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==Trivia==
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== Cultural references ==
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=== Opening sequence ===
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*In the opening sequence, [[Bart]] is dressed as [[Charlie Brown]] and [[Lisa]] is dressed as [[Lucy van Pelt]] from ''[[Peanuts]]''.
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*"{{W|Sleigh Ride}}" by {{W|Leroy Anderson}} plays when [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] look at their [[Christmas]] decorations.
  
*The Halloween names (such as "Blood Curdling Cartwright") return to the closing credits.
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=== Reaper Madness ===
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*"Reaper Madness" is a reference to the film ''{{W|Reefer Madness}}''.
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*The scene with the [[Grim Reaper]] chasing the Simpsons around the house is a reference to ''{{W|The Benny Hill Show}}''. "{{W|Yakety Sax}}" (the theme music from ''Benny Hill'') plays over the scene.
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*When [[Marge]] tells [[Homer]] to take the old Death to the curb for the trash pickup, Homer replies, "I'll curb him, but '''without''' enthusiasm!", a reference to ''{{W|Curb Your Enthusiasm}}''.
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*Homer puts on the robe and becomes the Grim Reaper in the same way that [[Tim Allen]]'s character does to become [[Santa Claus]] in ''{{W|The Santa Clause}}''.
  
*This episode marks the second time [[Homer]] was cast to be a Marvel Super Hero character (which also was a beast-like character); the first time was in "[[I Am Furious Yellow]]", where he lost his temper and temporarily acted as [[wikipedia:Hulk (comics)|The Incredible Hulk]].
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=== Frinkenstein ===
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*The segment, and title, is a parody of ''{{W|Frankenstein}}''.
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*The younger Jonathan Frink, Sr. throws a crate labeled "ACME", a reference to the {{W|Acme Corporation}} from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''.
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*Several [[Robby the Automaton]] robots are seen in [[Professor Frink]]'s lab, a reference to ''{{W|Forbidden Planet}}''.
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*Frink Sr. calls Ned "700 Club", a reference to ''{{W|The 700 Club}}''.
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*When [[Frinkenstein]] walks down the street after re-assembling himself from other people's body parts, the music playing over the scene is "{{W|Stayin' Alive}}" by the {{W|Bee Gees}}.
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**This scene is a reference to {{W|Tony Manero}} in ''{{W|Saturday Night Fever}}''.
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*[[Comic Book Guy]] asks Frink, Sr. to return his "Jabba the Butt" tattoo, a reference to {{W|Jabba the Hutt}} from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
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*{{Ch|Jennifer Garner}} is referred to as "the sexy star of ''{{W2|Alias|TV series}}''", a TV show she starred in.
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*When Garner and Herschbach come onto stage, part of "{{W|She Blinded Me with Science}}" by {{W|Thomas Dolby}} plays.
  
*Referring to the remark about Homer talking about the previous episode, this also sort of happens in "[[Treehouse of Horror XI]]," where the Leprechaun from the first story, "Hex and the City", is seen on Bart's back in the "Wiz Kids" segment.
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=== Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off ===
*The scene where [[Professor Frink]] kicks his father in the crotch is similar to the [[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo_2:_Monsters_Unleashed|second Scooby-Doo movie]], where Velma kicks the Black Knight ghost in the crotch, saying it was his 'weak spot'. The film was released 4 months after the episode aired.
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*"Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off" is a parody of the musical - ''{{W|Stop the World – I Want to Get Off}}''.
 
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*The segment is a reference to ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' episode "{{W|A Kind of a Stopwatch}}".
*Parts of Frinkenstein include [[Snake]]'s right arm (with Snake's vest), [[Sideshow Mel]]'s hair (and scalp), [[Lenny]]'s left arm{{fact}}, and [[Comic Book Guy]]'s Buttocks.
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*The comics ''[[Batman and Rhoda]]'' and ''[[Superman vs. Patty Hearst]]'' are a reference to [[DC Comics]].
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**''Batman and Rhoda'' stars [[Batman]] and [[Rhoda Morgenstern]] from ''[[Rhoda]]''.
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**''Superman vs. Patty Hearst'' stars [[Superman]] and [[Patty Hearst]].
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**''[[Evel Knievel Jumps the Jackson 5]]'' stars [[Evel Knievel]] and [[The Jackson 5]].
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*After freezing Lisa, Bart says "She looks like a background character in a {{W|Hanna-Barbera}} Cartoon", referencing that in animation background characters are often still and motionless.
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*Comic Book Guy chases after Bart and [[Milhouse]], then [[Martin]], with a [[Lightsaber]] from ''Star Wars''.
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*When Lisa is clicking the watch, she changes her family into the [[Fantastic Four]].
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*When the family are hula hooping, "{{W|Rock Around the Clock}}" by {{W|Bill Haley & His Comets}} plays.
  
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== Trivia ==
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*The Halloween names (such as "Blood Curdling Cartwright") return to the closing credits. To celebrate this, [[Al Jean]]'s Halloween name is Al "Halloween Names Are Back" Jean.
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*In Frinkenstein, Homer's remark talking about the previous segment has a similarity to "[[Treehouse of Horror XII]]", where the Leprechaun from the first story, "Hex and the City", is seen on Bart's back in the "Wiz Kids" segment.
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*Parts of Frinkenstein include:
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**[[Snake]]'s right arm.
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**[[Mr. Burns]]' left arm.
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**[[Sideshow Mel]]'s hair.
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**[[Krusty]]'s neck.
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**[[Nelson]]'s torso.
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**part of [[Selma]]'s right foot.
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**[[Disco Stu]]'s left foot.
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**[[Kearney]]'s legs.
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**[[Ned]]'s organs.
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**[[Principal Skinner]]'s spine.
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**[[Comic Book Guy]]'s butt.
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*[[David Silverman]] has a cameo appearance as one of the people who has their brains taken by Frink Sr.
 
