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Treehouse of Horror XVII/References

2020-12-24T21:09:56Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: /* Trivia */Just thought I would share a bit of nostalgia and hindsight regarding Maurice’s role.

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== Cultural references ==
*The name of the segment "The Day the Earth Looked Stupid" is an obvious reference to the movie "The Day The Earth Stood Still".
*The opening segment is a parody of the ''{{w|Tales from the Cryptkeeper}}'' television show, and even uses its theme music.
*The Golem bears a very strong resemblance to the Golem of the three silent ''{{W2|The Golem|1915 film}}'' movies, which were made in Germany and came out in 1915, 1917 and 1920.
*"The Day the Earth Looked Stupid" is very likely a reference to the ''{{W2|Fallout|series}}'' series, as the whole city of Springfield is turned into a post-apocalyptic world after the alien attack. The ending song is "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" by {{W|The Ink Spots}} which is used in the third game of the series, ''{{W|Fallout 3}}'', specifically in the opening scene of the game.
*[[Sir Mix-a-Lot]] makes a parody of his best known song, "{{W|Baby Got Back}}" called "[[Baby Likes Fat]]" which plays when Homer starts eating people.
*When [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] invaded Earth, Kodos remarks that "we had to invade! They were working on weapons of mass Disintegration!" which is a reference to how American soldiers invaded [[Iraq]] because [[George H. W. Bush]] claimed they were working on Weapons of Mass Destruction.
*The chaos in Springfield after the radio broadcast of [[H. G. Wells]]' ''{{W|War of the Worlds}}'' could be based off the mass hysteria in some parts of America and how many people died during the confusion.

== Trivia ==
*For unknown reasons when Bart told the Golem not to kick Homer's wall, the word "balls" was blocked.
*All stories make a reference to World War II.
**In "Married to the Blob", before the 2 Germans die, the first one says "What did we Germans do to deserve this", then he says "Oh, right". Bart says in "You Know When You Need to Golem" "Oh it's always the Jew's fault". Finally in "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid", Lenny asks why Grampa called the First World War its current title and he says "You'll see".
*After Homer eats some fat German men at an [[Oktoberfest]], he remarks "Must eat more fat people. Thank God I live in America."
*Maurice LaMarche’s role as Orson Welles is an allusion to the Animaniacs episode Space Probed/Battle for the Planet. In the latter, Pinky and the Brain plan to scare people using fake broadcast similar to War of the Worlds to do the same thing they do every night.. try to take over the world!!

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Tales from the Public Domain/References

2020-11-17T01:43:19Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: /* Do the Bard, Man */Just wanted to clear things up regarding the "boring" story..

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== Cultural references ==
=== D'oh, Brother Where Art Thou? ===
*The segment is a re-telling of the ''{{w|Odyssey}}'', an epic poem by the Greek poet {{w|Homer}}, with [[Homer]] cast as Odysseus.
*When [[Lisa]] reads the title (Homer's ''Odyssey''), Homer mistakes the story for an {{w|Honda Odyssey (North America)|Odyssey minivan}} he once rented.
*The segment title is a pun on the movie ''{{w|O Brother, Where Art Thou?}}'', which was also based on the ''Odyssey''.
*When [[Odysseus]]' ship almost reaches [[Ithaca]] and [[Poseidon]] sends it back the way it came, he says "Ain't I a stinker?". This is a direct reference to the classic ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon "Duck Amuck" (1953), in which Daffy Duck is tormented by an invisible animator, who turns out to be Bugs Bunny in the end, grinning: "Ain't I a stinker?".
*The [[Island of Sirens|song]] that the [[Sirens]] ([[Patty]] and [[Selma]]) sing to entice sailors to their island is sung to the tune of "{{w|Copacabana (song)|Copacabana}}" by {{w|Barry Manilow}}.
*When Odysseus crosses the [[River Styx]] to go through {{w|Hades}}, the music playing is "{{w|Lady (Styx song)|Lady}}" by {{w|Styx (band)|Styx}}.

=== Hot Child in the City ===
*The segment is a re-telling of the story of {{w|Joan of Arc}}, with [[Lisa]] cast as Joan.
*[[Marge]] confuses Joan of Arc with American actress {{w|Joan Van Ark}}.
*The segment title comes from "{{w|Hot Child in the City}}", a song by {{w|Nicky Gilder}}, and is a reference to Joan's death by being burned at the stake.
*[[Marge]] quotes the {{w|Frère Jacques|Frère Jacques melody}} when she says "Morning bells are ringing! Morning bells are ringing!"
*When Homer gets to the end of Joan's story, Marge {{w|Expurgation|Bowdlerizes}} the ending by saying that Joan was rescued by {{w|Lancelot|Sir Lancelot}} and they got married and lived on a spaceship (instead of Joan being burned at the stake). Marge then conceals her deception by ripping the story's last page from the book and eating it, remarking that it's easier to chew than the ''{{w|Bambi}}'' video. Marge's remark is a reference to the scene where Bambi's mother is killed by hunters, which was considered controversial and was criticized for its having a traumatic effect on children who saw the movie.<ref>[http://www.emanuellevy.com/review/bambi-2/ Emanuel Levy's review of ''Bambi'']</ref>

=== Do the Bard, Man ===
*The segment is a re-telling of ''{{w|Hamlet}}'' by {{w|William Shakespeare}}, with [[Bart]] cast as Prince Hamlet.
*The segment title is a pun on "Do the Bartman" (one of Bart's [[catchphrase]]s), and a reference to "The Bard" being a well-known nickname for Shakespeare.
*Bart finds the story to be boring, but Homer tells him it was later made into a great movie, called ''{{w|Ghostbusters}}''. The family then dance to the ''Ghostbusters'' {{w|Ghostbusters (song)|theme music}}.
**However, the actual movie that Hamlet was turned into was The Lion King

== Trivia ==
=== Opening Sequence ===
*The book ''[[Classics for Children]]'', which [[Homer]] reads to [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]], is a {{w|Framing device|framing device}} for the episode. The stories that Homer reads become the episode's segments, where various Springfieldians are cast in the roles of the historical, mythological, or literary characters that appear in the stories.

=== D'oh Brother, Where Art Thou? ===
*Characters cast as [[Odysseus]]' crew include the following:
**[[Moe]]
**[[Lenny]]
**[[Carl]]
**[[Apu]]
**[[Professor Frink]]
*Professor Frink wasn't with Odysseus' crew when they were turned into pigs by [[Circe]]. He was last seen when they went to the Island of the [[Sirens]]. The sight of the Sirens made Frink's glasses break and caused him to cry out loud, "Save me from the ladies!"
*Characters cast as [[Penelope]]'s suitors include the following:
**[[Groundskeeper Willie]]
**[[Krusty the Clown]]
**[[Kent Brockman]]
**[[Principal Skinner]]
**[[Kirk Van Houten]]
**[[Disco Stu]] (as [[Discus Stu]])
**[[Sideshow Mel]]
**[[Mr. Burns]]
**When [[Odysseus]] returns, he kills Krusty, Kirk, Willie, Burns and Mel.

=== Do the Bard, Man ===
*Every character in the segment (except [[Krusty]]) dies. Here's a list of how they all died:
**'''Hamlet ([[Bart]])''' – Slipped on blood and died.
**'''Ghost of Hamlet's Father ([[Homer]])''' – Killed when Claudius poured poison in his ear.
**'''Claudius ([[Moe]])''' – Killed when Hamlet stabbed him.
**'''Polonius ([[Chief Wiggum]])''' – Killed when Hamlet stabbed him who thought he was Claudius.
**'''Laertes ([[Ralph Wiggum]])''' – Unintentionally stabbed himself when practicing his duel with Hamlet.
**'''Ophelia ([[Lisa]])''' – Jumped out a window and landed in a moat where she drowned.
**'''Rosencarl and Guildenlenny ([[Carl]] and [[Lenny]])''' – Died when they high-fived each other after being covered in poison.
**'''Gertrude ([[Marge]])''' – The last person left alive, she dispatched herself with a mace to avoid all the cleaning up.

== Goofs ==
=== Do the Bard, Man ===
*When [[King Hamlet]]'s ghost visits Hamlet, he switches from semi-transparent to solid between scenes.
*When Lenny and Carl die, they are seen falling to the ground right next to each other, but when Marge is looking at all the dead bodies, Lenny is seen having fallen on top of Carl.

== References ==
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Treehouse of Horror XXXI/References

2020-11-15T16:56:40Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: /* Toy Gory */Just thought I’d share a rather oddly suspicious continuity nod..

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening sequence ===
*Homer asks himself if he should write in {{W|Judge Judy}}.
*Homer remembering what Faye Dunaway did is a reference to the 89th Academy Awards wrong envelope fiasco.
*50 reasons not to vote [[Donald Trump]] are listed:
{{Scroll|
**Made it okay to shoot hibernating bears.
**Put children in cages.
**Called Mexicans rapists.
**Imitated disabled reporter.
**Looks lousy in a tennis outfit.
**Can’t get wife to hold hand.
**Called third world countries ****holes.
**Called Tim Cook ‘Tim Apple’.
**Said Jewish people who vote Democrat are disloyal.
**Showed top secret documents at Mar-A-Lago restaurant.
**Called white supremacists ‘fine people’.
**Leaked classified information to Russian ambassador.
**Asked the president of Ukraine to investigate the Bidens.
**Called for China to investigate the Bidens.
**Walked into the dressing room at Miss Teen USA pageant.
**Pressed the Australian prime minister to help Barr investigate Mueller.
**Talked about grabbing *****.
**Lied about the size of his inauguration.
**Refused to release tax returns.
**Gutted the E.P.A..
**Confiscated and destroyed interpreter’s notes after meeting with Putin.
**Tweeted classified photo of Iran missile site.
**Called Baltimore a ‘disgusting, rat and rodent-infested mess’.
**Described Meryl Streep as ‘over-rated’.
**Leaked information to the press about the 2017 Manchester arena bombing.
**Did not attend any White House correspondents’ dinner.
**Said Megyn Kelly had ‘blood coming out of her whatever’.
**Called Carly Fiorina ‘horseface’.
**Ruined impeachment.
**Brought Ivanka to the G7 summit.
**Corrupted Congress.
**Appointed and didn’t fire Betsy DeVos.
**Put Jared in charge of Mideast.
**Served McDonald’s to Clemson football team.
**Destroyed democracy.
**Lost Hong Kong.
**Threatened Marie Yovanovitch.
**Pulled the U.S. out of climate agreement.
**Allowed bounties on soldiers.
**Invaded Portland.
**Withdrew from W.H.O..
**Bragged about knowing the date.
**Commuted sentences.
**Said to swallow bleach.
**Person, woman, man, camera, TV.
**Destroyed post office.
**Paid $750 in taxes.
**Wants third term.
**Wanted to be on Mount Rushmore.
**And we haven’t even said the worst one.
}}
*[[Hans Moleman]] mentions voting for [[Kanye West]].
*The {{w|Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse}} appear.

=== Toy Gory ===
*The title and plot is a parody of ''[[Toy Story]]''.
*The songs "[[You Put a Dent in Me]]" and "[[This Is the End of Bart]]" are a parody of "{{W|You've Got a Friend in Me}}" by [[Randy Newman]].
**Interesting to know, the former song sounds similar to "[[You’ve Got an Enemy]]"
*Bart's role in this segment is based on that of Sid Phillips, the first film's main antagonist, who is an evil boy who likes to destroy toys. Additionally, much like Sid's toys, Bart's own toys ultimately come to life in front of him so that they can get revenge on him for abusing them.
*Bart's toys are a parody of many other toys:
**A parody of {{W|Thomas the Tank Engine}}.
**[[Stretch Arm-Long]] is a parody of {{W|Stretch Armstrong}}.
**A parody of {{W|Tickle Me Elmo}}.
**A parody of [[Mr. Potato Head]].
**A parody of {{W|Raggedy Ann}}.
**A parody of an {{W|Etch A Sketch}}.
*The movie that {{Ch|Ben Mankiewicz}} presents stars {{W|Debbie Reynolds}}.
*In the next scene, the {{W|Pixar}} lamp appears.
*Bart's toys mutilating him and turning him into a toy is very reminiscent of Cleopatra being mutilated and being turned into a "human duck" at the end of ''Freaks.''
*When Bart is is turned into a toy, is a reference to the real-world [[Bart Simpson Doll|Bart Simpson talking dolls]].
*[[Dr. Hibbert]] says "Don't ask, don't Mattel", a reference to the {{w|Mattel}} toys company and the "{{W|Don't ask, don't tell}}" policy.

=== Into the Homer-verse ===
*The title and plot is a parody of ''{{w|Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse}}''.
*During the "who ate all the candy?" scene, "{{W|Flight of the Bumblebee}} by {{W|Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov}} plays.
*In [[Homer]]'s imagination, the bullies are dressed as characters:
**[[Jimbo Jones]] is dressed as [[Jack Sparrow]].
**[[Kearney Zzyzwicz]] is dressed as [[Pinhead]].
*[[Hansel]] and [[Gretel]] are seen in a room, captured by [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Smithers]].
*[[Homer Barbera]] is a parody of {{w|Yogi Bear}} and a reference to {{w|Hanna-Barbera}}.
**He calls Homer Boo-Boo, a reference to {{w|Boo-Boo Bear}}.
**[[Homer]] mentions him sounding like {{w|Art Carney}}.
**He then transforms into blue cat Homer, a parody of [[Snagglepuss]].
**He transforms then into Cowboy Homer is a parody of {{w|Quickdraw McGraw}}.
**He says "Heavens to Murgatroyd", which is something Snagglepuss said.
**When Mr. Burns enter the room at the end, he runs in place like [[Scooby-Doo]], sound effect included.
*[[Disney Princess Homer]], including the crystal shoe and the pumpkin coach, is a parody of [[Cinderella]], and her name is a reference to the {{w|Disney Princess}}es.
*[[Noir Homer]] is a parody of {{w|Spider-Man Noir}}.
*[[8-Bit Homer]] is a parody of 8-bit characters from video games.
*[[Anime Homer]] appears to be based on {{w|Majin Buu}} from ''{{w|Dragon Ball}}''.
**In a cut scene, he jumps on a building game, which is the [[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]] {{w|Donkey Kong (video game)|arcade}} game. He moves and dies the same way Mario does in the game.
*The 6 Homers sing "{{ap|Lollipop|Treehouse of Horror XXXI}}" by {{W|Ronald & Ruby}}.
*Anime Homer dances with {{W|Susuwatari}} from {{W|Studio Ghibli}} films.
*When Homer was going to strangle Bart, he transforms himself into a Color by dots Homer, Astract art Homer, [[SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob Homer ("SpongeHomer")]], Homer and then into Balloon Homer.
*Lisa mentions [[Harlan Ellison]]'s law of circular storytelling.
*Alternate [[Mr. Burns]] include parodies of:
**Hunter Van Pelt from ''{{w|Jumanji}}''.
**{{w|Bowser}} from the {{w|Super Mario}} series.
**{{w|Maleficent}}.
*Alternate [[Smithers]] include [[Rosie the Robot Maid]] from ''[[The Jetsons]]''.

=== Be Nine, Rewind ===
*The title is a parody of the 2008 comedy ''{{w|Be Kind Rewind}}'', while the overall plot of Lisa dying on her birthday and experiencing a time loop is based on the TV series ''{{w|Russian Doll (TV series)|Russian Doll}}''. The song "{{w|Gotta Get Up}} by {{w|Harry Nilsson}} plays throughout the segment, which is also frequently heard in ''Russian Doll''.
*[[Comic Book Guy]] looks at his black mirror, then says it's not a reference, referencing ''{{W|Black Mirror}}''.
*Films shown by Comic Book Guy are ''{{w|Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day}}'', the fourth ''[[Star Trek]]'' movie, Knock-Knock Joke, and ''{{w|Edge of Tomorrow}}''.
**He also mentions [[Tom Cruise]], [[Superman]] and [[Batman]].

=== Credits ===
*[[Carolyn Omine]]'s credit "Corona Omine" is possibly a reference to "Coronavirus".

== Trivia ==
*This is the third time that ''[[The Simpsons]]'' is {{w|Computer-generated imagery|CGI}}-animated in a "Treehouse of Horror" segment. The first was in "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]" and the second was in "[[Treehouse of Horror XXVIII]]".
*When [[Bart]] imitates Radioactive Man's voice, he sounds like [[Nelson Muntz]].
*On the [[Radioactive Man action figure]] instruction booklet, the production code of the toy is stated as ZABF17, the production code for this episode.
*During the ending credits, a scene from every segment of every past episode of all the "[[Treehouse of Horror series]]" is shown. This is mostly to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original Treehouse of Horror.
*This episode was screened virtually exclusively for 500 people who signed up on Decider on October 14, 2020, courtesy of Fox.

== Continuity ==
*[[Mr. Burns]] brings a vomiting frog in the room, a reference to [[Frog Prince]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XII]]")

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Treehouse of Horror XXXI/References

2020-11-02T19:23:41Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: /* Trivia */Added a much needed anniversary trivia.

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening sequence ===
*Homer asks himself if he should write in {{W|Judge Judy}}.
*Homer remembering what Faye Dunaway did is a reference to the 89th Academy Awards wrong envelope fiasco.
*50 reasons not to vote [[Donald Trump]] are listed:
{{Scroll|
**Made it okay to shoot hibernating bears.
**Put children in cages.
**Called Mexicans rapists.
**Imitated disabled reporter.
**Looks lousy in a tennis outfit.
**Can’t get wife to hold hand.
**Called third world countries ****holes.
**Called Tim Cook ‘Tim Apple’.
**Said Jewish people who vote Democrat are disloyal.
**Showed top secret documents at Mar-A-Lago restaurant.
**Called white supremacists ‘fine people’.
**Leaked classified information to Russian ambassador.
**Asked the president of Ukraine to investigate the Bidens.
**Called for China to investigate the Bidens.
**Walked into the dressing room at Miss Teen USA pageant.
**Pressed the Australian prime minister to help Barr investigate Mueller.
**Talked about grabbing *****.
**Lied about the size of his inauguration.
**Refused to release tax returns.
**Gutted the E.P.A..
**Confiscated and destroyed interpreter’s notes after meeting with Putin.
**Tweeted classified photo of Iran missile site.
**Called Baltimore a ‘disgusting, rat and rodent-infested mess’.
**Described Meryl Streep as ‘over-rated’.
**Leaked information to the press about the 2017 Manchester arena bombing.
**Did not attend any White House correspondents’ dinner.
**Said Megyn Kelly had ‘blood coming out of her whatever’.
**Called Carly Fiorina ‘horseface’.
**Ruined impeachment.
**Brought Ivanka to the G7 summit.
**Corrupted Congress.
**Appointed and didn’t fire Betsy DeVos.
**Put Jared in charge of Mideast.
**Served McDonald’s to Clemson football team.
**Destroyed democracy.
**Lost Hong Kong.
**Threatened Marie Yovanovitch.
**Pulled the U.S. out of climate agreement.
**Allowed bounties on soldiers.
**Invaded Portland.
**Withdrew from W.H.O..
**Bragged about knowing the date.
**Commuted sentences.
**Said to swallow bleach.
**Person, woman, man, camera, TV.
**Destroyed post office.
**Paid $750 in taxes.
**Wants third term.
**Wanted to be on Mount Rushmore.
**And we haven’t even said the worst one.
}}
*[[Hans Moleman]] mentions voting for [[Kanye West]].
*The {{w|Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse}} appear.

=== Toy Gory ===
*The title and plot is a parody of ''[[Toy Story]]''.
*The songs "[[You Put a Dent in Me]]" and "[[This Is the End of Bart]]" are a parody of "{{W|You've Got a Friend in Me}}" by [[Randy Newman]].
*Bart's toys are a parody of many other toys:
**A parody of {{W|Thomas the Tank Engine}}.
**[[Stretch Arm-Long]] is a parody of {{W|Stretch Armstrong}}.
**A parody of {{W|Tickle Me Elmo}}.
**A parody of [[Mr. Potato Head]].
**A parody of {{W|Raggedy Ann}}.
**A parody of an {{W|Etch A Sketch}}.
*The movie that {{Ch|Ben Mankiewicz}} presents stars {{W|Debbie Reynolds}}.
*In the next scene, the {{W|Pixar}} lamp appears.
*When Bart is is turned into a doll, is a reference to the [[Bart Simpson Doll|Bart Simpson talking dolls]] from real life.
*[[Dr. Hibbert]] says "Don't ask, don't Mattel", a reference to the {{w|Mattel}} toys company and the "{{W|Don't ask, don't tell}}" policy.

=== Into the Homer-verse ===
*The title and plot is a parody of ''{{w|Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse}}''.
*During the "who ate all the candy?" scene, "{{W|Flight of the Bumblebee}} by {{W|Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov}} plays.
*In [[Homer]]'s imagination, the bullies are dressed as characters:
**[[Jimbo Jones]] is dressed as [[Jack Sparrow]].
**[[Kearney Zzyzwicz]] is dressed as [[Pinhead]].
*[[Hansel]] and [[Gretel]] are seen in a room, captured by [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Smithers]].
*[[Homer Barbera]] is a parody of {{w|Yogi Bear}} and a reference to {{w|Hanna-Barbera}}.
**He calls Homer Boo-Boo, a reference to {{w|Boo-Boo Bear}}.
**[[Homer]] mentions him sounding like {{w|Art Carney}}.
**He then transforms into blue cat Homer, a parody of [[Snagglepuss]].
**He transforms then into Cowboy Homer is a parody of {{w|Quickdraw McGraw}}.
**He says "Heavens to Murgatroyd", which is something Snagglepuss said.
**When Mr. Burns enter the room at the end, he runs in place like [[Scooby-Doo]], sound effect included.
*[[Disney Princess Homer]], including the crystal shoe and the pumpkin coach, is a parody of [[Cinderella]], and her name is a reference to the {{w|Disney Princess}}es.
*[[Noir Homer]] is a parody of {{w|Spider-Man Noir}}.
*[[8-Bit Homer]] is a parody of 8-bit characters from video games.
*[[Anime Homer]] appears to be based on {{w|Majin Buu}} from ''{{w|Dragon Ball}}''.
**In a cut scene, he jumps on a building game, which is the [[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]] {{w|Donkey Kong (video game)|arcade}} game. He moves and dies the same way Mario does in the game.
*The 6 Homers sing "{{ap|Lollipop|Treehouse of Horror XXXI}}" by {{W|Ronald & Ruby}}.
*Anime Homer dances with {{W|Susuwatari}} from {{W|Studio Ghibli}} films.
*When Homer was going to strangle Bart, he transforms himself into a Color by dots Homer, Astract art Homer, [[SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob Homer ("SpongeHomer")]], Homer and then into Balloon Homer.
*Lisa mentions [[Harlan Ellison]]'s law of circular storytelling.
*Alternate [[Mr. Burns]] include parodies of:
**Hunter Van Pelt from ''{{w|Jumanji}}''.
**{{w|Bowser}} from the {{w|Super Mario}} series.
**{{w|Maleficent}}.
*Alternate [[Smithers]] include [[Rosie the Robot Maid]] from ''[[The Jetsons]]''.

