Treehouse of Horror III/References

References/Trivia

Trivia

It is the first episode in the series of Treehouse of Horror episodes to have a zombie-related segment. The second is "The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms" in "Treehouse of Horror XIII".
In segment 'Clown Without Pity' the Springfield children are dressed up in there Halloween costumes, Bart appears in 'A Clockwork Orange' costume dress a 'Alex DeLarge'
This was also the first to have a Halloween-themed couch gag.
This is one of several Simpsons episodes which are considered anthology episodes that features mini-stories.
In the scene where Bart attempts to resurrect Snowball I, human zombies arise from around them, despite them being in the pet cementary. Though some citezins might be cheap and classify their recently deceased under pet.

The first segment, 'Clown Without Pity' is an overall spoof of the Twilight Zone episode, Living Doll
Homer sings the Oscar Mayer song only with his name in place of the O-S-C-A-R and the M-A-Y-E-R
'King Homer' is obviously a parody of King Kong
Shirley Temple is seen dancing and singing before Homer eats her
Ape Island is a spoof of Skull Island
The title 'Dial Z for Zombies' is a parody of the title 'Dial M for Murder'
When Bart raises the dead, he's wearing a Michael Jackson record on his head (ironically, it's the Thriller album)
When Bart makes the dead raising chants, he utters Wal-mart
Homer kills the following famous zombies: George Washington, Albert Einstein, and William Shakespeare