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==Cultural references==
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===Bambi===
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== Cultural references ==
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*It's a parody of the film {{w|Bambi}}, where [[Barti]] is a parody of the main character [[Bambi]].
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=== Opening sequence ===
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*The narrator mentions {{w|Disney}} and the parents of the protagonists of their movies being killed in them.
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*It's a parody of the film ''{{W|Bambi}}'', where [[Barti]] is a parody of the main character [[Bambi]].
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===Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite===
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*The narrator mentions {{W|Disney}} and the parents of the protagonists of their movies being killed in them.
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*It's a parody of the 2019 [[South Korea]]n film ''{{W2|Parasite|2019 film}}''.
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*The characters parody those of the Disney film:
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===Nightmare on Elm Tree===
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**[[Barti]] is a parody of the main character [[Bambi]].
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*It's a parody of the film {{w|A Nightmare on Elm Street}}.
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**Barti's rabbit friend ([[Milhouse Van Houten]]) is a parody of {{W2|Thumper|Bambi}}. Thumper is known and named for his habit of thumping his left hind foot, something that Milhouse does after getting shot.
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*It includes references to "{{w|Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy}}", "{{w|Little Shop of Horrors (film)|Little Shops of Horros}}" and "[[The Wizard of Oz]]".
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**The owl that looks like [[Professor Frink]] is a parody of Friend Owl, a supporting character in ''Bambi''.
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===Poetic Interlude===
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**Barti's mother ([[Marge]]) is a parody of Bambi's mother.
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===Dead Ringer===
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**Barti's father ([[Homer]]) is a parody of The Great Prince of the Forest, Bambi's father.
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*It's a parody of the film series {{w|The Ring (franchise)|The Ring}} and {{w|TikTok}}.
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*The song "{{W|I'm Shipping Up to Boston}}" by {{W|Dropkick Murphys}} is heard when the opening sequence finishes.
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==Trivia==
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===Nightmare on Elm Tree===
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=== Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite ===
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[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXXII promo 3.png|300px|thumb|The segment is a parody of {{W|Bong Joon-ho}}'s Oscar-winning ''{{W2|Parasite|2019 film}}'']]
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*It's a parody of the 2019 [[South Korea]]n film ''{{W2|Parasite|2019 film}}'', directed by {{W|Bong Joon-ho}}.
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*The picture on the wall of at the Wolfcastle residence is a reference to ''{{W|The Singing Butler}}''.
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*''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[D'oh Piercer]]" is a reference to the movie ''{{W|Snowpiercer}}'', a South Korean-American science fiction film also directed by Bong Joon-ho.
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=== Nightmare on Elm Tree ===
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*It's a parody of the film ''{{W|A Nightmare on Elm Street}}''.
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**The film was previously parodied in the segment "Nightmare On Evergreen Terrace" from [[Season 7]] episode "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".
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*''{{W2|Guardians of the Galaxy|film}}'' is shown at the drive-in and [[Groot]] and [[Rocket Raccoon]] appear on the screen.
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*Professor Frink mentions the {{W|Doppler effect}}.
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*The song "{{W|O Tannenbaum}}" plays at the [[Springfield Christmas Tree Farm]], and later when the trees have killed everyone.
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*The phrase "Today we celebrate our Arbor Day" is a reference to "Today, we celebrate our Independence Day", a line in the 1996 film ''{{W2|Independence Day|1996 film}}'' said by {{W|List of fictional presidents of the United States (U–Z)#President Thomas J. Whitmore|President Thomas J. Whitmore}} ([[Bill Pullman]]).
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*The walking tree mentions the {{W|Dutch elm disease}}. A tree wearing traditional Dutch {{W|clogs}} and cap is seen.
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*[[Treebeard]] from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is seen walking with the other trees.
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*The {{W|Chandelier Tree}} and the {{W|The Giving Tree}} also are seen with the tree army.
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[[File:Burns family tree.png|300px|thumb|[[Mr. Burns]] family tree includes evil characters such as [[Pinhead]] from ''{{W2|Hellraiser|franchise}}'' and [[Cruella de Vil]] and [[Maleficent]] from Disney]]
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*Evil characters in Burns family tree include [[Pinhead]] from ''{{W2|Hellraiser|franchise}}'', [[Cruella de Vil]] and [[Maleficent]] from Disney.