=== Be Nine, Rewind ===
*The title is a parody of the 2008 comedy ''{{w|Be Kind Rewind}}'', while the overall plot of Lisa dying on her birthday and experiencing a time loop is based on the TV series ''{{w|Russian Doll (TV series)|Russian Doll}}''. The song "{{w|Gotta Get Up}} by {{w|Harry Nilsson}} plays throughout the segment, which is also frequently heard in ''Russian Doll''.
*[[Comic Book Guy]] looks at his black mirror, then says it's not a reference, referencing ''{{W|Black Mirror}}''.
*Films shown by Comic Book Guy are ''{{w|Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day}}'', the fourth ''[[Star Trek]]'' movie, Knock-Knock Joke, and ''{{w|Edge of Tomorrow}}''.
**He also mentions [[Tom Cruise]], [[Superman]] and [[Batman]].

=== Credits ===
*[[Carolyn Omine]]'s credit "Corona Omine" is possibly a reference to "Coronavirus".

== Trivia ==
*This is the third time that ''[[The Simpsons]]'' is {{w|Computer-generated imagery|CGI}}-animated in a "Treehouse of Horror" segment. The first was in "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]" and the second was in "[[Treehouse of Horror XXVIII]]".
*When [[Bart]] imitates Radioactive Man's voice, he sounds like [[Nelson Muntz]].
*On the [[Radioactive Man action figure]] instruction booklet, the production code of the toy is stated as ZABF17, the production code for this episode.
*During the ending credits, a scene from every segment of every past episode of all the "[[Treehouse of Horror series]]" is shown. This is mostly to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the original Treehouse of Horror.
*This episode was screened virtually exclusively for 500 people who signed up on Decider on October 14, 2020, courtesy of Fox.

== Continuity ==
*[[Mr. Burns]] brings a vomiting frog in the room, a reference to [[Frog Prince]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XII]]")

{{Season 32|R}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Treehouse of Horror 31/References}}

[[Category:Cultural references]]
[[Category:Trivia]]
[[Category:Continuity]]

Treehouse of Horror XXXI/References

2020-11-02T19:20:30Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: /* Opening sequence */I wasn’t sure what Homer meant, but after searching it up... I’m not sure why it was such a big deal tho..

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{{EpisodePrevNextRef|Now Museum, Now You Don't|The 7 Beer Itch}}

== Cultural references ==
=== Opening sequence ===
*Homer asks himself if he should write in {{W|Judge Judy}}.
*Homer remembering what Faye Dunaway did is a reference to the 89th Academy Awards wrong envelope fiasco.
*50 reasons not to vote [[Donald Trump]] are listed:
{{Scroll|
**Made it okay to shoot hibernating bears.
**Put children in cages.
**Called Mexicans rapists.
**Imitated disabled reporter.
**Looks lousy in a tennis outfit.
**Can’t get wife to hold hand.
**Called third world countries ****holes.
**Called Tim Cook ‘Tim Apple’.
**Said Jewish people who vote Democrat are disloyal.
**Showed top secret documents at Mar-A-Lago restaurant.
**Called white supremacists ‘fine people’.
**Leaked classified information to Russian ambassador.
**Asked the president of Ukraine to investigate the Bidens.
**Called for China to investigate the Bidens.
**Walked into the dressing room at Miss Teen USA pageant.
**Pressed the Australian prime minister to help Barr investigate Mueller.
**Talked about grabbing *****.
**Lied about the size of his inauguration.
**Refused to release tax returns.
**Gutted the E.P.A..
**Confiscated and destroyed interpreter’s notes after meeting with Putin.
**Tweeted classified photo of Iran missile site.
**Called Baltimore a ‘disgusting, rat and rodent-infested mess’.
**Described Meryl Streep as ‘over-rated’.
**Leaked information to the press about the 2017 Manchester arena bombing.
**Did not attend any White House correspondents’ dinner.
**Said Megyn Kelly had ‘blood coming out of her whatever’.
**Called Carly Fiorina ‘horseface’.
**Ruined impeachment.
**Brought Ivanka to the G7 summit.
**Corrupted Congress.
**Appointed and didn’t fire Betsy DeVos.
**Put Jared in charge of Mideast.
**Served McDonald’s to Clemson football team.
**Destroyed democracy.
**Lost Hong Kong.
**Threatened Marie Yovanovitch.
**Pulled the U.S. out of climate agreement.
**Allowed bounties on soldiers.
**Invaded Portland.
**Withdrew from W.H.O..
**Bragged about knowing the date.
**Commuted sentences.
**Said to swallow bleach.
**Person, woman, man, camera, TV.
**Destroyed post office.
**Paid $750 in taxes.
**Wants third term.
**Wanted to be on Mount Rushmore.
**And we haven’t even said the worst one.
}}
*[[Hans Moleman]] mentions voting for [[Kanye West]].
*The {{w|Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse}} appear.

=== Toy Gory ===
*The title and plot is a parody of ''[[Toy Story]]''.
*The songs "[[You Put a Dent in Me]]" and "[[This Is the End of Bart]]" are a parody of "{{W|You've Got a Friend in Me}}" by [[Randy Newman]].
*Bart's toys are a parody of many other toys:
**A parody of {{W|Thomas the Tank Engine}}.
**[[Stretch Arm-Long]] is a parody of {{W|Stretch Armstrong}}.
**A parody of {{W|Tickle Me Elmo}}.
**A parody of [[Mr. Potato Head]].
**A parody of {{W|Raggedy Ann}}.
**A parody of an {{W|Etch A Sketch}}.
*The movie that {{Ch|Ben Mankiewicz}} presents stars {{W|Debbie Reynolds}}.
*In the next scene, the {{W|Pixar}} lamp appears.
*When Bart is is turned into a doll, is a reference to the [[Bart Simpson Doll|Bart Simpson talking dolls]] from real life.
*[[Dr. Hibbert]] says "Don't ask, don't Mattel", a reference to the {{w|Mattel}} toys company and the "{{W|Don't ask, don't tell}}" policy.

=== Into the Homer-verse ===
*The title and plot is a parody of ''{{w|Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse}}''.
*During the "who ate all the candy?" scene, "{{W|Flight of the Bumblebee}} by {{W|Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov}} plays.
*In [[Homer]]'s imagination, the bullies are dressed as characters:
**[[Jimbo Jones]] is dressed as [[Jack Sparrow]].
**[[Kearney Zzyzwicz]] is dressed as [[Pinhead]].
*[[Hansel]] and [[Gretel]] are seen in a room, captured by [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Smithers]].
*[[Homer Barbera]] is a parody of {{w|Yogi Bear}} and a reference to {{w|Hanna-Barbera}}.
**He calls Homer Boo-Boo, a reference to {{w|Boo-Boo Bear}}.
**[[Homer]] mentions him sounding like {{w|Art Carney}}.
**He then transforms into blue cat Homer, a parody of [[Snagglepuss]].
**He transforms then into Cowboy Homer is a parody of {{w|Quickdraw McGraw}}.
**He says "Heavens to Murgatroyd", which is something Snagglepuss said.
**When Mr. Burns enter the room at the end, he runs in place like [[Scooby-Doo]], sound effect included.
*[[Disney Princess Homer]], including the crystal shoe and the pumpkin coach, is a parody of [[Cinderella]], and her name is a reference to the {{w|Disney Princess}}es.
*[[Noir Homer]] is a parody of {{w|Spider-Man Noir}}.
*[[8-Bit Homer]] is a parody of 8-bit characters from video games.
*[[Anime Homer]] appears to be based on {{w|Majin Buu}} from ''{{w|Dragon Ball}}''.
**In a cut scene, he jumps on a building game, which is the [[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]] {{w|Donkey Kong (video game)|arcade}} game. He moves and dies the same way Mario does in the game.
*The 6 Homers sing "{{ap|Lollipop|Treehouse of Horror XXXI}}" by {{W|Ronald & Ruby}}.
*Anime Homer dances with {{W|Susuwatari}} from {{W|Studio Ghibli}} films.
*When Homer was going to strangle Bart, he transforms himself into a Color by dots Homer, Astract art Homer, [[SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob Homer ("SpongeHomer")]], Homer and then into Balloon Homer.
*Lisa mentions [[Harlan Ellison]]'s law of circular storytelling.
*Alternate [[Mr. Burns]] include parodies of:
**Hunter Van Pelt from ''{{w|Jumanji}}''.
**{{w|Bowser}} from the {{w|Super Mario}} series.
**{{w|Maleficent}}.
*Alternate [[Smithers]] include [[Rosie the Robot Maid]] from ''[[The Jetsons]]''.

=== Be Nine, Rewind ===
*The title is a parody of the 2008 comedy ''{{w|Be Kind Rewind}}'', while the overall plot of Lisa dying on her birthday and experiencing a time loop is based on the TV series ''{{w|Russian Doll (TV series)|Russian Doll}}''. The song "{{w|Gotta Get Up}} by {{w|Harry Nilsson}} plays throughout the segment, which is also frequently heard in ''Russian Doll''.
*[[Comic Book Guy]] looks at his black mirror, then says it's not a reference, referencing ''{{W|Black Mirror}}''.
*Films shown by Comic Book Guy are ''{{w|Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day}}'', the fourth ''[[Star Trek]]'' movie, Knock-Knock Joke, and ''{{w|Edge of Tomorrow}}''.
**He also mentions [[Tom Cruise]], [[Superman]] and [[Batman]].

=== Credits ===
*[[Carolyn Omine]]'s credit "Corona Omine" is possibly a reference to "Coronavirus".

== Trivia ==
*This is the third time that ''[[The Simpsons]]'' is {{w|Computer-generated imagery|CGI}}-animated in a "Treehouse of Horror" segment. The first was in "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]" and the second was in "[[Treehouse of Horror XXVIII]]".
*When [[Bart]] imitates Radioactive Man's voice, he sounds like [[Nelson Muntz]].
*On the [[Radioactive Man action figure]] instruction booklet, the production code of the toy is stated as ZABF17, the production code for this episode.
*During the ending credits, a scene from every segment of every past episode of all the "[[Treehouse of Horror series]]" is shown.
*This episode was screened virtually exclusively for 500 people who signed up on Decider on October 14, 2020, courtesy of Fox.

== Continuity ==
*[[Mr. Burns]] brings a vomiting frog in the room, a reference to [[Frog Prince]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XII]]")

{{Season 32|R}}
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2020-11-01T02:44:13Z

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== Lem and Dickie ==
Their voice actors were confirmed by press releases so it was not mixed up. Therefore, I have undone your edits. Thank you, [[User:Solar Dragon|The]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|Solar]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|Dragon]] 13:49, October 31, 2020 (EDT)

You sure?? Because I heard Nick Kroll’s voice out of Lem.. [[User:ClockwerkSamurai12|ClockwerkSamurai12]] ([[User talk:ClockwerkSamurai12|talk]]) 22:44, October 31, 2020 (EDT)

Treehouse of Horror XXIII/References

2020-11-01T01:05:09Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: /* UNnormal Activity */You really need to check your typing twice..

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening sequence ===
*Kang's pirate costume is a parody of {{w|Captain Hook}}, while Kodos' fairy costume is a parody of {{w|Tinker Bell}}.
*The music in the scenes with the Mayan Indians is based on ''{{w|Apocalypto}}''.

=== The Greatest Story Ever Holed ===
*The segment title is a pun on the film ''{{w|The Greatest Story Ever Told}}''.
** This segment has the third title that makes a reference to this movie; the others episodes are "[[The Wettest Stories Ever Told]]" from [[season 17]] and "[[The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed]]" from [[season 21]].
*The segment is a reference to the {{w|Large Hadron Collider}}.
*[[Comic Book Guy]] throws a DVD copy of the {{w|Disney}} film {{w|The Black Hole}} into the [[Springfield's black hole|black hole]].

=== UNnormal Activity ===
*The film series ''{{w|Paranormal Activity}}'' is punned in the title and parodied throughout the segment.
**Although, the film series deals with demons instead than ghosts.

=== Bart & Homer's Excellent Adventure ===
*The title is a pun on ''{{w|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure}}''.
*''{{w|Back to the Future}}'':
**The segment's plotline is a parody of the movie's.
**The music in the sequences where [[Bart]] travels through time is similar to the movie's soundtrack.
*When [[Bart]] travels back in time he passes by movie posters for a large number of [[James Bond]] films.

=== Credits ===
*[[James L. Brooks|James "Haha, the Devil Bought Facebook" Brooks]] refers to [[Facebook]].
*[[Sam Simon|simonsam@twitTERROR]] refers to [[Twitter]] and Sam Simon's Twitter name.
*[[Matt Selman|Humatt Selmanpede]] refers to ''{{W|The Human Centipede}}''.
*[[Marc Wilmore|The Phatman of the Opera]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Phantom of the Opera}}''.
*[[Jeff Westbrook|Uncle Festerbrook]] is a reference to {{W|Uncle Fester}} of ''{{W|The Addams Family}}''.
*[[Brian Kelley|Brian Death Knelley]] is a reference to a {{W|Death knell}}.
*[[Don Payne|Time and Relative Don in Payne]] is a reference to the [[TARDIS]] (Time and Relative Dimension in Space) from ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
*[[Bonita Pietila|23 Shades of Yellow]] is a reference to ''{{W|50 Shades of Grey}}''.
*[[Al Jean|Th-Th-Th-That's Al, Folks!]] is a reference to {{W|Porky Pig}}'s catchphrase, "That's all, folks!" from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''.
*[[Chris Edgerly|Night of the Living Dead-Gerly]] is a reference to ''{{W|Night of the Living Dead}}''.
*[[Don Barrozo|Don of the Dead Barrozo]] is a reference to ''{{W|Dawn of the Dead}}''.
*[[Chris Ledesma]] is credited as "[[Simpsons Music 500]]", the name of his blog.
*[[Larina Jean Adamson|Katniss Everdeen Adamson]] is a reference to the character {{w|Katniss Everdeen}} from ''[[The Hunger Games]]''.
*[[Max Pross|Pross Whedon]] is a reference to {{w|Joss Whedon}}.
*[[Mike Scully|A-Mike-Rican Horror Scully]] is a reference to ''{{w|American Horror Story}}''.
*[[Mike B. Anderson|Mothra B. Anderson]] is a reference to [[Mothra]].
*[[Richard Raynis|Re-Animator Raynis]] is a reference to ''{{w|Re-Animator}}''.
*[[Denise Sirkot|"Tapping as Fast as I Can" Sirkot]] is a possible reference to ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''.
*[[Richard K. Chung|Dchungo Unchained]] is a reference to ''{{w|Django Unchained}}''.
*[[Bonita Pietila|Here Comes Honey Bon Bon]] is a reference to ''{{w|Here Comes Honey Boo Boo}}''.
*[[Norm MacLeod|Norman "Bates" MacLeod]] is a reference to the character Norman Bates from the movie ''{{w|Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho}}''.

== Goofs ==
[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXIII pennant.png|thumb|Milhouse's eyebrows error.]]
*In "The Greatest Story Ever Holed", Principal Skinner gets sucked into the black hole twice.
*In the shot of the [[Black hole aliens]] with the Springfieldians in the background, [[Legs]] has [[Louie]]'s colors and [[Arnie Pye]] has [[Gil]]'s.
*Young Homer is seen walking past in the present
*In "The Greatest Story Ever Holed", Milhouse's eyebrows are red (see picture on right).

== Continuity ==
*The third story contains a number of references to the [[Season 2]] episode "[[The Way We Was]]", most prominent is the detention room scene where Marge and Homer initially fell in love.

{{Season 24|R}}

[[Category:Cultural references]]
[[Category:Trivia]]
[[Category:Continuity]]

Halloween of Horror

2020-10-31T13:31:56Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: Managed to fix an error.. it wasn’t easy with that Featured Episode thingie blocking the save button!

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{{Episode
|image= Halloween of Horror promo 1.jpg
|number= 578
|season=27
|snumber=4
|prodcode= TABF22
|airdate= October 18, [[2015]]
|guests= [[Blake Anderson]] as [[Lem]] [[Nick Kroll]] as [[Dickie]]
|showrunner= [[Matt Selman]] [[Al Jean]]
|writer= [[Carolyn Omine]]
|director= [[Mike B. Anderson]]
}}

"'''Halloween of Horror'''" is the fourth episode of [[season 27]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the five-hundred and seventy-eighth episode overall. It originally aired on October 18, [[2015]]. The episode was written by [[Carolyn Omine]] and directed by [[Mike B. Anderson]]. It guest stars [[Nick Kroll]] as [[Lem]] and [[Blake Anderson]] as [[Dickie]].

== Synopsis ==
{{Desc|When [[Lisa]] becomes scared at the [[Krustyland]] Halloween Horror Night, [[Homer]] is forced to take down his Everscream Terrors decorations. Halloween pop-up employees seek vengeance on Homer for causing them to lose their jobs, and rob his house while Homer and Lisa hide out in the attic. Homer and Lisa light up their stored holiday decorations to attract attention and stand up to the intruders.}}

== Plot ==
The day before Halloween, [[Homer]] completelly decorated his house, calling it "Everscream Terrors", but [[Homer]] stored the plastic skeletons too close to the furnace, so he decided to take it's remainings back to the Halloween pop-up store. On their way to the store, [[Lisa]] and [[Bart]] commented about how excited they are about the upcoming [[Krustyland]] Halloween Horror.

At the shop, [[Apu]] (who chose a halloween joke name: A-Boo) gets angry at three lazy pop-up employees who are sleeping on their job, telling them to go back to work. But one of them gave [[Homer]] a deal, where if he buy him one "Señor Skeleton", a dancing Mexican skeleton, he would give [[Homer]] three of them for free. [[Homer]] accepts it and talks about the deal to [[Apu]], who promply fired the bad workers. They then promised revenge on [[Homer]], saying he'll be real sorry for getting them fired.

Later, [[Homer]] takes the kids to the Halloween Horror, but it ends up scaring [[Lisa]], who asked her dad to go back home, but because the tickets were too expensive and he and [[Bart]] were enjoying the park, [[Homer]] decided she should only think that all of that isn't real and stay on the park. This didn't help at all, and [[Lisa]] ends up getting lost on the park and traumatized to a point where the employees had to shut down the park.

At school, [[Lisa]]'s trauma made her scared even from the simplest halloween figures, such as paper zombies and bats. She then hides inside a locker, only to be rescued later by [[Marge]]. Back home, [[Marge]] realizes [[Lisa]]'s problem and tells [[Homer]] they should shut down Everscream Terrors (as [[Lisa]] is scared to the point of getting help from Tailee, a plastic animal tail), making both [[Homer]] and [[Bart]] upset. In order to reconcile with [[Bart]], [[Marge]] takes him and [[Maggie]] to the best Block Party in Springfield, leaving [[Lisa]] and [[Homer]] alone.

At home, [[Homer]] is visited by the three ex-pop-up employees. where they started playing mind games with him. [[Homer]] then realizes they're being stalked by said employees while trying to keep [[Lisa]] calm during halloween. Meanwhile at the block party, [[Marge]] discovers that it is for residents only, as last year's party was wrecked by visitors. [[Bart]] gets even more upset because he has "missed halloween".

Back at [[742 Evergreen Terrace]], [[Homer]] tries to lock the house, not realizing that the three employees are already inside. He tries to take [[Lisa]] to the [[744 Evergreen Terrace|Flanders' House]], but she runs back inside to get Tailee, the only thing that kept her calm during halloween. [[Homer]] rushes to save her, only for them to get face to face with the home invaders. [[Homer]] and [[Lisa]] then rush to hide at the attic while the ex-employees are looking for them.

But things aren't that great to [[Marge]], [[Bart]] and [[Maggie]]'s Halloween. As it is too late, all the kids are asleep, and it's time for the grown-up Halloween, (which is when grown ups dress up in costumes to get drunk), so [[Marge]] decides to take the kids back home. At the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpsons' House]], [[Homer]] calms down [[Lisa]], and they decide to use the Everscream Terror decorations as a help signal, but they accidentally activate the Señor Skeletons, giving away their location to the invaders.

[[Homer]] climbs onto the roof to light up the remaining 4th of July fireworks, but the wind extinguishes the matches. [[Lisa]] then remembers that Tailee is made of polyester and will burn pretty easily, so [[Homer]] burns Tailee to light the fireworks to attract people's attention, and use the lights to ask for help. The home invaders are then arrested almost immediately and [[Homer]] builds Everscream Terrace back so the whole town can enjoy it.

== Production ==
[[Carl Zealer]], who won a competition to get animated into the show,<ref>[http://teamcoco.com/video/simpsons-contest-winner?playlist=x;eyJ0b3RhbCI6MTAsInR5cGUiOiJyZWxhdGVkIiwiaWQiOjg4OTM0fQ Team Coco - "Announcing "The Simpsons" Walk-On Contest Winner"]</ref> made an appearance at the Halloween Horror Night at [[Krustyland]].

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File:TABF22 Script.png|Script for the episode
</gallery>

== Reception ==
The episode was watched by 3.69 million viewers.<ref>[http://www.spoilertv.com/2015/10/final-adjusted-tv-ratings-for-sunday_20.html SpoilerTV.com]</ref>

== International airdates ==
{{Airdates
|esLAdate= April 10, 2016
|esLAchannel= {{W|Fox Latin America|Fox Latin America}}
|esLAnote=
|ukrdate= December 20, 2016
|ukrchannel= NLO TV
|ukrnote= <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161219115743/http://www.vsetv.com/schedule_package_uabase_day_2016-12-20.html Vsetv.com]</ref>
}}

== Gallery ==
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File:Halloween of Horror promo 2.jpg
File:Halloween of Horror promo 3.jpg
File:Halloween of Horror promo 4.jpg
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Promo videos ==
*{{Youtube|WULhU_UagiA|Stalked}}
*{{Youtube|3ji6riPrbHA|Lost}}
*{{Youtube|Kd_tIn2xsLc|Pretend}}

{{Season 27}}

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[[Category:Simpson family episodes]]
[[Category:Episodes directed by Mike B. Anderson]]
[[Category:Episodes written by Carolyn Omine]]

Dickie

2020-10-31T13:27:49Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: Trust me, I watched Big Mouth, Sing, Captain Underpants AND The Addams Family.. so I know what Kroll sounds like.. Happy Halloween!

{{Character
|name = Dickie
|image = [[File:Dickie.png|250px]]
|gender = {{Male}}
|hair = Brown
|status = Alive
|job =Retail clerk
|relatives =
|appearance = "[[Halloween of Horror]]"
|voiced by = [[Nick Kroll]]
}}

'''Dickie''' is a retail clerk.

== History ==
Dickie, [[Lem]] and their friend was working at [[Official Halloween Headquarters]]. After [[Homer]] made [[Apu]] to fire them they made a revenge. When [[Clancy Wiggum]] arrested them he told them at he can give them work on a 99 cents store when they are free.

== Appearances ==
*{{ep|Halloween of Horror}}

{{Simpsons characters}}
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[[Category:Characters voiced by guest stars]]

Lem

2020-10-31T13:26:55Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: I heard Nick Kroll outta that other guy, so I think you guys messed up here... Happy Halloween!

{{Character
|name = Lem
|image = [[File:Lem.png|250px]]
|gender = {{Male}}
|hair = Blond
|status = Alive
|job =Retail clerk
|relatives =
|appearance = "[[Halloween of Horror]]"
|voiced by = [[Blake Anderson]]
}}

'''Lem''' is a retail clerk.

