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==Cultural References== | ==Cultural References== | ||
*[[Lionel Hutz]] references {{w|Webster's Dictionary}}. | *[[Lionel Hutz]] references {{w|Webster's Dictionary}}. | ||
| − | *The second segment is a parody of the Twilight Zone episode, | + | *The second segment is a parody of the ''[[The Twilight Zone|Twilight Zone]]'' episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", set on a bus rather than an airplane. |
| − | *[[Mr. Burns]] is [[Count Dracula]] | + | *[[Mr. Burns]] is [[Count Dracula]]: more specifically, Bram Stroker’s Dracula. |
| − | *In the ending scene, [[Milhouse]]-Schroeder is playing the piano, while [[Santa's Little Helper]]-Linus is dancing to the music, a reference to | + | *In the ending scene, [[Milhouse]]-Schroeder is playing the piano, while [[Santa's Little Helper]]-Linus is dancing to the music, a reference to ''[[Peanuts]]''. |
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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=== Crowd Shots === | === Crowd Shots === | ||
| − | *People in the Jury of the Damned include [[ | + | *People in the Jury of the Damned include [[Lizzie Borden]], [[Benedict Arnold]], [[Blackbeard]], [[John Dillinger]], [[John Wilkes Booth]], {{w|1975–76 Philadelphia Flyers season|The Starting Line of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers}}, and {{Ch|Richard Nixon}}. |
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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Cultural References
- Lionel Hutz references Webster's Dictionary.
- The second segment is a parody of the Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", set on a bus rather than an airplane.
- Mr. Burns is Count Dracula: more specifically, Bram Stroker’s Dracula.
- In the ending scene, Milhouse-Schroeder is playing the piano, while Santa's Little Helper-Linus is dancing to the music, a reference to Peanuts.
Trivia
- This is one of several Simpsons episodes which are considered anthology episodes that features mini-stories.
- Richard Nixon says "I'm not dead" (protesting being summoned to serve on the Devil's jury) in this episode, but he would die 6 months later.
- This was the last Treehouse of Horror to be told as a story given by one of the characters.
Freeze Frame Fun
- In the beginning of "Bart Simpson's Dracula", the living room's sailboat painting is replaced by one where dogs are playing poker, "A Friend in Need" from the Dogs Playing Poker series by American artist C.M. Coolidge.
Crowd Shots
- People in the Jury of the Damned include Lizzie Borden, Benedict Arnold, Blackbeard, John Dillinger, John Wilkes Booth, The Starting Line of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers, and Richard Nixon.
Continuity
- One of the posters in Box Office Bingo depicts Count Burns.
