Treehouse of Horror XXIX/References
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Cultural references
Opening sequence
- When a man tells Homer that he will be sacrificed to an evil god from the ocean's depths, Homer asks if he means SpongeBob.
- ESPN, Toys "R" Us and Watermelon Oreos' graves are seen.
Intrusion of the Pod-Y Switchers
- It's a parody of the movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers, which in turn is a parody of The Thing. Comic Book Guy mentions it in-episode too.
- The MyPhone Ultima is a reference to the iPhone X.
- The Planet Express Ship from Futurama is seen, carrying a flag saying "Bring back Futurama".
- The Planet Express Ship is shot down by the SCV-197 USS Orville, a reference to the USS Orville (ECV-197) from the show The Orville.
- The Orville was a show by Seth MacFarlane, and this scene might reference their rivalry.
- A commercial for the Zii and the Zii3 is shown on a Radioactive Man comic.
- The alien version of Chief Wiggum mentions Jerry Steele.
- A Smurf from The Smurfs appears in Lisa's hallucination.
- Luci, from Disenchantment, is briefly seen in a Lisa's hallucination.
- The Green Giant appears in Lisa's hallucination.
- Hollis Hurlbut's surprised face and gesture is a reference to the one that Donald Sutherland's character does in the 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Hollis was voiced by him.
Multiplisa-ty
- It's a parody of the movie The 3 Faces of Eve.
- The Broadway plays:
- The Phantom of the Lisa is a reference to Phantom of the Opera.
- Lis Miserables is a reference to Les Misérables.
- Lisa Simpson Super Nuts is a reference to Jesus Christ Superstar.
- The song Lisa sings is "You'll Be Trapped", a parody of "This Is It", the theme song for The Bugs Bunny Show, written by Mack David and Jerry Livingston.
- Milhouse says his glasses are Gloria Vanderbilt glasses and were on the cover of Women's Health.
- Milhouse tells Lisa that if she keeps yelling like that, she'll get vocal polyps, like Adele.
Geriatric Park
- It's a parody of Jurassic Park.
- While the family travels to the park, doors of Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park 2, Jurassic Park 3, Jurassic World and Jurassic World 2 are seen, referencing those movies.
- The gate of Geriatric Park says that it's "now Goldblum-free".
- Islands seen on the map include:
- Margaritaville
- Skull Island from King Kong.
- The Island from Lost.
- Gilligan's Island from Gilligan's Island.
- The Island of Doctor Moreau from The Island of Doctor Moreau.
- The song "Geriatric Park" is a parody of "Theme from Jurassic Park", the theme song of Jurassic Park.
- The logo on the jackets worn by the elder dinosaurs are Planet Hollywood, Hard Rock Cafe, Tasmanian Devil and Jurassic Park's.
- The sphere the Simpsons use to get away is the same as the spheres in Jurassic World.
Continuity
Opening scene
- Cthulhu appears. ("Treehouse of Horror XXIV")
Intrusion of the Pod-Y Switchers
- Mapple's underwater headquarters are seen, named "Mapple Computer Underwater Lair". ("MyPods and Boomsticks")
- In a Lisa's hallucination, she sees multiple Grand Pumpkins. ("Treehouse of Horror XIX")
- In a Lisa's hallucination, Homer and Bart are seen dancing "You don't win friends with salad". ("Lisa the Vegetarian")
Geriatric Park
- Agnes is once again transformed into a pterodactyl. ("Homer's Evolution couch gag")
