Grampa's Christmas Origins: Christmas Cards/References

A Christmas Carol

 * The "origin" portion of the story takes place in the same setting (19th-century London) as  by.
 * Various Springfieldians have been cast as characters in the story, including:
 * Mr. Burns as Ebenezer Scrooge (called "Burnseneezer Scrooge")
 * Sideshow Bob as Bob Cratchit
 * Waylon Smithers, Jr. as (called "Smarmley")
 * Nelson, Milhouse, Sherri, Terri and Martin as street urchins whom Scrooge hires to work in his greeting card factory.
 * Cratchit mentions his son Gimpy Tom (not seen in the story), a reference to Tiny Tim.
 * When Scrooge realizes the moneymaking potential of greeting cards, he calls them "the Ghost of Christmas Future", a reference to the.

Other references

 * When Lisa can't reach the mailbox's opening, Bart uses his scarf to snag the handle and pull it open, similar to and his blanket in the Peanuts television special .
 * Scrooge "[builds] a greeting card empire, creating cards for every occasion", smilar to.
 * The story contains a couple of tongue-in-cheek references to Hallmark's product line including greeting cards for virtually any occasion:
 * Cratchit makes a batch of cards.
 * When he fails to finish the cards on time, Scrooge fires him, informing him of the sacking by giving him a greeting card that reads "So sorry for your loss of gainful employment."

Trivia

 * The present-day portion of the story appears to take place in Downtown Springfield, judging by the layout of the street in the background.