The Most Wonderful Time of the Year/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

Cultural references

• The title of the episode is a reference to Edward Pola and George Wyle's Christmas song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year".
  • Sideshow Bob sings a parody of it in the episode.
• Characters in the song include:
  • The Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
  • Amos Slade from The Fox and the Hound, who tries and fail to shoot Bambi and his mother.
  • Jafar from Aladdin.
  • Gaston from Beauty and the Beast.
  • Kaa and Shere Khan from The Jungle Book.
  • Hades from Hercules
  • Ursula from The Little Mermaid.
  • Captain Hook from Peter Pan.
  • Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty.
  • Hans from Frozen.
  • Scar from The Lion King.
  • Mother Gothel from Tangled.
  • The Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland.
  • Cruella de Vil from One Hundred and One Dalmatians.
  • Darth Vader exploding with the Death Star from Star Wars.
  • Thanos from Marvel Comics snapping his fingers, making half of the Earth population disappear, from Avengers: Infinity War.
  • Loki from Marvel Comics makes a rake appear in front of Sideshow Bob, making him trip on it.
  • Pete, the arch-nemesis of Mickey Mouse, attacks Itchy.
  • The Big Bad Wolf from Three Little Pigs blows down Flanders' house.
  • The Dalmatian puppies escape from Cruella de Vil.
  • Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed from The Lion King fight against the bullies.
  • Agatha Harkness from WandaVision and Agatha All Along flies around on a broom in town square.
• Other characters seen include:
  • Mulan and Mushu from Mulan.
  • The Red Queen, White Queen, and Tweedledum and Tweedledee from Alice in Wonderland.
  • The Sultan from Aladdin, who is turned into a frog by Jafar.
  • Tiana from The Princess and the Frog.
• Bart is dressed as Alex from A Clockwork Orange.
• The supreme court granting Disney+ immunity is a reference to:
  • Trump v. United States, a US Supreme Court case where presidents were declared immune from prosecution for official acts.
  • An incident where a woman lost his life and the husband sued Disney, but Disney claimed the laws to be tossed out because the woman signed up for one month trial on Disney+.
• Wilhelm and Jacob of the Brothers Grimm make an appearance. They have copyrights for Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, and Hansel and Gretel.
  • Snow White (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Rapunzel (Tangled), and Hansel and Gretel (Babes in the Woods) all make appearances.
• In the credits:
  • Clockwork Bart hammers a cork in Sideshow Bob's mouth.
  • Homer tames Shere Khan and Scar.
  • Captain Hook destroys the balloons holding the house from Up.
  • The Evil Queen opens up a Poison Apple Store.
  • Dr. Hibbert operates on Queen of Hearts' heart.
  • Patty and Selma attack Agatha Harkness with magic.
  • Honest John and Gideon the Cat walk donkey versions of Ralph, Martin, Nelson, Janey, and Sherri or Terri on the sidewalk.
  • The Wilhelm Scream is heard at the end.

Continuity

• Sideshow Bob and the other villain appear again at Disney Villain Land. (Welcome to the Club)
• Bart dresses up in his Clockwork costume. ("Treehouse of Horror III")
• Loki makes another appearance, and Bart refers to him as his friend. (The Good, the Bart, and the Loki)

Disney+ Exclusive References
O C'mon All Ye Faithful • The Past and the Furious • Yellow Planet • Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition • Yellow Mirror
Shorts
The Force Awakens from Its Nap • The Good, the Bart, and the Loki • Plusaversary • When Billie Met Lisa • Feliz Navidad • Welcome to the Club • Rogue Not Quite One • May the 12th Be with You • The Most Wonderful Time of the Year • Apocalypse D'oh!