Treehouse of Horror XIX/References

References/Trivia

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Cultural references

The Untitled Robot Parody is a parody of the Transformers franchise from Hasbro.
The toy that blinks its lights at Bart in the 99-cent Store resembles the original Optimus Prime cab-over Semi of the Transformers cartoon from 1984.
Battlestar Galactica: In the opening credits, Consulting Producer Don Payne is credited as "Don 'The Final Cylon' Payne".
Homer and Ned's cars transform into robots resembling Optimus Prime and Megatron.
Bestimus Muchos is a reference to Optimus (Best) Prime (foremost), whose name is intended to convey "best of the best."
Krusty getting killed in a woodchipper is a reference to the woodchipper scene from Fargo.
Homer kills several celebrities, including Prince and George Clooney.
The beginning of "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising" is a parody of Mad Men.
Edward G. Robinson appears in the same outfit he wore in Little Caesar to confront Chief Wiggum for "stealing his act."
Peanuts: the franchise and characters are parodied through the segment "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse".
Milhouse's prayer to the Grand Pumpkin is similar to the Nicene Creed.
Grampa is seen holding a sign saying "I still like Ike" in the election opening segment. This is a reference to "I Like Ike," ubiquitous campaign slogan of Dwight D. Eisenhower during the 1952 American Presidential election
The Buzz Cola ad is a reference to the Planet of the Apes.

Alternate titles for "Untitled Robot Parody" include: Morf Transers, Trans Morfers, and Snort Farmers.
All the characters shown in the title sequence of "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising" are: Marge, Patty, Selma, Edna, Grampa, Mona, Homer, Lurleen Lumpkin, Ruth Powers, Maggie, Rod, Ned, Maude, Todd, the Medicine Woman (from The Simpsons Movie), Plopper, Lisa, Agnes Skinner, Amber Simpson (from "Viva Ned Flanders") and Lindsey Naegle.
In Latin America, this episode was released as the second episode of the season for unknown reasons.

Kang and Kodos, who are seen regularly in the Treehouse of Horror specials, only have a non-speaking cameo appearance in "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse". They're only in the scene where they're dancing like the Peanuts gang with several of the children.
A controversy occurred with the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) over this episode when Nelson Muntz stated that the Grand Pumpkin is "super gay." A spokesperson for the GLSEN said "many people say gay without even realizing what they're saying is bad, we're trying to educate people that this is a term that is hurtful to young people when used in a negative way." There have been various homosexual related jokes throughout the series, but have never caused controversy.

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