Treehouse of Horror IV/References

Opening sequence

 * A grave stone for Elvis Presley with "accept it" is seen. This is a reference to the conspiracy theories surrounding Elvis suggesting he faked his death.

Wraparounds

 * The wraparounds are a parody of the American anthology series , with Bart portraying 's role.
 * Paintings seen include:
 * Marge in a -style painting.
 * Homer in the.
 * Lisa in by Pablo Picasso.
 * Maggie and pacifiers in by.
 * Homer chasing Bart in by.
 * Lisa in by.
 * Bart in by.
 * by.
 * Marge mentions that maybe the viewers would rather listen to  rather than watch the episode.

The Devil and Homer Simpson

 * The scene where Flanders the Devil became huge and monstrous was inspired by "Night on Bald Mountain", the final scene of .
 * The scene of Homer being forcefed donuts was inspired by the  cartoon "".
 * The demon technician mentioned that went mad in fifteen minutes from being forcefed donuts.
 * Lionel Hutz mentioned that he watched Matlock in a bar.
 * People in the Jury of the Damned include Lizzie Borden, Benedict Arnold, Blackbeard, John Dillinger, John Wilkes Booth,, and.
 * Richard Nixon mentioned that he wrote an article for Redbook.
 * Lionel Hutz quoted the definition of a "contract" from .

Terror at 5 1/2 Feet

 * The segment is a parody of the Twilight Zone episode "", set on a bus rather than an airplane.
 * Bart's mannerisms in the episode were inspired by both William Shatner and John Lithgow's portrayals of Robert "Bob" Wilson

Bart Simpson's Dracula

 * The segment is a parody of  by.
 * The visual style of the segment was inspired by 's version of 
 * Eddie throws the into a fire.
 * Lisa mentions .
 * The foreword of Count Burns' book Yes, I Am a Vampire is written by.
 * When the vampires start rising out of their coffins, Bart starts to make noises to get Lisa's attention. Lisa responds with "Please, Bart, I've seen your stupid Shemp.". Bart then makes different noises causing Lisa to say "Yeah, I've seen your Curly too." This is a reference to The Three Stooges.
 * "" plays at the end of the segment, performed by the Simpson family.
 * In the ending scene, Milhouse-Schroeder is playing the piano, while Santa's Little Helper-Linus is dancing to the music, a reference to Peanuts.
 * The credits music took inspiration from both ' and '. The electric guitar was from The Munsters whilst the timing and the clicking was from The Addams Family.

Trivia

 * This was the last Treehouse of Horror to be told as a story given by one of the characters.

Opening sequence

 * The gravestone say:
 * Elvis - Accept It
 * A Balanced Budget
 * Subtle Political Satire
 * TV Violence

The Devil and Homer Simpson

 * says "I'm not dead" (protesting being summoned to serve on the Devil's jury) in this episode, but he would die 6 months later.

Continuity

 * One of the posters in Box Office Bingo depicts Count Burns.