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=== In the Na’Vi === | === In the Na’Vi === | ||
*The segment is a parody of the film, ''{{w|Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar}}''. | *The segment is a parody of the film, ''{{w|Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar}}''. | ||
| − | **The floating mountains | + | **The floating mountains are seen, except they are actually falling. |
**All the creatures and nature attack the humans as they do in the film. | **All the creatures and nature attack the humans as they do in the film. | ||
**The machines used by the humans to fight are very similar to those from the film. | **The machines used by the humans to fight are very similar to those from the film. | ||
**[[Hillarium]] is a parody of {{W|Unobtanium}}, a rare mineral wanted in the film. | **[[Hillarium]] is a parody of {{W|Unobtanium}}, a rare mineral wanted in the film. | ||
| − | **[[Bart]] is a parody of Jake Sully | + | **[[Bart]] is a parody of Jake Sully and [[Kamala]] is a parody of Neytiri. |
*The name is a reference to the song, "{{W|In the Navy}}" and the Na'vi, the alien species in ''Avatar''. | *The name is a reference to the song, "{{W|In the Navy}}" and the Na'vi, the alien species in ''Avatar''. | ||
*[[Cletus]] asks if they're in Kansas any more, a reference to ''{{W|The Wizard of Oz}}''. | *[[Cletus]] asks if they're in Kansas any more, a reference to ''{{W|The Wizard of Oz}}''. | ||
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Contents
Cultural references
Opening sequence
- The opening sequence is a parody of 127 Hours.
- Homer gets his arm trapped like Aron Ralston and gnaws through several limbs, before gnawing through his trapped arm. Ralston had to amputate his own arm to get released.
- Maggie pops out of Bart's astronaut costume in a reference to Alien.
The Diving Bell and Butterball
- The segment is a parody of The Diving Bell and Butterfly.
- The Brothers Karamazov is a real life book.
- Homer gets bitten by a spider and becomes a parody of Spider-Man.
Dial D for Diddly
- The title is a reference to Dial M for Murder.
- The segment is a parody of Dexter.
- The scene where Ned kills Patty and Selma is a parody of Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner of Looney Tunes.
In the Na’Vi
- The segment is a parody of the film, Avatar.
- The floating mountains are seen, except they are actually falling.
- All the creatures and nature attack the humans as they do in the film.
- The machines used by the humans to fight are very similar to those from the film.
- Hillarium is a parody of Unobtanium, a rare mineral wanted in the film.
- Bart is a parody of Jake Sully and Kamala is a parody of Neytiri.
- The name is a reference to the song, "In the Navy" and the Na'vi, the alien species in Avatar.
- Cletus asks if they're in Kansas any more, a reference to The Wizard of Oz.
Credits
- Dan Castellaneta's scary name is a reference to the 1920's horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
Trivia
- One of the robbers looks like one of the robbers thwarted by Everyman in "Homer the Whopper".
