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This article is about Harry Potter references in The Simpsons. For the character, see Harry Potter (character).

Harry Potter is a series of children's and young adults novels, written by British author J. K. Rowling. It has been adapted to film too and referenced in many ways in The Simpsons.

References to Harry Potter in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference 12 266 "Trilogy of Error" Ned Flanders was reading a bland, modified version of Harry Potter in which Harry Potter goes to hell for using magic. 13 270 "Treehouse of Horror XII" The "Wiz Kids" segment is a parody of the Harry Potter series. Harry Potter is also a character in the segment, appearing as one of the students in Mrs. Krabappel's classroom in the school Springwarts School of Magicry, a parody of Hogwarts. Lord Montymort and Slithers are parodies of Lord Voldemort and Nagini, respectively. 15 316 "The President Wore Pearls" When Principal Skinner gave Lisa a key to the school, he said that it was like she was Harry Potter without the magic and wonder. 317 "The Regina Monologues" J. K. Rowling, author of Harry Potter, walks out of Hasting's Books, which has a Harry Potter display in. 16 386 "Pranksta Rap" After Bart accidentally caused Kirk Van Houten to be thrown in jail, Bart told Milhouse that if he told anyone the truth, he would tell the world about how Milhouse wet his pants watching Harry Potter. Milhouse responded by saying that he wasn't scared, he was just peeing. 18 386 "The Haw-Hawed Couple" Headmaster Greystash is a parody of Albus Dumbledore. Malicious Krubb is a parody of Severus Snape and Lucius Malfoy. Professor Skizzletwitch is a parody of Remus Lupin. 390 "Little Big Girl" Bart imagines a queue of people waiting to kiss his butt. The last person in the queue is Harry Potter. The Simpsons Movie Homer renamed Plopper the pig to Harry Plopper. 19 416 "Papa Don't Leech" As the rest of the family sings Lurleen Lumpkin's new song, "Daddy's Back", Lisa says, "Keep it down! I'm reading Harry Potter!" 20 428 "The Burns and the Bees" Several billionaires are playing Quidditch. 21 442 "Homer the Whopper" Welcome Back, Potter is a Harry Potter film. The name of the movie is a reference to the TV sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter. 445 "Treehouse of Horror XX" The Werewolf dresses up as Harry Potter. 453 "Boy Meets Curl" Moe and other people in the bar were watching Harry Potter and complimenting Harry's broomwork, but also commenting that he shouldn't be playing Quidditch as there are still 4 of the 7 Horcruxes to be found. 463 "The Bob Next Door" Sideshow Bob described his plan to kill Bart as "the greatest murder since Snape killed Dumbledore", a reference to the sixth book and movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. 23 492 "The Book Job" There are several references to Harry Potter. The Angelica Button series is seen again, a parody of the Harry Potter series. Bart says that Patty has read enough fiction to strangle a Hippogriff. Patty says "I'm in" in Parseltongue. Comic Book Guy is seen dressed up as a Rubeus Hagrid-type character. The story they came up with about an orphan who went to a magical school is a reference to Harry Potter. 495 "Holidays of Future Passed" Homer mentions that he'll be safe, because he has his invisibility cloak. 24 520 "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing" Severus Snape appears in the movie Love, Indubitably. 522 "Gorgeous Grampa" During the song "High to Be Loathed", Mr. Burns mentions Lord Voldemort, and makes his shadow, among lots of other villains. 25 540 "Married to the Blob" At the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con costume contest, Kumiko dresses as Sailor Moon from Sailor Moon and Comic Book Guy dresses as a Stargate from Stargate SG-1. Kumiko then jumps though the Stargate and is dressed as a Gryffindor student from Harry Potter. 544 "The Winter of His Content" The name of The Scary Potters is a reference to Harry Potter. 26 574 "Mathlete's Feat" Willie "parodies" the sorting hat by using his hat to "tell" Squeaky-voiced teen which college will he go to. 27 575 "Every Man's Dream" One of the craft beers sold at the bar is called "Harry Potter Porter". 28 608 "The Great Phatsby: Part One" One of the lines of the song "CEO of Obsidian" is "You're Hufflepuff, I'm Slytherin." 29 619 "The Serfsons" Bart tries to cast a spell using a stick similar to how Harry Potter uses his wand. The Polyjuice Potion appears. 30 661 "Woo-Hoo Dunnit?" Lisa mentions that Marge is reading her Harry Potter book four. The narrator then mentions that Cedric Diggory dies. 31 666 "Treehouse of Horror XXX" During the closing credits, Lisa Walder, assistant to James L. Brooks, is credited as "Lisa Waldemort", a pun on Lord Voldemort. 32 696 "Diary Queen" Comic Book Guy wears the Sorting Hat and mentions Quidditch. 699 "Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars?" Mary Sue writes fanfiction starring herself. She wrote a Harry Potter story where Harry said that without Mary Sue, they never could have brought Dumbledore back to life. Behind her is a poster featuring Harry Potter and Hermione, but with Mary Sue's face taped over Hermione. 702 "Burger Kings" Homer reads the book Harry Potter and the Apologizing Author, a reference to the Harry Potter franchise and the controversies around J. K. Rowling's anti-trans views. 704 "Mother and Child Reunion" A poster for Grizzledum House, a parody of Gryffindor house, is seen in Werner Herzog's Magic Shop. 33 716 "A Made Maggie" The Overpriced World of Angelica Button is a parody of the theme parks The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, based on the Harry Potter franchise. Batterbrew is a parody of Butterbeer. The houses are parodies of the Hogwarts houses. Grizzledum is a parody of Gryffindor, Pufflesnuf is a parody of Hufflepuff and Slithereen is a parody of Slytherin. The Categorize Cap is a parody of the Sorting Hat. The elf who was cut from the movies is a parody of the house-elves. 34 736 "Step Brother from the Same Planet" Grampa read Calvin a chapter of Harry Potter as a bedtime story. 740 "My Life as a Vlog" The video "12 fan ideas for George R.R. Martin's next book" has Harry Potter riding a dragon in the thumbnail. 35 755 "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV" Nick Dahan's credit "Nearly Headless Nick Dahan" is a reference to Nearly Headless Nick. 759 "Murder, She Boat" The Prince family dresses as characters from Harry Potter, with Martin Prince as Harry Potter, Gareth Prince as Mad-Eye Moody, and Gloria Prince as Professor McGonagall. 36 773 "Treehouse of Horror XXXV" Nikki Isordia's credit, "Nikkitrix LeStrange", is a reference to Bellatrix Lestrange.