== History ==
Lem, [[Dickie]] and their friend was working at [[Official Halloween Headquarters]]. After [[Homer]] made [[Apu]] to fire them they made a revenge. When [[Clancy Wiggum]] arrested them he told them at he can give them work on a 99 cents store when they are free.

== Appearances ==
*{{ep|Halloween of Horror}}

{{Simpsons characters}}
[[Category:One time characters]]
[[Category:Characters voiced by guest stars]]

Treehouse of Horror XXXI/References

2020-10-19T17:50:30Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: /* Be Nine, Rewind */I mean, how many other films do you know where the main character dies on her birthday and has to relive it?

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening sequence ===
*Homer asks himself if he should write in {{W|Judge Judy}}.
*50 reasons not to vote [[Donald Trump]] are listed:
{{Scroll|
**Made it okay to shoot hibernating bears.
**Put children in cages.
**Called Mexicans rapists.
**Imitated disabled reporter.
**Looks lousy in a tennis outfit.
**Can’t get wife to hold hand.
**Called third world countries ****holes.
**Called Tim Cook ‘Tim Apple’.
**Said Jewish people who vote Democrat are disloyal.
**Showed top secret documents at Mar-A-Lago restaurant.
**Called white supremacists ‘fine people’.
**Leaked classified information to Russian ambassador.
**Asked the president of Ukraine to investigate the Bidens.
**Called for China to investigate the Bidens.
**Walked into the dressing room at Miss Teen USA pageant.
**Pressed the Australian prime minister to help Barr investigate Mueller.
**Talked about grabbing *****.
**Lied about the size of his inauguration.
**Refused to release tax returns.
**Gutted the E.P.A..
**Confiscated and destroyed interpreter’s notes after meeting with Putin.
**Tweeted classified photo of Iran missile site.
**Called Baltimore a ‘disgusting, rat and rodent-infested mess’.
**Described Meryl Streep as ‘over-rated’.
**Leaked information to the press about the 2017 Manchester arena bombing.
**Did not attend any White House correspondents’ dinner.
**Said Megyn Kelly had ‘blood coming out of her whatever’.
**Called Carly Fiorina ‘horseface’.
**Ruined impeachment.
**Brought Ivanka to the G7 summit.
**Corrupted Congress.
**Appointed and didn’t fire Betsy DeVos.
**Put Jared in charge of Mideast.
**Served McDonald’s to Clemson football team.
**Destroyed democracy.
**Lost Hong Kong.
**Threatened Marie Yovanovitch.
**Pulled the U.S. out of climate agreement.
**Allowed bounties on soldiers.
**Invaded Portland.
**Withdrew from W.H.O..
**Bragged about knowing the date.
**Commuted sentences.
**Said to swallow bleach.
**Person, woman, man, camera, TV.
**Destroyed post office.
**Paid $750 in taxes.
**Wants third term.
**Wanted to be on Mount Rushmore.
**And we haven’t even said the worst one.
}}
*[[Hans Moleman]] mentions voting for [[Kanye West]].
*The {{w|Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse}} appear.

=== Toy Gory ===
*The title and plot is a parody of ''[[Toy Story]]''.
*The songs throughout the segment are a parody of "{{W|You've Got a Friend in Me}}" by [[Randy Newman]].
*Bart's toys are a parody of many other toys:
**A parody of {{W|Thomas the Tank Engine}}.
**[[Stretch Arm-Long]] is a parody of {{W|Stretch Armstrong}}.
**A parody of {{W|Tickle Me Elmo}}.
**A parody of [[Mr. Potato Head]].
**A parody of {{W|Raggedy Ann}}.
**A parody of an {{W|Etch A Sketch}}.
*The movie that {{Ch|Ben Mankiewicz}} presents stars {{W|Debbie Reynolds}}.
*In the next scene, the {{W|Pixar}} lamp appears.
*[[Dr. Hibbert]] says "Don't ask, don't Mattel", a reference to the {{w|Mattel}} toys company and the "{{W|Don't ask, don't tell}}" policy.

=== Into the Homer-verse ===
*The title and plot is a parody of ''{{w|Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse}}''.
*During the "who ate all the candy?" scene, "{{W|Flight of the Bumblebee}} by {{W|Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov}} plays.
*In [[Homer]]'s imagination, the bullies are dressed as characters:
**[[Jimbo Jones]] is dressed as [[Jack Sparrow]].
**[[Kearney Zzyzwicz]] is dressed as [[Pinhead]].
*[[Hansel]] and [[Gretel]] are seen in a room, captured by [[Mr. Burns]] and [[Smithers]].
*[[Homer Barbera]] is a parody of {{w|Yogi Bear}} and a reference to {{w|Hannah-Barbera}}.
**He calls Homer Boo-Boo, a reference to {{w|Boo-Boo Bear}}.
**[[Homer]] mentions him sounding like {{w|Art Carney}}.
**He then transforms into Green cat Homer, a parody of [[Snagglepuss]] and [[Huckleberry Hound]].
**He transforms then into Cowboy Homer is a parody of {{w|Quickdraw McGraw}}.
**When Mr. Burns enter the room at the end, he runs in place like [[Scooby-Doo]], sound effect included.
*[[Disney Princess Homer]], including the crystal shoe and the pumpkin coach, is a parody of [[Cinderella]], and her name is a reference to the {{w|Disney Princess}}es.
*[[Noir Homer]] is a parody of {{w|Spider-Man Noir}}.
*[[8-Bit Homer]] is a parody of 8-bit characters from video games.
**In a cut scene, he jumps on a building game, which is the [[Donkey Kong (series)|Donkey Kong]] {{w|Donkey Kong (video game)|arcade}} game. He moves and dies the same way Mario does in the game.
**He says [[Three-eyed crow]] is a Tomegatroid, to which Homer asks what's a Megatroid, a reference to the Metroid-style mobile game [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Triolith.MEGATROID Megatroid].
*The 6 Homers sing "{{ap|Lollipop|Treehouse of Horror XXXI}}" by {{W|Ronald & Ruby}}.
*8-Bit Homer jumps on the kitchen table and hits the roof, dropping donuts, a reference to the way that [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] does with the rings he has collected when he's hit.
*[[Anime Homer]] is a parody of {{w|Majin Buu}} from ''{{w|Dragon Ball}}''.
*Anime Homer dances with {{W|Susuwatari}} from {{W|Studio Ghibli}} films.
*Homer transforms himself into a Color by dots Homer, Astract art Homer, [[SpongeBart SquarePants|Spongebob]] Homer and then into Balloon Homer.
*Lisa mentions [[Harlan Ellison]]'s law of circular storytelling.
*Alternate [[Mr. Burns]] include:
**The Mr. Burns from the [[Treehouse of Horror XXVII]] segment "Dry Hard".
**{{w|Bowser}} from the {{w|Super Mario}} series.
**{{w|Maleficent}}.
*Alternate [[Smithers]] include [[Rosie the Robot Maid]] from ''[[The Jetsons]]''.

=== Be Nine, Rewind ===
*The title is a parody of the 2008 comedy ''{{w|Be Kind Rewind}}'', while the overall plot of Lisa dying on her birthday is based on ''{{w|Happy Death Day}}''.
*During the title card, "{{w|Gotta Get Up}} by {{w|Harry Nilsson}} plays.
*[[Comic Book Guy]] looks at his black mirror, then says it's not a reference, referencing ''{{W|Black Mirror}}''.
*Films shown by Comic Book Guy are ''{{w|Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day}}'', the fourth ''[[Star Trek]]'' movie, Knock-Knock Joke, and ''{{w|Edge of Tomorrow}}''.
**He also mentions [[Tom Cruise]], [[Superman]] and [[Batman]].

=== Credits ===
*[[Carolyn Omine]]'s credit "Corona Omine" is possibly a reference to "Coronavirus".

== Trivia ==
*This is the third time that ''[[The Simpsons]]'' is {{w|Computer-generated imagery|CGI}}-animated in a "Treehouse of Horror" segment. The first was in "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]" and the second was in "[[Treehouse of Horror XXVIII]]".
*On the [[Radioactive Man action figure]] instruction booklet, the production code of the toy is stated as ZABF17, the production code for this episode.
*During the ending credits, a scene from every segment of every past episode of the "[[Treehouse of Horror series]]" is shown.
*This episode was screened virtually exclusively for 500 people who signed up on Decider on October 14, 2020, courtesy of Fox.

== Continuity ==
*[[Mr. Burns]] brings a vomiting frog in the room, a reference to [[Frog Prince]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XII]]")

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening sequence ===
*The first part with the zombies is a reference to ''{{w|The Night of the Living Dead}}''. Although, the way the Flying Hellfish deal with said zombie is a reference to ''{{w|World War Z}}''.
*There is a Jaeger and a Kaiju battling it out in a reference to the 2013 del Toro's film, ''{{w|Pacific Rim}}''.
*The Dead Raven landing on the [[Tire Fire]] is a reference to ''{{w|Planet of Vampires}}''.
*[[Lard Lad]] becoming alive is a reference to "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".
*Chief Wiggum looks similar to the Cyclops from the ''{{w|7th Voyage of Sinbad}}''.
*[[Alfred Hitchcock]] tosses bird seed on [[Mrs. Krabappel]] and birds attack her, referencing the movie, ''{{w|The Birds (movie)|The Birds}}''.
*The blackboard gag's text is a reference to ''[[The Shining]]''.
**The man standing next to him is [[Stephen King]], author of The Shining.
*Groundskeeper Willie's appearance is a reference to [[Hellboy]] and the character he buries under the leaves is {{w|Karl Ruprecht Kroenen}} from the film.
*Homer's mutated appearance is a reference to the reapers from ''{{w|Blade 2}}''. [[Carl]]'s appearance is a reference to [[Blade]] as well.
*Lenny's mug saying "I Hate Mondays" is a reference to ''[[Garfield]]''.
*[[Matt Groening]]'s original designs for the [[Simpson family]] from ''"[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]"'' are buried underground, as well as the skeleton of [[Godzilla]].
*[[Mr. Burns]] is re-imagined as the Pale Man from Guillermo del Toro's ''"{{w|Pan's Labyrinth}}"'', who ends up eating the unfortunate pixie [[Smithers]].
**The family also later recreates the final scene of the film during the couch gag.
*[[Maggie]] rides on the grocery checkout belt with scarabs from del Toro's first film, ''"{{w|Cronos}}"''.
*The cash register reads 666, the number of the beast.
*del Toro's second film, ''"{{w|Mimic}}"'', is referenced, with [[Marge]] as the giant cockroach.
*Boxes of Good & Bloody appear in the supermarket, which is based on the candy known as Good & Plenty.
*The magazines seen in the grocery store are Bleeder’s Digest, Better Tombs and Gargoyles and The Ghost of Newsweek. All of which parody Reader’s Digest, Better Homes and Gardens and Newsweek.
*The music class is substituted by the phantoms of ''{{w|The Phantom of the Opera}}'', [[Dewey Largo]], instead, is dressed as ''{{w|The Phantom of the Paradise}}''.
*Pictures of the music class refer to (from left to right): Starships Poopers from "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]", The Island of Dr. Hibbert from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]", The Raven from "[[Treehouse of Horror]]" and Milhouse and the Great Pumpkin from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]".
*The monster which picks Bart with its tentacles is [[Cthulhu]] from ''{{w|At the Mountains of Madness}}''.
*The characters standing on the sidewalk are:
**Author [[H. P. Lovecraft]] is having coffee with the giant winged and tentacled monster Cthulhu, a reference to perhaps his most famous creation.
**{{ch|Edgar Allan Poe}}, who holds up his arm for the three-eyed raven to alight, a reference to Poe's poem "{{w|The Raven}}".
**[[Ray Bradbury]] adding tattoos to a tattooed man, a reference to his book ''{{w|The Illustrated Man}}''.
**Fantasy and science fiction author [[Richard Matheson]] standing next to a hooded, cloaked figure wearing dark glasses, a zombie from the 1971 movie ''{{w|The Omega Man}}'', based on Matheson's novel ''{{w|I Am Legend (novel)|I Am Legend}}''.
*The {{w|Universal monsters}} who chase after a crowd of Springfield citizens, referencing the mob that chases after the monster:
**[[Count Dracula]].
**[[Frankenstein's Monster]].
**{{w|The Wolf Man|The Wolf Man}}.
**The {{w|Creature from the Black Lagoon}}.
**The [[Mummy]].
**The {{w|Bride of Frankenstein}}.
**[[The Invisible Man]].
**The Mutant from Metaluna from ''{{w|This Island Earth}}''.
*Maggie terrorizes [[Milhouse]] behind the wheel of the evil 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III from ''{{w|The Car (film)|The Car}}''.
*Among the creatures and characters in the field next to the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpsons' house]] are:
**The Last Elemental from ''{{w|Hellboy II: The Golden Army}}'', also from del Toro.
**[[Rod Serling]], author and host of the TV series ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', smoking a cigarette.
**The robot from the TV series ''{{w|Lost in Space}}''.
**The Xenomorph from the 1979 movie, ''[[Alien]]''.
**"The Man in the Beaver Hat" from the 1927 lost film ''{{w|London After Midnight (film)|London After Midnight}}''.
**A mole person from ''{{w|The Mole People}}'', writing "El Muerto" on the wall, a reference to [[El Barto]].
**Coming out of the ground, a [[Morlock]] from the 1960 movie ''{{w|The Time Machine (1960 film)|The Time Machine}}''.
**A line drawing in profile of [[Alfred Hitchcock]] as in the beginning of TV series ''{{w|Alfred Hitchcock Presents}}'', being drawn by [[Hans Moleman]].
**Ro-Man from the 1953 movie ''{{w|Robot Monster}}''.
**Three of {{w|Ray Harryhausen}}'s sword-wielding skeletons from the 1963 movie ''{{w|Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)|Jason and the Argonauts}}''.
**Ray Harryhausen's Ymir from the 1957 movie ''{{w|20 Million Miles to Earth}}''.
**The object that collides into Kang and Kodos Spaceship is a reference to ''{{w|The First Man in the Moon}}''.
**Two aliens from the 1957 movie ''{{w|Invasion of the Saucer Men}}''.
**''{{w|The Thing from Another World}}'' from the movie with the same name.
**The vampire {{w|Count Orlok}} from the 1921 movie ''{{w|Nosferatu}}''.
**The flying saucer and robot [[Gort]] from the 1951 movie ''{{w|The Day the Earth Stood Still}}'', with Gort shooting out a laser beam from his visor.
**[[Brundlefly]] from the film ''[[The Fly]]''.
**The pinhead {{w|Schlitzie}} from {{w|Tod Browning}}'s 1932 movie ''{{w|Freaks}}'', which could also reference Pepper from ''{{w|American Horror Story: Asylum}}''.
**The Mummy and the Invisible Man again.
**{{w|Rondo Hatton}} from ''{{w|House of Horrors}}''.
**[[Death]].
*[[Homer]] is Santi from del Toro's "''{{w|The Devil's Backbone}}''"
*Lisa falls down the rabbit hole à la ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.
*[[Hypnotoad]] from ''[[Futurama]]'' makes an appearance.

=== "Oh, the Places You’ll D’oh!" ===
*"The Fat in the Hat" is a parody of ''{{w|The Cat in the Hat}}'' by {{w|Dr. Seuss}}. The segment's title "Oh, the Places You'll D'oh!" is a parody of Dr. Seuss's book ''{{w|Oh, the Places You'll Go!}}''. The names, rhyming and anapestic (short-long-short) meter in this segment are true to that of Dr. Seuss's writing.
*While blowing up City Hall the Fat in the Hat wears [[Guy Fawkes]]' Mask from the movie ''{{w|V for Vendetta}}''.
*The pants that ''The Fat in the Hat'' pulls down are the '''Scary Green Pants''' from the story ''What Was I Scared Of?'' from {{w|The Sneetches and Other Stories}} by {{w|Dr. Seuss}}.

=== "Dead and Shoulders" ===
*The title of the second segment, "Dead and Shoulders" is a reference to the shampoo brand {{w|Head & Shoulders}}.
*The second segment is similar to the ''[[Futurama]]'' {{IS|Season 2}} episode, "{{IS|Put Your Head on My Shoulders}}", when [[Philip J. Fry]] is beheaded during a flying car accident in Mercury, and his head is attached to [[Amy Wong]]'s body. It is also similar to the ending of the segment "Homer's Nightmare" in "[[Treehouse of Horror II]]" where [[Mr. Burns]]' head ends up attached to [[Homer]]'s body. It also is a reference to such science fiction movies as the 1971 film ''{{w|The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant}}'' and the 1972 film ''{{w|The Thing with Two Heads}}''.

=== "Freaks no Geeks" ===
*The title of the third vignette, "Freaks No Geeks" is a pun of the title of the TV series ''{{w|Freaks and Geeks}}''. In addition, {{w|Geek show|geek}} is the term for a sideshow performer of repulsive acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.
*When [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] say they are from a {{w|globular cluster}} and show their fear of the dark, it is a reference to the premise of {{w|Nightfall (Asimov short story and novel)}}.
*The plot and characters of "Freaks No Geeks" are parodies of ''{{w|Freaks}}'', a 1932 {{w|Motion Picture Production Code|Pre-Code}} horror film about sideshow performers. The chorus of "one of us, one of us" comes directly from that movie.
**[[Barney Gumble]] is a parody of ''{{w|Prince Randian}}''.
**[[Carl Carlson]] and [[Lenny Leonard]] are a parody of ''{{w|Schlitzie}}''.
**[[Gil Gunderson]] is a parody of ''{{w|Josephine Joseph}}''.
**The [[Miniature Marvels]] are a parody of ''{{w|The Doll Family}}''.
**[[Raphael]] is a parody of ''{{w|Johnny Eck}}''.
*In the end of the episode Homer says to his kids: "And that, kids, is how I met your mother" which is a reference to the TV show ''{{W|How I Met Your Mother}}''. The theme tune for the show then plays after he says it.

=== Credits ===
[[File:Tapped Out icon.png|100px|right|thumb|[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]] Icon]][[File:Denise Sirkot icon.png|100px|right|thumb|[[Denise Sirkot]] Icon]]
*In the cast credits, during the scene in which [[Burns' manor]] is destroyed, the credit to [[Denise Sirkot]] is presented as an App Icon, which resembles [[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]'s.
*[[Sam Simon|simonsam@twitTERROR]] is a reference to [[Twitter]] and Sam Simon's Twitter account name.
*[[Marc Wilmore|Marknado]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|Sharknado}}''.
*[[Rob LaZebnik|To Live & Die in LaZebnik]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|To Live and Die in L.A. (film)|To Live and Die in L.A.}}''.
*[[Tim Long|Tim Long-Il]] is a reference to [[Kim Jong-il]].
*[[Jeff Westbrook|Curse of the Werebrook]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Curse of the Werewolf}}''.
*[[Yeardley Smith|The Longest Yeard(ley)]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|The Longest Yard (1974 film)|The Longest Yard}}''.
*[[Andrea Romero|Andrea "No Relation To George" Romero]] refers to {{W|George A. Romero}}, a Canadian-American film director.
*[[Alexander Duke|The Dukexorcist]] is a reference to ''[[The Exorcist]]''.
*[[Danny Elfman|Nightmare on Elfstreet]] is a reference to ''{{W|Nightmare on Elm Street}}''.
*[[Chris Ledesma|@mxedtr]] is the name of Chris Ledesma's Twitter account.

== Trivia ==
*This is the second ''[[Treehouse of Horror series|Treehouse of Horror]]'' episode to have a Halloween-themed opening sequence. The first was "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" in [[Season 10]].
*With an airdate of October 6, 2013, "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" is so far the ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode that has aired the earliest in the calendar year.
*In the opening, Lard Lad comes to life with lightning referencing "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".
*This is the first ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode since "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" to have a chalkboard gag.
*This episode features the first Halloween-themed [[couch gag]] since "[[Treehouse of Horror X]]".
*This is the first (and only) ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode whose segment uses the word [[D'oh]].

== Continuity ==
*In the Music room various versions of the Phantom of the Opera appear along with pictures of the [[Grand Pumpkin]] from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]". Along with the animal people from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]", half alien Maggie "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" and Homer as the tortured narrator "[[Treehouse of Horror]]".
*[[Defonzo Palmer]] and [[Marcus Le Marquez]] appear. "[[Jazzy and the Pussycats]]"
*A reconstructed [[Griff McDonald]] is seen as one of the soldiers fighting off zombies. ("[[Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"]]")
*The [[Lard Lad]] statue comes to life again. ("[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]", ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'')
*The music that plays during the supermarket scene is the same music that played when Lisa ate the poison apple in the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. ("[[Four Great Women and a Manicure]]")
*The music that plays as Bart skateboards past the famous authors and away from the classic movie monsters is the same music that played during the battle scene of In The Na’Vi. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XXII]]")
*Pictures in the music room include:
**[[The Raven Narrator]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror]]")
**Alien Maggie. ("[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]")
**The Manimals. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]")
**The [[Grand Pumpkin]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]")

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2019-06-07T01:11:37Z

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== Trivia ==
*The very next episode ("[[The Italian Bob]]"), the Simpson family goes to Italy. Lisa speaks some Italian in that episode.
*It's revealed in this episode that [[Luigi Risotto|Luigi]] can't speak Italian, only "fractured English" (with Italian accent) what his parents spoke at home.
*When [[Lisa]] kisses [[Milhouse]], he says "I'm the luckiest boy in the world" similar to Doremi Harukaze from the Ojamajo Doremi which she says "I'm the unluckiest girl in the world".

== Cultural references ==
*Homer's line, "Game over man ... game over" (when the police arrive at Burns' mansion) is taken from the movie ''Aliens''
*Eddie's animated style of traffic direction is likely a reference to Tony Lepore, the "Dancing Cop" of Providence, Rhode Island.
*When Lisa and Milhouse go to Little Italy, Milhouse acts like Don Fanucci from ''{{W|The Godfather Part II}}''. His clothes in that scene are similar, too.
*[[Hugs Bunny]], the referee of the Springfield Easter Celebration, is an obvious pun on Bugs Bunny. Mrs. Quimby also mimics Elmer Fudd's speech impediment in introducing Hugs. Later, Homer mentions the [[Road Runner]], surprised to learn there is an actual bird by that name.
*Mayor Quimby's office is styled after the White House Oval Office. Mrs. Quimby's trip around the mayor's office is vaguely reminiscent of a spoken word track on the record, ''The First Family'', wherein Mrs. Kennedy led the paparazzi around the White House, leaving everything "just the way it is."
*{{W|Red Hat Society}} - The Cheery Red Tomatoes organization is a spoof of the women's group, focusing on fun and companionship.
*"Rigoletto" - Lisa sings new lyrics to the aria "La donna è mobile" from Verdi's opera.
*The episode title is a play on the movie title ''Sophie Tucker - The Last of the Red Hot Mamas'', about the life of the Vaudeville entertainer.
*During his fight with Hugs Bunny, Homer remarks, "Silly rabbit. Kicks are for ribs!" This is a play on the catchphrase for the children's breakfast cereal ''Trix''.
*Milhouse running away while getting hit with a stick is based on the Tom and Jerry cartoon; Part Time Pal.

