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*The title is a pun on the 2003 movie ''{{w|Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World}}''. | *The title is a pun on the 2003 movie ''{{w|Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World}}''. | ||
| − | *The plot parodies {{w|Dead Calm}} | + | *The plot parodies ''{{w|Dead Calm}}''. |
| − | * At the end, Maggie imitates Alex from {{w|A Clockwork Orange}}. | + | *At the end, Maggie imitates Alex from ''{{w|A Clockwork Orange}}''. |
| − | *[[Colonel Ketchup]] is a parody of {{w|Colonel Mustard}} | + | *[[Colonel Ketchup]] is a parody of {{w|Colonel Mustard}}. |
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===Tweenlight=== | ===Tweenlight=== | ||
*The''{{w|Twilight (disambiguation)|Twilight}}'' series is punned in the title and parodied throughout the segment. | *The''{{w|Twilight (disambiguation)|Twilight}}'' series is punned in the title and parodied throughout the segment. | ||
Revision as of 15:47, November 8, 2010
Contents
Cultural References
Opening
- The creature inside Frink when he goes past the x-ray resembles an alien.
- Frink has made his own Frankenstien's Monster.
- The monster refers to the Office, and a scene parodies the opening.
War and Pieces
- The segment is a parody of Jumanji.
- Board games that come to life include:
- Taffy Land
- Drops and Risers (Snakes and Ladders)
- Consternation
- Ravenous Ravenous Rhinos (Hungry Hungry Hippos)
- Mouse Catch Mouse Trap
- Battleboat (battleships
- Funopoly (Monopoly)
- Crate of Apes
- Yahtzu (Yahtzee)
- Tiddlywonks (Tiddlywinks)
- Satan's Path
- Spinning tops
- Connect Three (Connect Four)
- Tumbling Game
- Ice Hockey Game
- Dominoes
- Lego-style blocks
- Chess
- Mystery Date
- Operation
- Scrabble
Master and Cadaver
- The title is a pun on the 2003 movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
- The plot parodies Dead Calm.
- At the end, Maggie imitates Alex from A Clockwork Orange.
- Colonel Ketchup is a parody of Colonel Mustard.
Tweenlight
- TheTwilight series is punned in the title and parodied throughout the segment.
- Yogi Bear is seen with Ranger Smith's head.
- Count Von Count and Big Bird from Seaseme Street are in Dracula-la Land.
Trivia
- This is the first time the viewers were told not to watch ever since Treehouse Of Horror V.
- The Wilhelm scream is heard at a couple of places in the episode:
- During the "War and Pieces" segment, when Bart and Milhouse kill enemy characters in the video game they're playing.
- After the closing credits, when the Gracie Films card appears.
