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*When Marge, Bart, and Lisa fire their shotguns, if you pause while they're firing, you can see that Lisa's gun has a higher recoil. She probably used a more powerful round. | *When Marge, Bart, and Lisa fire their shotguns, if you pause while they're firing, you can see that Lisa's gun has a higher recoil. She probably used a more powerful round. | ||
| − | *When the | + | *When the French president pushes the red button for lunch the missile. We can see "Le bombe neutron", but in French, it's "L<u>a</u> bombe <u>à</u> neutron" or "L<u>a</u> bombe neutronique". |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Cultural references
- "The HΩmega Man" is an extended homage to film The Omega Man, which was one of Mike Scully's favorite movies as a child.[1] In "The HΩmega Man", Homer runs over Johnny and Edgar Winter while fleeing the mutants pursuing him, and he cries, "Die, you chalk-faced goons!" The Winter brothers are both albino.[1]
- The title "Fly vs. Fly" is a reference to the Mad magazine comic strip "Spy vs. Spy". The segment itself is based on "The Fly.[2]
- In "Easy-Bake Coven", the animators referenced the film The Crucible for many of their designs.[3]
- Edna Krabappel is wearing a Scarlet A, which is a reference to the novel The Scarlet Letter.[2]
- "Easy Bake Coven" is loosely based on the Salem witch trials, while the title is a reference to the children's toy called an Easy-Bake Oven. There is a brief reference to the Looney Tunes character Witch Hazel when Marge, Patty and Selma click their heels before flying away on their brooms.[3]
Goofs
- When Marge, Bart, and Lisa fire their shotguns, if you pause while they're firing, you can see that Lisa's gun has a higher recoil. She probably used a more powerful round.
- When the French president pushes the red button for lunch the missile. We can see "Le bombe neutron", but in French, it's "La bombe à neutron" or "La bombe neutronique".
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Scully, Mike. (2006). The Simpsons season 9 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VIII" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cohen, David X.. (2006). The Simpsons season 9 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VIII" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kirkland, Mark. (2006). The Simpsons season 9 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VIII" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