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2019-06-03T01:50:36Z

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== Cultural references ==
*''{{w|The Vagina Monologues}}'' — The episode title is a pun on Eve Ensler's play; Regina is substituted as the Latin word for Queen.
*When the thousand-dollar bill that [[Mr. Burns]] withdraws from the ATM floats toward [[742 Evergreen Terrace|the Simpson home]], the music from ''{{w|Forrest Gump}}'' plays briefly.
*''{{w|The Hertz Corporation|Hertz Rent-a-Car}}'' — The Simpsons rent a {{w|Mini (BMW)|BMW Mini Cooper}} from an "'Ertz" rent-a-car branch, a parody of the Hertz corporation.
*''[[James Bond]]'' — The series is parodied twice: in the scene where former Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] greets the Simpsons, then blasts off on a jetpack à la ''{{w|Thunderball (film)|Thunderball}}'' (the ''007'' theme plays); and in the scene where [[Homer]] spots [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] from the [[London Eye]], pulls a lever and the whole car detaches from the Eye, before skimming across the River Thames.
*''{{w|The Brady Bunch}}'' — The first act plot — where Bart happens upon a $1,000 bill and [[Marge]] subsequently tells him to advertise for its rightful owner — is inspired by the 1970 episode "The Treasure of Sierra Avenue."
*''British Newspapers'' — After Homer is arrested and sent to the Tower of London, British tabloid newspapers are seen with various headlines; center-left tabloid ''[[The Mirror]]'', center-right broadsheet ''[[The Times]]'' and tabloid ''[[The Sun]]'' .
**The Times and The Sun are owned by [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s News Corporation.
**All of the newspaper shots are complete with correct typefaces, except the Daily Mail.
*"''{{w|The Cherry Orchard}}''" — The play, written by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, is used as a sly dig at ''{{w|Joe Millionaire}}'', where star {{w|Evan Marriott}} admits he does not have a cherry orchard, much like in the show where he admits he was not a millionaire.
*''"[[Harry Potter]]"'' — When {{ch|J. K. Rowling}} is met by the family, Lisa tells her that she shows deep infatuation with the titular character. After asking what would be the ending of the series, Rowling sarcastically replies that the character will grow up and marry Lisa, which is exactly what she wanted to hear.
**Also, during Bart and Lisa’s sugar rush; a chocolate frog from the same franchise is seen.
*''{{w|The Scottish play|Macbeth curse}}'' — The old theater superstition is parodied when Sir {{ch|Ian McKellen}} is repeatedly injured after Homer repeatedly mentions the name of the Shakespeare play ("What, Macbeth?").
*''{{w|Museum of Modern Art}}'' — The "Museum of Modern Bart" is an obvious pun.
*''New Zoo Revue'' — Homer's insistence that [[Queen Elizabeth II|The Queen]]'s real name is Henrietta R. Hippo (thanks to the monogram on the Her Royal Highness' night bag although the Queen is "Her Majesty", not "Her Royal Highness") recalls the hippo character on the 1970s children's TV show.
*{{w|''National Lampoon's European Vacation}}'' — The scene where Homer endlessly circles the roundabout spoofs a similar scene in the 1985 movie, where Clark Griswold keeps driving around the roundabout adjacent to Lambeth Bridge.
*''Partridge Family 2200 A.D.'' — Bart's "Moon Party" sequence is likely a reference to the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon. Also appearing: ''[[Star Wars]]'' character [[R2-D2]] (playing the bass).
*Sir Walter Raleigh — The tunnel leading from the Tower of London to the Queen's bedroom in [[Buckingham Palace]] may be a reference to a rumour that Raleigh carried out an affair with the never-married Queen Elizabeth I. This could also be a reference to the Michael Fagan incident, where an unarmed man broke into the Palace and surprised Queen Elizabeth II in her bedroom.
*''{{w|Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting}}'' — Bart and Lisa run through town on a sugar high as Iggy Pop's "{{w|Lust for Life (song)|Lust for Life}}" plays in the background. When Bart and Lisa are running they go by the same route used by Ewan McGregor at the start of the film most notably as they go down the stairs (despite the stairs being in Edinburgh, not London). The scene ends with [[Maggie]] crawling across the ceiling of a lolly house and her head spins around like the baby in the withdrawal scene.
*The scene between Lord Daftwager and his "lover" is a parody of the premise of the musical ''{{w|My Fair Lady}}''.
*[[Manchester United]] midfielder {{w|Ryan Giggs}} is mentioned by Homer when he questions the yellow card given to Giggs.
*In complimenting his half-sister, Homer says "You make Dame Edna look like a dude". {{w|Dame Edna Everage}} is a famous character of male comedian {{w|Barry Humphries}}.
*Homer sees {{w|Led Zeppelin}} guitarist [[Jimmy Page]] from the [[London Eye]] and calls him "one of the greatest thieves of American black music ever to walk the Earth," a reference to Led Zeppelin's frequent and frequently sued-over practice of "borrowing" of music, themes and lyrics from American blues music.
*The line "Feel the drunken wrath of Chuck Shadowski" heard in the Hockey Dads game is a sly reference to "Big Chuck" Schodowski, a Cleveland TV personality most recently co-host of the ''{{w|Big Chuck and Lil' John'' show}}''.
*''{{w|Trading Places}}'' - the two wealthy gentlemen who suggest a wager after meeting Bart and Lisa who are just coming down from their sugar high.
*''[[Judi Dench]]'' - When the Simpsons are on the tour bus, they go to a restaurant called "[[Judi Dench's Fish & Chips]]".
*Homer mentions {{w|Hugh Grant}}.
*When Homer and Marge are at Harrods Department Store, a giant canister of Prince Albert In A Can is seen. This is based off of the prank call of the same name.

== Trivia ==
*The chocolate shop clerk claims that British chocolate is sweeter than what Bart and Lisa are used to in America. However British chocolate actually contains less sugar than the American variety, although it has a higher milk and cocoa content.
**He also refers to it as 'candy', whereas in Britain it would be referred to as 'sweets' or simply 'chocolate'.

== Continuity ==
*In Grampa's flashback, his uniform has the [[The Flying Hellfish|Flying Hellfish]] logo. ("[[Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"]]")
*Homer states that he'd like to return to [[Brazil]], but the monkey problem has since gotten worse.("[[Blame It on Lisa]]")

== Goofs ==
*Homer is sentenced to death, even though England stopped the death penalty in 1998.
*The secret passage dug by {{w|Walter Raleigh}} leads to Buckingham Palace, even though the Tower of London was built in 1066, Walter Raleigh was executed in 1618 and Buckingham Palace was built in 1703.
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2019-06-03T01:47:30Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: /* Cultural references */Added some high brow intel from across the pond! Hehehe.. Sorry, couldn’t resist talking like an upperclass brit!

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== Cultural references ==
*''{{w|The Vagina Monologues}}'' — The episode title is a pun on Eve Ensler's play; Regina is substituted as the Latin word for Queen.
*When the thousand-dollar bill that [[Mr. Burns]] withdraws from the ATM floats toward [[742 Evergreen Terrace|the Simpson home]], the music from ''{{w|Forrest Gump}}'' plays briefly.
*''{{w|The Hertz Corporation|Hertz Rent-a-Car}}'' — The Simpsons rent a {{w|Mini (BMW)|BMW Mini Cooper}} from an "'Ertz" rent-a-car branch, a parody of the Hertz corporation.
*''[[James Bond]]'' — The series is parodied twice: in the scene where former Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] greets the Simpsons, then blasts off on a jetpack à la ''{{w|Thunderball (film)|Thunderball}}'' (the ''007'' theme plays); and in the scene where [[Homer]] spots [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] from the [[London Eye]], pulls a lever and the whole car detaches from the Eye, before skimming across the River Thames.
*''{{w|The Brady Bunch}}'' — The first act plot — where Bart happens upon a $1,000 bill and [[Marge]] subsequently tells him to advertise for its rightful owner — is inspired by the 1970 episode "The Treasure of Sierra Avenue."
*''British Newspapers'' — After Homer is arrested and sent to the Tower of London, British tabloid newspapers are seen with various headlines; center-left tabloid ''[[The Mirror]]'', center-right broadsheet ''[[The Times]]'' and tabloid ''[[The Sun]]'' .
**The Times and The Sun are owned by [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s News Corporation.
**All of the newspaper shots are complete with correct typefaces, except the Daily Mail.
*"''{{w|The Cherry Orchard}}''" — The play, written by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, is used as a sly dig at ''{{w|Joe Millionaire}}'', where star {{w|Evan Marriott}} admits he does not have a cherry orchard, much like in the show where he admits he was not a millionaire.
*''"[[Harry Potter]]"'' — When {{ch|J. K. Rowling}} is met by the family, Lisa tells her that she shows deep infatuation with the titular character. After asking what would be the ending of the series, Rowling sarcastically replies that the character will grow up and marry Lisa, which is exactly what she wanted to hear.
*''{{w|The Scottish play|Macbeth curse}}'' — The old theater superstition is parodied when Sir {{ch|Ian McKellen}} is repeatedly injured after Homer repeatedly mentions the name of the Shakespeare play ("What, Macbeth?").
*''{{w|Museum of Modern Art}}'' — The "Museum of Modern Bart" is an obvious pun.
*''New Zoo Revue'' — Homer's insistence that [[Queen Elizabeth II|The Queen]]'s real name is Henrietta R. Hippo (thanks to the monogram on the Her Royal Highness' night bag although the Queen is "Her Majesty", not "Her Royal Highness") recalls the hippo character on the 1970s children's TV show.
*{{w|''National Lampoon's European Vacation}}'' — The scene where Homer endlessly circles the roundabout spoofs a similar scene in the 1985 movie, where Clark Griswold keeps driving around the roundabout adjacent to Lambeth Bridge.
*''Partridge Family 2200 A.D.'' — Bart's "Moon Party" sequence is likely a reference to the 1970s Saturday morning cartoon. Also appearing: ''[[Star Wars]]'' character [[R2-D2]] (playing the bass).
*Sir Walter Raleigh — The tunnel leading from the Tower of London to the Queen's bedroom in [[Buckingham Palace]] may be a reference to a rumour that Raleigh carried out an affair with the never-married Queen Elizabeth I. This could also be a reference to the Michael Fagan incident, where an unarmed man broke into the Palace and surprised Queen Elizabeth II in her bedroom.
*''{{w|Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting}}'' — Bart and Lisa run through town on a sugar high as Iggy Pop's "{{w|Lust for Life (song)|Lust for Life}}" plays in the background. When Bart and Lisa are running they go by the same route used by Ewan McGregor at the start of the film most notably as they go down the stairs (despite the stairs being in Edinburgh, not London). The scene ends with [[Maggie]] crawling across the ceiling of a lolly house and her head spins around like the baby in the withdrawal scene.
*The scene between Lord Daftwager and his "lover" is a parody of the premise of the musical ''{{w|My Fair Lady}}''.
*[[Manchester United]] midfielder {{w|Ryan Giggs}} is mentioned by Homer when he questions the yellow card given to Giggs.
*In complimenting his half-sister, Homer says "You make Dame Edna look like a dude". {{w|Dame Edna Everage}} is a famous character of male comedian {{w|Barry Humphries}}.
*Homer sees {{w|Led Zeppelin}} guitarist [[Jimmy Page]] from the [[London Eye]] and calls him "one of the greatest thieves of American black music ever to walk the Earth," a reference to Led Zeppelin's frequent and frequently sued-over practice of "borrowing" of music, themes and lyrics from American blues music.
*The line "Feel the drunken wrath of Chuck Shadowski" heard in the Hockey Dads game is a sly reference to "Big Chuck" Schodowski, a Cleveland TV personality most recently co-host of the ''{{w|Big Chuck and Lil' John'' show}}''.
*''{{w|Trading Places}}'' - the two wealthy gentlemen who suggest a wager after meeting Bart and Lisa who are just coming down from their sugar high.
*''[[Judi Dench]]'' - When the Simpsons are on the tour bus, they go to a restaurant called "[[Judi Dench's Fish & Chips]]".
*Homer mentions {{w|Hugh Grant}}.
*When Homer and Marge are at Harrods Department Store, a giant canister of Prince Albert In A Can is seen. This is based off of the prank call of the same name.

== Trivia ==
*The chocolate shop clerk claims that British chocolate is sweeter than what Bart and Lisa are used to in America. However British chocolate actually contains less sugar than the American variety, although it has a higher milk and cocoa content.
**He also refers to it as 'candy', whereas in Britain it would be referred to as 'sweets' or simply 'chocolate'.

== Continuity ==
*In Grampa's flashback, his uniform has the [[The Flying Hellfish|Flying Hellfish]] logo. ("[[Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"]]")
*Homer states that he'd like to return to [[Brazil]], but the monkey problem has since gotten worse.("[[Blame It on Lisa]]")

== Goofs ==
*Homer is sentenced to death, even though England stopped the death penalty in 1998.
*The secret passage dug by {{w|Walter Raleigh}} leads to Buckingham Palace, even though the Tower of London was built in 1066, Walter Raleigh was executed in 1618 and Buckingham Palace was built in 1703.
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== Cultural references ==
*'''''{{W|Dude, Where's My Car?}}''''' - The title of the episode parodies this movie.
*'''''{{W|Misery (novel)|Misery}}''''' - When [[Moe]] picks up {{Ch|David Byrne}} after he is badly injured, Byrne asks Moe to take him to the hospital. When Byrne asks why Moe drove right past it, Moe ask him "have you ever seen the movie Misery?". The movie Misery is about a writer who is hurt in a blizzard and is taken in (then held captive) by a crazed fan of his work.
*'''''{{W|More, More, More}}''''' - The song that the [[Moe Szyslak Connection]] performs at the end of the episode is to the tune of this Andrea True Connection song. It was previously referenced in [[Sweets and Sour Marge]].
*'''''{{W|Back to the Future Part III}}''''' - When Bart ropes Homer around the neck to save him from the beavers, it's a spoof of the scene in which Marty is roped by the hands.
*When [[Cleanie]] comes in he says "My precious". The voice is a reference to the ''[[The Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]]'' character Gollum. Cleanie was voiced by {{W|Andy Serkis}}, who provided the voice (and motion capture) for Gollum in the films.
*[[Luke Stetson]] tells [[Lisa]] he needs someone to help him hang some "no hunting" and "free {{W|Tibet}}." The latter sign being a reference to Tibet's struggle for independence.
*When the beavers are gnawing on the items in the mini bar, one of them can be seen chewing on a {{W|Toblerone}}. However, the package is the wrong shape, it should be a triangular prism but instead it's a rectangular prism.
:*If you look when the fridge is opened and the beaver is biting the deck of cards, you can see that the Toblerones are stacked and seen as triangles. But later when the beaver is eating the Toblerone, it is rectangular.
*The name of the store [[Styx and Stones Records]] is a reference to both the rock bands {{W|Styx}} and [[The Rolling Stones]] as well as a reference to the nursery rhyme "{{W|Sticks and Stones (nursery rhyme)|Sticks and stones may break my bones}}".
*The name "[[Lazy I Ranch]]" is a play on "{{w|lazy eye}}," which among other meanings is a song by the {{w|Lazy Eye (Goo Goo Dolls song)|Goo Goo Dolls}}.
*The ranch's previous name, "Wandering I Nudist Colony" is a play on "{{w|wandering eye}}," which among other meanings was a single by the band {{w|Fat Freddy's Drop}}; but in view of its being a nudist colony specifically refers to visually checking out other people.
*The "Wax Museum" brochure shows {{w|Michael Jackson}} and {{w|Mr. T}} on the cover.
*Lisa, unhappy with the ranch, is reading one of the putative {{w|Let's Go travel guides}}, ''Let's Go HOME.'' Bart rides up and tells her, "Hey Crabby Hayes, get with the program!" referencing the old-time actor in westerns, {{w|Gabby Hayes}}.

== Trivia ==
*[[Hyman Krustofsky|Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky]] makes an appearance in this episode, voiced by [[Dan Castellaneta]].
*The scream heard during Everybody Hates Ned Flanders is similar to the scream heard in the Gracie Films variant for Treehouse of Horror VII.

== Goofs ==
*This episode was featured on The Simpsons Christmas Vol. 2 DVD, but it has nothing to do with Christmas, except for the scene in the beginning where The Simpsons are singing carols.
*The sound of the footsteps when [[Clara Stetson|Clara]] is running across the log do not match her actual footsteps.
*When Bart read the leaflet for the ranch, he said that there would be no radio at the ranch. However later, Maggie is seen dancing to a song on the radio.
*When [[Lisa]] first meets [[Luke Stetson]], he tells her that he needs someone to help him hang some "no hunting" and "free Tibet" signs. However, the signs are on posts and would be pounded into the ground, not hung.

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2019-06-02T21:45:13Z

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== Cultural references ==
*'''''{{W|Dude, Where's My Car?}}''''' - The title of the episode parodies this movie.
*'''''{{W|Misery (novel)|Misery}}''''' - When [[Moe]] picks up {{Ch|David Byrne}} after he is badly injured, Byrne asks Moe to take him to the hospital. When Byrne asks why Moe drove right past it, Moe ask him "have you ever seen the movie Misery?". The movie Misery is about a writer who is hurt in a blizzard and is taken in (then held captive) by a crazed fan of his work.
*'''''{{W|More, More, More}}''''' - The song that the [[Moe Szyslak Connection]] performs at the end of the episode is to the tune of this Andrea True Connection song. It was previously referenced in [[Sweets and Sour Marge]].
*'''''{{W|Back to the Future Part III}}''''' - When Bart ropes Homer around the neck to save him from the beavers, it's a spoof of the scene in which Marty is roped by the hands.
*When [[Cleanie]] comes in he says "My precious". The voice is a reference to the ''[[The Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]]'' character Gollum. Cleanie was voiced by {{W|Andy Serkis}}, who provided the voice (and motion capture) for Gollum in the films.
*[[Luke Stetson]] tells [[Lisa]] he needs someone to help him hang some "no hunting" and "free {{W|Tibet}}." The latter sign being a reference to Tibet's struggle for independence.
*When the beavers are gnawing on the items in the mini bar, one of them can be seen chewing on a {{W|Toblerone}}. However, the package is the wrong shape, it should be a triangular prism but instead it's a rectangular prism.
:*If you look when the fridge is opened and the beaver is biting the deck of cards, you can see that the Toblerones are stacked and seen as triangles. But later when the beaver is eating the Toblerone, it is rectangular.
*The name of the store [[Styx and Stones Records]] is a reference to both the rock bands {{W|Styx}} and [[The Rolling Stones]] as well as a reference to the nursery rhyme "{{W|Sticks and Stones (nursery rhyme)|Sticks and stones may break my bones}}".
*The name "[[Lazy I Ranch]]" is a play on "{{w|lazy eye}}," which among other meanings is a song by the {{w|Lazy Eye (Goo Goo Dolls song)|Goo Goo Dolls}}.
*The ranch's previous name, "Wandering I Nudist Colony" is a play on "{{w|wandering eye}}," which among other meanings was a single by the band {{w|Fat Freddy's Drop}}; but in view of its being a nudist colony specifically refers to visually checking out other people.
*The "Wax Museum" brochure shows {{w|Michael Jackson}} and {{w|Mr. T}} on the cover.
*Lisa, unhappy with the ranch, is reading one of the putative {{w|Let's Go travel guides}}, ''Let's Go HOME.'' Bart rides up and tells her, "Hey Crabby Hayes, get with the program!" referencing the old-time actor in westerns, {{w|Gabby Hayes}}.

== Trivia ==
*[[Hyman Krustofsky|Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky]] makes an appearance in this episode, voiced by [[Dan Castellaneta]].

== Goofs ==
*This episode was featured on The Simpsons Christmas Vol. 2 DVD, but it has nothing to do with Christmas, except for the scene in the beginning where The Simpsons are singing carols.
*The sound of the footsteps when [[Clara Stetson|Clara]] is running across the log do not match her actual footsteps.
*When Bart read the leaflet for the ranch, he said that there would be no radio at the ranch. However later, Maggie is seen dancing to a song on the radio.
*When [[Lisa]] first meets [[Luke Stetson]], he tells her that he needs someone to help him hang some "no hunting" and "free Tibet" signs. However, the signs are on posts and would be pounded into the ground, not hung.

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2019-06-02T21:44:52Z

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== Cultural references ==
*'''''{{W|Dude, Where's My Car?}}''''' - The title of the episode parodies this movie.
*'''''{{W|Misery (novel)|Misery}}''''' - When [[Moe]] picks up {{Ch|David Byrne}} after he is badly injured, Byrne asks Moe to take him to the hospital. When Byrne asks why Moe drove right past it, Moe ask him "have you ever seen the movie Misery?". The movie Misery is about a writer who is hurt in a blizzard and is taken in (then held captive) by a crazed fan of his work.
*'''''{{W|More, More, More}}''''' - The song that the [[Moe Szyslak Connection]] performs at the end of the episode is to the tune of this Andrea True Connection song. It was previously referenced in [[Sweets and Sour Marge]].
*'''''{{W|Back to the Future Part III}}''''' - When Bart ropes Homer around the neck to save him from the beavers, it's a spoof of the scene in which Marty is roped by the hands.
*When [[Cleanie]] comes in he says "My precious". The voice is a reference to the ''[[The Lord of the Rings|Lord of the Rings]]'' character Gollum. Cleanie was voiced by {{W|Andy Serkis}}, who provided the voice (and motion capture) for Gollum in the films.
*[[Luke Stetson]] tells [[Lisa]] he needs someone to help him hang some "no hunting" and "free {{W|Tibet}}." The latter sign being a reference to Tibet's struggle for independence.
*When the beavers are gnawing on the items in the mini bar, one of them can be seen chewing on a {{W|Toblerone}}. However, the package is the wrong shape, it should be a triangular prism but instead it's a rectangular prism.
:*If you look when the fridge is opened and the beaver is biting the deck of cards, you can see that the Toblerones are stacked and seen as triangles. But later when the beaver is eating the Toblerone, it is rectangular.
*The name of the store [[Styx and Stones Records]] is a reference to both the rock bands {{W|Styx}} and [[The Rolling Stones]] as well as a reference to the nursery rhyme "{{W|Sticks and Stones (nursery rhyme)|Sticks and stones may break my bones}}".
*The name "[[Lazy I Ranch]]" is a play on "{{w|lazy eye}}," which among other meanings is a song by the {{w|Lazy Eye (Goo Goo Dolls song)|Goo Goo Dolls}}.
*The ranch's previous name, "Wandering I Nudist Colony" is a play on "{{w|wandering eye}}," which among other meanings was a single by the band {{w|Fat Freddy's Drop}}; but in view of its being a nudist colony specifically refers to visually checking out other people.
*The "Wax Museum" brochure shows {{w|Michael Jackson}} and {{w|Mr. T}} on the cover.
*Lisa, unhappy with the ranch, is reading one of the putative {{w|Let's Go travel guides}}, ''Let's Go HOME.'' Bart rides up and tells her, "Hey Crabby Hayes, get with the program!" referencing the old-time actor in westerns, {{w|Gabby Hayes}}.

== Trivia ==
*[[Hyman Krustofsky|Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky]] makes an appearance in this episode, voiced by [[Dan Castellaneta]].