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*The {{W|Stanford Tree}} on the {{W|Stanford University}} S is seen.
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*[[Audrey II]], the plant from ''{{W2|Little Shop of Horrors|film}}'', is seen.
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*The news about the tree on [[Channel 6 News]] is called Splinter Cell, a reference to [[Tom Clancy]]'s {{W|Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell|series of the same name}}.
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*[[Kent Brockman]] calls the trees "Forrest Grumps", a reference to the film ''{{W|Forrest Gump}}''.
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*The [[Aztec Theater]] is playing ''{{W2|Saw|2004 film}}''.
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*A ''[[Little Lulu]]'' magazine is pinned to a shelving at [[The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop]].
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=== Poetic Interlude ===
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*[[Vincent Price]] reads ''[[The Telltale Bart]]'', a reference to ''{{W|The Tell-Tale Heart}}'' by [[Edgar Allan Poe]].
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*Price mentions that Bart catfished [[Edna]] on the dating app {{W2|Tinder|app}}.
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*Price makes a reference to the {{W|Storming of the Bastille}} in July. The fall of the prison was a flashpoint in the French Revolution.
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*The [[N&N's]] Bart is eating are a parody of [[M&M's]], while Buttertoes are a parody of [[Butterfinger]].
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=== Dead Ringer ===
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[[File:TikTok.png|250px|thumb|The video-sharing service {{W|TikTok}} plays a main role in the segment]]
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*It's a parody of the film series ''{{W2|The Ring|franchise}}'' and {{W|TikTok}}.
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*The TikTok is certified rotten, a reference to the review website {{W|Rotten Tomatoes}}.
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*The TikTok contains an advert for {{W|Chipotle Mexican Grill}}.
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*There is a {{W|University of Glasgow}} pennant in [[Willie]]'s cabin.
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*When Milhouse was a ghost he asks Lisa if she could "kill" a {{W|Hershey bar|Hershey chocolate bar}} so he could eat it.
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*According to [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] after the song "[[You'll Never Sleep Again]]", they are "dimmer stars than Proxima Centauri". {{W|Proxima Centauri}} is the closest star to the Sun.
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=== Credits ===
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[[File:Norman Bates MacLeod.png|300px|thumb|right|Norman "Bates" Macleod]]
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*[[Maggie]] mimics [[Tinker Bell]]'s Disney opening sequence.
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*[[Matt Selman]]'s name, "Matt We Do in the Selmans", is a reference to the film ''{{W|What We Do in the Shadows}}''.
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*[[John Frink]]'s names "Frinkzilla" and "The Return of Frinkzilla" are a reference to ''[[Godzilla]]'' and ''{{W|The Return of Godzilla}}''.
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*[[Rob LaZebnik]]'s name "The Book of LaDeadnik" is a reference to the ''{{W|Book of the Dead}}''.
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*[[Ryan Koh]]'s name "Psy-Koh IV: The Beginning" is a reference to the movie ''{{W|Psycho IV: The Beginning}}''.
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*[[Tim Long]]'s name "The Cask of Timlongtillado" is a reference to ''{{W|The Cask of Amontillado}}'' by [[Edgar Allan Poe]].
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*[[Mike Reiss]]' name "Hellreisser" is a reference to the film ''{{W|Hellraiser}}''.
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*[[Al Jean]]'s name "That's Al, Jean" is a reference to the ending phrase of ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' episodes, "That's all, folks!"
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*[[Julie Kavner]]'s name "Covid Kavner" is a possible reference to ''{{W|Covid-19}}''.
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*[[Chris Edgerly]] name "Chris the Walking Deadgerly" is a reference to ''[[The Walking Dead]]''.
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*[[Dominique Braud]]'s name "Glenda the Good Witch of South Central" is a reference to {{W|Glinda the Good Witch}} from ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
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*[[Loni Steele Sosthand]]'s name "Lon of the Dead Scissorhands" is a reference to the films ''{{W2|Dawn of the Dead|1978 film}}'' and ''{{W|Edward Scissorhands}}''.
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*[[Scott Muller]]'s name "The Dark Side of the Muller" is a reference to ''{{W|The Dark Side of the Moon}}'' by [[Pink Floyd]].
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*[[Norm MacLeod]]'s name "Norman "Bates" MacLeod" is a reference to {{W|Norman Bates}} from ''[[Psycho]]''.
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*[[John W. Chapman]]'s name "Johann von Witt Amadeus Chopin" is a reference to the composers [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], {{W|Friedrich Witt}}, [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]], and {{W|Frédéric Chopin}}.
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*[[Chris King]]'s name "Chris "Stephen" King" is a reference to [[Stephen King]].
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*[[Alexa Patterson]]'s name "Alexorcist II: The Asymptomatic" is a reference to the film ''{{W|Exorcist II: The Heretic}}''.
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== Trivia ==
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=== Nightmare on Elm Tree ===
 
