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Cultural References

• The episode title is a parody of the film The Man Who Came to Dinner.
• The film Powers of Ten is parodied in the couch gag.
• The song sung by the rappers in Phineas Q. Butterfat's parodies the 1980s song "Rapper's Delight."
• Artie Ziff's company going bust and cheating its shareholders is reminiscent of Enron and its downfall.
• The book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is referenced when Lisa tells Artie Ziff that Homer believes the chocolate factory is real and searches for it.
• References in the film The Re-Deadening:

• • The movie is most likely a parody of Dolly Dearest, which is a horror movie about a possessed doll.

• • Village of the Damned, Child's Play, and The Others are also parodied in the plot.

• • The music of The Re-Deadening parodies the music played in Rosemary's Baby.

Now Playing at Googolplex Theatres

In addition to The Re-Deadening, the movies being shown or advertised at the Googoplex Theatres are as follows:

• "The Wild Dingleberries Movie," which is a parody of "The Wild Thornberries Movie."

• "3 Fast 3 Furious," which is a parody of "2 Fast 2 Furious."

• "The Fashion of the Christ," which is a parody of "The Passion of the Christ."

• "A Kiss Before Boring," which is a parody of "A Kiss Before Dying."

• "Ghost Frat," which is a parody of "Ghost Rat."

• "From Justin to Kelly 4," which is a fictional sequel to the 2000s flop film "From Justin to Kelly."

• "Eating Nemo," which is a parody of "Finding Nemo."

• "Teenage Sex Wager," which is a parody of the 1990s raunchy teen film, "American Pie."

• "My Big Fat Greek Salad," which is a parody of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."

• "Freddy vs. Jason vs. The Board of Education," which parodies "Freddy vs. Jason" and the Supreme Court case Brown vs. the Board of Education.

• "Return to Ape Valley," which parodies "Return to the Planet of the Apes."

• "A Matrix Christmas" and "You're in the Matrix, Charlie Brown," which parodies "The Matrix."

• "The Unwatchable Hulk," which parodies "The Incredible Hulk."

Trivia

• When Homer takes Artie to Moe's Tavern, the patrons sitting at the bar who greet Artie are Professor Lombardo, Jay Sherman, Aristotle Amadopolis, and Llewellyn Sinclair -- all four of whom are voiced by Jon Lovitz, in addition to Artie himself.

• When Homer and the kids are attending The Re-Deadening, Homer rests his soda on Lisa's head the exact same way that he rested his beer on Bart's head in Lisa's First Word

• Bart and Lisa also investigate strange noises in the attic in "The Thing and I," a segment of Treehouse of Horror VII.

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