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Difference between revisions of "Treehouse of Horror VII/References"

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**The segment was referenced in ''[[South Park]]'' episode, "{{w|Simpsons Already Did It}}", when [[Eric Cartman]] created his "Sea People" with semen.
 
**The segment was referenced in ''[[South Park]]'' episode, "{{w|Simpsons Already Did It}}", when [[Eric Cartman]] created his "Sea People" with semen.
 
*The Outer Limits: "The Genesis Tub" also closely resembles the 2-part series premiere of the modern incarnation of "{{w|The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|Outer Limits}}" titled "The 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."
 
*The Outer Limits: "The Genesis Tub" also closely resembles the 2-part series premiere of the modern incarnation of "{{w|The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|Outer Limits}}" titled "The 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."
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*The Exorcist: On the first disc of The Complete Fourteenth Season, an alternate opening for the episode can be accessed via an Easter egg in the episode menu for Treehouse of Horror XIII. The scene in question sees Reverend Lovejoy trying to exorcise Lisa who acts in a similar manner to Regan MacNeil.
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*The Exorcist: On the first disc of The Complete Fourteenth Season, an alternate opening for the episode can be accessed via an Easter egg in the episode menu for Treehouse of Horror XIII. The scene in question sees Reverend Lovejoy trying to exorcise Lisa who acts in a similar manner to Regan MacNeil before his head spins 360 degrees and barfs the title on the camera.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==

Revision as of 21:33, June 1, 2019

References/Trivia


Season 8 Episode References
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"Treehouse of Horror VII"
"You Only Move Twice" 155 →


Cultural references

  • Citizen Kane: The segment title, "Citizen Kang," is a parody of the 1941 film Citizen Kane.
  • Basket Case: Bart and Hugo being Siamese twins separated at birth is a reference to this.
  • 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.
  • The Outer Limits: "The Genesis Tub" also closely resembles the 2-part series premiere of the modern incarnation of "Outer Limits" titled "The 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."
  • The Exorcist: On the first disc of The Complete Fourteenth Season, an alternate opening for the episode can be accessed via an Easter egg in the episode menu for Treehouse of Horror XIII. The scene in question sees Reverend Lovejoy trying to exorcise Lisa who acts in a similar manner to Regan MacNeil before his head spins 360 degrees and barfs the title on the camera.

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.
  • We learn that Kodos is female, she is Kang's sister. However, this is contradicted in other episodes.

DVD Information

  1. Main title
  2. "You don't forget a thing like Siamese twins"
  3. "So how are my little stone age tub dwellers?"
  4. "The Devil is your brother?"
  5. "Set grid coordinates for Bob Dole"
  6. End credits
Season 8 References
Treehouse of Horror VII • You Only Move Twice • The Homer They Fall • Burns, Baby Burns • Bart After Dark • A Milhouse Divided • Lisa's Date with Density • Hurricane Neddy • El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer • The Springfield Files • The Twisted World of Marge Simpson • Mountain of Madness • Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious • The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show • Homer's Phobia • Brother from Another Series • My Sister, My Sitter • Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment • Grade School Confidential • The Canine Mutiny • The Old Man and the Lisa • In Marge We Trust • Homer's Enemy • The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase • The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
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