*[[Homer]] mentions the stories told on the treehouse, and how they're three, with two of them good, and one lame in the middle, and how he's putting an end to that, also referencing the fact that this is the first episode with a total of five stories in it.
 
*[[Homer]] mentions the stories told on the treehouse, and how they're three, with two of them good, and one lame in the middle, and how he's putting an end to that, also referencing the fact that this is the first episode with a total of five stories in it.
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=== Dead Ringer ===
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*One of the trees from Nightmare on Elm Street appears as [[Willie]] takes [[Bart]] and [[Lisa]] to his shack.
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*Kang [[Breaking the fourth wall|breaks the fourth wall]] by saying "Hasn't there been enough death in this episode?".
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== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
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===Poetic Interlude===
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=== Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite ===
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*[[Mr. Sparkle]]'s box appears. ("[[In Marge We Trust]]")
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*[[Greta Wolfcastle]] appears. ("[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]")
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=== Poetic Interlude ===
 
*The story about Bart was animated in a similar way to the Dark Stanley story ("[[Yokel Chords]]") and the "Show's Too Short" story. ("[[The D'oh-cial Network]]")
 
*The story about Bart was animated in a similar way to the Dark Stanley story ("[[Yokel Chords]]") and the "Show's Too Short" story. ("[[The D'oh-cial Network]]")
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*Bart is shown catfishing [[Edna Krabappel]] on {{w|Tinder (app)|Tinder}}. ("[[Bart the Lover]]")
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*Bart is shown catfishing [[Edna Krabappel]] on {{W2|Tinder|app}}. ("[[Bart the Lover]]")
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=== Dead Ringer ===
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*[[Grampa]] gives the voice on the phone his credit card number, scamming himself. ("[[Bart's in Jail!]]")
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== Goofs ==
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=== Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite ===
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*During the fighting in the house, [[Luigi]] is seen twice in the same scene.
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=== Dead Runger ===
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*When [[Terri]] rejoiced over [[Sherri]]'s death, her tongue briefly turns white in one frame.
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Latest revision as of 09:13, January 15, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 33 Episode References
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"Treehouse of Horror XXXII"
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Cultural references[edit]

Opening sequence[edit]

  • It's a parody of the film Bambi, where Barti is a parody of the main character Bambi.
  • The narrator mentions Disney and the parents of the protagonists of their movies being killed in them.
  • The characters parody those of the Disney film:
    • Barti is a parody of the main character Bambi.
    • Barti's rabbit friend (Milhouse Van Houten) is a parody of Thumper. Thumper is known and named for his habit of thumping his left hind foot, something that Milhouse does after getting shot.
    • The owl that looks like Professor Frink is a parody of Friend Owl, a supporting character in Bambi.
    • Barti's mother (Marge) is a parody of Bambi's mother.
    • Barti's father (Homer) is a parody of The Great Prince of the Forest, Bambi's father.
  • The song "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" by Dropkick Murphys is heard when the opening sequence finishes.

Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite[edit]

The segment is a parody of Bong Joon-ho's Oscar-winning Parasite

Nightmare on Elm Tree[edit]

Mr. Burns family tree includes evil characters such as Pinhead from Hellraiser and Cruella de Vil and Maleficent from Disney

Poetic Interlude[edit]

Dead Ringer[edit]

The video-sharing service TikTok plays a main role in the segment

Credits[edit]

Norman "Bates" Macleod

Trivia[edit]

Nightmare on Elm Tree[edit]

  • Homer mentions the stories told on the treehouse, and how they're three, with two of them good, and one lame in the middle, and how he's putting an end to that, also referencing the fact that this is the first episode with a total of five stories in it.

Dead Ringer[edit]

  • One of the trees from Nightmare on Elm Street appears as Willie takes Bart and Lisa to his shack.
  • Kang breaks the fourth wall by saying "Hasn't there been enough death in this episode?".

Continuity[edit]

Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite[edit]

Poetic Interlude[edit]

Dead Ringer[edit]

Goofs[edit]

Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite[edit]

  • During the fighting in the house, Luigi is seen twice in the same scene.

Dead Runger[edit]

  • When Terri rejoiced over Sherri's death, her tongue briefly turns white in one frame.
Season 33 References
The Star of the Backstage • Bart's in Jail! • Treehouse of Horror XXXII • The Wayz We Were • Lisa's Belly • A Serious Flanders (Part 1) • A Serious Flanders (Part 2) • Portrait of a Lackey on Fire • Mothers and Other Strangers • A Made Maggie • The Longest Marge • Pixelated and Afraid • Boyz N the Highlands • You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About – Act Three Will Shock You! • Bart the Cool Kid • Pretty Whittle Liar • The Sound of Bleeding Gums • My Octopus and a Teacher • Girls Just Shauna Have Fun • Marge the Meanie • Meat Is Murder • Poorhouse Rock
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