Tell-Tale Bart/References

Cultural references

 * The story contains multiple references to the works of Edgar Allan Poe:
 * The title is a pun on the short story "".
 * Homer says he nevermore will eat that donut, referencing the "Nevermore!" lines in the poem "".
 * Homer chases a crow in his house, another reference to "The Raven".
 * Nelson says that rats get walled up in the basement with his cat, a reference to the short stories "" and "".

Continuity

 * "The Tell-Tale Heart" is also referenced in the television episode "Lisa's Rival".
 * "The Raven" is read (and parodied) in the third act of "Treehouse of Horror".