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Cultural references

Opening sequence

The opening sequence parodies the Street Fighter video game series. La Muerte and Xibalba, characters from The Book of Life, appear on a fight

• A modified version of Jarabe Tapatío (the "Mexican hat dance") is heard throughout the opening.
• Otto has the number "666" on his hat, the number of the beast.
• La Muerte and Xibalba from Jorge R. Gutierrez's 2014 animated film The Book of Life appear as fighters.
  • Such as in The Book of Life, the opening sequence combines elements from Mexico and the Day of the Dead, celebrated at the beginning of November in many communities in the United States.
• Los Simpsons Fighter! is a parody of the Street Fighter series.
  • Parodies of Zangief, Dhalsim, and Blanka are seen.
  • La Muerte activates a special attack based on Chun Li's Spinning Bird Kick.

The Information Rage

• The segment is in the style of the film Pacific Rim and is based on the ongoing political polarization in the United States between the Democratic and Republican parties.
• Mayor Quimby asks the people of Springfield to not turn their indecisiveness into another Big Gulp riot, referencing the line of fountain drinks owned by 7-Eleven.

Signs in favor and against Lisa's progressive idea reference things like the Coexist image, ELO's "Don't Bring Me Down" and the Back to the Future logo

• The signs placed in gardens include:
  • "Women's lights are human lights", a pun on "Women's rights are human rights", a phrase used in the feminist movement.
  • The sign that says "LED Me to the Future" is a reference to the Back to the Future logo.
  • "This is an LED light district" refers to the Red-light district.
  • The "Coexist" made with different types of lamps is a parody of the Coexist image, designed to represent tolerance between religions.
  • The sign "Don't Turn Me Down" has a bulb with its filaments describing the word "ELO". This is a reference to the Electric Light Orchestra's (ELO) famous 1979 song "Don't Bring Me Down".
• Tox News is a parody of Fox News, with "Tox" an abbreviation of "toxic." The host is a parody of Tucker Carlson.
• The Tox News anchor asks if Democrats would go after the mascot of Mrs. Butterworth's, Mrs. Butterworth's "ample bosom".
• MSNPR is a parody of MSNBC and NPR. The host appears to be a parody of Rachel Maddow.
• The Red Monster destroys a Mail-In Ballots processing building, a reference to Donald Trump's lies of a stolen election, and a Center for Disease Control building, referencing anti-vaccination beliefs and mask opposition among many right-wing Americans.
• The Red Monster attacks the Blue Monster with Tim Allen DVDs, a reference to Tim Allen's political views.
• Other monsters hint the social media use in politics, including:
  • Four Chan Saurus is a reference to 4chan.
  • Facebookzilla is a reference to Facebook and Godzilla.
  • Mecha-Reddit is a reference to Reddit and Mechagodzilla.
  • Ro-gan is a reference to Joe Rogan and his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, and to Rodan.

The Fall of the House of Monty

• The segment title is a reference to short story The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe.
• The segment is a homage to both Hammer Film Productions horror films and the Corman-Poe cycle films.
• In the opening of the segment "Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565" by Johann Sebastian Bach plays.
• Cod Liver Absinthe is a reference to cod liver oil and absinthe.
• Mr. Burns runs into a secret room with a polygonal shape and two paintings. Both the room and the paintings parody one of the halls in the queue line from the attraction The Haunted Mansion, which is located in three different Disney Parks.
• The future Homer is seen drinking from a Big Slurp cup, a reference to Big Gulp.

Denim

• The segment is a parody of the film Venom, with Denim being a parody of Venom.
• The moment when Denim appears in the alley is a parody of Terminator.
• During the dance sequence, several different songs play:
  • "Soldier of Dance", composed by Mike Morasky, from Team Fortress 2.
  • "Rockit" by Herbie Hancock.
  • "After You've Gone" by Turner Layton.
• Comic Book Guy is seen with a Big Slurp cup, a reference to Big Gulp.
• Denim asks Homer if he has stopped following Marge on Facebook.

Credits

• The mirror at Moe's has the word "redrum" written on it, referencing the famous "redrum" (murder) scene from The Shining.
  • The number of the beast, 666, reappears in the cash machine.

Crew names

• Rob LaZebnik's co-executive producer credit, "Nosferobtu", is a reference to Nosferatu.
• John Frink's credit, "Five Nights at Frinky's", is a reference to Five Nights at Freddy's.
• Tim Long's credit, "Agatha All Tim Long", is a reference to Agatha All Along.
• Joel H. Cohen's credit, "Jotel Cohensylvania", is a reference to Hotel Transylvania.
• Brian Kelley's credit, "In the Kelly of the Beast", is a reference to In the Belly of the Beast.
• J. Stewart Burns' credit, "J. Stewart Beelzeburns", is a reference to Beelzebub.
• Michael Price's credit, "Mikealopoprice", is a reference to Megalopolis.
• Ryan Koh's credit, "Ryan Horror Picture Koh", is a reference to The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
• Cesar Mazariegos' credit, "The Texas Cesar Maza-cre", is a reference to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
• Jessica Conrad's credit, "Beetlejess Beetlejess", is a reference to Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
• Broti Gupta's credit, "Broti Goosebumps", is a reference to Goosebumps.
• Loni Steele Sosthand's credit, "The Illumiloni", is a reference to the Illuminati.
• Mike Reiss' credit, "The Unsinkable Michael Reiss", is a reference to the Titan submersible implosion. Reiss had previously completed the expedition.
• Rob LaZebnik's writer credit, "Necrobpolis", is a reference to a Necropolis.
• Timothy Bailey's credit, "Timothy Amazing Colossal Bailey", is a reference to The Amazing Colossal Man.
• Al Jean's credit, "Weird Al Jean", is a reference to "Weird Al" Yankovic.
• Alex Désert's credit, "Dr. Baron Von Frankendesertstein Esq", is a reference to Dr Victor Frankenstein.
• Rob LaZebnik's also starring credit, "World War Zebnik", is a reference to World War Z.
• Tim Yoon's also starring credit, "Baba Yoonaga", is a reference to the Baba Yaga.
• Alexander Duke's credit, "Tales from the Dukeside", is a reference to Tales from the Darkside.
• Tom Klein's credit, "Rosemary's Baby", is a reference to Rosemary's Baby.
• Nikki Isordia's credit, "Nikkitrix LeStrange", is a reference to Bellatrix Lestrange from Harry Potter.
• Kip Lewis' credit, "Kthulhu Lewis", is a reference to Cthulhu.
• Danny Elfman's credit, "Danny Van-Hell Sing", is a reference to Abraham Van Helsing.
• Norm MacLeod's credit, "Norman "Bates" MacLeod" is a reference to Norman Bates from Psycho.
• Jake Schaefer's credit, "Jakeward Schaeferhands", is a reference to Edward Scissorhands.
• Lisa Walder's credit, "Draculisa Walder", is a reference to Count Dracula.
• Juliet Kaufman's credit, "Folie á Deuxliet Kaufman", is a reference to Joker: Folie à Deux.
• Matt Kance's credit, "Matt Dance of the Dead", is a reference to Dance of the Dead.
• Iyanna Sheree's credit, "Iyana "Scare"ree of Beetlejuice's Lydia Deetz", is a reference to Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice.

Continuity

The Information Rage

• Although also non-canon, Bart states that he is not right-wing, but dislikes Lisa's liberalism. (The Simpsons: Tapped Out quest Wel-Scare State#Pt. 4).

The Fall of the House of Monty

• The Bart Raven appears. ("Treehouse of Horror")