The Ziff Who Came to Dinner/References
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Cultural References
The episode title is a parody of the film The Man Who Came to Dinner.
The film Powers of Ten is parodied in the couch gag.
The films at the Googoplex Theatres are:
- "The Wild Dingleberries Movie," which is a parody of "The Wild Thornberries Movie."
- "3 Fast 3 Furious," which is a parody of "2 Fast 2 Furious."
- "The Fashion of the Christ," which is a parody of "The Passion of the Christ."
- "A Kiss Before Boring," which is a parody of "A Kiss Before Dying."
- "Ghost Frat," which is a parody of "Ghost Rat."
- "From Justin to Kelly 4," which is a fictional sequel to the 2000s flop film "From Justin to Kelly."
- "Eating Nemo," which is a parody of "Finding Nemo."
- "Teenage Sex Wager," which is a parody of the 1990s raunchy teen film, "American Pie."
- "My Big Fat Greek Salad," which is a parody of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."
- "Freddy vs. Jason vs. The Board of Education," which parodies "Freddy vs. Jason" and the Supreme Court case Brown vs. the Board of Education.
- "Return to Ape Valley," which parodies "Return to the Planet of the Apes."
- "A Matrix Christmas" and "You're in the Matrix, Charlie Brown," which parodies "The Matrix."
- "The Unwatchable Hulk," which parodies "The Incredible Hulk."
The music in "The Redeadening," parodies the music played in Rosemary's Baby.
The song sung by the rappers in Phineas Q. Butterfat's parodies the 1980s song "Rapper's Delight."
Village of the Damned, Child's Play, and The Others are parodied in "The Redeadening."
Artie Ziff's company going bust and cheating its shareholders is reminiscent of Enron and its downfall.
The book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is referenced when Lisa tells Artie Ziff that Homer believes the chocolate factory is real and searches for it.
