Treehouse of Horror XIV/References

Opening sequence

 * In the opening sequence, Bart is dressed as Charlie Brown and Lisa is dressed as Lucy van Pelt from Peanuts.
 * "" by plays when Kang and Kodos look at their Christmas decorations.

Reaper Madness

 * "Reaper Madness" is a reference to the film .
 * The scene with the Grim Reaper chasing the Simpsons around the house is a reference to . "" (the theme music from Benny Hill) plays over the scene.
 * When Marge tells Homer to take the old Death to the curb for the trash pickup, Homer replies, "I'll curb him, but without enthusiasm!", a reference to .
 * Homer puts on the robe and becomes the Grim Reaper in the same way that Tim Allen's character does to become Santa Claus in .

Frinkenstein

 * The segment, and title, is a parody of .
 * The younger Jonathan Frink, Sr. throws a crate labeled "ACME", a reference to the from Looney Tunes.
 * Several Robbie the Automaton robots are seen in Professor Frink's lab, a reference to .
 * Frink Sr. calls Ned "700 Club", a reference to .
 * When Frinkenstein walks down the street after re-assembling himself from other people's body parts, the music playing over the scene is "" by the.
 * This scene is a reference to in .
 * Comic Book Guy asks Frink, Sr. to return his "Jabba the Butt" tattoo, a reference to from Star Wars.
 * is referred to as "the sexy star of ", a TV show she starred in.
 * When Garner and Herschbach come onto stage, part of "" by plays.

Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off

 * "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off" is a parody of the musical - .
 * The segment is a reference to The Twilight Zone episode "".
 * The comics Batman and Rhoda and Superman vs. Patty Hearst are a reference to DC Comics.
 * Batman and Rhoda stars Batman and Rhoda Morgenstern from Rhoda.
 * Superman vs. Patty Hearst stars Superman and Patty Hearst.
 * Evel Knievel Jumps the Jackson 5 stars Evel Knievel and The Jackson 5.
 * After freezing Lisa, Bart says "She looks like a background character in a Cartoon", referencing that in animation background characters are often still and motionless.
 * Comic Book Guy chases after Bart and Milhouse, then Martin, with a Lightsaber from Star Wars.
 * When Lisa is clicking the watch, she changes her family into the Fantastic Four.
 * When the family are hula hooping, "" by plays.

Trivia

 * The Halloween names (such as "Blood Curdling Cartwright") return to the closing credits. To celebrate this, Al Jean’s Halloween name is Al “Halloween Names Are Back” Jean.
 * In Frinkenstein, Homer's remark talking about the previous segment has a similarity to "Treehouse of Horror XII", where the Leprechaun from the first story, "Hex and the City", is seen on Bart's back in the "Wiz Kids" segment.
 * Parts of Frinkenstein include:
 * Snake's right arm.
 * Mr. Burns' left arm.
 * Sideshow Mel's hair.
 * Krusty's neck.
 * Nelson's torso.
 * part of Selma's right foot.
 * Disco Stu's left foot.
 * Kearney's legs.
 * Ned's organs.
 * Principal Skinner's spine.
 * Comic Book Guy's butt.
 * David Silverman has a cameo appearance as one of the people who has their brains taken by Frink Sr.
 * When Lisa uses the stopwatch at the end of "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off" Bart changes back from his 25 year old self back to his 10 year old self without explanation.
 * When Lisa uses the stopwatch at the end of "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off", the things that suddenly happen to the other members of the family are:
 * The upper portion of their bodies become rockets and zoom around.
 * Their genders are switched
 * They turn into s.
 * They turn into TV Guide covers.
 * They turn into the.
 * They return to normal, but are playing with hula-hoops.
 * Lisa is talking Swedish. She says "Tack för att ni förärar vår stad" which can be translated to: "Thank you for honoring our city". Although the pronunciation is so poor that it's difficult for even native swedes to hear what she's supposed to say.

Continuity

 * This is the second time that Ned Flanders becomes the devil. The first was in "Treehouse of Horror IV".
 * This episode marks the second time Homer was cast to be a Marvel superhero character (which also was a beast-like character); the first time was in "I Am Furious (Yellow)", where he lost his temper and temporarily acted like The Incredible Hulk.
 * In the story Frinkenstein, Homer refers to the time he was Death, in the previous story Reaper Madness.
 * Robbie the Automaton appears again in Professor Frink's lab. ("This Little Wiggy", "Treehouse of Horror VIII")

Goofs

 * When the Simpsons are hula-hooping, Bart moves from the floor to his bed.
 * Right before Professor Frink's father is kicked, Professor Frink is wearing the Nobel Prize. When his father is on the ground, his father is wearing the Nobel Prize.
 * When Homer is going down to get some better seats at the game, everyone he touches dies. However, a man blocks Homer from touching his forehead he survives.
 * When Homer wakes up from bed in "Reaper Madness", he is wearing a singlet. When God turns him back to normal, he is wearing his white shirt.
 * At the Nobel prize party, a few of the people Frink, Sr. killed are alive again.