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References/Trivia


Season 12 Episode References
248 "Behind the Laughter"
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"Treehouse of Horror XI"
"A Tale of Two Springfields" 250


Cultural references

Opening Sequence

  • The opening sequence, including the music, is a reference to The Munsters:
    • Homer as Herman Munster
    • Marge as Lily Munster
    • Grandpa as Grandpa Munster
    • Bart as Eddie Munster
    • Lisa as Marilyn Munster, the normal one.

G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad

  • The title G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad is a reference to the movie Ghost Dad.
  • All the ways that Homer is almost killed is similar to deaths in the Final Destination series.
  • The baby buggy rolling down the stairs is a reference to the Odessa Steps sequence in the film Battleship Potemkin.

Scary Tales Can Come True

  • "Scary Tales Can Come True" is a reference to the opening line in the song "Young at Heart": "Fairy tales can come true".
  • The followed Fairytale creatures make an appearance in "Scary Tales Can Come True":
    • Rapunzel
    • Troll from Three Billy Goats Gruff
    • The Three Bears
    • Goldilocks
    • The Witch from Hansel and Gretel.
  • Goldilocks’ blood coming from underneath the door is a reference to The Leopard Man

Night Of The Dolphin

  • The way the dolphins attack Lenny is similar to how Jaws killed Crissy.
  • The dolphins squeak "Sound Off"
  • Grandpa being eaten by the dolphin is similar to the sequence in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
  • The way the dolphins watch the Springfieldians is the same as in The Birds.
  • Comic Book Guy’s beatdown by a dolphin parodies a scene from Raging Bull

Trivia

  • In UK Channel 4 broadcasts, the TV at the end of the opening sequence has nothing on it.
  • The tune the dolphins squeak to is the tune Bart and his army sung to in "Bart the General".
  • Snorky's statement that Dolphins once lived on the land is actually true as early Cetaceas (Dolphins and Whales) had legs and lived like Crocodilians.
  • This is the second Halloween episode in a row (third in all, if counting "Treehouse of Horror VII") with the third segment ending in the world doomed.
  • Strangely the only people who pulled out firearms were the police force, even though it has been shown that nearly everyone in Springfield carries at least one weapon.
Season 12 References
Treehouse of Horror XI A Tale of Two Springfields Insane Clown Poppy Lisa the Tree Hugger Homer vs. Dignity The Computer Wore Menace Shoes The Great Money Caper Skinner's Sense of Snow HOMЯ Pokey Mom Worst Episode Ever Tennis the Menace Day of the Jackanapes New Kids on the Blecch Hungry, Hungry Homer Bye, Bye, Nerdie Simpson Safari Trilogy of Error I'm Goin' to Praiseland Children of a Lesser Clod Simpsons Tall Tales