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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*'''''Citizen Kane''''': The segment title, "Citizen Kang," is a parody of the 1941 film ''[[Citizen Kane]]''.
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=== The Thing and I ===
*'''''Basket Case''''': Bart and Hugo being Siamese twins separated at birth is a reference to this.
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*[[Homer]] sings the opening to the song "{{W2|Fish Heads|song}}" by {{W|Barnes & Barnes}}.
*'''''Twilight Zone''''': "The Genesis Tub" is inspired by the 1962 [[The Twilight Zone]] episode called "The Little People," where astronauts stumble upon a tiny civilization on an asteroid.
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*[[Dr. Hibbert]] says that [[Hugo Simpson]] is "too crazy for {{W2|Boys Town|organization}}".
**The segment was referenced in ''[[South Park]]'' episode, "{{w|Simpsons Already Did It}}", when [[Eric Cartman]] created his "Sea People" with semen.
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*When Homer says that they will search "every place a sick, twisted, solitary misfit might run to.", [[Lisa]] says that she'll check {{W|RadioShack}}.
*'''''The Outer Limits''''': "The Genesis Tub" also closely resembles the 2-part series premiere of the modern incarnation of "{{W2|The Outer Limits|1963 TV series}}" titled "The Sandkings" (parts I & II respectively) which first aired a year and a half prior to ToH VII. The main character "grows" his own mini-civilization which experiences rapid generational advances, and begins to build complex structures out of the sand. The main character becomes power-crazed with a "god complex."
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*'''''The Exorcist''''': On the first disc of The Complete Fourteenth Season, an alternate opening for the episode can be accessed via an Easter egg in the episode menu for "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]". The scene in question sees Reverend Lovejoy trying to exorcise Lisa (who is possessed) who acts in a similar manner to Regan MacNeil before her head spins 360 degrees and barfs the title on the camera.
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=== The Genesis Tub ===
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*The segment is inspired by ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' episode "{{W2|The Little People|The Twilight Zone}}".
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=== Citizen Kang ===
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*The name of the segment is a reference to the 1941 film ''[[Citizen Kane]]''.
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*The segment is based around the {{W|1996 United States presidential election}}, which [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Bob Dole]] were running in.
  
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
*Among the items seen in the attic as [[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]] investigate the noises are several stacks of unsold copies of [[Homer]]'s autobiography, ''[[Homer, I Hardly Knew Me]]''.
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=== The Thing and I ===
*We learn that [[Kodos]] is female, she is [[Kang]]'s sister. However, this is contradicted in other episodes.
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*Among the items seen in the attic as [[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie]] investigate the noises are several stacks of unsold copies of Homer's autobiography, ''[[Homer, I Hardly Knew Me]]''.
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=== The Genesis Tub ===
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*Some of the little people resemble [[Professor Frink]], {{ap|Benjamin|nerd}}, {{ap|Doug|nerd}}, and {{ap|Gary|nerd}}.
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=== Citizen Kang ===
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*We learn that [[Kodos]] is female, she is [[Kang]]'s sister.
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== Continuity ==
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=== The Thing and I ===
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*Things seen in the attic include:
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**The [[Mary Worth telephone]]. ("[[Lady Bouvier's Lover]]")
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**An "I didn't do it" T-shirt. ("[[Bart Gets Famous]]")
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**A painting of {{Ch|Ringo Starr}}. ("[[Brush with Greatness]]")
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**Several boxes of [[Lisa Lionheart]] figures. ("[[Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy]]")
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**A box of [[The Be Sharps]] merchandise. ("[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]")
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**The [[Spinemelter 2000]]. ("[[Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?]]")
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**Bart's electric guitar. ("[[The Otto Show]]")
  
 
== Goofs ==
 
== Goofs ==
[[File:Flatbead.jpg|thumb|Lisa's layering error]]
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=== The Thing and I ===
[[File:Oopcrowd.jpg|thumb|120px|Apu and Sanjay colored incorrectly]]
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*When Lisa asks whether she has two brothers the bottom of Lisa's neck is a single line that overlaps her necklace. This is likely a layering error where her neck is meant to be put behind her necklace but was accidentally put in front of it instead.
*In the first story, when Lisa asks whether she has two brothers the bottom of Lisa's neck is a single line that overlaps her necklace. This is likely a layering error where her neck is meant to be put behind her necklace but was accidentally put in front of it instead.
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=== Citizen Kang ===
 
*In the crowd cheering "Clinton", Apu has a black jacket instead of a green one, while Sanjay has yellow skin and a blue shirt.
 
*In the crowd cheering "Clinton", Apu has a black jacket instead of a green one, while Sanjay has yellow skin and a blue shirt.
 
*In the same scene, Sanjay's green pants turn blue for a few frames.
 
*In the same scene, Sanjay's green pants turn blue for a few frames.
 
*In the shot after that when "Bob Dole" is about to speak, there is an empty space in the crowd between a few people that repeatedly is accidentally colored red.
 
*In the shot after that when "Bob Dole" is about to speak, there is an empty space in the crowd between a few people that repeatedly is accidentally colored red.
 
*The metal lines in the tanks containing the real candidates are in most shots at a height that covers their genitals. However, when the tanks are shown from the back, the metal lines appear significantly lower.
 
*The metal lines in the tanks containing the real candidates are in most shots at a height that covers their genitals. However, when the tanks are shown from the back, the metal lines appear significantly lower.
 
== DVD information ==
 
*[[The Complete Eighth Season]] Disc 1
 
*Run time: 21:49
 
*Scene selection
 
# Main title
 
# "You don't forget a thing like Siamese twins"
 
# "So how are my little stone age tub dwellers?"
 
# "The Devil is your brother?"
 
# "Set grid coordinates for Bob Dole"
 
# End credits
 
*Audio commentary featuring [[Matt Groening]], [[Josh Weinstein]], [[David X. Cohen]], [[Dan Greaney]], [[Ken Keeler]], [[Dan Castellaneta]] and [[Mike B. Anderson]].
 
*A bit from the animators featuring [[Matt Groening]], [[Bob Anderson]], [[Mike B. Anderson]] and [[Susie Dietter]]
 
*Animation showcase
 
  
 
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References/Trivia


Season 8 Episode References
153 "Summer of 4 Ft. 2"
154
"Treehouse of Horror VII"
"You Only Move Twice" 155


Cultural references

The Thing and I

The Genesis Tub

Citizen Kang

Trivia

The Thing and I

The Genesis Tub

Citizen Kang

  • We learn that Kodos is female, she is Kang's sister.

Continuity

The Thing and I

Goofs

The Thing and I

  • When Lisa asks whether she has two brothers the bottom of Lisa's neck is a single line that overlaps her necklace. This is likely a layering error where her neck is meant to be put behind her necklace but was accidentally put in front of it instead.

Citizen Kang

  • In the crowd cheering "Clinton", Apu has a black jacket instead of a green one, while Sanjay has yellow skin and a blue shirt.
  • In the same scene, Sanjay's green pants turn blue for a few frames.
  • In the shot after that when "Bob Dole" is about to speak, there is an empty space in the crowd between a few people that repeatedly is accidentally colored red.
  • The metal lines in the tanks containing the real candidates are in most shots at a height that covers their genitals. However, when the tanks are shown from the back, the metal lines appear significantly lower.
Season 8 References
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