== Goofs ==
*This episode was featured on The Simpsons Christmas Vol. 2 DVD, but it has nothing to do with Christmas, except for the scene in the beginning where The Simpsons are singing carols.
*The sound of the footsteps when [[Clara Stetson|Clara]] is running across the log do not match her actual footsteps.
*When Bart read the leaflet for the ranch, he said that there would be no radio at the ranch. However later, Maggie is seen dancing to a song on the radio.
*When [[Lisa]] first meets [[Luke Stetson]], he tells her that he needs someone to help him hang some "no hunting" and "free Tibet" signs. However, the signs are on posts and would be pounded into the ground, not hung.
*The scream heard during Everybody Hates Ned Flanders is similar to the scream heard in the Gracie Films variant for Treehouse of Horror VII

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2019-06-02T18:34:09Z

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening sequence ===
*Kang's pirate costume is a parody of {{w|Captain Hook}}, while Kodos' fairy costume is a parody of {{w|Tinker Bell}}.
*The music in the scenes with the Mayan Indians is based on ''{{w|Apocalypto}}''.

=== The Greatest Story Ever Holed ===
*The segment title is a pun on the film ''{{w|The Greatest Story Ever Told}}''.
** This segment has the third title that makes a reference to this movie; the others episodes are "[[The Wettest Stories Ever Told]]" from [[season 17]] and "[[The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed]]" from [[season 21]].
*The segment is a reference to the {{w|Large Hadron Collider}}.
*[[Comic Book Guy]] throws a DVD copy of the {{w|Disney}} film {{w|The Black Hole}} into the [[Springfield's black hole|black hole]].

=== UNnormal Activity ===
*The film series ''{{w|Paranormal Activity}}'' is punned in the title and parodied throughout the segment.
**Although, the film series deals with ghosts rather than demons

=== Bart & Homer's Excellent Adventure ===
*The title is a pun on ''{{w|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure}}''.
*''{{w|Back to the Future}}'':
**The segment's plotline is a parody of the movie's.
**The music in the sequences where [[Bart]] travels through time is similar to the movie's soundtrack.
*When [[Bart]] travels back in time he passes by movie posters for a large number of [[James Bond]] films.

=== Credits ===
*[[James L. Brooks|James "Haha, the Devil Bought Facebook" Brooks]] refers to [[Facebook]].
*[[Sam Simon|simonsam@twitTERROR]] refers to [[Twitter]] and Sam Simon's Twitter name.
*[[Matt Selman|Humatt Selmanpede]] refers to ''{{W|The Human Centipede}}''.
*[[Marc Wilmore|The Phatman of the Opera]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Phantom of the Opera}}''.
*[[Jeff Westbrook|Uncle Festerbrook]] is a reference to {{W|Uncle Fester}} of ''{{W|The Addams Family}}''.
*[[Brian Kelley|Brian Death Knelley]] is a reference to a {{W|Death knell}}.
*[[Don Payne|Time and Relative Don in Payne]] is a reference to the [[TARDIS]] (Time and Relative Dimension in Space) from ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
*[[Bonita Pietila|23 Shades of Yellow]] is a reference to ''{{W|50 Shades of Grey}}''.
*[[Al Jean|Th-Th-Th-That's Al, Folks!]] is a reference to {{W|Porky Pig}}'s catchphrase, "That's all, folks!" from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''.
*[[Chris Edgerly|Night of the Living Dead-Gerly]] is a reference to ''{{W|Night of the Living Dead}}''.
*[[Don Barrozo|Don of the Dead Barrozo]] is a reference to ''{{W|Dawn of the Dead}}''.
*[[Chris Ledesma]] is credited as "[[Simpsons Music 500]]", the name of his blog.
*[[Larina Jean Adamson|Katniss Everdeen Adamson]] is a reference to the character {{w|Katniss Everdeen}} from ''[[The Hunger Games]]''.
*[[Max Pross|Pross Whedon]] is a reference to {{w|Joss Whedon}}.
*[[Mike Scully|A-Mike-Rican Horror Scully]] is a reference to ''{{w|American Horror Story}}''.
*[[Mike B. Anderson|Mothra B. Anderson]] is a reference to [[Mothra]].
*[[Richard Raynis|Re-Animator Raynis]] is a reference to ''{{w|Re-Animator}}''.
*[[Denise Sirkot|"Tapping as Fast as I Can" Sirkot]] is a possible reference to ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''.
*[[Richard K. Chung|Dchungo Unchained]] is a reference to ''{{w|Django Unchained}}''.
*[[Bonita Pietila|Here Comes Honey Bon Bon]] is a reference to ''{{w|Here Comes Honey Boo Boo}}''.
*[[Norm MacLeod|Norman "Bates" MacLeod]] is a reference to the character Norman Bates from the movie ''{{w|Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho}}''.

== Goofs ==
[[File:Treehouse_of_Horror_XXIII_pennant.png|thumb|Milhouse's eyebrows error.]]
*In "The Greatest Story Ever Holed", Principal Skinner gets sucked into the black hole twice.
*In the shot of the [[Black hole aliens]] with the Springfieldians in the background, [[Legs]] has [[Louie]]'s colors and [[Arnie Pye]] has [[Gil]]'s.
*Young Homer is seen walking past in the present
*In "The Greatest Story Ever Holed", Milhouse's eyebrows are red (see picture on right).

== Continuity ==
*The third story contains a number of references to the [[Season 2]] episode "[[The Way We Was]]", most prominent is the detention room scene where Marge and Homer initially fell in love.

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2019-06-02T18:25:00Z

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening sequence ===
*The first part with the zombies is a reference to ''{{w|The Night of the Living Dead}}''. Although, the way the Flying Hellfish deal with said zombie is a reference to ''{{w|World War Z}}''.
*There is a Jaeger and a Kaiju battling it out in a reference to the 2013 del Toro's film, ''{{w|Pacific Rim}}''.
*The Dead Raven landing on the [[Tire Fire]] is a reference to ''{{w|Planet of Vampires}}''.
*[[Lard Lad]] becoming alive is a reference to "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".
*Chief Wiggum looks similar to the Cyclops from the ''{{w|7th Voyage of Sinbad}}''.
*[[Alfred Hitchcock]] tosses bird seed on [[Mrs. Krabappel]] and birds attack her, referencing the movie, ''{{w|The Birds (movie)|The Birds}}''.
*The blackboard gag's text is a reference to ''[[The Shining]]''.
**The man standing next to him is [[Stephen King]], author of The Shining.
*Groundskeeper Willie's appearance is a reference to [[Hellboy]] and the character he buries under the leaves is {{w|Karl Ruprecht Kroenen}} from the film.
*Homer's mutated appearance is a reference to the reapers from ''{{w|Blade 2}}''. [[Carl]]'s appearance is a reference to [[Blade]] as well.
*Lenny's mug saying "I Hate Mondays" is a reference to ''[[Garfield]]''.
*[[Matt Groening]]'s original designs for the [[Simpson family]] from ''"[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]"'' are buried underground, as well as the skeleton of [[Godzilla]].
*[[Mr. Burns]] is re-imagined as the Pale Man from Guillermo del Toro's ''"{{w|Pan's Labyrinth}}"'', who ends up eating the unfortunate pixie [[Smithers]].
**The family also later recreates the final scene of the film during the couch gag.
*[[Maggie]] rides on the grocery checkout belt with scarabs from del Toro's first film, ''"{{w|Cronos}}"''.
*The cash register reads 666, the number of the beast.
*del Toro's second film, ''"{{w|Mimic}}"'', is referenced, with [[Marge]] as the giant cockroach.
*Boxes of Good & Bloody appear in the supermarket, which is based on the candy known as Good & Plenty.
*The magazines seen in the grocery store are Bleeder’s Digest, Better Tombs and Gargoyles and The Ghost of Newsweek. All of which parody Reader’s Digest, Better Homes and Gardens and Newsweek.
*The music class is substituted by the phantoms of ''{{w|The Phantom of the Opera}}'', [[Dewey Largo]], instead, is dressed as ''{{w|The Phantom of the Paradise}}''.
*Pictures of the music class refer to (from left to right): Starships Poopers from "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]", The Island of Dr. Hibbert from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]", The Raven from "[[Treehouse of Horror]]" and Milhouse and the Great Pumpkin from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]".
*The monster which picks Bart with its tentacles is [[Cthulhu]] from ''{{w|At the Mountains of Madness}}''.
*The characters standing on the sidewalk are:
**Author [[H. P. Lovecraft]] is having coffee with the giant winged and tentacled monster Cthulhu, a reference to perhaps his most famous creation.
**{{ch|Edgar Allan Poe}}, who holds up his arm for the three-eyed raven to alight, a reference to Poe's poem "{{w|The Raven}}".
**[[Ray Bradbury]] adding tattoos to a tattooed man, a reference to his book ''{{w|The Illustrated Man}}''.
**Fantasy and science fiction author [[Richard Matheson]] standing next to a hooded, cloaked figure wearing dark glasses, a zombie from the 1971 movie ''{{w|The Omega Man}}'', based on Matheson's novel ''{{w|I Am Legend (novel)|I Am Legend}}''.
*The {{w|Universal monsters}} who chase after a crowd of Springfield citizens, referencing the mob that chases after the monster:
**[[Count Dracula]].
**[[Frankenstein's Monster]].
**{{w|The Wolf Man|The Wolf Man}}.
**The {{w|Creature from the Black Lagoon}}.
**The [[Mummy]].
**The {{w|Bride of Frankenstein}}.
**[[The Invisible Man]].
**The Mutant from Metaluna from ''{{w|This Island Earth}}''.
*Maggie terrorizes [[Milhouse]] behind the wheel of the evil 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III from ''{{w|The Car (film)|The Car}}''.
*Among the creatures and characters in the field next to the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpsons' house]] are:
**The Last Elemental from ''{{w|Hellboy II: The Golden Army}}'', also from del Toro.
**[[Rod Serling]], author and host of the TV series ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', smoking a cigarette.
**The robot from the TV series ''{{w|Lost in Space}}''.
**The Xenomorph from the 1979 movie, ''[[Alien]]''.
**"The Man in the Beaver Hat" from the 1927 lost film ''{{w|London After Midnight (film)|London After Midnight}}''.
**A mole person from ''{{w|The Mole People}}'', writing "El Muerto" on the wall, a reference to [[El Barto]].
**Coming out of the ground, a [[Morlock]] from the 1960 movie ''{{w|The Time Machine (1960 film)|The Time Machine}}''.
**A line drawing in profile of [[Alfred Hitchcock]] as in the beginning of TV series ''{{w|Alfred Hitchcock Presents}}'', being drawn by [[Hans Moleman]].
**Ro-Man from the 1953 movie ''{{w|Robot Monster}}''.
**Three of {{w|Ray Harryhausen}}'s sword-wielding skeletons from the 1963 movie ''{{w|Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)|Jason and the Argonauts}}''.
**Ray Harryhausen's Ymir from the 1957 movie ''{{w|20 Million Miles to Earth}}''.
**The object that collides into Kang and Kodos Spaceship is a reference to ''{{w|The First Man in the Moon}}''.
**Two aliens from the 1957 movie ''{{w|Invasion of the Saucer Men}}''.
**''{{w|The Thing from Another World}}'' from the movie with the same name.
**The vampire {{w|Count Orlok}} from the 1921 movie ''{{w|Nosferatu}}''.
**The flying saucer and robot [[Gort]] from the 1951 movie ''{{w|The Day the Earth Stood Still}}'', with Gort shooting out a laser beam from his visor.
**[[Brundlefly]] from the film ''[[The Fly]]''.
**The pinhead {{w|Schlitzie}} from {{w|Tod Browning}}'s 1932 movie ''{{w|Freaks}}'', which could also reference Pepper from ''{{w|American Horror Story: Asylum}}''.
**The Mummy and the Invisible Man again.
**{{w|Rondo Hatton}} from ''{{w|House of Horrors}}''.
**[[Death]].
*[[Homer]] is Santi from del Toro's "''{{w|The Devil's Backbone}}''"
*Lisa falls down the rabbit hole à la ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.
*[[Hypnotoad]] from ''[[Futurama]]'' makes an appearance.

=== "Oh, the Places You’ll D’oh!" ===
*"The Fat in the Hat" is a parody of ''{{w|The Cat in the Hat}}'' by {{w|Dr. Seuss}}. The segment's title "Oh, the Places You'll D'oh!" is a parody of Dr. Seuss's book ''{{w|Oh, the Places You'll Go!}}''. The names, rhyming and anapestic (short-long-short) meter in this segment are true to that of Dr. Seuss's writing.
*While blowing up City Hall the Fat in the Hat wears [[Guy Fawkes]]' Mask from the movie ''{{w|V for Vendetta}}''.
*The pants that ''The Fat in the Hat'' pulls down are the '''Scary Green Pants''' from the story ''What Was I Scared Of?'' from {{w|The Sneetches and Other Stories}} by {{w|Dr. Seuss}}.

=== "Dead and Shoulders" ===
*The title of the second segment, "Dead and Shoulders" is a reference to the shampoo brand {{w|Head & Shoulders}}.
*The second segment is similar to the ''[[Futurama]]'' {{IS|Season 2}} episode, "{{IS|Put Your Head on My Shoulders}}", when [[Philip J. Fry]] is beheaded during a flying car accident in Mercury, and his head is attached to [[Amy Wong]]'s body. It is also similar to the ending of the segment "Homer's Nightmare" in "[[Treehouse of Horror II]]" where [[Mr. Burns]]' head ends up attached to [[Homer]]'s body. It also is a reference to such science fiction movies as the 1971 film ''{{w|The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant}}'' and the 1972 film ''{{w|The Thing with Two Heads}}''.

=== "Freaks no Geeks" ===
*The title of the third vignette, "Freaks No Geeks" is a pun of the title of the TV series ''{{w|Freaks and Geeks}}''. In addition, {{w|Geek show|geek}} is the term for a sideshow performer of repulsive acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.
*When [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] say they are from a {{w|globular cluster}} and show their fear of the dark, it is a reference to the premise of {{w|Nightfall (Asimov short story and novel)}}.
*The plot and characters of "Freaks No Geeks" are parodies of ''{{w|Freaks}}'', a 1932 {{w|Motion Picture Production Code|Pre-Code}} horror film about sideshow performers. The chorus of "one of us, one of us" comes directly from that movie.
**[[Barney Gumble]] is a parody of ''{{w|Prince Randian}}''.
**[[Carl Carlson]] and [[Lenny Leonard]] are a parody of ''{{w|Schlitzie}}''.
**[[Gil Gunderson]] is a parody of ''{{w|Josephine Joseph}}''.
**The [[Miniature Marvels]] are a parody of ''{{w|The Doll Family}}''.
**[[Raphael]] is a parody of ''{{w|Johnny Eck}}''.
*In the end of the episode Homer says to his kids: "And that, kids, is how I met your mother" which is a reference to the TV show ''{{W|How I Met Your Mother}}''. The theme tune for the show then plays after he says it.

=== Credits ===
[[File:Tapped Out icon.png|100px|right|thumb|[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]] Icon]][[File:Denise Sirkot icon.png|100px|right|thumb|[[Denise Sirkot]] Icon]]
*In the cast credits, during the scene in which [[Burns' manor]] is destroyed, the credit to [[Denise Sirkot]] is presented as an App Icon, which resembles [[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]'s.
*[[Sam Simon|simonsam@twitTERROR]] is a reference to [[Twitter]] and Sam Simon's Twitter account name.
*[[Marc Wilmore|Marknado]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|Sharknado}}''.
*[[Rob LaZebnik|To Live & Die in LaZebnik]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|To Live and Die in L.A. (film)|To Live and Die in L.A.}}''.
*[[Tim Long|Tim Long-Il]] is a reference to [[Kim Jong-il]].
*[[Jeff Westbrook|Curse of the Werebrook]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Curse of the Werewolf}}''.
*[[Yeardley Smith|The Longest Yeard(ley)]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|The Longest Yard (1974 film)|The Longest Yard}}''.
*[[Andrea Romero|Andrea "No Relation To George" Romero]] refers to {{W|George A. Romero}}, a Canadian-American film director.
*[[Alexander Duke|The Dukexorcist]] is a reference to ''[[The Exorcist]]''.
*[[Danny Elfman|Nightmare on Elfstreet]] is a reference to ''{{W|Nightmare on Elm Street}}''.
*[[Chris Ledesma|@mxedtr]] is the name of Chris Ledesma's Twitter account.

== Trivia ==
*This is the second ''[[Treehouse of Horror series|Treehouse of Horror]]'' episode to have a Halloween-themed opening sequence. The first was "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" in [[Season 10]].
*With an airdate of October 6, 2013, "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" is so far the ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode that has aired the earliest in the calendar year.
*In the opening, Lard Lad comes to life with lightning referencing "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".
*This is the first ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode since "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" to have a chalkboard gag.
*This episode features the first Halloween-themed [[couch gag]] since "[[Treehouse of Horror X]]".
*This is the first (and only) ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode whose segment uses the word [[D'oh]].

== Continuity ==
*In the Music room various versions of the Phantom of the Opera appear along with pictures of the [[Grand Pumpkin]] from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]". Along with the animal people from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]", half alien Maggie "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" and Homer as the tortured narrator "[[Treehouse of Horror]]".
*[[Defonzo Palmer]] and [[Marcus Le Marquez]] appear. "[[Jazzy and the Pussycats]]"
*A reconstructed [[Griff McDonald]] is seen as one of the soldiers fighting off zombies. ("[[Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"]]")
*The [[Lard Lad]] statue comes to life again. ("[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]", ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'')
*The music that plays as Bart skateboards past the famous authors and away from the classic movie monsters is the same music that played during the battle scene of In The Na’Vi. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XXII]]")
*Pictures in the music room include:
**[[The Raven Narrator]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror]]")
**Alien Maggie. ("[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]")
**The Manimals. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]")
**The [[Grand Pumpkin]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]")

{{Season 25|R}}

[[Category:Cultural references]]
[[Category:Trivia]]
[[Category:Continuity]]

Treehouse of Horror XXIV/References

2019-06-02T18:24:30Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: /* "Freaks no Geeks" */Planning on putting that Tapped Out reference where it belongs!

{{TabR}}
{{EpisodePrevNextRef|Homerland|Four Regrettings and a Funeral}}

== Cultural references ==
=== Opening sequence ===
*The first part with the zombies is a reference to ''{{w|The Night of the Living Dead}}''. Although, the way the Flying Hellfish deal with said zombie is a reference to ''{{w|World War Z}}''.
*There is a Jaeger and a Kaiju battling it out in a reference to the 2013 del Toro's film, ''{{w|Pacific Rim}}''.
*The Dead Raven landing on the [[Tire Fire]] is a reference to ''{{w|Planet of Vampires}}''.
*[[Lard Lad]] becoming alive is a reference to "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".
*Chief Wiggum looks similar to the Cyclops from the ''{{w|7th Voyage of Sinbad}}''.
*[[Alfred Hitchcock]] tosses bird seed on [[Mrs. Krabappel]] and birds attack her, referencing the movie, ''{{w|The Birds (movie)|The Birds}}''.
*The blackboard gag's text is a reference to ''[[The Shining]]''.
**The man standing next to him is [[Stephen King]], author of The Shining.
*Groundskeeper Willie's appearance is a reference to [[Hellboy]] and the character he buries under the leaves is {{w|Karl Ruprecht Kroenen}} from the film.
*Homer's mutated appearance is a reference to the reapers from ''{{w|Blade 2}}''. [[Carl]]'s appearance is a reference to [[Blade]] as well.
*Lenny's mug saying "I Hate Mondays" is a reference to ''[[Garfield]]''.
*[[Matt Groening]]'s original designs for the [[Simpson family]] from ''"[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]"'' are buried underground, as well as the skeleton of [[Godzilla]].
*[[Mr. Burns]] is re-imagined as the Pale Man from Guillermo del Toro's ''"{{w|Pan's Labyrinth}}"'', who ends up eating the unfortunate pixie [[Smithers]].
**The family also later recreates the final scene of the film during the couch gag.
*[[Maggie]] rides on the grocery checkout belt with scarabs from del Toro's first film, ''"{{w|Cronos}}"''.
*The cash register reads 666, the number of the beast.
*del Toro's second film, ''"{{w|Mimic}}"'', is referenced, with [[Marge]] as the giant cockroach.
*Boxes of Good & Bloody appear in the supermarket, which is based on the candy known as Good & Plenty.
*The magazines seen in the grocery store are Bleeder’s Digest, Better Tombs and Gargoyles and The Ghost of Newsweek. All of which parody Reader’s Digest, Better Homes and Gardens and Newsweek.
*The music class is substituted by the phantoms of ''{{w|The Phantom of the Opera}}'', [[Dewey Largo]], instead, is dressed as ''{{w|The Phantom of the Paradise}}''.
*Pictures of the music class refer to (from left to right): Starships Poopers from "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]", The Island of Dr. Hibbert from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]", The Raven from "[[Treehouse of Horror]]" and Milhouse and the Great Pumpkin from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]".
*The monster which picks Bart with its tentacles is [[Cthulhu]] from ''{{w|At the Mountains of Madness}}''.
*The characters standing on the sidewalk are:
**Author [[H. P. Lovecraft]] is having coffee with the giant winged and tentacled monster Cthulhu, a reference to perhaps his most famous creation.
**{{ch|Edgar Allan Poe}}, who holds up his arm for the three-eyed raven to alight, a reference to Poe's poem "{{w|The Raven}}".
**[[Ray Bradbury]] adding tattoos to a tattooed man, a reference to his book ''{{w|The Illustrated Man}}''.
**Fantasy and science fiction author [[Richard Matheson]] standing next to a hooded, cloaked figure wearing dark glasses, a zombie from the 1971 movie ''{{w|The Omega Man}}'', based on Matheson's novel ''{{w|I Am Legend (novel)|I Am Legend}}''.
*The {{w|Universal monsters}} who chase after a crowd of Springfield citizens, referencing the mob that chases after the monster:
**[[Count Dracula]].
**[[Frankenstein's Monster]].
**{{w|The Wolf Man|The Wolf Man}}.
**The {{w|Creature from the Black Lagoon}}.
**The [[Mummy]].
**The {{w|Bride of Frankenstein}}.
**[[The Invisible Man]].
**The Mutant from Metaluna from ''{{w|This Island Earth}}''.
*Maggie terrorizes [[Milhouse]] behind the wheel of the evil 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III from ''{{w|The Car (film)|The Car}}''.
*Among the creatures and characters in the field next to the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpsons' house]] are:
**The Last Elemental from ''{{w|Hellboy II: The Golden Army}}'', also from del Toro.
**[[Rod Serling]], author and host of the TV series ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', smoking a cigarette.
**The robot from the TV series ''{{w|Lost in Space}}''.
**The Xenomorph from the 1979 movie, ''[[Alien]]''.
**"The Man in the Beaver Hat" from the 1927 lost film ''{{w|London After Midnight (film)|London After Midnight}}''.
**A mole person from ''{{w|The Mole People}}'', writing "El Muerto" on the wall, a reference to [[El Barto]].
**Coming out of the ground, a [[Morlock]] from the 1960 movie ''{{w|The Time Machine (1960 film)|The Time Machine}}''.
**A line drawing in profile of [[Alfred Hitchcock]] as in the beginning of TV series ''{{w|Alfred Hitchcock Presents}}'', being drawn by [[Hans Moleman]].
**Ro-Man from the 1953 movie ''{{w|Robot Monster}}''.
**Three of {{w|Ray Harryhausen}}'s sword-wielding skeletons from the 1963 movie ''{{w|Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)|Jason and the Argonauts}}''.
**Ray Harryhausen's Ymir from the 1957 movie ''{{w|20 Million Miles to Earth}}''.
**The object that collides into Kang and Kodos Spaceship is a reference to ''{{w|The First Man in the Moon}}''.
**Two aliens from the 1957 movie ''{{w|Invasion of the Saucer Men}}''.
**''{{w|The Thing from Another World}}'' from the movie with the same name.
**The vampire {{w|Count Orlok}} from the 1921 movie ''{{w|Nosferatu}}''.
**The flying saucer and robot [[Gort]] from the 1951 movie ''{{w|The Day the Earth Stood Still}}'', with Gort shooting out a laser beam from his visor.
**[[Brundlefly]] from the film ''[[The Fly]]''.
**The pinhead {{w|Schlitzie}} from {{w|Tod Browning}}'s 1932 movie ''{{w|Freaks}}'', which could also reference Pepper from ''{{w|American Horror Story: Asylum}}''.
**The Mummy and the Invisible Man again.
**{{w|Rondo Hatton}} from ''{{w|House of Horrors}}''.
**[[Death]].
*[[Homer]] is Santi from del Toro's "''{{w|The Devil's Backbone}}''"
*Lisa falls down the rabbit hole à la ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.
*[[Hypnotoad]] from ''[[Futurama]]'' makes an appearance.

