King Kong

King Kong (1933) is a monster movie directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack about a monstrous gorilla who is caught on an exotic island and then taken to New York where he breaks loose and creates havoc. The film has had a few sequels and remakes. The best one was Peter Jackson's remake from 2005.

References

In the music video of Deep, Deep Trouble Homer is seen as King Kong.

The second segment "King Homer" in the episode Treehouse of Horror III spoofs the entire film, with Homer as King Kong, Marge as Ann Darrow and Mr. Burns as Carl Denham. The segment is in black and white, reference the original movie, instead of the later remakes.

When Mr. Burns brings the Loch Ness Monster to America to entertain the audience in Monty Can't Buy Me Love his show on a platform is similar to the scene in "King Kong" where the gorilla is exhibited. However, instead of the monster going berserk, Mr. Burns collapses on the flashes of the photographers' cameras and causes carnage.

In the couch gag for Jazzy and the Pussycats Homer is once again depicted as Kong, grabbing Marge from the couch and scaling on the Empire State Building, all while fending off 1930s-style airplanes.The entire segment is in color and resembles Peter Jackson's remake from 2005.

When Toot-Toot carries Bart up the church steeple in Bart Has Two Mommies this is once again a direct reference to the scene where King Kong carries Ann Darrow up the Empire State Building.