Treehouse of Horror XI/References

Opening Sequence

 * The opening sequence, including the music, is a reference to :
 * Homer as Herman Munster
 * Marge as Lily Munster
 * Grandpa as Grandpa Munster
 * Bart as Eddie Munster
 * Lisa as Marilyn Munster, the normal one.

G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad

 * The title G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad is a reference to the movie Ghost Dad.
 * All the ways that Homer is almost killed is similar to deaths in the  series.
 * The baby buggy rolling down the stairs is a reference to the Odessa Steps sequence in the film .

Scary Tales Can Come True

 * "Scary Tales Can Come True" is a reference to the opening line in the song "": "Fairy tales can come true".
 * The followed Fairytale creatures make an appearance in "Scary Tales Can Come True":
 * Rapunzel
 * Troll from Three Billy Goats Gruff
 * The Three Bears
 * Goldilocks
 * The Witch from Hansel and Gretel.
 * Goldilocks’ blood coming from underneath the door is a reference to The Leopard Man

Night Of The Dolphin

 * The way the dolphins attack Lenny is similar to how Jaws killed Crissy.
 * The dolphins squeak "Sound Off"
 * Grandpa being eaten by the dolphin is similar to the sequence in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
 * The way the dolphins watch the Springfieldians is the same as in The Birds.
 * Comic Book Guy’s beatdown by a dolphin parodies a scene from Raging Bull

Trivia

 * In UK Channel 4 broadcasts, the TV at the end of the opening sequence has nothing on it.
 * The tune the dolphins squeak to is the tune Bart and his army sung to in "Bart the General".
 * Snorky's statement that Dolphins once lived on the land is actually true as early Cetaceas (Dolphins and Whales) had legs and lived like Crocodilians.
 * This is the second Halloween episode in a row (third in all, if counting "Treehouse of Horror VII") with the third segment ending in the world doomed.
 * Strangely, the only people who pulled out firearms were the police force, even though it has been shown that nearly everyone in Springfield carries at least one weapon.