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== Cultural references ==
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=== The Thing and I ===
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*The segment is based on the 1982 horror film ''{{W2|Basket Case|film}}''.
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*[[Homer]] sings the opening to the song "{{W2|Fish Heads|song}}" by {{W|Barnes & Barnes}}.
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*[[Dr. Hibbert]] says that [[Hugo Simpson]] is "too crazy for {{W2|Boys Town|organization}}". The first Boys Town was founded in 1917 in suburban [[Omaha]] as an orphanage for young men and then became a model for public boys homes.
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*When Homer says that they will search "every place a sick, twisted, solitary misfit might run to.", [[Lisa]] says that she'll check [[RadioShack]].
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=== The Genesis Tub ===
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*The segment is inspired by ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' episode "{{W2|The Little People|The Twilight Zone}}". It is also based on ''{{W|Microcosmic God}}'' by {{W|Theodore Sturgeon}}.
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*The rings of the de-bigulator are a reference to a similar effect used in the 1927 film ''{{W2|Metropolis|1927 film}}''.
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=== Citizen Kang ===
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*The name of the segment is a reference to the 1941 film ''[[Citizen Kane]]''.
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*The segment is based around the {{W|1996 United States presidential election}}, which [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Bob Dole]] were running in.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
*Among the items seen in the attic as [[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]] investigate the noises are several stacks of unsold copies of [[Homer]]'s autobiography, ''[[Homer, I Hardly Knew Me]]''.
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=== The Thing and I ===
*We learn that [[Kodos]] is female, she is [[Kang]]'s sister. However, this is contradicted in other episodes.
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*Among the items seen in the attic as [[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]] investigate the noises are several stacks of unsold copies of Homer's autobiography, ''[[Homer, I Hardly Knew Me]]''.
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=== The Genesis Tub ===
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*Some of the little people resemble [[Professor Frink]], {{ap|Benjamin|nerd}}, {{ap|Doug|nerd}}, and {{ap|Gary|nerd}}.
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=== Citizen Kang ===
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*We learn that [[Kodos]] is [[Kang]]'s sister.
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*The character design for the aide in the Democratic National Committee's van was based on {{Ch|George Stephanopoulos}}.
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== Continuity ==
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=== The Thing and I ===
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*Things seen in the attic include:
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**The [[Mary Worth telephone]]. ("[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]")
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**An "I didn't do it" T-shirt. ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]")
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**A painting of {{Ch|Ringo Starr}}. ("[[Brush with Greatness]]")
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**Several boxes of [[Lisa Lionheart]] figures. ("[[Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy]]")
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**A box of [[The Be Sharps]] merchandise. ("[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]")
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**The [[Spinemelter 2000]]. ("[[Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?]]")
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**Bart's electric guitar. ("[[The Otto Show]]")
  
== References ==
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== Goofs ==
*Citizen Kane: The segment title, "Citizen Kang," is a parody of the 1941 film and novel Citizen Kane.
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=== The Thing and I ===
*Twilight Zone: "The Genesis Tub" is inspired by the 1962 Twilight Zone episode called "The Little People," where astronauts stumble upon a tiny civilization on an asteroid.
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*When Lisa asks whether she has two brothers the bottom of Lisa's neck is a single line that overlaps her necklace. This is likely a layering error where her neck is meant to be put behind her necklace but was accidentally put in front of it instead.
*The Outer Limits: "The Genesis Tub" also closely resembles the 2-part series premiere of the modern incarnation of "Outer Limits" titled "Sandkings" (parts I & II respectively) which first aired a year and a half prior to ToH VII. The main character "grows" his own mini-civilization which experiences rapid generational advances, and begins to build complex structures out of the sand. The main character becomes power-crazed with a "god complex."
 
  
==DVD Information==
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=== Citizen Kang ===
*[[The Complete Eighth Season]] Disc 1
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*In the crowd cheering "Clinton", Apu has a black jacket instead of a green one, while Sanjay has yellow skin and a blue shirt.
*Run time: 21:49
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*In the same scene, Sanjay's green pants turn blue for a few frames.
*Scene selection
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*In the shot after that when "Bob Dole" is about to speak, there is an empty space in the crowd between a few people that repeatedly is accidentally colored red.
# Main title
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*The metal lines in the tanks containing the real candidates are in most shots at a height that covers their genitals. However, when the tanks are shown from the back, the metal lines appear significantly lower.
# "You don't forget a thing like Siamese twins"
 
# "So how are my little stone age tub dwellers?"
 
# "The Devil is your brother?"
 
# "Set grid coordinates for Bob Dole"
 
# End credits
 
*Audio commentary featuring [[Matt Groening]], [[Josh Weinstein]], [[David X. Cohen]], [[Dan Greaney]], [[Ken Keeler]], [[Dan Castellaneta]] and [[Mike B. Anderson]].
 
*A bit from the animators featuring [[Matt Groening]], [[Bob Anderson]], [[Mike B. Anderson]] and [[Susie Dietter]]
 
*Animation showcase
 
  
== Airings ==
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{{Season 8|R}}
Along with every other [[Treehouse of Horror Series|Treehouse of Horror]] episode up to [[Treehouse of Horror XVI|XVI]], this episode aired as part of [[The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Mania]].
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{{Season 8 R}}
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[[Category:Cultural references]]
 
[[Category:Trivia]]
 
[[Category:Trivia]]
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[[Category:Continuity]]
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[[Category:Goofs]]

Latest revision as of 11:41, November 13, 2024

References/Trivia


Season 8 Episode References
153 "Summer of 4 Ft. 2"
154
"Treehouse of Horror VII"
"You Only Move Twice" 155


Cultural references[edit]

The Thing and I[edit]

  • The segment is based on the 1982 horror film Basket Case.
  • Homer sings the opening to the song "Fish Heads" by Barnes & Barnes.
  • Dr. Hibbert says that Hugo Simpson is "too crazy for Boys Town". The first Boys Town was founded in 1917 in suburban Omaha as an orphanage for young men and then became a model for public boys homes.
  • When Homer says that they will search "every place a sick, twisted, solitary misfit might run to.", Lisa says that she'll check RadioShack.

The Genesis Tub[edit]

Citizen Kang[edit]

Trivia[edit]

The Thing and I[edit]

The Genesis Tub[edit]

Citizen Kang[edit]

  • We learn that Kodos is Kang's sister.
  • The character design for the aide in the Democratic National Committee's van was based on George Stephanopoulos.

Continuity[edit]

The Thing and I[edit]

Goofs[edit]

The Thing and I[edit]

  • When Lisa asks whether she has two brothers the bottom of Lisa's neck is a single line that overlaps her necklace. This is likely a layering error where her neck is meant to be put behind her necklace but was accidentally put in front of it instead.

Citizen Kang[edit]

  • In the crowd cheering "Clinton", Apu has a black jacket instead of a green one, while Sanjay has yellow skin and a blue shirt.
  • In the same scene, Sanjay's green pants turn blue for a few frames.
  • In the shot after that when "Bob Dole" is about to speak, there is an empty space in the crowd between a few people that repeatedly is accidentally colored red.
  • The metal lines in the tanks containing the real candidates are in most shots at a height that covers their genitals. However, when the tanks are shown from the back, the metal lines appear significantly lower.
Season 8 References
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