Bart of Darkness/References

Cultural references

 * The episode is a parody of the Alfred Hitchcock movie Rear Window starring Jimmy Stewart. A character resembling Stewart also appears, looking at Bart through a telescope.
 * The episode title is a pun on the novel Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.
 * When Ned walks upstairs carrying the axe, he is singing "Mary Had a Little Lamb".

Trivia

 * The first Klassic Krusty episode is dated February 6, 1961. Krusty's guest was AFL-CIO chairman George Meany.

Goofs

 * Bart didn't need a telescope to look into Ned's yard and house since the window in his room leads directly to it.
 * Bart must've have sonic hearing since most are a far distance away.
 * The portable TV that's in Bart's room disappears in some scenes.