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==Trivia==
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== Cultural references ==
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=== Opening sequence ===
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*In the opening sequence, [[Bart]] is dressed as [[Charlie Brown]] and [[Lisa]] is dressed as [[Lucy van Pelt]] from ''[[Peanuts]]''.
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*"{{W|Sleigh Ride}}" by {{W|Leroy Anderson}} plays when [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] look at their [[Christmas]] decorations.
  
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*The Halloween names (such as "Blood Curdling Cartwright") return to the closing credits.
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=== Reaper Madness ===
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*"Reaper Madness" is a reference to the film ''{{W|Reefer Madness}}''.
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*The scene with the [[Grim Reaper]] chasing the Simpsons around the house is a reference to ''{{W|The Benny Hill Show}}''. "{{W|Yakety Sax}}" (the theme music from ''Benny Hill'') plays over the scene.
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*When [[Marge]] tells [[Homer]] to take the old Death to the curb for the trash pickup, Homer replies, "I'll curb him, but '''without''' enthusiasm!", a reference to ''{{W|Curb Your Enthusiasm}}''.
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*Homer puts on the robe and becomes the Grim Reaper in the same way that [[Tim Allen]]'s character does to become [[Santa Claus]] in ''{{W|The Santa Clause}}''.
  
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*This episode marks the second time [[Homer]] was cast to be a Marvel Super Hero character (which also was a beast-like character); the first time was in "[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]", where he lost his temper and temporarily acted as [[wikipedia:Hulk (comics)|The Incredible Hulk]].
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=== Frinkenstein ===
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*The segment, and title, is a parody of ''{{W|Frankenstein}}''.
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*The younger Jonathan Frink, Sr. throws a crate labeled "ACME", a reference to the {{W|Acme Corporation}} from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''.
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*Several [[Robby the Automaton]] robots are seen in [[Professor Frink]]'s lab, a reference to ''{{W|Forbidden Planet}}''.
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*Frink Sr. calls Ned "700 Club", a reference to ''{{W|The 700 Club}}''.
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*When [[Frinkenstein]] walks down the street after re-assembling himself from other people's body parts, the music playing over the scene is "{{W|Stayin' Alive}}" by the {{W|Bee Gees}}.
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**This scene is a reference to {{W|Tony Manero}} in ''{{W|Saturday Night Fever}}''.
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*[[Comic Book Guy]] asks Frink, Sr. to return his "Jabba the Butt" tattoo, a reference to {{W|Jabba the Hutt}} from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
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*{{Ch|Jennifer Garner}} is referred to as "the sexy star of ''{{W2|Alias|TV series}}''", a TV show she starred in.
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*When Garner and Herschbach come onto stage, part of "{{W|She Blinded Me with Science}}" by {{W|Thomas Dolby}} plays.
  
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*Referring to the remark about Homer talking about the previous episode, this also sort of happens in "[[Treehouse of Horror XII]]," where the Leprechaun from the first story, "Hex and the City", is seen on Bart's back in the "Wiz Kids" segment.
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=== Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off ===
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*The scene where [[Professor Frink]] kicks his father in the crotch is similar to the [[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed|second Scooby-Doo movie]], where Velma kicks the Black Knight ghost in the crotch, saying it was his 'weak spot'. The film was released 4 months after the episode aired.
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*"Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off" is a parody of the musical - ''{{W|Stop the World – I Want to Get Off}}''.
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*The segment is a reference to ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' episode "{{W|A Kind of a Stopwatch}}".
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*Parts of Frinkenstein include [[Snake]]'s right arm (with Snake's vest), [[Sideshow Mel]]'s hair (and scalp), [[Lenny]]'s left arm{{fact}}, and [[Comic Book Guy]]'s buttocks.
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*The comics ''[[Batman and Rhoda]]'' and ''[[Superman vs. Patty Hearst]]'' are a reference to [[DC Comics]].
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**''Batman and Rhoda'' stars [[Batman]] and [[Rhoda Morgenstern]] from ''[[Rhoda]]''.
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**''Superman vs. Patty Hearst'' stars [[Superman]] and [[Patty Hearst]].
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**''[[Evel Knievel Jumps the Jackson 5]]'' stars [[Evel Knievel]] and [[The Jackson 5]].
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*After freezing Lisa, Bart says "She looks like a background character in a {{W|Hanna-Barbera}} Cartoon", referencing that in animation background characters are often still and motionless.
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*Comic Book Guy chases after Bart and [[Milhouse]], then [[Martin]], with a [[Lightsaber]] from ''Star Wars''.
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*When Lisa is clicking the watch, she changes her family into the [[Fantastic Four]].
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*When the family are hula hooping, "{{W|Rock Around the Clock}}" by {{W|Bill Haley & His Comets}} plays.
  
