Thanksgiving of Horror/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

	Season 31 Episode References
← 669 "Livin La Pura Vida"	670 "Thanksgiving of Horror"	"Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?" 671 →

Cultural references

A-Gobble-Ypto

• The title and segment is a parody of the movie Apocalypto.
• When the Homer and Bart turkeys are running away, Clancy Wiggum says "Free birds! Skynyrd them!" a reference to the song "Free Bird" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
• Wiggum says he'll create Axe Body Spray.

The Fourth Thursday After Tomorrow

• The segment is a parody of the Black Mirror episodes "White Christmas" and "Nosedive".
  • Charlie Brooker, creator of Black Mirror, guest stars as the social rating voice.
  • A poster for San Junipero is seen, a reference to the episode "San Junipero".
  • Marge getting downvoted, a reference to the episode"Nosedive".
  • Mayor Quimby is seen on TV with his pants down, next to Plopper, a reference to the episode "The National Anthem".
  • Maggie had a Waldo doll, from the episode "The Waldo Moment".
  • A.I. Marge's plan to escape to the Internet, a reference to the episode "USS Callister".
  • The grill had the glyph from "Bandersnatch" and "White Bear".
  • The automated Pizza Delivery truck that runs over Hans Moleman, a reference to the episode "Crocodile".
  • The painting above the couch is the USS Callister, a reference to the episode "USS Callister".
  • The clock in the kitchen is the same as in "White Christmas".
  • The snow globe on the bedside table, a reference to the episode "White Christmas".
• Homer got the Kitchen A.I. from Williams-Sonoma.
• The Kitchen A.I. Marge calls her makeshift robot R2-Me2, a reference to R2-D2 from Star Wars.
• Websites A.I. Marge could explore include: The Onion, Oogle, Thesaurus.com, NatGeo, Wiccapedia, Khan Academy, Space.com, Smithsonian.com and Etsy.

The Last Thanksgiving

• The segment parodies Sci-Fi movies Life, Pandorum and Alien.
• A Street Shark appears during Professor Frink's warning hologram.

Trivia

• This is the longest Simpsons individual episode with a length of almost 25 minutes without commercial cuts.
• The episode was preceeded by the "Viewer discretion adviced" notice, the second episode to have it, after "There's Something About Marrying".
• This episode marks the final participation of Russi Taylor as Martin who recorded her lines before she died on July 26, 2019.
• During the credits, footage of Bart's Thanksgiving parade balloon from the 1991 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is shown.

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The Winter of Our Monetized Content • Go Big or Go Homer • The Fat Blue Line • Treehouse of Horror XXX • Gorillas on the Mast • Marge the Lumberjill • Livin La Pura Vida • Thanksgiving of Horror • Todd, Todd, Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me? • Bobby, It's Cold Outside • Hail to the Teeth • The Miseducation of Lisa Simpson • Frinkcoin • Bart the Bad Guy • Screenless • Better Off Ned • Highway to Well • The Incredible Lightness of Being a Baby • Warrin' Priests: Part One • Warrin' Priests: Part Two • The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds • The Way of the Dog