Treehouse of Horror XXXIV/References

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	Season 35 Episode References
← 754 "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story"	755 "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV"	"Iron Marge" 756 →

Cultural references

Wild Bart's Can't Be Token

• The title of the segment is a reference to the 1991 film Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken and Season 10 episode "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken".
• The segment is a parody of the 2013 film Snowpiercer.
• The segment is based around non-fungible tokens.
• The "enlightened intellects" include Kylie Jenner, Rob Gronkowski, and Jimmy Fallon.
• Homer says that Fallon ruined Cowbell, a reference to the "More Cowbell" sketch from Saturday Night Live.
• A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin, is seen in the crypto-universe.
• The FOMOmeter includes the levels "saw a Tweet about it", "mentioned on the Today show", and "Uber driver says 'go for it'".
• Kirk gives Milhouse Kahlua, claiming it is chocolate milk.
• A parody of Nyan Cat is seen in the front carriage, valued at $561,000.
• The "Jaded Ape" NFTs are a parody of Bored Ape NFTs.
• Homer says that he wants to be the guy who gives all his money to Bernie Madoff, an American fraudster and financier who was the admitted mastermind of the largest known Ponzi scheme in history.

Ei8ht

• The segment is a parody of the crime thriller film Seven.
• In the flashback, Sideshow Bob sings "He Is an Englishman" from H.M.S. Pinafore. Lisa later plays the song before she kills Sideshow Bob.
• When Lisa is dragged away, she says that Oprah said that she turned her trauma into healing.

Lout Break

• The segment is a parody of the 1995 film Outbreak.
• A parody of Animal from The Muppets is seen in Mr. Burns' life extension laboratory.
• When Homer is giving his speech about why things should stay as they are, "God Save the King", the national anthem of the United Kingdom, plays.
• Homer-Marge refers to Professor Frink as Beaker, a character from The Muppets.
• The touring company of Kinky Boots were among the people turned into Homers.
• Professor Frink, Homer, and the other Homers all sing "Just Like Paradise" by David Lee Roth.
• In the Homer world, Guy Fieri is elected president.

Continuity

• This episode has an alternate version of "Cape Feare", where Sideshow Bob finally kills Bart successfully, unlike the original episode where he gets arrested by the police before his attempt to kill Bart.
  • At the begging of the flashback, it shows the date of October 7, 1993, which is the date the original "Cape Feare" episode was premiered.
  • The flashback was presented in 4:3 aspect ratio, but it was later changed to 16:9 (removing vertical black bars) when it presents events that never happened in the original episode.

Goofs

• In Moe's Tavern in "Lout Break", Homer-Louie is mistakenly colored with Principal Skinner's colors.

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Homer's Crossing • A Mid-Childhood Night's Dream • McMansion & Wife • Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story • Treehouse of Horror XXXIV • Iron Marge • It's a Blunderful Life • Ae Bonny Romance • Murder, She Boat • Do the Wrong Thing • Frinkenstein's Monster • Lisa Gets an F1 • Clan of the Cave Mom • Night of the Living Wage • Cremains of the Day • The Tell-Tale Pants • The Tipping Point • Bart's Brain