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Cultural references

• Citizen Kane: The segment title, "Citizen Kang," is a parody of the 1941 film Citizen Kane.
• 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 segment was referenced in South Park episode, "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 "Outer Limits" titled "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."

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

• The Complete Eighth Season Disc 1
• Run time: 21:49
• Scene selection

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

• Audio commentary featuring Matt Groening, Josh Weinstein, David X. Cohen, Dan Greaney, Ken Keeler, Dan Castellaneta and Mike B. Anderson.
• A bit from the animators featuring Matt Groening, Bob Anderson, Mike B. Anderson and Susie Dietter
• Animation showcase