=== "Oh, the Places You’ll D’oh!" ===
*"The Fat in the Hat" is a parody of ''{{w|The Cat in the Hat}}'' by {{w|Dr. Seuss}}. The segment's title "Oh, the Places You'll D'oh!" is a parody of Dr. Seuss's book ''{{w|Oh, the Places You'll Go!}}''. The names, rhyming and anapestic (short-long-short) meter in this segment are true to that of Dr. Seuss's writing.
*While blowing up City Hall the Fat in the Hat wears [[Guy Fawkes]]' Mask from the movie ''{{w|V for Vendetta}}''.
*The pants that ''The Fat in the Hat'' pulls down are the '''Scary Green Pants''' from the story ''What Was I Scared Of?'' from {{w|The Sneetches and Other Stories}} by {{w|Dr. Seuss}}.

=== "Dead and Shoulders" ===
*The title of the second segment, "Dead and Shoulders" is a reference to the shampoo brand {{w|Head & Shoulders}}.
*The second segment is similar to the ''[[Futurama]]'' {{IS|Season 2}} episode, "{{IS|Put Your Head on My Shoulders}}", when [[Philip J. Fry]] is beheaded during a flying car accident in Mercury, and his head is attached to [[Amy Wong]]'s body. It is also similar to the ending of the segment "Homer's Nightmare" in "[[Treehouse of Horror II]]" where [[Mr. Burns]]' head ends up attached to [[Homer]]'s body. It also is a reference to such science fiction movies as the 1971 film ''{{w|The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant}}'' and the 1972 film ''{{w|The Thing with Two Heads}}''.

=== "Freaks no Geeks" ===
*The title of the third vignette, "Freaks No Geeks" is a pun of the title of the TV series ''{{w|Freaks and Geeks}}''. In addition, {{w|Geek show|geek}} is the term for a sideshow performer of repulsive acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.
*When [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] say they are from a {{w|globular cluster}} and show their fear of the dark, it is a reference to the premise of {{w|Nightfall (Asimov short story and novel)}}.
*The plot and characters of "Freaks No Geeks" are parodies of ''{{w|Freaks}}'', a 1932 {{w|Motion Picture Production Code|Pre-Code}} horror film about sideshow performers. The chorus of "one of us, one of us" comes directly from that movie.
**[[Barney Gumble]] is a parody of ''{{w|Prince Randian}}''.
**[[Carl Carlson]] and [[Lenny Leonard]] are a parody of ''{{w|Schlitzie}}''.
**[[Gil Gunderson]] is a parody of ''{{w|Josephine Joseph}}''.
**The [[Miniature Marvels]] are a parody of ''{{w|The Doll Family}}''.
**[[Raphael]] is a parody of ''{{w|Johnny Eck}}''.
*In the end of the episode Homer says to his kids: "And that, kids, is how I met your mother" which is a reference to the TV show ''{{W|How I Met Your Mother}}''. The theme tune for the show then plays after he says it.

=== Credits ===
*In the cast credits, during the scene in which [[Burns' manor]] is destroyed, the credit to [[Denise Sirkot]] is presented as an App Icon, which resembles [[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]'s.
*[[Sam Simon|simonsam@twitTERROR]] is a reference to [[Twitter]] and Sam Simon's Twitter account name.
*[[Marc Wilmore|Marknado]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|Sharknado}}''.
*[[Rob LaZebnik|To Live & Die in LaZebnik]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|To Live and Die in L.A. (film)|To Live and Die in L.A.}}''.
*[[Tim Long|Tim Long-Il]] is a reference to [[Kim Jong-il]].
*[[Jeff Westbrook|Curse of the Werebrook]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Curse of the Werewolf}}''.
*[[Yeardley Smith|The Longest Yeard(ley)]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|The Longest Yard (1974 film)|The Longest Yard}}''.
*[[Andrea Romero|Andrea "No Relation To George" Romero]] refers to {{W|George A. Romero}}, a Canadian-American film director.
*[[Alexander Duke|The Dukexorcist]] is a reference to ''[[The Exorcist]]''.
*[[Danny Elfman|Nightmare on Elfstreet]] is a reference to ''{{W|Nightmare on Elm Street}}''.
*[[Chris Ledesma|@mxedtr]] is the name of Chris Ledesma's Twitter account.

== Trivia ==
*This is the second ''[[Treehouse of Horror series|Treehouse of Horror]]'' episode to have a Halloween-themed opening sequence. The first was "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" in [[Season 10]].
*With an airdate of October 6, 2013, "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" is so far the ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode that has aired the earliest in the calendar year.
*In the opening, Lard Lad comes to life with lightning referencing "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".
*This is the first ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode since "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" to have a chalkboard gag.
*This episode features the first Halloween-themed [[couch gag]] since "[[Treehouse of Horror X]]".
*This is the first (and only) ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode whose segment uses the word [[D'oh]].

== Continuity ==
*In the Music room various versions of the Phantom of the Opera appear along with pictures of the [[Grand Pumpkin]] from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]". Along with the animal people from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]", half alien Maggie "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" and Homer as the tortured narrator "[[Treehouse of Horror]]".
*[[Defonzo Palmer]] and [[Marcus Le Marquez]] appear. "[[Jazzy and the Pussycats]]"
*A reconstructed [[Griff McDonald]] is seen as one of the soldiers fighting off zombies. ("[[Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"]]")
*The [[Lard Lad]] statue comes to life again. ("[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]", ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'')
*The music that plays as Bart skateboards past the famous authors and away from the classic movie monsters is the same music that played during the battle scene of In The Na’Vi. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XXII]]")
*Pictures in the music room include:
**[[The Raven Narrator]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror]]")
**Alien Maggie. ("[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]")
**The Manimals. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]")
**The [[Grand Pumpkin]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]")

{{Season 25|R}}

[[Category:Cultural references]]
[[Category:Trivia]]
[[Category:Continuity]]

Treehouse of Horror XXIV/References

2019-06-02T18:23:00Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: /* Opening sequence */Added some more references missed from the opening couch gag

{{TabR}}
{{EpisodePrevNextRef|Homerland|Four Regrettings and a Funeral}}

== Cultural references ==
=== Opening sequence ===
*The first part with the zombies is a reference to ''{{w|The Night of the Living Dead}}''. Although, the way the Flying Hellfish deal with said zombie is a reference to ''{{w|World War Z}}''.
*There is a Jaeger and a Kaiju battling it out in a reference to the 2013 del Toro's film, ''{{w|Pacific Rim}}''.
*The Dead Raven landing on the [[Tire Fire]] is a reference to ''{{w|Planet of Vampires}}''.
*[[Lard Lad]] becoming alive is a reference to "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".
*Chief Wiggum looks similar to the Cyclops from the ''{{w|7th Voyage of Sinbad}}''.
*[[Alfred Hitchcock]] tosses bird seed on [[Mrs. Krabappel]] and birds attack her, referencing the movie, ''{{w|The Birds (movie)|The Birds}}''.
*The blackboard gag's text is a reference to ''[[The Shining]]''.
**The man standing next to him is [[Stephen King]], author of The Shining.
*Groundskeeper Willie's appearance is a reference to [[Hellboy]] and the character he buries under the leaves is {{w|Karl Ruprecht Kroenen}} from the film.
*Homer's mutated appearance is a reference to the reapers from ''{{w|Blade 2}}''. [[Carl]]'s appearance is a reference to [[Blade]] as well.
*Lenny's mug saying "I Hate Mondays" is a reference to ''[[Garfield]]''.
*[[Matt Groening]]'s original designs for the [[Simpson family]] from ''"[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]"'' are buried underground, as well as the skeleton of [[Godzilla]].
*[[Mr. Burns]] is re-imagined as the Pale Man from Guillermo del Toro's ''"{{w|Pan's Labyrinth}}"'', who ends up eating the unfortunate pixie [[Smithers]].
**The family also later recreates the final scene of the film during the couch gag.
*[[Maggie]] rides on the grocery checkout belt with scarabs from del Toro's first film, ''"{{w|Cronos}}"''.
*The cash register reads 666, the number of the beast.
*del Toro's second film, ''"{{w|Mimic}}"'', is referenced, with [[Marge]] as the giant cockroach.
*Boxes of Good & Bloody appear in the supermarket, which is based on the candy known as Good & Plenty.
*The magazines seen in the grocery store are Bleeder’s Digest, Better Tombs and Gargoyles and The Ghost of Newsweek. All of which parody Reader’s Digest, Better Homes and Gardens and Newsweek.
*The music class is substituted by the phantoms of ''{{w|The Phantom of the Opera}}'', [[Dewey Largo]], instead, is dressed as ''{{w|The Phantom of the Paradise}}''.
*Pictures of the music class refer to (from left to right): Starships Poopers from "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]", The Island of Dr. Hibbert from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]", The Raven from "[[Treehouse of Horror]]" and Milhouse and the Great Pumpkin from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]".
*The monster which picks Bart with its tentacles is [[Cthulhu]] from ''{{w|At the Mountains of Madness}}''.
*The characters standing on the sidewalk are:
**Author [[H. P. Lovecraft]] is having coffee with the giant winged and tentacled monster Cthulhu, a reference to perhaps his most famous creation.
**{{ch|Edgar Allan Poe}}, who holds up his arm for the three-eyed raven to alight, a reference to Poe's poem "{{w|The Raven}}".
**[[Ray Bradbury]] adding tattoos to a tattooed man, a reference to his book ''{{w|The Illustrated Man}}''.
**Fantasy and science fiction author [[Richard Matheson]] standing next to a hooded, cloaked figure wearing dark glasses, a zombie from the 1971 movie ''{{w|The Omega Man}}'', based on Matheson's novel ''{{w|I Am Legend (novel)|I Am Legend}}''.
*The {{w|Universal monsters}} who chase after a crowd of Springfield citizens, referencing the mob that chases after the monster:
**[[Count Dracula]].
**[[Frankenstein's Monster]].
**{{w|The Wolf Man|The Wolf Man}}.
**The {{w|Creature from the Black Lagoon}}.
**The [[Mummy]].
**The {{w|Bride of Frankenstein}}.
**[[The Invisible Man]].
**The Mutant from Metaluna from ''{{w|This Island Earth}}''.
*Maggie terrorizes [[Milhouse]] behind the wheel of the evil 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III from ''{{w|The Car (film)|The Car}}''.
*Among the creatures and characters in the field next to the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpsons' house]] are:
**The Last Elemental from ''{{w|Hellboy II: The Golden Army}}'', also from del Toro.
**[[Rod Serling]], author and host of the TV series ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', smoking a cigarette.
**The robot from the TV series ''{{w|Lost in Space}}''.
**The Xenomorph from the 1979 movie, ''[[Alien]]''.
**"The Man in the Beaver Hat" from the 1927 lost film ''{{w|London After Midnight (film)|London After Midnight}}''.
**A mole person from ''{{w|The Mole People}}'', writing "El Muerto" on the wall, a reference to [[El Barto]].
**Coming out of the ground, a [[Morlock]] from the 1960 movie ''{{w|The Time Machine (1960 film)|The Time Machine}}''.
**A line drawing in profile of [[Alfred Hitchcock]] as in the beginning of TV series ''{{w|Alfred Hitchcock Presents}}'', being drawn by [[Hans Moleman]].
**Ro-Man from the 1953 movie ''{{w|Robot Monster}}''.
**Three of {{w|Ray Harryhausen}}'s sword-wielding skeletons from the 1963 movie ''{{w|Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)|Jason and the Argonauts}}''.
**Ray Harryhausen's Ymir from the 1957 movie ''{{w|20 Million Miles to Earth}}''.
**The object that collides into Kang and Kodos Spaceship is a reference to ''{{w|The First Man in the Moon}}''.
**Two aliens from the 1957 movie ''{{w|Invasion of the Saucer Men}}''.
**''{{w|The Thing from Another World}}'' from the movie with the same name.
**The vampire {{w|Count Orlok}} from the 1921 movie ''{{w|Nosferatu}}''.
**The flying saucer and robot [[Gort]] from the 1951 movie ''{{w|The Day the Earth Stood Still}}'', with Gort shooting out a laser beam from his visor.
**[[Brundlefly]] from the film ''[[The Fly]]''.
**The pinhead {{w|Schlitzie}} from {{w|Tod Browning}}'s 1932 movie ''{{w|Freaks}}'', which could also reference Pepper from ''{{w|American Horror Story: Asylum}}''.
**The Mummy and the Invisible Man again.
**{{w|Rondo Hatton}} from ''{{w|House of Horrors}}''.
**[[Death]].
*[[Homer]] is Santi from del Toro's "''{{w|The Devil's Backbone}}''"
*Lisa falls down the rabbit hole à la ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.
*[[Hypnotoad]] from ''[[Futurama]]'' makes an appearance.

=== "Oh, the Places You’ll D’oh!" ===
*"The Fat in the Hat" is a parody of ''{{w|The Cat in the Hat}}'' by {{w|Dr. Seuss}}. The segment's title "Oh, the Places You'll D'oh!" is a parody of Dr. Seuss's book ''{{w|Oh, the Places You'll Go!}}''. The names, rhyming and anapestic (short-long-short) meter in this segment are true to that of Dr. Seuss's writing.
*While blowing up City Hall the Fat in the Hat wears [[Guy Fawkes]]' Mask from the movie ''{{w|V for Vendetta}}''.
*The pants that ''The Fat in the Hat'' pulls down are the '''Scary Green Pants''' from the story ''What Was I Scared Of?'' from {{w|The Sneetches and Other Stories}} by {{w|Dr. Seuss}}.

=== "Dead and Shoulders" ===
*The title of the second segment, "Dead and Shoulders" is a reference to the shampoo brand {{w|Head & Shoulders}}.
*The second segment is similar to the ''[[Futurama]]'' {{IS|Season 2}} episode, "{{IS|Put Your Head on My Shoulders}}", when [[Philip J. Fry]] is beheaded during a flying car accident in Mercury, and his head is attached to [[Amy Wong]]'s body. It is also similar to the ending of the segment "Homer's Nightmare" in "[[Treehouse of Horror II]]" where [[Mr. Burns]]' head ends up attached to [[Homer]]'s body. It also is a reference to such science fiction movies as the 1971 film ''{{w|The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant}}'' and the 1972 film ''{{w|The Thing with Two Heads}}''.

=== "Freaks no Geeks" ===
[[File:Tapped Out icon.png|100px|right|thumb|[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]] Icon]][[File:Denise Sirkot icon.png|100px|right|thumb|[[Denise Sirkot]] Icon]]
*The title of the third vignette, "Freaks No Geeks" is a pun of the title of the TV series ''{{w|Freaks and Geeks}}''. In addition, {{w|Geek show|geek}} is the term for a sideshow performer of repulsive acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.
*When [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] say they are from a {{w|globular cluster}} and show their fear of the dark, it is a reference to the premise of {{w|Nightfall (Asimov short story and novel)}}.
*The plot and characters of "Freaks No Geeks" are parodies of ''{{w|Freaks}}'', a 1932 {{w|Motion Picture Production Code|Pre-Code}} horror film about sideshow performers. The chorus of "one of us, one of us" comes directly from that movie.
**[[Barney Gumble]] is a parody of ''{{w|Prince Randian}}''.
**[[Carl Carlson]] and [[Lenny Leonard]] are a parody of ''{{w|Schlitzie}}''.
**[[Gil Gunderson]] is a parody of ''{{w|Josephine Joseph}}''.
**The [[Miniature Marvels]] are a parody of ''{{w|The Doll Family}}''.
**[[Raphael]] is a parody of ''{{w|Johnny Eck}}''.
*In the end of the episode Homer says to his kids: "And that, kids, is how I met your mother" which is a reference to the TV show ''{{W|How I Met Your Mother}}''. The theme tune for the show then plays after he says it.

=== Credits ===
*In the cast credits, during the scene in which [[Burns' manor]] is destroyed, the credit to [[Denise Sirkot]] is presented as an App Icon, which resembles [[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]'s.
*[[Sam Simon|simonsam@twitTERROR]] is a reference to [[Twitter]] and Sam Simon's Twitter account name.
*[[Marc Wilmore|Marknado]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|Sharknado}}''.
*[[Rob LaZebnik|To Live & Die in LaZebnik]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|To Live and Die in L.A. (film)|To Live and Die in L.A.}}''.
*[[Tim Long|Tim Long-Il]] is a reference to [[Kim Jong-il]].
*[[Jeff Westbrook|Curse of the Werebrook]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Curse of the Werewolf}}''.
*[[Yeardley Smith|The Longest Yeard(ley)]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|The Longest Yard (1974 film)|The Longest Yard}}''.
*[[Andrea Romero|Andrea "No Relation To George" Romero]] refers to {{W|George A. Romero}}, a Canadian-American film director.
*[[Alexander Duke|The Dukexorcist]] is a reference to ''[[The Exorcist]]''.
*[[Danny Elfman|Nightmare on Elfstreet]] is a reference to ''{{W|Nightmare on Elm Street}}''.
*[[Chris Ledesma|@mxedtr]] is the name of Chris Ledesma's Twitter account.

== Trivia ==
*This is the second ''[[Treehouse of Horror series|Treehouse of Horror]]'' episode to have a Halloween-themed opening sequence. The first was "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" in [[Season 10]].
*With an airdate of October 6, 2013, "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" is so far the ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode that has aired the earliest in the calendar year.
*In the opening, Lard Lad comes to life with lightning referencing "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".
*This is the first ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode since "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" to have a chalkboard gag.
*This episode features the first Halloween-themed [[couch gag]] since "[[Treehouse of Horror X]]".
*This is the first (and only) ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode whose segment uses the word [[D'oh]].

== Continuity ==
*In the Music room various versions of the Phantom of the Opera appear along with pictures of the [[Grand Pumpkin]] from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]". Along with the animal people from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]", half alien Maggie "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" and Homer as the tortured narrator "[[Treehouse of Horror]]".
*[[Defonzo Palmer]] and [[Marcus Le Marquez]] appear. "[[Jazzy and the Pussycats]]"
*A reconstructed [[Griff McDonald]] is seen as one of the soldiers fighting off zombies. ("[[Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"]]")
*The [[Lard Lad]] statue comes to life again. ("[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]", ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'')
*The music that plays as Bart skateboards past the famous authors and away from the classic movie monsters is the same music that played during the battle scene of In The Na’Vi. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XXII]]")
*Pictures in the music room include:
**[[The Raven Narrator]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror]]")
**Alien Maggie. ("[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]")
**The Manimals. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]")
**The [[Grand Pumpkin]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]")

{{Season 25|R}}

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[[Category:Continuity]]

Treehouse of Horror XI/References

2019-06-02T18:02:13Z

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening Sequence ===
*The opening sequence, including the music, is a reference to ''{{w|The Munsters}}'':
**[[Homer]] as Herman Munster
**[[Marge]] as Lily Munster
**[[Grandpa]] as Grandpa Munster
**[[Bart]] as Eddie Munster
**[[Lisa]] as Marilyn Munster, the normal one.

=== G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad ===
*The title G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad is a reference to the movie ''Ghost Dad''.
*All the ways that Homer is almost killed is similar to deaths in the ''{{w|Final Destination}} ''series.
*The baby buggy rolling down the stairs is a reference to the Odessa Steps sequence in the film ''{{w|Battleship Potemkin}}''.

=== Scary Tales Can Come True ===
*"Scary Tales Can Come True" is a reference to the opening line in the song "{{w|Young at Heart (Frank Sinatra song)|Young at Heart}}": "Fairy tales can come true".
*The followed Fairytale creatures make an appearance in "Scary Tales Can Come True":
**Rapunzel
**Troll from Three Billy Goats Gruff
**The Three Bears
**Goldilocks
**The Witch from Hansel and Gretel.
*Goldilocks’ blood coming from underneath the door is a reference to ''The Leopard Man''

===Night Of The Dolphin===
*The way the dolphins attack [[Lenny]] is similar to how ''Jaws'' killed Crissy.
*The dolphins squeak "Sound Off"
*Grandpa being eaten by the dolphin is similar to the sequence in ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors''.
*The way the dolphins watch the [[Springfield]]ians is the same as in ''The Birds''.
*Comic Book Guy’s beatdown by a dolphin parodies a scene from ''Raging Bull''

== Trivia ==
*In UK Channel 4 broadcasts, the TV at the end of the opening sequence has nothing on it.
*The tune the dolphins squeak to is the tune Bart and his army sung to in "[[Bart the General]]".
*Snorky's statement that Dolphins once lived on the land is actually true as early Cetaceas (Dolphins and Whales) had legs and lived like Crocodilians.
*This is the second Halloween episode in a row (third in all, if counting "Treehouse of Horror VII") with the third segment ending in the world doomed.
*Strangely the only people who pulled out firearms were the police force, even though it has been shown that nearly everyone in Springfield carries at least one weapon.

{{Season 12|R}}
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Treehouse of Horror XI/References

2019-06-02T17:51:36Z

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening Sequence ===
*The opening sequence, including the music, is a reference to ''{{w|The Munsters}}'':
**[[Homer]] as Herman Munster
**[[Marge]] as Lily Munster
**[[Grandpa]] as Grandpa Munster
**[[Bart]] as Eddie Munster
**[[Lisa]] as Marilyn Munster, the normal one.

=== G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad ===
*The title G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad is a reference to the movie ''Ghost Dad''.
*All the ways that Homer is almost killed is similar to deaths in the ''{{w|Final Destination}} ''series.
*The baby buggy rolling down the stairs is a reference to the Odessa Steps sequence in the film ''{{w|Battleship Potemkin}}''.

=== Scary Tales Can Come True ===
*"Scary Tales Can Come True" is a reference to the opening line in the song "{{w|Young at Heart (Frank Sinatra song)|Young at Heart}}": "Fairy tales can come true".
*The followed Fairytale creatures make an appearance in "Scary Tales Can Come True":
**Rapunzel
**Troll from Three Billy Goats Gruff
**The Three Bears
**Goldilocks
**The Witch from Hansel and Gretel.

