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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The first two segments end with heart-shaped {{W2|wipe|transition}}s and musical stings, similar to the 1970s anthology show ''{{ | + | *The first two segments end with heart-shaped {{W2|wipe|transition}}s and musical stings, similar to the 1970s anthology show ''{{W|Love, American Style}}''. |
=== Opening sequence === | === Opening sequence === | ||
| − | *[[Homer]] walking into [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s silhouette is a parody of ''{{ | + | *[[Homer]] walking into [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s silhouette is a parody of ''{{W|Alfred Hitchcock Presents}}''. |
*In the Halloween party, [[Bart]] is costumed as Alex DeLarge from ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''. | *In the Halloween party, [[Bart]] is costumed as Alex DeLarge from ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''. | ||
=== Clown Without Pity === | === Clown Without Pity === | ||
| − | *The title is a wordplay on the 1961 drama film ''{{ | + | *The title is a wordplay on the 1961 drama film ''{{W|Town Without Pity}}''. |
| − | *The segment is a spoof of the ''[[The Twilight Zone|Twilight Zone]]'' episode "{{W2|Living Doll|The Twilight Zone}}". | + | *The segment is a spoof of the ''[[The Twilight Zone|Twilight Zone]]'' episode "{{W2|Living Doll|The Twilight Zone}}", hence the lines "My name is Krusty, and I love you very much" and "I'm Krusty the Klown and I don't like you." It also contains elements of Trilogy of Terror and Child's Play. |
| − | *Homer sings the {{ | + | *Homer sings the {{W|Oscar Mayer}} jingle "My Bologna Has a First Name", spelling his name ("H-O-M-E-R") in place of O-S-C-A-R and M-A-Y-E-R. |
| + | *The shopkeeper's warnings to Homer alternated with benefits, such as complimentary serving of [[frogurt]] was inspired by the children's book "What Good Luck! What Bad Luck!" where each part has the character in situations that are either disadvantageous or advantangeous to his last scenario. | ||
*When [[Marge]] calls the doll manufacturer for help, the on-hold music is "{{W2|Everybody Loves a Clown|song}}". | *When [[Marge]] calls the doll manufacturer for help, the on-hold music is "{{W2|Everybody Loves a Clown|song}}". | ||
*While seeing Homer run naked while being pursued by the Krusty Doll, [[Patty]] states "there goes the last lingering thread of my heterosexuality," a hint that she is a lesbian | *While seeing Homer run naked while being pursued by the Krusty Doll, [[Patty]] states "there goes the last lingering thread of my heterosexuality," a hint that she is a lesbian | ||
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=== King Homer === | === King Homer === | ||
*''[[King Kong]]'': Spoofed and parodied throughout the segment. | *''[[King Kong]]'': Spoofed and parodied throughout the segment. | ||
| − | *The advert above the one that Marge answers consists of lyrics from "{{ | + | *The advert above the one that Marge answers consists of lyrics from "{{W|Escape (The Piña Colada Song)}}". |
| − | *When the gas grenade explodes in front of [[Mr. Burns]], he sings "I was strolling through the gas one day", parodying the song "{{ | + | *When the gas grenade explodes in front of [[Mr. Burns]], he sings "I was strolling through the gas one day", parodying the song "{{W|The Fountain in the Park}}". (The song's first line is "While strolling in the park one day".) |
| − | *[[Shirley Temple]] is seen dancing and singing her signature song "{{ | + | *[[Shirley Temple]] is seen dancing and singing her signature song "{{W|On the Good Ship Lollipop}}" before King Homer eats her. |
| + | *The natives on Kong Island shout "Mosi Tatupu" (which translates to "The blue-haired woman will make a great sacrifice") which is a wink to an American football player from Samoa. | ||
