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== Cultural references ==
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=== Send in the Clones ===
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*The War Room is very similar to the one seen in the [[Stanley Kubrick]] film ''{{W|Dr. Strangelove}}'' (also seen in "[[Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming]]") and one of the people in the room looks like [[George C. Scott]] who played General Buck Turgidson in the film.
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*The military helicopters carrying giant donuts to the music of ''{{W|Ride of the Valkyries}}'' by {{W|Richard Wagner}} is a quote from a famous scene from the film ''[[Apocalypse Now]].''
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=== The Island of Dr. Hibbert ===
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*[[Dr. Hibbert]]'s lab is called the "House of Pain", the same as Moreau's lab in the {{W2|The Island of Dr. Moreau|1977 film|1977 film adaptation}} of ''The Island of Dr. Moreau''.
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*The music playing in the scene where [[Homer]] has been transformed into a walrus is reminiscent of the theme music from ''{{W|Fantasy Island}}''.
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== Trivia ==
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*Seen among the crowd of [[Homer]]'s clones are the following:
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**[[Peter Griffin]] from ''[[Family Guy]]''
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**The original Homer from ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' (He says, "Let's all have some frosty chocolate milkshakes.")
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**A Homer with glasses
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**A Homer with no face
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**An even fatter Homer
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*This is the third Treehouse of Horror episode ''not'' to have the credits littered with "scary names" (the previous two were [[Treehouse of Horror|I]] and [[Treehouse of Horror XII|XII]]). This may have prompted some complaints from longtime fans, as the scary names were reinstated [[Treehouse of Horror XIV|the following year]].
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*This is the first Halloween episode to have the name'' Treehouse of Horror'' on-screen.
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*[[Bart]], [[Homer]] and [[Maggie]] are each revealed as owning several guns.
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*This episode is titled "Treehouse of Horror 13" as opposed to "Treehouse of Horror XIII".
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*[[Maggie Roswell]] returns to the series for the first time since leaving over a pay dispute after [[Season 10]].
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*This is the first episode aired which was produced for Season 14. As such, it is the fourth digitally colored episode (after "[[Radioactive Man]]", "[[The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular]]", and "[[Tennis the Menace]]") and the first digitally colored ''Treehouse of Horror'' special.
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*People of [[Springfield]] and their animal transformations in The Island of Dr. Hibbert":
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**[[Abraham Simpson]] - Rooster
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**[[Agnes Skinner]] - Kangaroo
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**[[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]] and the [[Nahasapeemapetilon octuplets]] - Possums
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**[[Arnie Pye]] - Eagle
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**[[Bart Simpson]] - Spider
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**[[Barney Gumble]] - Warthog
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**[[Blue-Haired Lawyer]] - Moose
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**[[Bumblebee Man]] - Bumblebee
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**[[Carl Carlson]] - Armadillo
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**[[Charles Montgomery Burns]] - Fox
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**[[Clancy Wiggum|Clancy]] and [[Sarah Wiggum]] - Pigs
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**[[Comic Book Guy]] - Ram Satyr
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**[[Cookie Kwan]] - Deer
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**[[Cletus Spuckler]] - Sloth
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**[[Dewey Largo]] - Bat
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**[[Disco Stu]] - Shrew
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**[[Dolph Shapiro]] - Tiger
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**[[Duffman]] - Koala
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**[[Elizabeth Hoover]] - Gorilla
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**[[Fat Tony]] - Beaver
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**[[Gary Chalmers]] - Grizzly Bear
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**[[Gil Gunderson]] - Giraffe
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**[[Groundskeeper Willie]] - Orangutan
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**[[Hans Moleman]] - Tortoise
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**[[Helen Lovejoy]] - Horse
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**[[Herman Hermann]] - Lizard
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**[[Homer Simpson]] - Walrus
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**[[Horatio McCallister]] - Crocodile
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**[[J. Loren Pryor]] - Goose
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**[[Jasper Beardley]] - Goat
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**[[Jimbo Jones]] - Parrot
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**[[Joe Quimby]] - Panda
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**[[Jonathan Frink]] - Turkey
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**[[Kearney Zzyzwicz]] - Mandrill
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**[[Kent Brockman]] - Rhino
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**[[Kirk Van Houten]] - Aardvark
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**[[Krusty the Clown]] - Lion
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**[[Lenny Leonard]] - Pelican
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**[[Lindsey Naegle]] - Meerkat
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**[[Lisa Simpson]] - Owl
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**[[Lou]] - Cheetah
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**[[Luigi Risotto]] - Guinea Pig
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**[[Maggie Simpson]] - Anteater
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**[[Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon]] - Antelope
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**[[Marge Simpson]] - Panther
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**[[Martin Prince]] - Sheep
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**[[Sideshow Mel|Melvin Van Horne]] - Lemur
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**[[Milhouse Van Houten]] - Snail
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**[[Miss Springfield]] - Raccoon
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**[[Moe Szyslak]] - Toad
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**[[Ned Flanders]] - Cow Centaur
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**[[Nelson Muntz]] - Wolf
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**[[Nick Riviera]] - Squirrel
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**[[Old Jewish man]] - Vulture
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**[[Otto Mann]] - Camel
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**[[Patty Bouvier]] - Mountain Lion
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**[[Raphael]] - Chameleon
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**[[Rainier Wolfcastle]] - Rabbit
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**[[Ralph Wiggum]] - Peacock
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**[[Roy Snyder]] - Hippo
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**[[Selma Bouvier]] - Elephant
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**[[Seymour Skinner]] - Joey
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**[[Snake Jailbird]] - Skunk
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**[[Squeaky-voiced teen]] - Donkey
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**[[The Rich Texan]] - Bison
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**[[Timothy Lovejoy]] - Coyote
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**[[Waylon Smithers]] - Flamingo
 
