Treehouse of Horror VIII/References

References/Trivia

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Cultural references

"The HΩmega Man" is an extended homage to film The Omega Man, which was one of Mike Scully's favorite movies as a child.^[1] In "The HΩmega Man", Homer runs over Johnny and Edgar Winter while fleeing the mutants pursuing him, and he cries, "Die, you chalk-faced goons!" The Winter brothers are both albino.^[1]
The title "Fly vs. Fly" is a reference to the Mad magazine comic strip "Spy vs. Spy". The segment itself is based on "The Fly.^[2]
In "Easy-Bake Coven", the animators referenced the film The Crucible for many of their designs.^[3]
Edna Krabappel is wearing a Scarlet A, which is a reference to the novel The Scarlet Letter.^[2]
"Easy Bake Coven" is loosely based on the Salem witch trials, while the title is a reference to the children's toy called an Easy-Bake Oven. There is a brief reference to the Looney Tunes character Witch Hazel when Marge, Patty and Selma click their heels before flying away on their brooms.^[3]

When Marge, Bart, and Lisa fire their shotguns, if you pause while they're firing, you can see that Lisa's gun has a higher recoil. She probably used a more powerful round.
When the French president pushes the red button to launch the missile we can see "Le bombe neutron", but in French, it's "La bombe à neutron" or "La bombe neutronique".
When Maude picks up the gingerbread men, there are 6 on the plate, but when they were on the table, there was 4.

Along with every other Treehouse of Horror episode up to XVI, this episode aired as part of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Mania.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Scully, Mike. (2006). The Simpsons season 9 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VIII" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Cohen, David X.. (2006). The Simpsons season 9 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VIII" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Kirkland, Mark. (2006). The Simpsons season 9 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VIII" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.

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