Treehouse of Horror IV/References

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References/Trivia

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Cultural references

Opening sequence

• A grave stone for Elvis Presley with "accept it" is seen. This is a reference to the conspiracy theories surrounding Elvis suggesting he faked his death.

Wraparounds

• The wraparounds are a parody of the American anthology series Night Gallery.
• Paintings seen include:
  • Marge in a Giorgio de Chirico-style painting.
  • Homer in the Van Gogh self-portrait.
  • Lisa in Three Musicians by Pablo Picasso.
  • Maggie and pacifiers in The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí.
  • Homer chasing Bart in Ascending and Descending by M. C. Escher.
  • Lisa in The Scream by Edvard Munch.
  • Bart in The Son of Man by René Magritte.
  • Dogs Playing Poker by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge.
• Marge mentions that maybe the viewers would rather listen to The War of the Worlds rather than watch the episode.

The Devil and Homer Simpson

• Lionel Hutz mentioned that he watched Matlock in a bar.
• People in the Jury of the Damned include Lizzie Borden, Benedict Arnold, Blackbeard, John Dillinger, John Wilkes Booth, The Starting Line of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers, and Richard Nixon.
• Richard Nixon mentioned that he wrote an article for Redbook.
• Lionel Hutz quoted the definition of a "contract" from Webster's Dictionary.

Terror at 5 1/2 Feet

• The segment is a parody of the Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", set on a bus rather than an airplane.

Bart Simpson's Dracula

• The segment is a parody of Dracula by Bram Stoker.
• Eddie throws the Mona Lisa into a fire.
• Lisa mentions Nosferatu.
• "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" plays at the end of the segment, performed by the Simpson family.
• In the ending scene, Milhouse-Schroeder is playing the piano, while Santa's Little Helper-Linus is dancing to the music, a reference to Peanuts.

Trivia

• Richard Nixon says "I'm not dead" (protesting being summoned to serve on the Devil's jury) in this episode, but he would die 6 months later.
• This was the last Treehouse of Horror to be told as a story given by one of the characters.

Continuity

• One of the posters in Box Office Bingo depicts Count Burns.

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Homer's Barbershop Quartet • Cape Feare • Homer Goes to College • Rosebud • Treehouse of Horror IV • Marge on the Lam • Bart's Inner Child • Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood • The Last Temptation of Homer • $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling) • Homer the Vigilante • Bart Gets Famous • Homer and Apu • Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy • Deep Space Homer • Homer Loves Flanders • Bart Gets an Elephant • Burns' Heir • Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song • The Boy Who Knew Too Much • Lady Bouvier's Lover • Secrets of a Successful Marriage