Treehouse of Horror XXVI/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

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Cultural references

• The segment Wanted: Dead, Then Alive's title is a reference to Wanted Dead or Alive, which has a lot of meanings through popular culture.
• The segment Homerzilla's title and the segment itself are parody of the original 1954 Godzilla.
• The segment Telepaths of Glory's title is a reference to the movie Paths of Glory, as well to an upcoming season 27 episode Paths of Glory.
• Bart's mask in the couch gag is a mask of Huckleberry Hound.
• Fiendbook is a parody of Facebook.
• Sideshow Bob song is based on Le nozze di Figaro.
• Sideshow Bob talks about The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and reads a fictional book about the author, T. S. Eliot, "The complete works of T. S. Eliot except "Cats"".
• A student of Springfield University mentions Game of Thrones.
• Green Hornet, Green Lantern, Green Arrow and Solitaire are referenced in posters.
• Comic Book Guy is in the theater to get a good seat for the next Star Wars.
• Scrat from Ice Age makes an appearance, voiced by Chris Wedge, who voiced him in the movies.
• Fred Flintstone from The Flintstones appears dead, shown in bones in his car.

Continuity

• This is the second time a "Treehouse of Horror" segment has featured Homer as a classic giant monster. ("Treehouse of Horror III")
• Bart and Lisa previously acquired superpowers from radiation. ("Treehouse of Horror X")
• This is be the second time where Bart and Lisa have special powers, but Lisa is much more powerful than Bart because of her intelligence. ("Treehouse of Horror XII")
• A cloth version of Mr. Sparkle billboard appears. ("In Marge We Trust")
• Frank Grimes' tomb appears in the couch gag and he emerges from the tomb as a zombie monster. ("Homer's Enemy")
• The witch that turned everyone into their costumed characters appears in the couch gag. ("Treehouse of Horror XVI")
• Russ Cargill's Fiendbook post references the Dome. (The Simpsons Movie)
• Oogle appears on smartphones. ("The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly")
• Sideshow Bob steps on a rake in Springfield University. ("Cape Feare") ("Kamp Krusty")
• Homer says to Sideshow Bob after he killed him "That's for trying to frame Krusty". ("Krusty Gets Busted")
• Skinner appears as a box kite. ("Married to the Blob")

Trivia

• Kang and Kodos break the fourth wall talking about making a cameo appearance, 4:3 and season 4.
• This episode is the first "Treehouse of Horror" episode not to feature a title card and the first to have two segments linked together (Homerzilla and Telepaths of Glory, both having Homerzilla).
• The production code TABF18 appears on the tests that Sideshow Bob is correcting as the course number.

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