=== Dial "Z" for Zombies === | === Dial "Z" for Zombies === | ||
| − | *The segment's title is a reference to the Alfred Hitchcock film ''{{ | + | *The segment's title is a reference to the Alfred Hitchcock film ''{{W|Dial M for Murder}}''. |
*When Bart raises the dead, he's wearing a [[Michael Jackson]] record on his head (aptly, it's ''[[Thriller]]''). | *When Bart raises the dead, he's wearing a [[Michael Jackson]] record on his head (aptly, it's ''[[Thriller]]''). | ||
*Bart's dead-raising incantation consists of the names of game show hosts and department stores: | *Bart's dead-raising incantation consists of the names of game show hosts and department stores: | ||
| − | **"Cullen" - {{ | + | **"Cullen" - {{W|Bill Cullen}} |
| − | **"Rayburn" - {{ | + | **"Rayburn" - {{W|Gene Rayburn}} |
| − | **"Narz" - {{ | + | **"Narz" - {{W|Jack Narz}} |
**"Trebek" - [[Alex Trebek]] | **"Trebek" - [[Alex Trebek]] | ||
| − | **"Zabar" - {{ | + | **"Zabar" - {{W|Zabar's}} |
| − | **"Kresge" - The S.S. Kresge Corporation, which became {{ | + | **"Kresge" - The S.S. Kresge Corporation, which became {{W|Kmart}} |
| − | **"{{ | + | **"{{W|Caldor}}" and "{{W|Walmart}}" |
*Homer kills the following famous zombies: [[George Washington]], [[Albert Einstein]], and [[William Shakespeare]]. | *Homer kills the following famous zombies: [[George Washington]], [[Albert Einstein]], and [[William Shakespeare]]. | ||
| − | *Three of the tombstones in the Pet Cemetery read "{{ | + | *Three of the tombstones in the Pet Cemetery read "{{W|Fish Police}}", "{{W|Capitol Critters}}", and "{{W|Family Dog}}", the titles of three short-lived animated television programs that aired in the early 1990s. |
| − | *When Bart attempts to return the zombies to their graves and accidentally turns [[Lisa]] into a snail, the incantation consists of the names of 1970s TV detective shows and their characters: ''{{ | + | *When Bart attempts to return the zombies to their graves and accidentally turns [[Lisa]] into a snail, the incantation consists of the names of 1970s TV detective shows and their characters: ''{{W|Kolchak: The Night Stalker|Kolchak}}'', ''[[Mannix]]'', ''{{W|Banacek}}'', and Danno (''{{W2|Hawaii Five-O|1968 TV series}}''). |
| − | *The incantation that successfully returns the zombies to their graves consists of condom brand names: {{W2|Trojan|brand}}, {{ | + | *The incantation that successfully returns the zombies to their graves consists of condom brand names: {{W2|Trojan|brand}}, {{W|Ramses condom|Ramses}}, {{W|Magnum condom|Magnum}}, and {{W|Sheik condom|Sheik}}. |
| + | *Bart tries to read a Where's Waldo? book (titled Find Waldo Yet Again — it's so easy that Bart comments, "Man, he's not even trying anymore.") for his book review. | ||
| + | *When the zombies return to their graves one of the corpses says: "Still pushin' that boulder?", a nod to the ancient Greek mythological character Sisyphus. | ||
| + | *Homer's choice of weapon for killing the zombies is the famous sawn-off Winchester 1887 shotgun from Terminator 2: Judgment Day. | ||
| − | == Trivia== | + | |
| + | == Trivia == | ||
*In the couch gag, skeleton [[Marge]]'s hair looks the same as it does in the opening scene of "[[Treehouse of Horror II]]". | *In the couch gag, skeleton [[Marge]]'s hair looks the same as it does in the opening scene of "[[Treehouse of Horror II]]". | ||
*It is the first episode in the [[Treehouse of Horror series]] to have a zombie-related segment. The second is "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]", with the segment "The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms". | *It is the first episode in the [[Treehouse of Horror series]] to have a zombie-related segment. The second is "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]", with the segment "The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms". | ||
