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**[[Tiana]] from ''{{W|The Princess and the Frog}}''. | **[[Tiana]] from ''{{W|The Princess and the Frog}}''. | ||
*[[Bart]] is dressed as {{W2|Alex|A Clockwork Orange}} from ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''. | *[[Bart]] is dressed as {{W2|Alex|A Clockwork Orange}} from ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''. | ||
| − | *The supreme court granting [[Disney+]] immunity is a reference to | + | *The supreme court granting [[Disney+]] immunity is a reference to: |
| + | **{{W2|Trump v. United States|2024}}, a US Supreme Court case where presidents were declared immune from prosecution for official acts | ||
| + | **An incident where a woman lost his life and the husband sued Disney, but Disney claimed the laws to be tossed out because the woman signed up for one month trial on Disney+. | ||
*[[Wilhelm Grimm|Wilhelm]] and [[Jacob Grimm|Jacob]] of the {{W|Brothers Grimm}} make an appearance. They have copyrights for ''{{W|Snow White}}'', ''{{W|Sleeping Beauty}}'', ''{{W|Rapunzel}}'', and ''{{W|Hansel and Gretel}}''. | *[[Wilhelm Grimm|Wilhelm]] and [[Jacob Grimm|Jacob]] of the {{W|Brothers Grimm}} make an appearance. They have copyrights for ''{{W|Snow White}}'', ''{{W|Sleeping Beauty}}'', ''{{W|Rapunzel}}'', and ''{{W|Hansel and Gretel}}''. | ||
**[[Snow White]] (''{{W2|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs|1937 film}}'', [[Aurora]] (''{{W2|Sleeping Beauty|1959 film}}''), {{ap|Rapunzel|Disney}} (''{{W|Tangled}}''), and {{ap|Hansel|Disney}} and {{ap|Gretel|Disney}} (''{{W2|Hansel and Gretel|1983 TV special}}'') all make appearances. | **[[Snow White]] (''{{W2|Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs|1937 film}}'', [[Aurora]] (''{{W2|Sleeping Beauty|1959 film}}''), {{ap|Rapunzel|Disney}} (''{{W|Tangled}}''), and {{ap|Hansel|Disney}} and {{ap|Gretel|Disney}} (''{{W2|Hansel and Gretel|1983 TV special}}'') all make appearances. | ||
Revision as of 11:15, October 11, 2024
Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a reference to Edward Pola and George Wyle's Christmas song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year".
- Sideshow Bob sings a parody of it in the episode.
- Characters in the song include:
- The Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- Amos Slade from The Fox and the Hound, who tries and fail to shoot Bambi and his mother.
- Jafar from Aladdin.
- Gaston from Beauty and the Beast.
- Kaa and Shere Khan from The Jungle Book.
- Hades from Hercules
- Ursula from The Little Mermaid.
- Captain Hook from Peter Pan.
- Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty.
- Hans from Frozen.
- Scar from The Lion King.
- Mother Gothel from Tangled.
- The Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland.
- Cruella de Vil from One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
- Darth Vader exploding with the Death Star from Star Wars.
- Thanos from Marvel Comics snapping his fingers, making half of the Earth population disappear, from Avengers: Infinity War.
- Loki from Marvel Comics makes a rake appear in front of Sideshow Bob, making him trip on it.
- Pete, the arch-nemesis of Mickey Mouse, attacks Itchy.
- The Big Bad Wolf from Three Little Pigs blows down Flanders' house.
- The Dalmatian puppies escape from Cruella de Vil.
- Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed from The Lion King fight against the bullies.
- Agatha Harkness from WandaVision and Agatha All Along flies around on a broom in town square.
- Other characters seen include:
- Mulan and Mushu from Mulan.
- The Red Queen, White Queen, and Tweedledum and Tweedledee from Alice in Wonderland.
- The Sultan from Aladdin, who is turned into a frog by Jafar.
- Tiana from The Princess and the Frog.
- Bart is dressed as Alex from A Clockwork Orange.
- The supreme court granting Disney+ immunity is a reference to:
- Trump v. United States, a US Supreme Court case where presidents were declared immune from prosecution for official acts
- An incident where a woman lost his life and the husband sued Disney, but Disney claimed the laws to be tossed out because the woman signed up for one month trial on Disney+.
- Wilhelm and Jacob of the Brothers Grimm make an appearance. They have copyrights for Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, and Hansel and Gretel.
- Snow White (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Rapunzel (Tangled), and Hansel and Gretel (Hansel and Gretel) all make appearances.
- In the credits:
- Clockwork Bart hammers a cork in Sideshow Bob's mouth.
- Homer tames Share Khan and Scar.
- Captain Hook destroys the balloons holding the house from Up.
- The Evil Queen opens up a Poison Apple Store.
- Dr. Hibbert operates on Queen of Hearts' heart.
- Patty and Selma attack Agatha Harkness with magic.
- Honest John and Gideon the Cat walk donkey versions of Ralph, Martin, Nelson, Janey, and Sherri or Terri on the sidewalk.
- The Wilhelm Scream is heard at the end.
Continuity
- Sideshow Bob and the other villain appear again at Disney Villain Land. (Welcome to the Club)
- Bart dresses up in his Clockwork costume. ("Treehouse of Horror III")
- Loki makes another appearance, and Bart refers to him as his friend. (The Good, the Bart, and the Loki)
