Halloween of Horror/References

Cultural references

 * Kids are dressed as:
 * Uter as Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
 * Martin as Bender.
 * Database as Minecraft protagonist.
 * Lisa as a zombie version of Frida Kahlo.
 * Sherri and Terri as aliens.
 * Janey as from the Wizard of Oz.
 * A kid is dressed as a.
 * Lewis as a 1960s.
 * Bart as a pirate.
 * The three employees wear a mask, a  mask and a  mask.
 * Adults are dressed as popular characters:
 * Wiggum as Frankenstein,
 * Moe as an Egyptian ,
 * Bumblebee Man as the Pope,
 * Wolfcastle as ,
 * Dr. Hibbert as the Devil,
 * Krusty as ,
 * Manjula as ,
 * Mrs. Muntz as Wonder Woman,
 * Snake as Elvis Presley,
 * Agnes Skinner as ,
 * Barney wearing the lime green bikini,
 * Willie as ,
 * Judge Harm as ,
 * Ruth Powers as ,
 * Quimby as Hugh Hefner,
 * Lurleen Lumpkin as a ,
 * Superintendent Chalmers as ,
 * Ms. Pommelhorst as ,
 * Otto and Sea Captain as ,
 * Kent Brockman as.
 * Hans Moleman, Princess Kashmir, Stephanie Brockman, Miss Hoover, Professor Frink, Kumiko and Comic Book Guy are dressed in outfits.
 * Among the costumes Apu has for sale at Official Halloween Headquarters are Restaurant Meat Clown and Striped Hamburger Thief, references to ' advertising mascots and, respectively.
 * Homer references, and the  scenario.
 * The house on the hill in the background at Krustyland is the house from.
 * The song that the adults sings is a parody of the song from.
 * There is a box in The Simpsons attic that says . It is both a parody and a secular holiday from the American sitcom.
 * A boy dressed as E.T. appears.
 * Homer whistles the theme song from the 1978 horror movie, refering to it as a "happy tune".
 * The song "Halloween is so bueno" is a parody of the Mexican song .
 * The Krustyland event "Halloween Horror Night" is a likely reference to ' events which are done at Universal's theme parks in Orlando, Hollywood, Singapore, and at Osaka, Japan.

Continuity

 * A person dressed as Cthulhu appears in Krustyland. ("Treehouse of Horror XXIV")
 * A Pumpkin House decoration appears. ("Treehouse of Horror XI")
 * Lenny and Carl are dressed as Kang and Kodos. ("Treehouse of Horror")
 * Ned asks Homer if they're they're heading up to the treehouse, to tell three horrifying tales? and Homer answers they're doing it next week, referencing to the following week episode Treehouse of Horror XXVI. ("Treehouse of Horror series")
 * Homer saying they're doing with Skinner and his mother, Skinner previously referenced Psycho saying "Oh... there's mother now". ("Brother from the Same Planet")
 * Reverend Lovejoy and Helen Lovejoy are dressed in the same costumes they wore when they disguised themselves at a casino for a card counting operation. ("Sky Police")
 * Agnes Skinner and Willie hook up again. ("My Fair Laddy")
 * As do Sea Captain and Lindsey Naegle. ("Ned 'n' Edna's Blend Agenda")

Trivia

 * According to Al Jean, this was a canon Halloween episode making it the first of its kind and aired in addition to "Treehouse of Horror XXVI" but aired in a different week.
 * The production code TABF22 is on the Groupon for a zip line adventure.
 * This episode has yet to air in the UK however this might have been done due to it's higher rating.

Goofs

 * During the "Adult Halloween" musical number, Sideshow Mel is drawn too tall in some shots.
 * Professor Frink's glasses change throughout the "Adult Halloween" scene.
 * When Homer sits on the couch to calm Lisa down, he puts a popcorn bowl beside her, but when the three employees ring the doorbell, the bowl disappears and Homer places a puzzle box on it's place.
 * The products at Apu's Official Halloween Headquarters change places between scenes.
 * When Homer and Lisa are running upstairs from the invaders, Tailee disappears from Lisa's hand and reappears when they are upstairs.
 * The same mistake occours when Lisa is climbing onto the roof: Tailee disappears when Homer is holding her and reappears when she gives it to Homer.