Treehouse of Horror XV/References
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Cultural references
Opening sequence
- The theme song for Perfect Strangers, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now", plays over the credits for Keepin' It Kodos.
- The hammering of the "XV" under the "Treehouse of Horror" logo is a parody of the production logo for Mark VII Limited.
The Ned Zone
- "The Ned Zone" is a parody of the Stephen King novel The Dead Zone.
- The concept of a man being able to foresee the manner in which people die is a reference to The X-Files episode "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose".
- After dropping Moleman to his death, Ned exclaims "what The Family Circus?"
- Ned sees a theater playing The Rosie O'Donnell Musical, starring Rosie O'Donnell.
Four Beheadings and a Funeral
- The name of the segment is a reference to Four Weddings and a Funeral.
- The mutton chop murderer is a parody of Jack the Ripper, an unidentified serial killer who was active in London's Whitechapel area in the autumn of 1888. Many of visuals are taken the movie From Hell.
- The first victim is modeled on Mary Kelly as played by Heather Graham in From Hell.
- Eliza Simpson is a parody of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Bartley is a parody of Dr. Watson.
- Marge's character in the segment is a parody of Eliza Doolittle from My Fair Lady.
- Peter Pan is the suspect in a child abduction case.
- The name of C. Ebenezer Burns is a reference to Ebenezer Scrooge, the main character from A Christmas Carol.
- The slogan for Mao's, "Happiness is a warm poppy", is a reference to the Peanuts book, Happiness is a Warm Puppy by Charles M. Schulz.
- The end of the segment with Ralph and Inspector Wiggum flying through the air on a bed is a parody of the Little Nemo comic strip by Winsor McCay.
In the Belly of the Boss
- The name of the segment is a reference to the book In the Belly of the Beast.
- The segment itself is a parody of the film Fantastic Voyage.
- Professor Frink shows a design of the "retroviruses" by R. Crumb. Frink then says that Crumb is friends with Harvey Pekar.
- Homer and Mr. Burns sing "I've Got You Under My Skin" by Cole Porter.
Credits
- Matt Selman's name, "Island of Lost Selmans", is a reference to the film Island of Lost Souls.
- Michael Price's name, "Faster, Michael Price! Kill! Kill!", is a reference to the film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
- Mike Scully's name, "Mike "Completely Savage" Scully", is a reference to Complete Savages.
- Mike Reiss' name, "Dr. Michael & Mr. Reiss", is a reference to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
- Dan Castellaneta's name, "I Was a Teenaged Dan Castellaneta", is a reference to I Was a Teenage Werewolf.
- Daniel Chun's name, "Daniel C.H.U.D.", is a reference to C.H.U.D.
- Richard K. Chung's name, "Happy Birthday Fun-Sponge Bob", is a reference to SpongeBob SquarePants.
- Norm MacLeod's name, "Norman "Bates" MacLeod", is a reference to Psycho.
Trivia
- This is the first Treehouse of Horror episode and the third Simpsons episode to be given an 'M' rating in Australia, instead of the usual PG and as such its screening on Channel 10 was pushed back to 8.30pm from 7.30pm. The first Simpsons episode to have a 'M' rating in Australia was "Natural Born Kissers" for undisclosed reasons and then "Weekend at Burnsie's" for the use of drugs.
- Homer's screaming over the Gracie Films/20th Century Fox logo from "The Blunder Years" was reused in this episode, except the Halloween version plays.
- This is also the first and only Treehouse of Horror episode to have a 20th Century Fox variant.
Goofs
The Ned Zone
- Flanders wakes up in the hospital without his glasses. After he shakes Dr. Hibbert's hand and foresees his death (when the camera zooms in towards his eye), he is wearing them. Then, when they zoom out, he is not wearing them anymore.
- Homer's bullet wounds are seen throughout the scene staggering around the sealed chamber, but they vanish when his tongue falls onto the Core Destruct button.
Four Funerals and a Wedding
- The Mutton Chop Murderer is having a public hanging in 1890 in London. The last public execution in England was on May 26, 1868 outside London's Newgate Prison and they were outlawed by the Capital Punishment Amendment Act which was granted royal assent on May 29, 1868.
