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 and the 1998 American remake and subsequent renaming of that film's monster to Zilla.
- Agnes Skinner appears in the segment as the giant condor from Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster.
- Gamera appears in the 'Homerzilla' segment.
- 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.
- Scrat from Ice Age makes an appearance, voiced by Chris Wedge, who voiced him in the movies.
- Fred Flintstone from The Flintstones appears underground as a skeleton in his foot-powered car from the series.
- The bare-chested man on horseback is Vladimir Putin.
Credits
- Matt Selman's credit "The Necromattselmanicon" is a reference to the Necronomicon.
- Brian Kelley's credit "Bram Shelley's Dracustein" is a reference to Bram Stoker's Dracula and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.
- Tim Long's credit "Tim Long-Un" is a reference to Kim Jong-Un.
- Mike Scully's credit "Magic Mike Scully XXS" is a reference to Magic Mike XXL.
- David Silverman's credit "Dave Of The Dead Silverman" is a reference to Dawn of the Dead.
- Joel H. Cohen's writer credit "Joel Cohen's Credit 2: The Squeakquel" is a reference to Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
- Dan Castellaneta's credit "Dan 9 From Outer Space-Eta" is a reference to Plan 9 from Outer Space.
- Chris Wedge's credit "Chris "Scrat" Wedge" is a reference to his character Scrat from Ice Age.
- Andrea Romero's credit "Andromeda Strain Romero" is a reference to The Andromeda Strain.
- Scott Muller's credit "Scott Mulrrr! Ruler Of The Planet Omicron Persei 8!" is a reference to Lrrr from Futurama.
- Nick Conti's credit "Nick "Necrochasm" Conti (still don't have it)" is a reference to the gun "Necrochasm" from the game Destiny.
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 radiation. ("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")
- 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 steps on a rake in Springfield University. ("Cape Feare") ("Kamp Krusty")
- Homer says to Sideshow Bob after he killed him "That's for trying to frame Krusty". ("Krusty Gets Busted")
- Skinner appears as a box kite. ("Married to the Blob")
Trivia
- Kang and Kodos break the fourth wall talking about making a cameo appearance, 4:3 and season 4.
- This episode is the first "Treehouse of Horror" episode not to feature a title card and the first to have two segments 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.
Goofs
- The title of the third segment is inaccurate as Bart, Lisa and Milhouse gain telekinesis rather than telepathy.
- In the first segment, when Lisa and Santa's Little Helper first look into the window and see Bart in the basement, there are no bars on the window but when the camera angle changes in the next scene, the bars appear.
