The Shining

For the segment of "Treehouse of Horror V", see The Shinning.

The Shining is a horror novel written by Stephen King that spawned a movie. Both have been parodied and referred to on The Simpsons.

References

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"All Work And No Play Make's Jack A Dull Boy"

• "Treehouse of Horror" - Everyone tried to kill each other with knives.
• "The Last Temptation of Homer" - Bart's blackboard punishment is similar to Jack Torrance's "book".
• "Homer and Apu" - A tide of cranberry juice pours from the elevator, similar to the blood pouring out of the elevator.
• "Treehouse of Horror V" (The Shinning) - The name and segment is a parody of The Shining with Homer in a role similar to Jack.
  • Groundskeeper Willie and Moe are parallels of the characters Dick Halloran and Lloyd the bartender, respectively.
  • Maggie spells "REDRUM" with her blocks when Homer tries to watch the TV.
  • Analogous to Jack Torrance endlessly typing "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy", Homer writes "No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy" all over the walls. The only thing Homer types is "Feelin' fine," which briefly reassures Marge, until a lightning flash reveals the writing on the walls.
  • After Marge discovers that Homer has written "No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy" all over the walls, Homer bursts through a door, scaring her, and asks what she thinks of his book. In The Shining, Jack sneaks up on Wendy and asks her what she thinks of his play.
  • Homer does a "Heeeere's Johnny!" scene similar to Jack Torrance, but Homer breaks into two wrong rooms before finding the family.
  • Marge defends herself from Homer with a bat and later locks Homer in a dry food cellar, similar to what Wendy does to Jack.
• "Treehouse of Horror VI" - Richard Raynis' name in the credits is "Redrum Richard Raynis".
• "The Springfield Files" - The line "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" appears repeatedly across the screen at one point.
• "Realty Bites" - Rod says "redroom", similar to "redrum".
• "Treehouse of Horror IX" - Homer knocks a hole in the door with the mallet, like Jack Torrance with the axe.
• "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?" - Homer types the same phrase over and over again.
• "Bart to the Future" - Bart talks with Billy Carter's ghost at a bar, similar to the scene with Jack Torrance at the Overlook.

External links

• The Shining (novel) at Wikipedia
• The Shining (film) at Wikipedia