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#[[Lisa]] - [[Statue of Liberty]] | #[[Lisa]] - [[Statue of Liberty]] | ||
#[[Marge]] - [[Cleopatra]] | #[[Marge]] - [[Cleopatra]] | ||
| − | #[[Milhouse]] - | + | #[[Milhouse]] - {{Ch|Radioactive Man}} |
#[[Nelson]] - Pirate | #[[Nelson]] - Pirate | ||
| − | #[[Martin]] - {{ | + | #[[Martin]] - {{W|Calliope}} |
#[[Janey]] - Princess | #[[Janey]] - Princess | ||
| − | #[[Lewis]] - [[ | + | #[[Lewis]] - [[Frankenstein's Monster]] |
#[[Richard]] - [[Scratchy]] | #[[Richard]] - [[Scratchy]] | ||
== Goofs == | == Goofs == | ||
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*In the opening sequence, [[Janey]] is shown with yellow skin. | *In the opening sequence, [[Janey]] is shown with yellow skin. | ||
*Homer's toga was ripped off when he came down the stairs ("Behold, mighty Caesar! In all his glory!"), but when he ruins the evil witch game by eating the food used as the witch's body parts, Homer is in his normal clothes (white shirt and blue pants). Then when Homer tells his crummy ghost story when the show comes back from commercial break, he's back in his toga. | *Homer's toga was ripped off when he came down the stairs ("Behold, mighty Caesar! In all his glory!"), but when he ruins the evil witch game by eating the food used as the witch's body parts, Homer is in his normal clothes (white shirt and blue pants). Then when Homer tells his crummy ghost story when the show comes back from commercial break, he's back in his toga. | ||
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Cultural references[edit]
- The first two segments end with heart-shaped wipes and musical stings, similar to the 1970s anthology show Love, American Style.
Opening sequence[edit]
- Homer walking into Alfred Hitchcock's silhouette is a parody of Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
- In the Halloween party, Bart is costumed as Alex DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange.
Clown Without Pity[edit]
- The title is a wordplay on the 1961 drama film Town Without Pity.
- The segment is a spoof of the Twilight Zone episode "Living Doll", hence the lines "My name is Krusty, and I love you very much" and "I'm Krusty the Klown and I don't like you." It also contains elements of Trilogy of Terror and Child's Play.
- Homer sings the Oscar Mayer jingle "My Bologna Has a First Name", spelling his name ("H-O-M-E-R") in place of O-S-C-A-R and M-A-Y-E-R.
- The shopkeeper's warnings to Homer alternated with benefits, such as complimentary serving of frogurt was inspired by the children's book "What Good Luck! What Bad Luck!" where each part has the character in situations that are either disadvantageous or advantangeous to his last scenario.
- When Marge calls the doll manufacturer for help, the on-hold music is "Everybody Loves a Clown".
- While seeing Homer run naked while being pursued by the Krusty Doll, Patty states "there goes the last lingering thread of my heterosexuality," a hint that she is a lesbian
King Homer[edit]
- King Kong: Spoofed and parodied throughout the segment.
- The advert above the one that Marge answers consists of lyrics from "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)".
- When the gas grenade explodes in front of Mr. Burns, he sings "I was strolling through the gas one day", parodying the song "The Fountain in the Park". (The song's first line is "While strolling in the park one day".)
- Shirley Temple is seen dancing and singing her signature song "On the Good Ship Lollipop" before King Homer eats her.
- The natives on Kong Island shout "Mosi Tatupu" (which translates to "The blue-haired woman will make a great sacrifice") which is a wink to an American football player from Samoa.
Dial "Z" for Zombies[edit]
- The segment's title is a reference to the Alfred Hitchcock film Dial M for Murder.
- When Bart raises the dead, he's wearing a Michael Jackson record on his head (aptly, it's Thriller).