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== Trivia ==
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**In a re-creation of a scene in that segment in "[[Four Regrettings and a Funeral]]", [[Chip Davis]] appears as an ape or monkey.
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*Seen amongst Homer's clones include Peter Griffin of Family Guy and the original Homer from ''The Tracey Ullman Show''.
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*Among the horde of clones you can see a smart Homer, a Homer with no face, and an even fatter Homer.
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== Goofs ==
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*This is the third Treehouse of Horror episode ''not'' to have the credits littered with "scary names" after [[Treehouse of Horror|I]] and [[Treehouse of Horror XII|XII]]. This may have ushered some complaints from long-time fans, and the scary names were reinstated [[Treehouse of Horror XIV|the following year]].
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*In "The Island of Dr. Hibbert", [[Chief Wiggum]] throws his tattered pants into the fire, but in the next scene when [[Homer]] calls the human/animal creatures freaks, Wiggum is wearing the pants again.
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*This is the first Treehouse of Horror episode to have the name'' Treehouse of Horror.''
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*In the "Send in the Clones" segment, when Marge comes back from shopping with a clone of Homer, the top part of one of the arch windows is missing.
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*In the third segment, [[Captain Horatio McCallister]] as a crocodile speaks. If you look closely, you can see Groundskeeper Willie in his normal looks, but he is meant to be bushy, all red.
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*The beers Homer puts under the hammock vanish when the hammock breaks, and Homer falls to the floor.
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*The people standing to the left of the rock, as [[Comic Book Guy]] (as a faun) walks onto it, changes. In the first shot the police officers and Ralph stand there, in the second shot it's a panda.
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*When Homer starts to strangle his clone, the clone throws the boxes it was carrying, to the floor. In a following shot the boxes have vanished.
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*When Homer is playing the piano, and Marge is playing the cello, [[Professor Frink]] grabs Homer and pulls him into the room. However the playing of the piano continues, even after Homer is pulled away.
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== Continuity ==
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*[[Maggie]]'s propensity for firearms, established in "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]" and previously seen in "[[Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge]]", is seen again in the segment "The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms".
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Latest revision as of 12:03, October 28, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 14 Episode References
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"Treehouse of Horror XIII"
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Cultural references[edit]

Send in the Clones[edit]

The Island of Dr. Hibbert[edit]

  • Dr. Hibbert's lab is called the "House of Pain", the same as Moreau's lab in the 1977 film adaptation of The Island of Dr. Moreau.
  • The music playing in the scene where Homer has been transformed into a walrus is reminiscent of the theme music from Fantasy Island.

Trivia[edit]

  • Seen among the crowd of Homer's clones are the following:
  • This is the third Treehouse of Horror episode not to have the credits littered with "scary names" (the previous two were I and XII). This may have prompted some complaints from longtime fans, as the scary names were reinstated the following year.
  • This is the first Halloween episode to have the name Treehouse of Horror on-screen.
  • Bart, Homer and Maggie are each revealed as owning several guns.
  • This episode is titled "Treehouse of Horror 13" as opposed to "Treehouse of Horror XIII".
  • Maggie Roswell returns to the series for the first time since leaving over a pay dispute after Season 10.
  • This is the first episode aired which was produced for Season 14. As such, it is the fourth digitally colored episode (after "Radioactive Man", "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular", and "Tennis the Menace") and the first digitally colored Treehouse of Horror special.
  • People of Springfield and their animal transformations in The Island of Dr. Hibbert":

Goofs[edit]

  • In "The Island of Dr. Hibbert", Chief Wiggum throws his tattered pants into the fire, but in the next scene when Homer calls the human/animal creatures freaks, Wiggum is wearing the pants again.
  • In the "Send in the Clones" segment, when Marge comes back from shopping with a clone of Homer, the top part of one of the arch windows is missing.
  • In the third segment, Captain Horatio McCallister as a crocodile speaks. If you look closely, you can see Groundskeeper Willie in his normal looks, but he is meant to be bushy, all red.
  • The beers Homer puts under the hammock vanish when the hammock breaks, and Homer falls to the floor.
  • The people standing to the left of the rock, as Comic Book Guy (as a faun) walks onto it, changes. In the first shot the police officers and Ralph stand there, in the second shot it's a panda.
  • When Homer starts to strangle his clone, the clone throws the boxes it was carrying, to the floor. In a following shot the boxes have vanished.
  • When Homer is playing the piano, and Marge is playing the cello, Professor Frink grabs Homer and pulls him into the room. However the playing of the piano continues, even after Homer is pulled away.

Continuity[edit]

Season 14 References
Treehouse of Horror XIII • How I Spent My Strummer Vacation • Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade • Large Marge • Helter Shelter • The Great Louse Detective • Special Edna • The Dad Who Knew Too Little • The Strong Arms of the Ma • Pray Anything • Barting Over • I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can • A Star Is Born Again • Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington • C.E. D'oh • 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky • Three Gays of the Condo • Dude, Where's My Ranch? • Old Yeller-Belly • Brake My Wife, Please • The Bart of War • Moe Baby Blues
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