===Night Of The Dolphin===
*The way the dolphins attack [[Lenny]] is similar to how ''Jaws'' killed Crissy.
*The dolphins squeak "Sound Off"
*Grandpa being eaten by the dolphin is similar to the sequence in ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors''.
*The way the dolphins watch the [[Springfield]]ians is the same as in ''The Birds''.
*Comic Book Guy’s beatdown by a dolphin parodies a scene from ''Raging Bull''

== Trivia ==
*In UK Channel 4 broadcasts, the TV at the end of the opening sequence has nothing on it.
*The tune the dolphins squeak to is the tune Bart and his army sung to in "[[Bart the General]]".
*Snorky's statement that Dolphins once lived on the land is actually true as early Cetaceas (Dolphins and Whales) had legs and lived like Crocodilians.
*This is the second Halloween episode in a row (third in all, if counting "Treehouse of Horror VII") with the third segment ending in the world doomed.
*Strangely the only people who pulled out firearms were the police force, even though it has been shown that nearly everyone in Springfield carries at least one weapon.

{{Season 12|R}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Treehouse of Horror 11}}

[[Category:Cultural references]]
[[Category:Trivia]]

Treehouse of Horror XI/References

2019-06-02T17:51:17Z

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening Sequence ===
*The opening sequence, including the music, is a reference to ''{{w|The Munsters}}'':
**[[Homer]] as Herman Munster
**[[Marge]] as Lily Munster
**[[Grandpa]] as Grandpa Munster
**[[Bart]] as Eddie Munster
**[[Lisa]] as Marilyn Munster, the normal one.

=== G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad ===
*The title G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad is a reference to the movie ''Ghost Dad''.
*All the ways that Homer is almost killed is similar to deaths in the ''{{w|Final Destination}} ''series.
*The baby buggy rolling down the stairs is a reference to the Odessa Steps sequence in the film ''{{w|Battleship Potemkin}}''.

=== Scary Tales Can Come True ===
*"Scary Tales Can Come True" is a reference to the opening line in the song "{{w|Young at Heart (Frank Sinatra song)|Young at Heart}}": "Fairy tales can come true".
*The followed Fairytale creatures make an appearance in "Scary Tales Can Come True":
**Rapunzel
**Troll from Three Billy Goats Gruff
**The Three Bears
**Goldilocks
**The Witch from Hansel and Gretel.

===Night Of The Dolphin===
*The way the dolphins attack [[Lenny]] is similar to how ''Jaws'' killed Crissy.
*The dolphins squeak "Sound Off"
*Grandpa being eaten by the dolphin is similar to the sequence in ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors''.
*The way the dolphins watch the [[Springfield]]ians is the same as in ''The Birds''.
*Comic Book Guy’s beatdown by a dolphin parodies a scene from ''Raging Bull''

== Trivia ==
*In UK Channel 4 broadcasts, the TV at the end of the opening sequence has nothing on it.
*The tune the dolphins squeak to is the tune Bart and his army sung to in "[[Bart the General]]".
*Snorky's statement that Dolphins once lived on the land is actually true as early Cetaceas (Dolphins and Whales) had legs and lived like Crocodilians.

{{Season 12|R}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Treehouse of Horror 11}}

[[Category:Cultural references]]
[[Category:Trivia]]

Treehouse of Horror IV/References

2019-06-02T02:37:33Z

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==Cultural References==
*[[Lionel Hutz]] references {{w|Webster's Dictionary}}.
*The second segment is a parody of the Twilight Zone episode, Terror at 20000ft. Only with a bus instead of a plane.
*[[Mr. Burns]] is [[Count Dracula]]. More specifically, he is Bram Stroker’s Dracula.
*In the ending scene, [[Milhouse]]-Schroeder is playing the piano, while [[Santa's Little Helper]]-Linus is dancing to the music, a reference to the [[Peanuts]].

== Trivia ==
*This is one of several Simpsons episodes which are considered [[anthology episodes]] that features mini-stories.
*{{Ch|Richard Nixon}} 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.
*This was the last Treehouse of Horror to be told as a story given by one of the characters.

=== Freeze Frame Fun ===
*In the beginning of "Bart Simpson's Dracula", the living room's sailboat painting is replaced by one where dogs are playing poker, "A Friend in Need" from the Dogs Playing Poker series by American artist C.M. Coolidge.

=== Crowd Shots ===
*People in the Jury of the Damned include [[Wikipedia:Lizzie Borden|Lizzie Borden]], [[Wikipedia:Benedict Arnold|Benedict Arnold]], [[Wikipedia:Blackbeard|Blackbeard]], [[Wikipedia:John Dillinger|John Dillinger]], [[Wikipedia:John Wilkes Booth|John Wilkes Booth]], [[Wikipedia:1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers season|The Starting Line of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers]], and {{Ch|Richard Nixon}}.

== Continuity ==
*One of the posters in ''[[Box Office Bingo]]'' depicts Count Burns.
==Goofs==
*[[Skinner]] says he's running the bus, but afterwards [[Otto]] is.
{{Season 5|R}}
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Treehouse of Horror VII/References

2019-06-02T02:33:02Z

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== Cultural references ==
*Citizen Kane: The segment title, "Citizen Kang," is a parody of the 1941 film [[Citizen Kane]].
*Basket Case: Bart and Hugo being Siamese twins separated at birth is a reference to this.
*Twilight Zone: "The Genesis Tub" is inspired by the 1962 {{w|The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|Twilight Zone}} episode called "The Little People," where astronauts stumble upon a tiny civilization on an asteroid.
**The segment was referenced in ''[[South Park]]'' episode, "{{w|Simpsons Already Did It}}", when [[Eric Cartman]] created his "Sea People" with semen.
*The Outer Limits: "The Genesis Tub" also closely resembles the 2-part series premiere of the modern incarnation of "{{w|The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|Outer Limits}}" titled "The Sandkings" (parts I & II respectively) which first aired a year and a half prior to ToH VII. The main character "grows" his own mini-civilization which experiences rapid generational advances, and begins to build complex structures out of the sand. The main character becomes power-crazed with a "god complex."
*The Exorcist: On the first disc of The Complete Fourteenth Season, an alternate opening for the episode can be accessed via an Easter egg in the episode menu for Treehouse of Horror XIII. The scene in question sees Reverend Lovejoy trying to exorcise Lisa who acts in a similar manner to Regan MacNeil before his head spins 360 degrees and barfs the title on the camera.

== Trivia ==
*Among the items seen in the attic as [[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]] investigate the noises are several stacks of unsold copies of [[Homer]]'s autobiography, ''[[Homer, I Hardly Knew Me]]''.
*We learn that [[Kodos]] is female, she is [[Kang]]'s sister. However, this is contradicted in other episodes.

==DVD Information==
*[[The Complete Eighth Season]] Disc 1
*Run time: 21:49
*Scene selection
# Main title
# "You don't forget a thing like Siamese twins"
# "So how are my little stone age tub dwellers?"
# "The Devil is your brother?"
# "Set grid coordinates for Bob Dole"
# End credits
*Audio commentary featuring [[Matt Groening]], [[Josh Weinstein]], [[David X. Cohen]], [[Dan Greaney]], [[Ken Keeler]], [[Dan Castellaneta]] and [[Mike B. Anderson]].
*A bit from the animators featuring [[Matt Groening]], [[Bob Anderson]], [[Mike B. Anderson]] and [[Susie Dietter]]
*Animation showcase

{{Season 8|R}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Treehouse of Horror 07}}

[[Category:Cultural references]]
[[Category:Trivia]]

Treehouse of Horror VII/Appearances

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== Characters ==
<gallery>
File:Kent Brockman.png|[[Kent Brockman]]
File:Bill Clinton.png|[[Bill Clinton]]
File:Bob Dole.png|[[Bob Dole]]
File:Julius Hibbert.png|[[Julius Hibbert|Dr. Hibbert]]
File:Kang.png|[[Kang]]
File:Kodos.png|[[Kodos]]
File:Blank.png|[[Lyndon LaRouche]] (mentioned)
File:Ross Perot.png|[[Ross Perot]]
File:Pigeon-Rat - Treehouse of Horror VII.png|[[Pigeon-Rat]]
File:Martin Prince.png|[[Martin Prince]]
File:Bart Simpson.png|[[Bart Simpson]]
File:Homer Simpson.png|[[Homer Simpson]]
File:Hugo Simpson.png|[[Hugo Simpson]]
File:Lisa Simpson.png|[[Lisa Simpson]]
File:Maggie Simpson.png|[[Maggie Simpson]]
File:Marge Simpson.png|[[Marge Simpson]]
File:Seymour Skinner.png|[[Principal Skinner]]
File:Groundskeeper Willie.png|[[Groundskeeper Willie]]
File:Timothy Lovejoy, Jr..png|[[Timothy Lovejoy, Jr.]] (Alternate opening)
</gallery>

== Locations ==
<gallery>
File:742 Evergreen Terrace.png|[[742 Evergreen Terrace]]
File:Springfield Elementary School.png|[[Springfield Elementary School]]
File:Springfield General Hospital.png|[[Springfield General Hospital]]
File:Springfield Town Hall.png|[[Springfield Town Hall]]
File:Tooth city.png|[[Tooth World]]
File:United States Capitol.png|[[United States Capitol]]
File:Washington, D.C..png|[[Washington, D.C.]]
File:White House.png|[[White House]]
</gallery>

== Vehicles ==
<gallery>
File:UFO.png|[[UFO]]
</gallery>

== Media ==
<gallery>
File:Homer, I Hardly Knew Me.png|[[Homer, I Hardly Knew Me]]
</gallery>

== Other ==
<gallery>
File:Mary Worth telephone.png|[[Mary Worth telephone]]
</gallery>

{{Season 8|A}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Treehouse of Horror 07}}

Treehouse of Horror VII/References

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== Cultural references ==
*Citizen Kane: The segment title, "Citizen Kang," is a parody of the 1941 film [[Citizen Kane]].
*Basket Case: Bart and Hugo being Siamese twins separated at birth is a reference to this.
*Twilight Zone: "The Genesis Tub" is inspired by the 1962 {{w|The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|Twilight Zone}} episode called "The Little People," where astronauts stumble upon a tiny civilization on an asteroid.
**The segment was referenced in ''[[South Park]]'' episode, "{{w|Simpsons Already Did It}}", when [[Eric Cartman]] created his "Sea People" with semen.
*The Outer Limits: "The Genesis Tub" also closely resembles the 2-part series premiere of the modern incarnation of "{{w|The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|Outer Limits}}" titled "The Sandkings" (parts I & II respectively) which first aired a year and a half prior to ToH VII. The main character "grows" his own mini-civilization which experiences rapid generational advances, and begins to build complex structures out of the sand. The main character becomes power-crazed with a "god complex."
*The Exorcist: On the first disc of The Complete Fourteenth Season, an alternate opening for the episode can be accessed via an Easter egg in the episode menu for Treehouse of Horror XIII. The scene in question sees Reverend Lovejoy trying to exorcise Lisa who acts in a similar manner to Regan MacNeil.

== Trivia ==
*Among the items seen in the attic as [[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]] investigate the noises are several stacks of unsold copies of [[Homer]]'s autobiography, ''[[Homer, I Hardly Knew Me]]''.
*We learn that [[Kodos]] is female, she is [[Kang]]'s sister. However, this is contradicted in other episodes.

==DVD Information==
*[[The Complete Eighth Season]] Disc 1
*Run time: 21:49
*Scene selection
# Main title
# "You don't forget a thing like Siamese twins"
# "So how are my little stone age tub dwellers?"
# "The Devil is your brother?"
# "Set grid coordinates for Bob Dole"
# End credits
*Audio commentary featuring [[Matt Groening]], [[Josh Weinstein]], [[David X. Cohen]], [[Dan Greaney]], [[Ken Keeler]], [[Dan Castellaneta]] and [[Mike B. Anderson]].
*A bit from the animators featuring [[Matt Groening]], [[Bob Anderson]], [[Mike B. Anderson]] and [[Susie Dietter]]
*Animation showcase

{{Season 8|R}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Treehouse of Horror 07}}

[[Category:Cultural references]]
[[Category:Trivia]]

The Complete Eleventh Season

2019-05-23T00:18:50Z

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{{DVD Boxset
|name= The Complete Eleventh Season
|image= Simpsonss11.png
|release date= October 6, [[2008]] (UK) October 7, 2008 (USA) November 6, 2008 ([[Australia]])
|number of episodes= 22
}}
[[File:menu-disc2.jpg|thumb|300px|The menu for Disc 2]]

'''The Complete Eleventh Season ''' of The Simpsons was released on the 7th October 2008 for Region 1, the 6th October 2008 for Region 2 and the 6th November 2008 for Region 4. The box, like most other box sets, came in two different editions. The limited edition set had a [[Krusty the Clown]] head shaped box and the regular box has a picture of Krusty on it. This is also the first box set to feature the head of a character who is not a Simpson. Inside the box is card which has been multiply folded. You unfold it to get the discs out. The booklet inside the box set has returned to its large side last seen in [[The Complete Sixth Season]]. The discs are located in sleeves in the card which you have to pull out and slide back in. The spine features the heads of [[Hans Moleman]] and [[Mr. Teeny]] on one side and [[Sideshow Mel]] and [[Sideshow Bob]] on the other. The theme of the box set is the Simpsons visiting Krustyland.

== Disc Features ==

=== Disc 1 ===

*"[[Beyond Blunderdome]]"
*"[[Brother's Little Helper]]"
*"[[Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?]]"
*"[[Treehouse of Horror X]]"
*"[[E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)]]"

=== Disc 2 ===

*"[[Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder]]"
*"[[Eight Misbehavin']]"
*"[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]"
*"[[Grift of the Magi]]"
*"[[Little Big Mom]]"
*"[[Faith Off]]"

=== Disc 3 ===

*"[[The Mansion Family]]"
*"[[Saddlesore Galactica]]"
*"[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]"
*"[[Missionary: Impossible]]"
*"[[Pygmoelian]]"
*"[[Bart to the Future]]"

=== Disc 4 ===

*"[[Days of Wine and D'oh'ses]]"
*"[[Kill the Alligator and Run]]"
*"[[Last Tap Dance in Springfield]]"
*"[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge]]"
*"[[Behind the Laughter]]"

== Bonus Features ==
*Introduction by Matt Groening
*Audio Commentaries on all 22 episodes
*Deleted scenes with optional commentaries
*Sketch Gallery
*Animation Showcases
*Extra: "Then Then There Were Minus"
*Featurette: "The Many Faces of Krusty"
*Featurette: "A Star In Hollywood Boulevard"
*Special Language Features

=== Easter Eggs ===
*A glimpse of The Simpsons ride in Universal Studios. You find this by pressing up on the Disc 4 main menu which makes a question mark appear in the orange tent and then click on the question mark.
*Hidden deleted scenes for the following:
**[[Beyond Blunderdome]]- highlight scene selection after clicking on Bart's crystal ball/notepad and press left.
**[[Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder]]- click on Bart's crystal ball then highlight scene selection and press left
**[[Eight Misbehavin']]-click on Bart's crystal ball, highlight deleted scenes off and press right.
**[[Take My Wife, Sleaze]]- click on Bart's crystal ball, highlight main menu and press up.
**[[Little Big Mom]]- click on Bart's crystal ball/notepad, highlight play episode with commentary and press left.
**[[Faith Off]]- click on Bart's crystal ball, highlight main menu and press up.
**[[The Mansion Family]]- click on Bart's crystal ball/notepad highlight extras and press right.
**[[Saddlesore Galactica]]- click on Bart's crystal ball, highlight play episode with commentary and press left.
**[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]- click on Bart's crystal ball/notepad, highlight main menu and press up.
**[[Bart to the Future]]- click on Bart's crystal ball, highlight main menu and press up.
**[[Days of Wine and D'oh'ses]]- click on Bart's crystal ball, highlight play episode and press up.
**[[Kill the Alligator and Run]]- click on Bart's crystal ball, highlight play episode and press up.
**[[Last Tap Dance in Springfield]]- click on Bart's crystal ball, highlight play episode and press up.
**[[Behind the Laughter]]- click on Bart's crystal ball/notepad, highlight play episode press up then highlight main menu and press down.

== Trivia ==
*This is the first one to use a new cover art featuring only 1 character.
*In the scene selection sub menus for episodes, soundbites of the Treehouse of Horror Variant for Gracie Films can be heard. The same can be said about Sideshow Bob’s laughter.

{{DVD Boxsets}}

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Treehouse of Horror XXIV/References

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening sequence ===
*The first part with the zombies is a reference to ''{{w|The Night of the Living Dead}}''.
*There is a Mecha and a Kaiju battling it out in a reference to the 2013 del Toro's film, ''{{w|Pacific Rim}}''.
*The Dead Raven landing on the [[Tire Fire]] is a reference to ''{{w|Planet of Vampires}}''.
*[[Lard Lad]] becoming alive is a reference to "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".
*Chief Wiggum looks similar to the Cyclops from the ''{{w|7th Voyage of Sinbad}}''.
*[[Alfred Hitchcock]] tosses bird seed on [[Mrs. Krabappel]] and birds attack her, referencing the movie, ''{{w|The Birds (movie)|The Birds}}''.
*The blackboard gag's text is a reference to ''[[The Shining]]''.
**The man standing next to him is [[Stephen King]], author of The Shining.
*Groundskeeper Willie's appearance is a reference to [[Hellboy]] and the character he buries under the leaves is {{w|Karl Ruprecht Kroenen}} from the film.
*Homer's mutated appearance is a reference to the reapers from ''{{w|Blade 2}}''. [[Carl]]'s appearance is a reference to [[Blade]] as well.
*Lenny's mug saying "I Hate Mondays" is a reference to ''[[Garfield]]''.
*[[Matt Groening]]'s original designs for the [[Simpson family]] from ''"[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]"'' are buried underground, as well as the skeleton of [[Godzilla]].
*[[Mr. Burns]] is re-imagined as the Pale Man from Guillermo del Toro's ''"{{w|Pan's Labyrinth}}"'', who ends up eating the unfortunate pixie [[Smithers]].
**The family also later recreates the final scene of the film during the couch gag.
*[[Maggie]] rides on the grocery checkout belt with scarabs from del Toro's first film, ''"{{w|Cronos}}"''.
*The cash register reads 666, the number of the beast.
*del Toro's second film, ''"{{w|Mimic}}"'', is referenced, with [[Marge]] as the giant cockroach.
*The music class is substituted by the phantoms of ''{{w|The Phantom of the Opera}}'', [[Dewey Largo]], instead, is dressed as ''{{w|The Phantom of the Paradise}}''.
*Pictures of the music class refer to (from left to right): Starships Poopers from "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]", The Island of Dr. Hibbert from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]", The Raven from "[[Treehouse of Horror]]" and Milhouse and the Great Pumpkin from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]".
*The monster which picks Bart with its tentacles is [[Cthulhu]] from ''{{w|At the Mountains of Madness}}''.
*The characters standing on the sidewalk are:
**Author [[H. P. Lovecraft]] is having coffee with the giant winged and tentacled monster Cthulhu, a reference to perhaps his most famous creation.
**{{ch|Edgar Allan Poe}}, who holds up his arm for the three-eyed raven to alight, a reference to Poe's poem "{{w|The Raven}}".
**[[Ray Bradbury]] adding tattoos to a tattooed man, a reference to his book ''{{w|The Illustrated Man}}''.
**Fantasy and science fiction author [[Richard Matheson]] standing next to a hooded, cloaked figure wearing dark glasses, a zombie from the 1971 movie ''{{w|The Omega Man}}'', based on Matheson's novel ''{{w|I Am Legend (novel)|I Am Legend}}''.
*The {{w|Universal monsters}} who chase after a crowd of Springfield citizens, referencing the mob that chases after the monster:
**[[Count Dracula]].
**[[Frankenstein's Monster]].
**{{w|The Wolf Man|The Wolf Man}}.
**The {{w|Creature from the Black Lagoon}}.
**The [[Mummy]].
**The {{w|Bride of Frankenstein}}.
**[[The Invisible Man]].
**The Mutant from Metaluna from ''{{w|This Island Earth}}''.
*Maggie terrorizes [[Milhouse]] behind the wheel of the evil 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III from ''{{w|The Car (film)|The Car}}''.
*Among the creatures and characters in the field next to the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpsons' house]] are:
**A creature from ''{{w|Hellboy II: The Golden Army}}'', also from del Toro.
**[[Rod Serling]], author and host of the TV series ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'', smoking a cigarette.
**The robot from the TV series ''{{w|Lost in Space}}''.
**The alien from the 1979 movie, ''[[Alien]]''.
**"The Man in the Beaver Hat" from the 1927 lost film ''{{w|London After Midnight (film)|London After Midnight}}''.
**A mole from ''{{w|The Mole People}}'', writing "El Muerto" on the wall, a reference to [[El Barto]].
**Coming out of the ground, a [[Morlock]] from the 1960 movie ''{{w|The Time Machine (1960 film)|The Time Machine}}''.
**A line drawing in profile of [[Alfred Hitchcock]] as in the beginning of TV series ''{{w|Alfred Hitchcock Presents}}'', being drawn by [[Hans Moleman]].
**The robot monster from the 1953 movie ''{{w|Robot Monster}}''.
**Three of {{w|Ray Harryhausen}}'s sword-wielding skeletons from the 1963 movie ''{{w|Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)|Jason and the Argonauts}}''.
**Ray Harryhausen's Ymir from the 1957 movie ''{{w|20 Million Miles to Earth}}''.
**The object that collides into Kang and Kodos Spaceship is a reference to ''{{w|The First Man in the Moon}}''.
**Two aliens from the 1957 movie ''{{w|Invasion of the Saucer Men}}''.
**''{{w|The Thing from Another World}}'' from the movie with the same name.
**The vampire {{w|Count Orlok}} from the 1921 movie ''{{w|Nosferatu}}''.
**The flying saucer and robot [[Gort]] from the 1951 movie ''{{w|The Day the Earth Stood Still}}'', with Gort shooting out a laser beam from his visor.
**[[Brundlefly]] from the film ''[[The Fly]]''.
**The pinhead {{w|Schlitzie}} from {{w|Tod Browning}}'s 1932 movie ''{{w|Freaks}}'', which could also reference Pepper from ''{{w|American Horror Story: Asylum}}''.
**The Mummy and the Invisible Man again.
**{{w|Rondo Hatton}} from ''{{w|House of Horrors}}''.
**[[Death]].
*[[Homer]] is Santi from del Toro's "''{{w|The Devil's Backbone}}''"
*Lisa falls down the rabbit hole à la ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.
*[[Hypnotoad]] from ''[[Futurama]]'' makes an appearance.

=== "Oh, the Places You’ll D’oh!" ===
*"The Fat in the Hat" is a parody of ''{{w|The Cat in the Hat}}'' by {{w|Dr. Seuss}}. The segment's title "Oh, the Places You'll D'oh!" is a parody of Dr. Seuss's book ''{{w|Oh, the Places You'll Go!}}''. The names, rhyming and anapestic (short-long-short) meter in this segment are true to that of Dr. Seuss's writing.
*While blowing up City Hall the Fat in the Hat wears [[Guy Fawkes]]' Mask from the movie ''{{w|V for Vendetta}}''.
*The pants that ''The Fat in the Hat'' pulls down are the '''Scary Green Pants''' from the story ''What Was I Scared Of?'' from {{w|The Sneetches and Other Stories}} by {{w|Dr. Seuss}}.

