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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| + | === Opening Sequence === | ||
*The opening sequence, including the music, is a reference to ''{{w|The Munsters}}'': | *The opening sequence, including the music, is a reference to ''{{w|The Munsters}}'': | ||
**[[Homer]] as Herman Munster | **[[Homer]] as Herman Munster | ||
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**[[Bart]] as Eddie Munster | **[[Bart]] as Eddie Munster | ||
**[[Lisa]] as Marilyn Munster, the normal one. | **[[Lisa]] as Marilyn Munster, the normal one. | ||
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| + | === G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad === | ||
*The title G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad is a reference to the movie ''Ghost Dad''. | *The title G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad is a reference to the movie ''Ghost Dad''. | ||
*All the ways that Homer is almost killed is similar to deaths in the ''{{w|Final Destination}} ''series. | *All the ways that Homer is almost killed is similar to deaths in the ''{{w|Final Destination}} ''series. | ||
*The baby buggy rolling down the stairs is a reference to the Odessa Steps sequence in the film ''{{w|Battleship Potemkin}}''. | *The baby buggy rolling down the stairs is a reference to the Odessa Steps sequence in the film ''{{w|Battleship Potemkin}}''. | ||
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| + | === Scary Tales Can Come True === | ||
*"Scary Tales Can Come True" is a reference to the opening line in the song "{{w|Young at Heart (Frank Sinatra song)|Young at Heart}}": "Fairy tales can come true". | *"Scary Tales Can Come True" is a reference to the opening line in the song "{{w|Young at Heart (Frank Sinatra song)|Young at Heart}}": "Fairy tales can come true". | ||
| − | * | + | *The followed Fairytale creatures make an appearance in "Scary Tales Can Come True": |
| − | **Rapunzel | + | **Rapunzel |
| − | **Troll | + | **Troll from Three Billy Goats Gruff |
| − | **The Three Bears | + | **The Three Bears |
| − | **Goldilocks | + | **Goldilocks |
**The Witch from Hansel and Gretel. | **The Witch from Hansel and Gretel. | ||
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| + | ===Night Of The Dolphin=== | ||
*The way the dolphins attack [[Lenny]] is similar to how ''Jaws'' killed Crissy. | *The way the dolphins attack [[Lenny]] is similar to how ''Jaws'' killed Crissy. | ||
*The dolphins squeak "Sound Off" | *The dolphins squeak "Sound Off" | ||
*Grandpa being eaten by the dolphin is similar to the sequence in ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors''. | *Grandpa being eaten by the dolphin is similar to the sequence in ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors''. | ||
*The way the dolphins watch the [[Springfield]]ians is the same as in ''The Birds''. | *The way the dolphins watch the [[Springfield]]ians is the same as in ''The Birds''. | ||
| − | * | + | *Comic Book Guy’s beatdown by a dolphin parodies a scene from ''Raging Bull'' |
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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Contents
Cultural references
Opening Sequence
- The opening sequence, including the music, is a reference to The Munsters:
G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad
- The title G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad is a reference to the movie Ghost Dad.
- All the ways that Homer is almost killed is similar to deaths in the Final Destination series.
- The baby buggy rolling down the stairs is a reference to the Odessa Steps sequence in the film Battleship Potemkin.
Scary Tales Can Come True
- "Scary Tales Can Come True" is a reference to the opening line in the song "Young at Heart": "Fairy tales can come true".
- The followed Fairytale creatures make an appearance in "Scary Tales Can Come True":
- Rapunzel
- Troll from Three Billy Goats Gruff
- The Three Bears
- Goldilocks
- The Witch from Hansel and Gretel.
Night Of The Dolphin
- The way the dolphins attack Lenny is similar to how Jaws killed Crissy.
- The dolphins squeak "Sound Off"
- Grandpa being eaten by the dolphin is similar to the sequence in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
- The way the dolphins watch the Springfieldians is the same as in The Birds.
- Comic Book Guy’s beatdown by a dolphin parodies a scene from Raging Bull
Trivia
- In UK Channel 4 broadcasts, the TV at the end of the opening sequence has nothing on it.
- The tune the dolphins squeak to is the tune Bart and his army sung to in "Bart the General".
- Snorky's statement that Dolphins once lived on the land is actually true as early Cetaceas (Dolphins and Whales) had legs and lived like Crocodilians.
