Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American sci-fi/drama film directed by Steven Spielberg.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind has been referred to several times in Simpsons media.

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Episodes[edit]

Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
1	10	"Homer's Night Out"	At the strip club Mud City, a sign outside the door reads "Close Encounters of the Mud Kind", a reference to the movie.
2	34	"Three Men and a Comic Book"	Bart attends the 12th Annual "Close Encounter of the Comic Book Kind" Convention.
6	118	"Homie the Clown"	While contemplating going to Krusty's Clown College, Homer obsessively sculpts a circus tent out of mashed potatoes at the dinner table. In the movie, Roy Neary develops a similar obsession with Devils Tower, sculpting it in various media, starting with mashed potatoes at the dinner table.
8	163	"The Springfield Files"	The episode contains several references to the movie: Lisa reads a copy of Junior Skeptic Magazine that has a picture of Devils Tower on the front cover. Agent Scully has a picture of Devils Tower on the wall of her office at the FBI. On Channel 6 News, Kent Brockman reports on Homer's videotape of an "alien" and derisively refers to it as a "Close encounter of the blurred kind". The whole town turns out for the anticipated third appearance of the "alien", similar to a scene early in the movie where a bunch of people wait by the side of a road for flying saucers to appear. While the townspeople are waiting for the "alien", Mr. Largo has several members of the Springfield Elementary School Band play the movie's five-note theme. Just before the "alien" appears, clouds gather over the woods the same way as they do over Devils Tower before the mother ship arrives.
25	538	"White Christmas Blues"	The DVD Claus Encounters of the Third Kind is a pun on the movie and a visual callback to the theatrical release poster.

Comics[edit]

Picture	Comic issue	Story name	Reference
Simpsons Comics
	Simpsons Comics #39	Sense and Censorability	Homer and Comic Book Guy are acquitted of obscenity charges related to the sale and distribution of comic books. However, the jury find them guilty of numerous other offenses against the comic book fan community of Springfield and sentence them to "public hanging" - namely, being stuck on a wall holding up a welcome banner for the "Close Encounters of the Comic Book Kind" convention.
	Simpsons Comics #178	The Thingama-Bob from Outer Space	One of the items that Homer, Lenny, Carl, and Barney get for alien hunting is mysterious organ music, in case they encounter a Close Encounters-type alien.
Bart Simpson
	Bart Simpson #1	Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind	Punned in the story title.
	The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Hoodoo Voodoo Brouhaha	Comic Book Guy's Best Costumes Ever - Part 4	Comic Book Guy attended the Close Encounters of the Comic Book Kind Comic Book Convention in 2000. His costume was "Bizarro World CBG".

Video games[edit]

Picture	Game	Reference
	The Simpsons: Tapped Out	The questline "Close Encounters of the Blurred Kind" appeared in the Treehouse of Horror XXV and Treehouse of Horror XXVI events, unlocking when the player obtained a costume of the Burns alien.

Common Cast and Crew[edit]

Cast[edit]

Picture	Name	Role in Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Role on The Simpsons
	Johnny Mathis	Received a "Special Thanks" credit for the use of "Chances Are" on the movie's soundtrack.	Voiced himself in the Season 26 episode "Bull-E".

Crew[edit]

Picture	Name	Role in Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Role on The Simpsons
	George Doering	Musician (uncredited).	Played guitar on the album The Simpsons: Testify and for the song "I Love to See You Smile" on The Simpsons Sing the Blues.
	Robert Glass	Re-recording mixer.	Sound re-recording mixer on the Season 4 episode "Lisa's First Word".

External links[edit]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind at Wikipedia

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