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== Trivia ==
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*The Halloween names (such as "Blood Curdling Cartwright") return to the closing credits. To celebrate this, [[Al Jean]]'s Halloween name is Al "Halloween Names Are Back" Jean.
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*In Frinkenstein, Homer's remark talking about the previous segment has a similarity to "[[Treehouse of Horror XII]]", where the Leprechaun from the first story, "Hex and the City", is seen on Bart's back in the "Wiz Kids" segment.
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*Parts of Frinkenstein include:
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**[[Snake]]'s right arm.
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**[[Mr. Burns]]' left arm.
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**[[Sideshow Mel]]'s hair.
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**[[Krusty]]'s neck.
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**[[Nelson]]'s torso.
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**part of [[Selma]]'s right foot.
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**[[Disco Stu]]'s left foot.
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**[[Kearney]]'s legs.
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**[[Ned]]'s organs.
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**[[Principal Skinner]]'s spine.
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**[[Comic Book Guy]]'s butt.
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*[[David Silverman]] has a cameo appearance as one of the people who has their brains taken by Frink Sr.
 
*When Lisa uses the stopwatch at the end of "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off" Bart changes back from his 25 year old self back to his 10 year old self without explanation.
 
*When Lisa uses the stopwatch at the end of "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off" Bart changes back from his 25 year old self back to his 10 year old self without explanation.
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*When Lisa uses the stopwatch at the end of "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off", the things that suddenly happen to the other members of the family are:
 
*When Lisa uses the stopwatch at the end of "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off", the things that suddenly happen to the other members of the family are:
 
**The upper portion of their bodies become rockets and zoom around.
 
**The upper portion of their bodies become rockets and zoom around.
 
**Their genders are switched
 
**Their genders are switched
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**They turn into [[wikipedia:Bobblehead|bobbleheads]].
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**They turn into {{W|bobblehead}}s.
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**They turn into ''[[wikipedia:TV Guide|TV Guide]]'' covers.
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**They turn into ''[[TV Guide]]'' covers.
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**They turn into the [[wikipedia:Fantastic Four|Fantastic Four]].
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**They turn into the [[Fantastic Four]].
 
**They return to normal, but are playing with hula-hoops.
 
**They return to normal, but are playing with hula-hoops.
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*Lisa is talking Swedish. She says "Tack för att ni förärar vår stad" which can be translated to: "Thank you for honoring our city". Although the pronunciation is so poor that it's difficult for even native swedes to hear what she's supposed to say.
  
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*Lisa is talking Swedish. She says "Tack för att ni förärar vår stad" which can be translated to: "Thank you for honoring our city".
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== Continuity ==
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*This is the second time that [[Ned Flanders]] becomes the [[devil]]. The first was in "[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]".
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*This episode marks the second time [[Homer]] was cast to be a [[Marvel]] superhero character (which also was a beast-like character); the first time was in "[[I Am Furious (Yellow)]]", where he lost his temper and temporarily acted like [[The Incredible Hulk]].
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*In the story ''Frinkenstein'', Homer refers to the time he was Death, in the previous story ''Reaper Madness''.
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*[[Robby the Automaton]] appears again in [[Professor Frink]]'s lab. ("[[This Little Wiggy]]", "[[Treehouse of Horror VIII]]")
  
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==Cultural references==
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== Goofs ==
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*"Stop the world I want to goof off" is a parody of the Twilight Zone episode “[[wikipedia:A Kind of a Stopwatch|A Kind of a Stopwatch]]”.
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*When Bart and Lisa begin fighting, the pile of candy disappears from the carpet.
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*"Reaper Madness" refers to the phrase/film [[wikipedia:Reefer Madness (disambiguation)|Reefer Madness]].
 
