The Scorpion's Tale/References

Cultural references

 * The title is a pun to the in the constellation, named "".


 * The Coyote chasing the Road Runner is a parody of the Wile E. Coyote & Road Runner cartoons.
 * The music heard during the happy outdoor scenes is from the (first movement) by.

Continuity

 * The music of Gustav Mahler was also heard briefly in "The Seven-Beer Snitch".

Trivia

 * The singsong style of the Theme Song (played over the closing credits) was previously heard in the closing credits of "Treehouse of Horror VI".
 * Many senior citizen characters appear at the end including Los Souvenir Jacquitos, Dorothy, Prudence and many others.
 * Otto appears among the crowd of people who had taken the drug.