Difference between revisions of "The Nightmare After Krustmas/References"

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Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a reference to the 1993 movie Nightmare Before Christmas.
• The couch gag is a reference to A Christmas Carol.
  • Homer is the Ghost of Christmas Present.
  • Marge is Jacob Marley.
  • Lisa is The Ghost of Christmas Past.
  • Maggie is The Ghost of Christmas Future.
  • Bart is Tiny Tim.
  • Mr. Burns is Ebenezer Scrooge.
• Jack Frost's ice garden is present, and he's seen in Maggie's nightmare.
  • An ice statue of Stevie Nicks is in the ice garden.
• Gnome in Your Home is a parody of The Elf on the Shelf.
• Apu tells Reverend Lovejoy that Ganesh can be a Pixar hero.
• Krusty references J. J. Abrams.
• Krusty's dream while in the frozen lake is a parody of Frozen.
• Krusty reads the book The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore.
• Homer puts N&N's (a parody of M&M's), Kat Kit (a parody of Kit Kat), Ah Fudge! and Fruit Loops (a parody of Froot Loops) into his juicer.
• The Itchy & Scratchy Show episode "The Bashin' of the Christ" is a reference to The Passion of the Christ.

Music

• The song playing in the couch gag is "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" by Charles Wesley.
• "Carol of the Bells" by Mykola Leontovych plays during the advent calendar and first church scene, with parody lyrics by Jeff Westbrook.
• Grampa plays "O Christmas Tree" on the piano.
• During A Very Krusty Christmas Special, "Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson plays. Krusty and Sophie then sing a parody at the end of the episode.
• Krusty sings "Amazing Grace" by John Newton in the church.
• The church singers sing "Shall We Gather at the River?" by Robert Lowry.

Continuity

• Sophie returns. ("Insane Clown Poppy")
  • Natasha Lyonne replaces Drew Barrymore as her voice.
• Poochie appears with an halo above his head, a reference to his death. ("The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show")