Treehouse of Horror XXVI/References
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Cultural references
- The segment Wanted: Dead, Then Alive's title is a reference to Wanted Dead or Alive, which has a lot of meanings through popular culture.
- The segment Homerzilla's title and the segment itself are parody of the original 1954 Godzilla.
- The segment Telepaths of Glory's title is a reference to the movie Paths of Glory, as well to an upcoming season 27 episode Paths of Glory.
- Bart's mask in the couch gag is a mask of Huckleberry Hound.
- Fiendbook is a parody of Facebook.
- Sideshow Bob song is based on Le nozze di Figaro.
- Sideshow Bob talks about The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and reads a fictional book about the author, T. S. Eliot, "The complete works of T. S. Eliot except "Cats"".
- A student of Springfield University mentions Game of Thrones.
- Green Hornet, Green Lantern, Green Arrow and Solitaire are referenced in posters.
- Comic Book Guy is in the theater to get a good seat for the next Star Wars.
Continuity
- This is the second time a "Treehouse of Horror" segment has featured Homer as a classic giant monster. ("Treehouse of Horror III")
- Bart and Lisa previously acquired superpowers from radiations. ("Treehouse of Horror X")
- This is be the second time where Bart and Lisa have special powers, but Lisa is much more powerful than Bart because of her intelligence. ("Treehouse of Horror XII")
- This is the third episode someone in the Simpson Family lost their memory. ("Regarding Margie", "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind")
- A cloth version of Mr. Sparkle billboard appears. ("In Marge We Trust")
- Frank Grimes' tomb appears in the couch gag and he emerges from the tomb as a zombie monster. ("Homer's Enemy")
- The Witch that turned everyone into their costumed characters appears in the couch gag. ("Treehouse of Horror XVI")
- Russ Cargill's Fiendbook post references the Dome. ("The Simpsons Movie")
- Oogle appears on smartphones. ("The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly")
- Sideshow Bob is a professor at Springfield University. ("Homer Goes to College")
- Sideshow Bob steps on a rake in Springfield University. ("Cape Feare")
- Scrat appears trying to catch his little acorn and gets squished by a rock. ("Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind")
- Fred Flintstone appears dead, shown in bones in his car. ("Kamp Krusty")
- Kang and Kodos breaks the fourth wall talking about making a cameo appearance, 4:3 and season 4. ("The Man Who Came To Be Dinner")
- Homer says to Sideshow Bob after he killed him "That's for trying to frame Krusty". ("Krusty Gets Busted")
Trivia
- The number of years between this episode's original airdate and the airdate of "Treehouse of Horror III" is the same as the number of years between the release dates of the original King Kong and the US release of the original Godzilla.
- This episode is the first "Treehouse of Horror" episode not to feature a title card and the first to have two episodes linked together (Homerzilla and Telepaths of Glory, both having Homerzilla).
- The production code TABF18 appears on the tests that Sideshow Bob is correcting as the course number.
