Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes/References
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Cultural references
- The episode title is a reference to the novel Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury.
- The episode is based on Ray Bradbury's short stories.[1]
- The episode's framing device is based on his book The Illustrated Man, where the animated tattoos on the title character tell the stories featured within the book.
- The segments are based on The Screaming Woman, Marionettes, Inc. and I Sing the Body Electric!, and Fahrenheit 451.[2][3]
- The circus, R. Bradbury's Traveling Night Circus, is named after him.
- The story of how Bart told there was a boy in the woods crying wolf is a parody of The Boy Who Cried Wolf.
- One of the tatoos is a story of when the Illustrated Man was into the band Sublime.
- Robber Barons is based on Succession.
- One of the shows Homer discovers is America's Funniest Home Videos.
Trivia
- Previously, a tatoo was revealed to be the one telling a story, in "Every Man's Dream".
References
- ↑ LaughingPlace.com's Twitter - "Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes - Ray Bradbury and Guest Star"
- ↑ LaughingPlace - "TV Review – Our Favorite Family Takes On Ray Bradbury in “Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes”"
- ↑ Give Me My Remote - "THE SIMPSONS: Matt Selman Previews the Ray Bradbury-Inspired ‘Treehouse of Horror Presents: Simpsons Wicked This Way Comes’"
