Thanksgiving of Horror/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

	Season 31 Episode References
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Cultural references

A-Gobble-Ypto

• The title and segment is a parody of the movie Apocalypto.
• When the Homer and Bart turkeys are running away, Clancy Wiggum says "Free birds! Skynyrd them!" a reference to the song "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
• Wiggum says he'll create Axe Body Spray.

The Fourth Thursday After Tomorrow

• The segment is a parody of the Black Mirror episodes "White Christmas" and "Nosedive".
  • Charlie Brooker, creator of Black Mirror, guest stars as the social rating voice.
  • A poster for San Junipero is seen, a reference to the episode "San Junipero".
  • Marge getting downvoted, a reference to the episode"Nosedive".
  • Mayor Quimby is seen on TV with his pants down, next to Plopper, a reference to the episode "The National Anthem".
  • Maggie had a Waldo doll, from the episode "The Waldo Moment".
  • A.I. Marge's plan to escape to the Internet, a reference to the episode "USS Callister".
  • The grill had the glyph from "Bandersnatch" and "White Bear".
  • The automated Pizza Delivery truck that runs over Hans Moleman, a reference to the episode "Crocodile".
  • The painting above the couch is the USS Callister, a reference to the episode "USS Callister".
  • The clock in the kitchen is the same as in "White Christmas".
  • The snow globe on the bedside table, a reference to the episode "White Christmas".
• Homer got the Kitchen A.I. from Williams-Sonoma.
• The Kitchen A.I. Marge calls her makeshift robot R2-Me2, a reference to R2-D2 from Star Wars.
• Websites A.I. Marge could explore include: The Onion, Oogle, Thesaurus.com, NatGeo, Wiccapedia, Khan Academy, Space.com, Smithsonian.com and Etsy.

The Last Thanksgiving

• The segment parodies Sci-Fi movies Life, Pandorum and Alien.
• A Street Shark appears during Professor Frink's warning hologram.

Trivia

• This is the longest Simpsons individual episode with a length of almost 25 minutes without commercial cuts.
• The episode was preceeded by the "Viewer discretion adviced" notice, the second episode to have it, after "There's Something About Marrying".
• This episode marks the final participation of Russi Taylor as Martin after she died July 26, 2019. On this episode, her lines were recorded before she died.
• During the credits, footage of Bart's Thanksgiving parade balloon from the 1991 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is shown.

Goofs

• Although Grey DeLisle is credited in the credits, she didn't provide any voice work for this episode since Martin was still voiced by Russi Taylor in this episode since this was produced before her passing.

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The Winter of Our Monetized Content • Go Big or Go Homer • The Fat Blue Line • Treehouse of Horror XXX • Gorillas on the Mast • Marge the Lumberjill • Livin La Pura Vida • Thanksgiving of Horror • Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? • Bobby, It's Cold Outside • Hail to the Teeth • The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson • Frinkcoin • Bart the Bad Guy • Screenless • Better Off Ned • Highway to Well • The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby • Warrin' Priests: Part One • Warrin' Priests: Part Two • The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds • The Way of the Dog