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==Goofs==
 
 
*When the Simpsons are hula-hooping, Bart moves from the floor to his bed.
 
*When the Simpsons are hula-hooping, Bart moves from the floor to his bed.
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*Right before Professor Frink's father is kicked, Professor Frink is wearing the Nobel Prize. When his father is on the ground, his father is wearing the Nobel Prize.
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*Right before Professor Frink's father is kicked, Professor Frink is wearing the Nobel Prize. When his father is on the ground, his father is wearing the [[Nobel Prize]].
 
*When Homer is going down to get some better seats at the game, everyone he touches dies. However, a man blocks Homer from touching his forehead he survives.
 
*When Homer is going down to get some better seats at the game, everyone he touches dies. However, a man blocks Homer from touching his forehead he survives.
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*When Homer wakes up from bed in "Reaper Madness", he is wearing a singlet. When God turns him back to normal, he is wearing his white shirt.
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*At the Nobel prize party, a few of the people Frink, Sr. killed are alive again.
  
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Latest revision as of 11:57, February 5, 2022

References/Trivia


Season 15 Episode References
← 313 "Moe Baby Blues"
314
"Treehouse of Horror XIV"
"My Mother the Carjacker" 315 →


Cultural references[edit]

Opening sequence[edit]

Reaper Madness[edit]

Frinkenstein[edit]

Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • The Halloween names (such as "Blood Curdling Cartwright") return to the closing credits. To celebrate this, Al Jean's Halloween name is Al "Halloween Names Are Back" Jean.
  • In Frinkenstein, Homer's remark talking about the previous segment has a similarity to "Treehouse of Horror XII", where the Leprechaun from the first story, "Hex and the City", is seen on Bart's back in the "Wiz Kids" segment.
  • Parts of Frinkenstein include:
  • David Silverman has a cameo appearance as one of the people who has their brains taken by Frink Sr.
  • When Lisa uses the stopwatch at the end of "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off" Bart changes back from his 25 year old self back to his 10 year old self without explanation.
  • When Lisa uses the stopwatch at the end of "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off", the things that suddenly happen to the other members of the family are:
    • The upper portion of their bodies become rockets and zoom around.
    • Their genders are switched
    • They turn into bobbleheads.
    • They turn into TV Guide covers.
    • They turn into the Fantastic Four.
    • They return to normal, but are playing with hula-hoops.
  • Lisa is talking Swedish. She says "Tack för att ni förärar vår stad" which can be translated to: "Thank you for honoring our city". Although the pronunciation is so poor that it's difficult for even native swedes to hear what she's supposed to say.

Continuity[edit]

Goofs[edit]

  • When Bart and Lisa begin fighting, the pile of candy disappears from the carpet.
  • When the Simpsons are hula-hooping, Bart moves from the floor to his bed.
  • Right before Professor Frink's father is kicked, Professor Frink is wearing the Nobel Prize. When his father is on the ground, his father is wearing the Nobel Prize.
  • When Homer is going down to get some better seats at the game, everyone he touches dies. However, a man blocks Homer from touching his forehead he survives.
  • When Homer wakes up from bed in "Reaper Madness", he is wearing a singlet. When God turns him back to normal, he is wearing his white shirt.
  • At the Nobel prize party, a few of the people Frink, Sr. killed are alive again.
Season 15 References
Treehouse of Horror XIV • My Mother the Carjacker • The President Wore Pearls • The Regina Monologues • The Fat and the Furriest • Today I Am a Clown • 'Tis the Fifteenth Season • Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and Gays • I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot • Diatribe of a Mad Housewife • Margical History Tour • Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore • Smart and Smarter • The Ziff Who Came to Dinner • Co-Dependent's Day • The Wandering Juvie • My Big Fat Geek Wedding • Catch 'Em If You Can • Simple Simpson • The Way We Weren't • Bart-Mangled Banner • Fraudcast News
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