Video games[edit]

Picture Game Reference The Simpsons: Hit & Run In Level 7, Springwart's School of Magicry makes a reappearance. The Simpsons: Tapped Out In the "Treehouse of Horror" event, Frog Prince, Spooky Wall and Wailing Wall from "Treehouse of Horror XII"'s segment "Wiz Kids", are released, starting from Treehouse of Horror XXIV. The whole of the "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" event is a magic event, with items from various magic episodes, mainly "Treehouse of Horror XII"'s segment "Wiz Kids", parodying Harry Potter, releasing: Lord Montymort, Slithers, Wizard Lisa, Wizard Bart, Magic Academy, Lord Montymort's Lair and Magical Essence Sucker.

Comics[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference Simpsons Comics #67 Growing Pains! The book Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Kidney Stone is a parody of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone of the Harry Potter series, known in the USA as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Simpsons Comics #171 To the Bookmobile! When the Simpsons were going on a 12-hour car ride, Lisa wanted to listen to Harry Potter, but Homer wouldn't allow it. Simpsons Comics #174 Owl or Nothing When Lisa imagines the adventures she'll have with Mr. Hoots, she imagines a parody of Harry Potter, where Lisa saves the Harry Potter parody from the evil wizard, who's a parody of Lord Voldemort. Simpsons Comics #237 Bartmangirl! A lookalike of J. K. Rowling was signing copies of Harry Potter and the Mid-Life Crisis when Book Crook and his book schnooks was going to steal the money from the crowd. Bart Simpson #28 Lisa the Vampire Croaker Lisa reads the book Harry Potter and the Enormous Royalties. Bart Simpson #30 The Book That Ate Springfield! The book Larry Snotter and the School For Monsters is a parody of Harry Potter Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book 2 The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part Two) When the geeks and nerds of Springfield take up sides against each other following the shutdown of the Internet, Milhouse is on the side of the geeks, costumed as Harry Potter. The Wonderful World of Lisa Simpson #1 Lisa's Lending Library Homer borrow's all of the Harry Potter books from Lisa's library to make a beer table out of, and tells her to call him Homer Simpson and the Goblet of Reachable Beer (referring to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire).

Books[edit]

Picture Book Reference Lisa Simpson's Guide to Geek Chic Harry Potter (Hp) and Parseltongue (Pt) are elements in Lisa's Table of Geeky Delights.

Common cast and crew[edit]

Cast[edit]

Picture Name Role in Harry Potter Role on The Simpsons Daniel Radcliffe Played Harry Potter in all eight films. Voiced Edmund in the the season 22 episode "Treehouse of Horror XXI", Diggs in the season 25 episode with the same name, and himself in the season 29 episode "No Good Read Goes Unpunished". David Tennant Played Barty Crouch, Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Will voice Pa MacWeldon in "Ae Bonny Romance".

Crew[edit]

Picture Name Role in Harry Potter Role on The Simpsons J. K. Rowling Is the author of all seven Harry Potter books. Voiced herself in the season 15 episode "The Regina Monologues".

External links[edit]

• Harry Potter at Wikipedia