Reasons to Avoid a Zombie-Run Restaurant/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

Cultural references

• Marge thinks her zombie waiter said "vinaigrette", which is a vinegar-and-oil-based salad dressing.
• Pictures seen on the restaurant's walls include:
  • Captain Caveman, the main character from the cartoon series Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, which aired in the late 1970s.
  • The Lockhorns, a single-panel comic strip which has been in publication since the 1960s.
  • Comic Book Guy cites these pictures as evidence of the restaurant's poor taste in comic art.
• Grampa complains about the early bird special always being worms, a reference to the saying "The early bird catches the worm".
• When Ralph doesn't like his zombie birthday party, he says he wishes he was born at a Denny's.
• Comic Book Guy cites William Shakespeare as a critic of zombie food.
• Displeased with the size of his serving of brain loaf, Comic Book Guy says he's seen more brains in Margot Kidder.