The Nightmare After Krustmas/References
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Cultural references
- The title of the episode is a reference to the 1993 movie Nightmare Before Christmas.
- The couch gag is a reference to A Christmas Carol.
- Jack Frost's ice garden is present, and he's seen in Maggie's nightmare.
- An ice statue of Stevie Nicks is in the ice garden.
- Gnome in Your Home is a parody of the children's book The Elf on the Shelf: A Christmas Tradition.
- Apu tells Reverend Lovejoy that Ganesh can be a Pixar hero.
- Krusty references J. J. Abrams.
- Krusty's dream while in the frozen lake is a parody of Frozen.
- Krusty reads the book The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore.
- Homer puts N&N's (a parody of M&M's), Kat Kit (a parody of Kit Kat), Ah Fudge! and Fruit Loops (a parody of Froot Loops) into his juicer.
- The Itchy & Scratchy Show episode "The Bashin' of the Christ" is a reference to The Passion of the Christ.
- Milhouse mentions Zoroastrianism and its god, Ahura Mazda. Mazda later appears with God and the Tetragrammaton.
Music
- The song playing in the couch gag is "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" by Charles Wesley.
- "Carol of the Bells" by Mykola Leontovych plays during the advent calendar and first church scene, with parody lyrics by Jeff Westbrook.
- Grampa plays "O Christmas Tree" on the piano.
- During A Very Krusty Christmas Special, "Sleigh Ride" by Leroy Anderson plays. Krusty and Sophie then sing a parody at the end of the episode.
- Lisa plays "The Murder" by Bernard Herrmann, made famous by the film Psycho.
- Krusty sings "Amazing Grace" by John Newton in the church.
- The church singers sing "Shall We Gather at the River?" by Robert Lowry.
- Sophie plays Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 4.
Continuity
- Sophie returns. ("Insane Clown Poppy")
- Natasha Lyonne replaces Drew Barrymore as her voice.
- Homer is drinking from a cup with Grumple on it. ("Kill Gil, Volumes I & II")
- Poochie appears with an halo above his head, a reference to his death. ("The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show")
- Sideshow Bob makes a very brief non-speaking cameo holding up a sign saying: "Die Clown" when Krusty is trapped in the frozen lake. ("Day of the Jackanapes")