=== "Dead and Shoulders" ===
*The title of the second segment, "Dead and Shoulders" is a reference to the shampoo brand {{w|Head & Shoulders}}.
*The second segment is similar to the ''[[Futurama]]'' {{IS|Season 2}} episode, "{{IS|Put Your Head on My Shoulders}}", when [[Philip J. Fry]] is beheaded during a flying car accident in Mercury, and his head is attached to [[Amy Wong]]'s body. It is also similar to the ending of the segment "Homer's Nightmare" in "[[Treehouse of Horror II]]" where [[Mr. Burns]]' head ends up attached to [[Homer]]'s body. It also is a reference to such science fiction movies as the 1971 film ''{{w|The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant}}'' and the 1972 film ''{{w|The Thing with Two Heads}}''.

=== "Freaks no Geeks" ===
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*The title of the third vignette, "Freaks No Geeks" is a pun of the title of the TV series ''{{w|Freaks and Geeks}}''. In addition, {{w|Geek show|geek}} is the term for a sideshow performer of repulsive acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.
*When [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] say they are from a {{w|globular cluster}} and show their fear of the dark, it is a reference to the premise of {{w|Nightfall (Asimov short story and novel)}}.
*The plot and characters of "Freaks No Geeks" are parodies of ''{{w|Freaks}}'', a 1932 {{w|Motion Picture Production Code|Pre-Code}} horror film about sideshow performers. The chorus of "one of us, one of us" comes directly from that movie.
**[[Barney Gumble]] is a parody of ''{{w|Prince Randian}}''.
**[[Carl Carlson]] and [[Lenny Leonard]] are a parody of ''{{w|Schlitzie}}''.
**[[Gil Gunderson]] is a parody of ''{{w|Josephine Joseph}}''.
**The [[Miniature Marvels]] are a parody of ''{{w|The Doll Family}}''.
**[[Raphael]] is a parody of ''{{w|Johnny Eck}}''.
*In the end of the episode Homer says to his kids: "And that, kids, is how I met your mother" which is a reference to the TV show ''{{W|How I Met Your Mother}}''. The theme tune for the show then plays after he says it.

=== Credits ===
*In the cast credits, during the scene in which [[Burns' manor]] is destroyed, the credit to [[Denise Sirkot]] is presented as an App Icon, which resembles [[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]'s.
*[[Sam Simon|simonsam@twitTERROR]] is a reference to [[Twitter]] and Sam Simon's Twitter account name.
*[[Marc Wilmore|Marknado]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|Sharknado}}''.
*[[Rob LaZebnik|To Live & Die in LaZebnik]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|To Live and Die in L.A. (film)|To Live and Die in L.A.}}''.
*[[Tim Long|Tim Long-Il]] is a reference to [[Kim Jong-il]].
*[[Jeff Westbrook|Curse of the Werebrook]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Curse of the Werewolf}}''.
*[[Yeardley Smith|The Longest Yeard(ley)]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|The Longest Yard (1974 film)|The Longest Yard}}''.
*[[Andrea Romero|Andrea "No Relation To George" Romero]] refers to {{W|George A. Romero}}, a Canadian-American film director.
*[[Alexander Duke|The Dukexorcist]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Exorcist}}''.
*[[Danny Elfman|Nightmare on Elfstreet]] is a reference to ''{{W|Nightmare on Elm Street}}''.
*[[Chris Ledesma|@mxedtr]] is the name of Chris Ledesma's Twitter account.

== Trivia ==
*This is the second ''[[Treehouse of Horror series|Treehouse of Horror]]'' episode to have a Halloween-themed opening sequence. The first was "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" in [[Season 10]].
*With an airdate of October 6, 2013, "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" is so far the ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode that has aired the earliest in the calendar year.
*In the opening, Lard Lad comes to life with lightning referencing "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".
*This is the first ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode since "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" to have a chalkboard gag.
*This episode features the first Halloween-themed [[couch gag]] since "[[Treehouse of Horror X]]".
*This is the first (and only) ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode whose segment uses the word [[D'oh]].

== Continuity ==
*In the Music room various versions of the Phantom of the Opera appear along with pictures of the [[Grand Pumpkin]] from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]". Along with the animal people from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]", half alien Maggie "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" and Homer as the tortured narrator "[[Treehouse of Horror]]".
*[[Defonzo Palmer]] and [[Marcus Le Marquez]] appear. "[[Jazzy and the Pussycats]]"
*A reconstructed [[Griff McDonald]] is seen as one of the soldiers fighting off zombies. ("[[Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"]]")
*The [[Lard Lad]] statue comes to life again. ("[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]", ''[[The Simpsons Game]]'')
*The music that plays as Bart skateboards past the famous authors and away from the classic movie monsters is the same music that played during the battle scene of In The Na’Vi. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XXII]]")
*Pictures in the music room include:
**[[The Raven Narrator]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror]]")
**Alien Maggie. ("[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]")
**The Manimals. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]")
**The [[Grand Pumpkin]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]")

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Treehouse of Horror XXVIII/References

2019-05-02T21:59:19Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: /* The Exor-Sis */Added some intesting "tie-ins" towards the comics.

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening Sequence ===
*The sequence is a parody of ''{{w|Sausage Party}}''.
*The title, ''The Sweets Hereafter'', is a reference to the movie of ''{{w|The Sweet Hereafter (film)|the same name}}.''
*The characters in the sequence are parodies of various candies:
**[[Bart]]erfinger: [[Butterfinger]].
**Oh [[Homer]]!: [[Nestlé]]'s [[Oh Henry!]].
**[[Maggie]]: {{w|Ring Pop}}.
**[[Marge]] Bar: {{w|Mars (chocolate bar)|Mars}}.
**Mint Peppermint [[Patty]] and [[Selma]]: {{w|York Peppermint Pattie}}.
**[[Grampa|Senior]] Mints: {{w|Junior Mints}}.
**[[Kirk]]ish Taffy: {{w|Turkish Taffy}}.
**[[Chalmers]]'s Chalmond Joy: [[Almond Joy]].
**[[Nelson]]'s Crunch: {{w|Nestlé Crunch}}.
**Bazooka [[Moe]]: {{w|Bazooka (chewing gum)|Bazooka}} chewing gum and {{W|Bazooka Joe}}.
**[[Milhouse]] and [[Martin]]'s Nerds Box: {{w|Nerds (candy)|Nerds}}.
**[[Skinner]]s: {{w|Snickers}}.
**Kit-[[Kang]] and Kit-[[Kodos]]: [[Kit Kat]].
*[[Lisa]]'s tale is a reference to the '60s and '70s' story of trick-or-treaters receiving a candy apple with poison, pins, or razor blades, and the preference for pre-wrapped candies that come after the fact.

=== The Exor-Sis ===
*This segment is a reference to ''{{w|The Exorcist}}''.
*The music at the beginning is {{w|Mike Oldfield}}'s ''{{w|Tubular Bells}}''.
*Homer's song parodies "{{w|When Irish Eyes Are Smiling}}" by {{w|Chauncey Olcott}} and {{w|George Graff, Jr}}.
*A [[Pazuzu]] statue is delivered through {{W|Amazon.com|Amazon}}.
*The part where demonically possessed Maggie breathes out fire is a reference to the 2003 film ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340103/ Exorcism].''
*[[Reverend Lovejoy]] says he got his degree at {{w|Pepperdine University}}.
*Pazuzu says "the chicken goes [demonic screech and fireball]", a reference to the {{w|See 'n Say}} toy, and "if you can’t trust a Catholic priest with a child, who can you trust", referencing the Catholic Church's cover-up for the priests' child abuse.
*{{w|Fisher-Price}}-like toys escape into a barn.
*An {{w|Etch A Sketch}} toy escapes Maggie's room.
*An aged version of {{w|Sheriff Woody}} from ''[[Toy Story]]'' shoots himself in the mouth.
*[[Bart]] references {{w|David Schwimmer}} and the fact that ''[[Friends]]''' co-workers had a difficult time working with him.
*Interestingly, this segment almost shares the same name with the story from [[Bart Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror #2]].
**Although, that story had to deal with Lisa being possessed by the spirit of Madonna; while this story has Maggie becoming possessed by Pazuzu.

=== Coralisa ===
*The title and plot of the segment are a parody of ''[[Coraline]]''.
*According to Homer, there's no smoke alarm in the house, cause smoke is its own alarm, a reference to the saying "Where there's smoke, there's fire".
=== MMM... Homer ===
*This segment is a parody of ''{{w|Survivor Type}}'', a short story by [[Stephen King]].
*Lisa references ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' in the warning to the viewers.
*Ned calls Homer "Homer Aloner", a reference to ''[[Home Alone]].''
*Homer references ''{{w|Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)|Breakfast at Tiffany's}}''.
*Homer's ''Left Alone Again'' is a parody of ''{{w|On the Road Again}}'' by {{w|Willie Nelson}}.
*Homer sings a demonic version of ''{{w|Hallelujah}}''.
*[[Homer King]] is a reference to [[Burger King]].
*[[El Pollo Homo]] is a reference to {{w|El Pollo Loco}}.
*[[Kentucky Fried Simpson]] is a reference to [[KFC]].
*[[Der Homerschnitzel]] is a reference to {{w|Wienerschnitzel}}.
*[[Fatso Bell]] is a reference to [[Taco Bell]].
*[[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] reference 2013's one-third horse meat about several suppliers in Europe using one-third horse meat.

== Continuity ==
=== Opening Sequence ===
*Bart's character is a parody of a Butterfinger. ("[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]")

=== The Exor-Sis ===
*Pazuzu claims Bart has a darker soul than anyone it ever possessed, a reference to his actions during the [[Treehouse of Horror series]].
*The [[Leprechaun]] appears. ("[[This Little Wiggy]]")

=== MMM... Homer ===
*The pre-sequence warning message returns. ("[[Treehouse of Horror]]")
*{{ch|Mario Batali}} appears. ("[[The Food Wife]]")

== Trivia ==
=== Opening Sequence ===
*The logo of the series is preceded by ''The Simpsons Easter Special''. The Simpsons haven't had a Easter special yet, but Easter showed up in past episodes.

=== The Exor-Sis ===
*Homer says that "No one leaves alive" are Maggie's first words, continuing a reoccurring gag where, every time Maggie speaks, a character, usually Homer, will declare the words she says to be her 'first words'.

=== Coralisa ===
*Marge refers to Maggie still recovering from Pazuzu, a reference to the previous segment, "The Exor-Sis".
*Lisa [[Breaking the fourth wall|breaks the fourth wall]] referencing her segment as the middle segment of a Halloween show.

===MMM... Homer===
*The disclaimer at the beginning of this segment where a Simpson family appears on a stage in reference to warning the audience of the disturbing content within this segment is the first time in 23 years to use one since the airing of ''[[Treehouse of Horror V]]'' in 1994, as this warning was used at the beginning of the first five Halloween episodes to warn the audience.
==Goofs==
*Homer's index fingers are suddenly back on his hands, after being eaten by him in previous scenes, when he is pulling out his tooth to top a cupcake with.
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2019-05-02T21:54:55Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: /* Opening scene */A forgotten gag returned, with a grave vengeance!

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening sequence ===
*When a man tells Homer that he will be sacrificed to an evil god from the ocean's depths, [[Homer]] asks if he means {{Ch|SpongeBob SquarePants|SpongeBob}}.
*[[ESPN]], [[Toys "R" Us]] and {{w|Oreo|Watermelon Oreos}}' graves are seen.
=== Intrusion of the Pod-Y Switchers ===
*It's a parody of the movie ''{{w|Invasion of the Body Snatchers}}'', which in turn is a parody of ''{{W|The Thing from Another World|The Thing}}''. [[Comic Book Guy]] mentions it in-episode too.
*[[Steve Mobbs]] says that ''{{W|Roseanne}}'' has come and gone like a summer storm, referencing its renewal and cancellation.
*The [[MyPhone Ultima]] is a reference to the {{W|iPhone X}}.
*The {{IS|Planet Express Ship}} from ''[[Futurama]]'' is seen, carrying a flag saying "Bring back Futurama".
*The Planet Express Ship is shot down by the SCV-197 USS Orville, a reference to the USS Orville (ECV-197) from the show ''{{w|The Orville}}''.
**The Orville was a show by [[Seth MacFarlane]], and this scene might reference their rivalry.
*A commercial for the [[Funtendo Zii|Zii]] and the Zii3 is shown on a [[Radioactive Man (comic)|Radioactive Man comic]].
*The alien version of [[Chief Wiggum]] mentions {{w|Jerry Steele}}.
*As [[Lisa]] is absorbed by the pod tendrils, there are closeups of her blinking eyes in contrasting colors interspersed with her hallucination, similar to the ending scene of ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey}}''.
*A Smurf from ''{{W|The Smurfs}}'' appears in Lisa's hallucination.
*[[Luci]], from ''{{w|Disenchantment (TV series)|Disenchantment}}'', is briefly seen in a Lisa's hallucination.
*The {{W|Green Giant}} appears in Lisa's hallucination.
*[[Hollis Hurlbut]]'s surprised face and gesture is a reference to the one that {{w|Donald Sutherland}}'s character does in the {{w|Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)|1978 remake}} of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Hollis was voiced by him.

=== Multiplisa-ty ===
*It's a parody of the movie ''{{w|Split (2016 American film)|Split}}''.
*The Broadway plays:
**''The Phantom of the Lisa'' is a reference to ''{{W|Phantom of the Opera (1976 musical)|Phantom of the Opera}}''.
**''Lis Miserables'' is a reference to ''{{W|Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables}}''.
**''Lisa Simpson Super Nuts'' is a reference to ''{{W|Jesus Christ Superstar}}''.
*The song Lisa sings is "[[You'll Be Trapped]]", a parody of "This Is It", the theme song for ''{{W|The Bugs Bunny Show}}'', written by {{W|Mack David}} and {{W|Jerry Livingston}}.
*Milhouse says his glasses are [[Gloria Vanderbilt]] glasses and were on the cover of ''{{W|Women's Health (magazine)|Women's Health}}''.
*Milhouse tells Lisa that if she keeps yelling like that, she'll get vocal polyps, like [[Adele]].

=== Geriatric Park ===
*The entire segment is a parody of ''[[Jurassic Park]]''.
**While the family travels to the park, doors of ''{{W|Jurassic Park}}'', ''{{W|The Lost World: Jurassic Park|Jurassic Park 2}}'', ''{{W|Jurassic Park III|Jurassic Park 3}}'', ''{{W|Jurassic World}}'' and ''{{W|Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom|Jurassic World 2}}'' are seen, referencing those movies.
*The gate of {{ap|Geriatric Park|location}} says that it's "now [[Jeff Goldblum|Goldblum]]-free".
*Islands seen on the map include:
**Margaritaville
**{{W|Skull Island}} from ''[[King Kong]]''.
**The Island from ''{{W|Lost (TV series)|Lost}}''.
**Gilligan's Island from ''{{W|Gilligan's Island}}''.
**The Island of Doctor Moreau from ''{{W|The Island of Doctor Moreau}}''.
*The song "{{ap|Geriatric Park|song}}" is a parody of "Theme from Jurassic Park", the theme song of ''[[Jurassic Park]]''.
*The logos on the jackets worn by the elder dinosaurs are {{w|Planet Hollywood}}, {{w|Hard Rock Cafe}}, {{w|Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|Tasmanian Devil}} and ''Jurassic Park'''s.
*The sphere the Simpsons use to get away is the same as the spheres in ''Jurassic World''.
*While the segment is a parody of ''Jurassic Park'', the theme of old people being rejuvenated is also visited in the 1985 film ''{{w|Coccoon (film)|Coccoon}}''.

=== Credits ===
*[[James L. Brooks]]' credit "James "I'm Scarier Than Kavanaugh" Brooks" is a reference to {{W|Brett Kavanaugh}}.
*[[John Frink]]'s credit "Stranger Frinks" is a reference to ''{{W|Stranger Things}}''.
*[[Jeff Westbrook]]'s credit "Jeff Westworld" is a reference to ''{{W|Westworld}}''.
*[[Megan Amram]]'s credit "Megan Redrum" is a reference to ''[[The Shining]]''.
*[[Carolyn Omine]]'s credit "Carolyn O#MeTooNe" is a reference to the {{W|Me Too movement}}.
*[[Tom Gammill]] and [[Max Pross]]' credit "Gammill & Pross Meet R.L. Stine" is a reference to author {{W|R. L. Stine}}.
*[[Joel H. Cohen]]'s writer credit "Jor-El H. Krypton" is a reference to the planet {{W|Krypton (comics)|Krypton}} from ''[[DC Comics]]''.
*[[Chris Edgerly]]'s credit "Chris Edgerly Allen Poe" is a reference to [[Edgar Allan Poe]].
*[[Richard K. Chung]]'s credit "Crazy Richard, Asian" is a reference to ''{{W|Crazy Rich Asians}}''.
*[[Steve Kofsky]]'s credit "Steven (Scissorhands) Kofsky" is a reference to ''{{W|Edward Scissorhands}}''.
*[[Scott Muller]]'s credit "Scottuman The White (Wine Drinker)" is a reference to [[Saruman]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.
*[[Nick Conti]]'s credit "Nickromancer: The Flame (Is Gone), The Fire (Remains)" is a reference to songs by {{W|The Dear Hunter}}.

== Continuity ==
=== Opening scene ===
*[[Cthulhu]] appears. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XXIV]]")
*Amusing Tombstones reappear after being absent for 24 years ("[[Treehouse of Horror V]]")

=== Intrusion of the Pod-Y Switchers ===
*[[Mapple]]'s underwater headquarters are seen, named "Mapple Computer Underwater Lair". ("[[MyPods and Boomsticks]]")
*In a Lisa's hallucination, she sees multiple [[Grand Pumpkin]]s. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]")
*In a Lisa's hallucination, Homer and [[Bart]] are seen dancing "You don't win friends with salad". ("[[Lisa the Vegetarian]]")

=== Geriatric Park ===
*[[Agnes]] is once again transformed into a pterodactyl. ("[[Homer's Evolution couch gag]]")

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2019-05-02T21:51:29Z

ClockwerkSamurai12: /* Don't Have a Cow, Mankind */Added some interesting trivia towards the Muncher outbreak origin.

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening sequence ===
*The bullies' costumes are:
**[[Jimbo]] - The {{w|Master Chief (Halo)|Master Chief}} from ''{{w|Halo (series)|Halo}}''.
**[[Kearney]] - {{w|The Joker (The Dark Knight)|The Joker}}, as portrayed by {{w|Heath Ledger}} in ''{{w|The Dark Knight (film)|The Dark Knight}}''.
**[[Dolph]] - Could be either [[Spider-Man]] or {{w|Venom (comics)|Venom}}, as he is wearing the black-and-white costume.
*After the bullies criticize the monsters' "normal" appearances, they costume themselves as follows:
**[[Frankenstein]] as [[SpongeBob SquarePants]].
**The [[Werewolf]] as {{Ch|Harry Potter}}.
**The [[Mummy]] as [[Jack Sparrow|Captain Jack Sparrow]].
**[[Count Dracula]] as [[Iron Man]].

=== Dial 'M' for Murder or Press # to return to main menu ===
*The segment is a pastiche of numerous {{w|Alfred Hitchcock}} films:
**''{{w|Dial M for Murder}}'' is referenced in the segment title.
**The main plot derives from ''{{w|Strangers on a Train}}'', where two men plot to kill off each others' enemies.
**During the scene where [[Lisa]] chases [[Bart]], the title music from ''{{w|North by Northwest}}'' plays, and the scene includes other elements of ''North by Northwest'', ''{{w|Vertigo}}'' and other Hitchcock movies. Hitchcock himself is shown in a brief cameo stepping out of a bus.
*[[Hubert Wong]] is a reference to {{IS|Amy Wong}} from ''[[Futurama]]''. He looks similar to her and has the same last name. His first name is also a reference to {{IS|Hubert Farnsworth}}.

=== Don't Have a Cow, Mankind ===
*The segment title is a reference to Bart's catchphrase "Don't have a cow, Man!"
*The segment is a parody of both ''{{w|28 Days Later}}'' and ''{{w|Children of Men}}'', in that a plague of pseudo zombies are ravaging the world and a child holds the key to mankind's salvation and must be protected at all costs.
*The start of the Muncher outbreak is based on ''{{w|Zombieland}}'', which also has Mad Cow disease infested zombies.
*When [[742 Evergreen Terrace|the Simpson home]] is about to be overrun by Munchers, [[Rainier Wolfcastle]] bursts through the front door and says, "Come with me if you want to live!", echoing a frequently heard catchphrase from the ''[[Terminator]]'' franchise.

=== There's No Business Like Moe Business ===
*The title is a wordplay on the song "{{w|There's No Business Like Show Business}}", which first appeared in the 1946 musical ''{{w|Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun}}'' and later in the 1954 musical ''{{w|There's No Business Like Show Business (film)|There's No Business Like Show Business}}''.
*The segment is a parody of ''{{w|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street}}''.
*At the end, the segment segues into a brief closing sequence where the cast of "There's No Business Like Moe Business" sing the song "[[Number XX]]" to the tune of the Simpsons [[Theme Song]].

== Trivia ==
*This is the first [[Treehouse of Horror series|Treehouse of Horror]] episode since "[[Treehouse of Horror X]]" to air in October.
*The segment, "Don't Have a Cow Mankind", is the third time [[Springfield]] has been over run by zombies (the first two being [[Treehouse of Horror III]] and [[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]).
*Even after turning into a Muncher, Homer is never seen trying to attack his family.
*At the end of the second segment, Homer still hasn't been changed back to normal (Bart probably wanted Homer to stay that way.)
*The ending song is the first time the main theme has been used for a song sung by the Simpsons
*Due to the entire first segment being black and white (including the scary name credits near the beginning), The closing credits are the same and white text, Therefore this is the only Treehouse of Horror episode to not use green closing credits.

== Goofs ==
*In the second segment, when Bart and Homer initially step outside and Homer blows their cover, Kirk Van Houten is seen in the back right of the muncher mob breaking down the front door to try to get to the Simpsons. Yet, when they make it to the safe zone, Mr. Van Houten is clearly seen in the front of the crowd before the Simpsons push themselves through. While it may be a goof, it could also be someone similar to him, though the physical features are astonishingly alike.
*At the beginning of the second segment, a yellow mouth with no body can be seen near the center of the screen for a few seconds shortly after a zombie Mr Teeny appears. The mouth looks to be similar in shape to Mr Teeny's mouth.
*Ralph Wiggum is seen as a muncher eating his own arms. Yet he is seen happy and healthy at the end of the segment. Of course this could mean that Bart's immunity also doubles as a cure for the already infected. You can see Homer is still in his "muncher cage" behaving like a muncher.
*In the first segment, Mrs. Krabappel goes into her apartment without unlocking her door.
*After Homer becomes a muncher, the gun turns into a single barrel.
*Also in the second segment, when Lisa gets her soup there are vegetables in it. In the next frame, the vegetables have disappeared.
*In the third segment, before Kang and Kodos talk, the person sitting on the right of them disappears.
*In the second segment, no one stops to think that the burger that Bart eats is a regular burger that isn't tainted.
**In the same segment, everyone reacts as if the disease is taking place everywhere. However, Krusty Burger only operates in Springfield.
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