*When Lisa uses the stopwatch at the end of "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off" Bart changes back from his 25 year old self back to his 10 year old self without explanation.
 
*When Lisa uses the stopwatch at the end of "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off" Bart changes back from his 25 year old self back to his 10 year old self without explanation.
 
 
*When Lisa uses the stopwatch at the end of "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off", the things that suddenly happen to the other members of the family are:
 
*When Lisa uses the stopwatch at the end of "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off", the things that suddenly happen to the other members of the family are:
 
**The upper portion of their bodies become rockets and zoom around.
 
**The upper portion of their bodies become rockets and zoom around.
**They turn into [[wikipedia:Bobblehead|bobbleheads]].
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**Their genders are switched
**They turn into ''[[wikipedia:TV_Guide|TV Guide]]'' covers.
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**They turn into {{W|bobblehead}}s.
**They turn into the [[wikipedia:Fantastic_Four|Fantastic Four]].
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**They turn into ''[[TV Guide]]'' covers.
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**They turn into the [[Fantastic Four]].
 
**They return to normal, but are playing with hula-hoops.
 
**They return to normal, but are playing with hula-hoops.
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*Lisa is talking Swedish. She says "Tack för att ni förärar vår stad" which can be translated to: "Thank you for honoring our city". Although the pronunciation is so poor that it's difficult for even native swedes to hear what she's supposed to say.
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== Continuity ==
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*This is the second time that [[Ned Flanders]] becomes the [[devil]]. The first was in "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]".
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*This episode marks the second time [[Homer]] was cast to be a [[Marvel]] superhero character (which also was a beast-like character); the first time was in "[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]", where he lost his temper and temporarily acted like [[The Incredible Hulk]].
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*In the story ''Frinkenstein'', Homer refers to the time he was Death, in the previous story ''Reaper Madness''.
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*[[Robby the Automaton]] appears again in [[Professor Frink]]'s lab. ("[[This Little Wiggy]]", "[[Treehouse of Horror VIII]]")
  
==Cultural References==
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== Goofs ==
*"Stop the world I want to goof off" is a parody of the Twilight Zone episode “[[wikipedia:A Kind of a Stopwatch|A Kind of a Stopwatch]]”.
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*When Bart and Lisa begin fighting, the pile of candy disappears from the carpet.
*"Reaper Madness" refers to the phrase/film [[wikipedia:Reefer_Madness_(disambiguation)|Reefer Madness]].
 
==Goofs==
 
 
*When the Simpsons are hula-hooping, Bart moves from the floor to his bed.
 
*When the Simpsons are hula-hooping, Bart moves from the floor to his bed.
*Right before Professor Frink's father is kicked, Professor Frink is wearing the Nobel Prize. When his father is on the ground, his father is wearing the Nobel Prize.
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*Right before Professor Frink's father is kicked, Professor Frink is wearing the Nobel Prize. When his father is on the ground, his father is wearing the [[Nobel Prize]].
 
*When Homer is going down to get some better seats at the game, everyone he touches dies. However, a man blocks Homer from touching his forehead he survives.
 
*When Homer is going down to get some better seats at the game, everyone he touches dies. However, a man blocks Homer from touching his forehead he survives.
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*When Homer wakes up from bed in "Reaper Madness", he is wearing a singlet. When God turns him back to normal, he is wearing his white shirt.
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*At the Nobel prize party, a few of the people Frink, Sr. killed are alive again.
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Latest revision as of 11:57, February 5, 2022

References/Trivia


Season 15 Episode References
313 "Moe Baby Blues"
314
"Treehouse of Horror XIV"
"My Mother the Carjacker" 315


Cultural references[edit]

Opening sequence[edit]

Reaper Madness[edit]

Frinkenstein[edit]

Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off[edit]

Trivia[edit]

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

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • When Bart and Lisa begin fighting, the pile of candy disappears from the carpet.
  • When the Simpsons are hula-hooping, Bart moves from the floor to his bed.
  • Right before Professor Frink's father is kicked, Professor Frink is wearing the Nobel Prize. When his father is on the ground, his father is wearing the Nobel Prize.
  • When Homer is going down to get some better seats at the game, everyone he touches dies. However, a man blocks Homer from touching his forehead he survives.
  • When Homer wakes up from bed in "Reaper Madness", he is wearing a singlet. When God turns him back to normal, he is wearing his white shirt.
  • At the Nobel prize party, a few of the people Frink, Sr. killed are alive again.
Season 15 References
Treehouse of Horror XIV My Mother the Carjacker The President Wore Pearls The Regina Monologues The Fat and the Furriest Today I Am a Clown 'Tis the Fifteenth Season Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and Gays I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot Diatribe of a Mad Housewife Margical History Tour Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore Smart and Smarter The Ziff Who Came to Dinner Co-Dependent's Day The Wandering Juvie My Big Fat Geek Wedding Catch 'Em If You Can Simple Simpson The Way We Weren't Bart-Mangled Banner Fraudcast News