- Bart's dead-raising incantation consists of the names of game show hosts and department stores:
- "Cullen" - Bill Cullen
- "Rayburn" - Gene Rayburn
- "Narz" - Jack Narz
- "Trebek" - Alex Trebek
- "Zabar" - Zabar's
- "Kresge" - The S.S. Kresge Corporation, which became Kmart
- "Caldor" and "Walmart"
- Homer kills the following famous zombies: George Washington, Albert Einstein, and William Shakespeare.
- Three of the tombstones in the Pet Cemetery read "Fish Police", "Capitol Critters", and "Family Dog", the titles of three short-lived animated television programs that aired in the early 1990s.
- When Bart attempts to return the zombies to their graves and accidentally turns Lisa into a snail, the incantation consists of the names of 1970s TV detective shows and their characters: Kolchak, Mannix, Banacek, and Danno (Hawaii Five-O).
- The incantation that successfully returns the zombies to their graves consists of condom brand names: Trojan, Ramses, Magnum, and Sheik.
- Bart tries to read a Where's Waldo? book (titled Find Waldo Yet Again — it's so easy that Bart comments, "Man, he's not even trying anymore.") for his book review.
- When the zombies return to their graves one of the corpses says: "Still pushin' that boulder?", a nod to the ancient Greek mythological character Sisyphus.
- Homer's choice of weapon for killing the zombies is the famous sawn-off Winchester 1887 shotgun from Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Trivia[edit]
- In the couch gag, skeleton Marge's hair looks the same as it does in the opening scene of "Treehouse of Horror II".
- It is the first episode in the Treehouse of Horror series to have a zombie-related segment. The second is "Treehouse of Horror XIII", with the segment "The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms".
- It is also the first Halloween episode to have a couch gag.
- This is one of several Simpsons episodes which are considered anthology episodes that feature mini-stories.
- Costumes at the Halloween party:
- Homer - Julius Caesar
- Bart - Alex DeLarge
- Lisa - Statue of Liberty
- Marge - Cleopatra
- Milhouse - Radioactive Man
- Nelson - Pirate
- Martin - Calliope
- Janey - Princess
- Lewis - Frankenstein's Monster
- Richard - Scratchy
Goofs[edit]
- In the opening sequence, Janey is shown with yellow skin.
- Homer's toga was ripped off when he came down the stairs ("Behold, mighty Caesar! In all his glory!"), but when he ruins the evil witch game by eating the food used as the witch's body parts, Homer is in his normal clothes (white shirt and blue pants). Then when Homer tells his crummy ghost story when the show comes back from commercial break, he's back in his toga.
- In "Clown Without Pity", when the Krusty doll accidentally knocks the head off of Lisa's Malibu Stacy doll, Krusty puts it back on but no crack is shown where the head came off.
- In "Dial Z for Zombies", Homer is shooting zombies with the shotgun at the school. When he shoots the first two he just shoots them twice, taking the shots in quick succession, one immediately after the other. After that, every time he shoots a zombie he has to slide the gun.
- When Homer is escorting the family out of the house to escape the zombies, he leaves the door wide open, but in the very next shot it is shut.
- When Lisa is turned into a snail in Bart's zombie story, she says "awww", but her mouth doesn't open.
- Not necessarily a goof: In the scene where Bart attempts to resurrect Snowball I, human zombies are seen rising from the graves in the Springfield Pet Cemetery. (The grounds could have been used for human burials before being designated as a pet cemetery, or there might have been people identifying their deceased loved ones as pets in order to avoid burial costs.)
- In "Clown Without Pity" when Homer is buying the Krusty doll, it doesn't have a box; however, when Bart opens the present, it's in the box.
- In the ending of "Dial Z For Zombies", the security guard to the right of Mayor Quimby has dark skin. In the next shot, his skin is yellow.
- In "Clown Without Pity" when Homer yells, "The doll is trying to kill me, and the toaster's been laughing at me!", his mouth doesn't move. Also, the kitchen table is gone.
