4E1KampKrusty

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** Krusty's mentions to Ivan Lendl (who retired in 1994) when he is in Wimbledon and questions of the reporters about an affair between he and Lady Di (who died in a car crash in 1997), clearly set this episode temporally in the early 1990s.
** When Kent Brockman comments that he has reported on Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, he was referring to the [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar 1964-75 American military involvement in Vietnam]] (a journalist old enough to have been based in South Vietnam in the 1960s and 70s would have long since retired by now), the 1979-89 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the 1991 Persian Gulf War, as well as possibly the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s (not the 2001 war in Afghanistan or the 2003 war in Iraq).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** This episode (along with season five's "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E2CapeFeare Cape Feare]]" and season 17's "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS17E1BonfireOfTheManatees Bonfire of the Manatees]]") was supposed to be the plot to a ''Simpsons'' movie. Sadly, the writers couldn't make any of these episodes compelling enough for a feature film and a proper ''Simpsons'' movie wouldn't come around until 2007.
** Mr. Black was meant to have more appearances in later episodes. He did appear in a couple of ''Simpsons'' comic book stories, but hasn't been brought back to the show (not even for [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS28E15KampKrustier the sequel episode]]). It's sad, considering that the show writers at the time loved Mr. Black and wanted to use him again.
* WriteWhatYouKnow: The episode was inspired by a staff member who worked as a teenager as a counselor in a summer camp and saw exposed live wires and other hazards. The producers said this episode was meant to relate to those who went to summer camps or took jobs in one.

** When Kent Brockman comments that he has reported on Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq, he was referring to the [[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar 1964-75 American military involvement in Vietnam]] (a journalist old enough to have been based in South Vietnam in the 1960s and 70s would have long since retired by now), the 1979-89 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the 1991 Persian Gulf War (and/or the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s) (not the 2001 war in Afghanistan or the 2003 war in Iraq).

** A downplayed example: when Kent Brockman comments that he has reported on Afghanistan and Iraq, he was referring to the 1979-89 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the 1991 Persian Gulf War (and/or the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s), not the 2001 war in Afghanistan and the 2003 war in Iraq, though thanks to those two invasions, the joke isn't dated.
** He also mentions having reported on UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar, which also dates the episode to the 1990s as a journalist old enough to have been based in South Vietnam in the 1960s would have long since retired by now.

** A downplayed example: when Kent Brockman comments that he has reported on Afghanistan and Iraq, he was referring to the 1979-89 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the First Gulf War (and/or the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s), not the 2001 war in Afghanistan and the 2003 war in Iraq, though thanks to those two invasions, the joke isn't dated.

** A downplayed example: when Kent Brockman comments that he has reported on Afghanistan and Iraq, he was referring to the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the 1991 U.S. invasion of Iraq (the first Gulf War), not the current conflicts, where the U.S. invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003, though thanks to those two invasions, the joke isn't dated.

** Krusty's mentions to Ivan Lendl (who retired in 1994) when he is in Wimbledon and questions of the reporters about an affair between he and Lady Di (who died in a car crash in 1997), clearly set this episode temporarily in the early 1990s.

** Mr. Black was meant to have more appearances in later episodes. He did appear in a couple of ''Simpsons'' comic book stories, but hasn't been brought back to the show (not even for [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS28E15KampKrustier the sequel episode]]). It's sad, considering that the show writers at the time loved Mr. Black and wanted to use him again.

** This episode (along with season five's "Cape Feare" and season 17's "Bonfire of the Manatees") was supposed to be the plot to a ''Simpsons'' movie. Sadly, the writers couldn't make any of these episodes compelling enough for a feature film and a proper ''Simpsons'' movie wouldn't come around until 2007.

** Mr. Black was meant to have more appearances in later episodes. He did appear in a couple of ''Simpsons'' comic book stories, but hasn't been brought back to the show, which is sad, considering that the show writers at the time loved Mr. Black and wanted to use him again.

** This episode (along with season five's "Cape Feare" and season 17's "Bonfire of the Manatees") was supposed to be the plot to a ''Simpsons'' movie. Sadly, the writers couldn't make any of these episodes compelling enough for a feature film and a proper ''Simpsons'' movie wouldn't come around until 2007. This episode did, however, go on to inspire a Simpsons GameBoy game.

** Krusty's mentions to Ivan Lendl (who retired in 1994) when he is in Wimbledon and questions of the reporters about an affair between he and Lady Di (who died in a car crash in 1997), temporarily set this episode in the early 1990s.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Krusty's mentions to Ivan Lendl (who retired in 1994) when he is in Wimbledon and questions of the reporters about an affair between he and Lady Di (who died in a car crash in 1997), temporarily set this episode in the early 1990s.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Mentions of Krusty to Ivan Lendl (who retired in 1994) when he is in Wimbledon and questions of the reporters about an affair between he and Lady Di (who died in a car crash in 1997), temporarily set this episode in the early 1990s.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Montions of Krusty when he is in Wimbledon to Ivan Lendl (who retired in 1994) and question of the repters about an affair between Krusty and Lady Di (who died in a car crash in 1997), temporarily set this episode in the early 1990s.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: This episode (along with season five's "Cape Feare" and season 17's "Bonfire of the Manatees") was supposed to be the plot to a ''Simpsons'' movie. Sadly, the writers couldn't make any of these episodes compelling enough for a feature film and a proper ''Simpsons'' movie wouldn't come around until 2007. This episode did, however, go on to inspire a Simpsons GameBoy game.