The Shining
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- For the segment of "Treehouse of Horror V", see The Shinning.
The Shining is a horror novel written by Stephen King that spawned a movie. Both have been parodied and referred to on The Simpsons.
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Season
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Episode number
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Episode name
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Reference
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2
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16
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"Treehouse of Horror"
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Everyone tried to kill each other with knives.
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5
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90
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"The Last Temptation of Homer"
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The chalkboard gag is a reference to the infamous line "all work and no play make Jack a dull boy".
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94
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"Homer and Apu"
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A tide of cranberry juice pours from the elevator, similar to the blood pouring out of the elevator.
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250px
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6
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109
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"Treehouse of Horror V"
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"The Shinning" - The name and segment is a parody of The Shining with Homer in a role similar to Jack.
- Groundskeeper Willie and Moe are parallels of the characters Dick Halloran and Lloyd the bartender, respectively.
- Maggie spells "REDRUM" with her blocks when Homer tries to watch the TV.
- Analogous to Jack Torrance endlessly typing "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy", Homer writes "No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy" all over the walls. The only thing Homer types is "Feelin' fine," which briefly reassures Marge, until a lightning flash reveals the writing on the walls.
- After Marge discovers that Homer has written "No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy" all over the walls, Homer bursts through a door, scaring her, and asks what she thinks of his book. In The Shining, Jack sneaks up on Wendy and asks her what she thinks of his play.
- Homer does a "Heeeere's Johnny!" scene similar to Jack Torrance, but Homer breaks into two wrong rooms before finding the family.
- Marge defends herself from Homer with a bat and later locks Homer in a dry food cellar, similar to what Wendy does to Jack.
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7
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134
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"Treehouse of Horror VI"
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Richard Raynis' name in the credits is "Redrum Richard Raynis".
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8
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163
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"The Springfield Files"
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The line "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" appears repeatedly across the screen at one point.
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9
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187
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"Realty Bites"
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Rod says "redroom", similar to "redrum".
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10
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207
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"Treehouse of Horror IX"
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Homer knocks a hole in the door with the mallet, like Jack Torrance with the axe.
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11
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229
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"Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?"
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Homer types the same phrase over and over again.
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243
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"Bart to the Future"
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Bart talks with Billy Carter's ghost at a bar, similar to the scene with Jack Torrance at the Overlook.
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