
- While there are numerous examples of botched restoration and preservative work on artwork, one of the most notorious cases is the Ecco Homo Mural fail.[1]
- The basic character design of Clown with Glasses is recycled as one of the clowns on the North American Federating of Clowning Academics board, being given red hair, a suit and recolored hat although the star remains.
- Mayor Woodside appears for the first time since debuting in "Every Which Way But Lose".
- The mural features Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, Jesus, baseball player Nolan Ryan, and the character Schneider from the sitcom One Day at a Time. Hayley suggests Harriet Tubman as a replacement.
- Roger says that Steve could be the next Emmett Kelly, a famous clown, of sucking.
- Stan plays Warrant's "Cherry Pie" in Hayley's Hideaway.
- Stan compares Hayley to Eva Marie Saint.
- Dr. Weitzman is ashamed to own a MADtv box set.
- Steve teaches a class on The Bell Jar.
- Headlines in the Langley Falls Post read "Bad Woman Does Bad Thing" featuring Hayley. "Re-Restored Mural to be Unveiled" featuring Stan. A sub-headline in this paper reads "President Eaten Alive by Jackals."
- When Hayley is seen destroying part of the hideaway Stan made for her, he is seen wearing his handyman suit, but in Hayley's flashback, Stan is seen wearing his suit.
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| #01 | Santa, Schmanta | #09 | The Never-Ending Stories | #16 | Persona Assistant | |||
| #02 | Paranoid Frandroid | #10 | Railroaded | #17 | The Legend of Old Ulysses | |||
| #03 | The Census of the Lambs | #11 | My Purity Ball and Chain | #18 | Twinanigans | |||
| #04 | Shell Game | #12 | OreTron Trail | #19 | Top of the Steve | |||
| #05 | The Mural of the Story | #13 | Mean Francine | #20 | Funnyish Games | |||
| #06 | (You Gotta) Strike For Your Right | #14 | One-Woman Swole | #21 | Fleabiscuit | |||
| #07 | Klaustastrophe.TV | #15 | Flavortown | #22 | The Future is Borax | |||
| #08 | Death by Dinner Party |
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