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**The music in the sequences where [[Bart]] travels through time is similar to the movie's soundtrack. | **The music in the sequences where [[Bart]] travels through time is similar to the movie's soundtrack. | ||
*When [[Bart]] travels back in time he passes by movie posters for a large number of {{w|James Bond}} films. | *When [[Bart]] travels back in time he passes by movie posters for a large number of {{w|James Bond}} films. | ||
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| + | === Credits === | ||
| + | *[[James L. Brooks|James "Haha, the Devil Bought Facebook" Brooks]] refers to [[Facebook]]. | ||
| + | *[[Sam Simon|simonsam@twitTERROR]] refers to [[Twitter]] and Sam Simon's Twitter name. | ||
| + | *[[Matt Selman|Humatt Selmanpede]] refers to ''{{W|The Human Centipede}}''. | ||
| + | *[[Marc Wilmore|The Phatman of the Opera]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Phantom of the Opera}}''. | ||
| + | *[[Jeff Westbrook|Uncle Festerbrook]] is a reference to {{W|Uncle Fester}} of ''{{W|The Addams Family}}''. | ||
| + | *[[Brian Kelley|Brian Death Knelley]] is a reference to a {{W|Death knell}}. | ||
| + | *[[Don Payne|Time and Relative Don in Payne]] is a reference to the [[TARDIS]] (Time and Relative Dimension in Space) from ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
| + | *[[Bonita Pietila|23 Shades of Yellow]] is a reference to ''{{W|50 Shades of Grey}}''. | ||
| + | *[[Al Jean|Th-Th-Th-That's Al, Folks!]] is a reference to {{W|Porky Pig}}'s catchphrase, "That's all, folks!" from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''. | ||
| + | *[[Chris Edgerly|Night of the Living Dead-Gerly]] is a reference to ''{{W|Night of the Living Dead}}''. | ||
| + | *[[Don Barrozo|Don of the Dead Barrozo]] is a reference to ''{{W|Dawn of the Dead}}''. | ||
| + | *[[Chris Ledesma]] is credited as "[[Simpsons Music 500]]", the name of his blog. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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Contents
Cultural references
Opening sequence
- The music in the scenes with the Mayan Indians is based on Apocalypto.
The Greatest Story Ever Holed
- The segment title is a pun on the film The Greatest Story Ever Told.
- This segment has the third title that makes a reference to this movie; the others are "The Wettest Stories Ever Told" from season 17 and "The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed" from season 21.
- The segment is a reference to the Large Hadron Collider.
- Comic Book Guy throws a DVD copy of the Disney film The Black Hole into the black hole.
UNnormal Activity
- The film series Paranormal Activity is punned in the title and parodied throughout the segment.
Bart & Homer's Excellent Adventure
- The title is a pun on Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
- Back to the Future:
- The segment's plotline is a parody of the movie's.
- The music in the sequences where Bart travels through time is similar to the movie's soundtrack.
- When Bart travels back in time he passes by movie posters for a large number of James Bond films.
Credits
- James "Haha, the Devil Bought Facebook" Brooks refers to Facebook.
- simonsam@twitTERROR refers to Twitter and Sam Simon's Twitter name.
- Humatt Selmanpede refers to The Human Centipede.
- The Phatman of the Opera is a reference to The Phantom of the Opera.
- Uncle Festerbrook is a reference to Uncle Fester of The Addams Family.
- Brian Death Knelley is a reference to a Death knell.
- Time and Relative Don in Payne is a reference to the TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimension in Space) from Doctor Who.
- 23 Shades of Yellow is a reference to 50 Shades of Grey.
- Th-Th-Th-That's Al, Folks! is a reference to Porky Pig's catchphrase, "That's all, folks!" from Looney Tunes.
- Night of the Living Dead-Gerly is a reference to Night of the Living Dead.
- Don of the Dead Barrozo is a reference to Dawn of the Dead.
- Chris Ledesma is credited as "Simpsons Music 500", the name of his blog.
Trivia
- So far, this is the earliest Treehouse of Horror episode aired on October 7th, 2012
Continuity
- The third story contains a number of references to the Season 2 episode "The Way We Was", most prominent is the detention room scene where Marge and Homer intially fell in love.
