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The Lord of the Rings is a 1954-1955 high fantasy novel series by J.R.R. Tolkien. It has been adapted into film too, the most famous version being Peter Jackson's adaptation from 2001-2003. Both the original novel and Jackson's film version have been referenced and parodied numerous times on The Simpsons.

References to The Lord of the Rings in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
13 270 "Treehouse of Horror XII" A pipe-smoking Hobbit attends the Gypsy and Leprechaun's wedding.
14 309 "Dude, Where's My Ranch?" Cleanie appears and puts some dirty dishes in to a sack, cuddling them saying "Ahh, my precious", like Gollum. Even further, Andy Serkis, who voiced Gollum in the 2001-2003 film trilogy by Peter Jackson, voices Cleanie.
18 381 "Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em" After finding out that Principal Skinner was allergic to peanuts, Bart made Skinner go into The Android's Dungeon and breastfeed a Bilbo Baggins toy in the window.
393 "Rome-Old and Juli-Eh" Bart and Lisa build a fort out of cardboard boxes. Later, Raphael comes to ask for the boxes back, but Bart and Lisa refuse, leading to Raphael threatening to come back with others, in a very cliché the Lord of the Rings voice. When Raphael comes back, he is accompanied by an army of delivery people. They them begin war, with The Fields of Pelennor playing as background music (a piece of music from Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy). The battle is a parody of the Battle of the Hornburg from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. As well as a delivery man riding a fell beast (much like a Nazgûl), several remarks are made, mirroring ones made in the film trilogy.
395 "Marge Gamer" Bart's character in Earthland Realms, the Shadow Knight, acts similar to a Nazgûl.
The Simpsons Movie An orc is among the mob trying to kill the Simpsons.
19 411 "That '90s Show" Set in the 1990s, Comic Book Guy is heard saying: "And that is why The Lord of the Rings can never be filmed".
21 442 "Homer the Whopper" Mylar Baggins Comic Book Shop is a reference to Bilbo Baggins and Frodo Baggins.
447 "Pranks and Greens" Homer says "You found the precious!", referencing Gollum.
22 476 "Homer the Father" Apu names Mordor as one of the enemies of America.
23 495 "Holidays of Future Passed" The living tree that holds Bart's treehouse resembles an Ent.
25 550 "Brick Like Me" Bart's LEGO robot is made partially out of a Hobbit Hole playset.
26 554 "The Wreck of the Relationship" One of the people on Homer's team is named Leg O'Las, a pun on the character Legolas.
27 578 "Halloween of Horror" Otto Mann and Horatio McCallister are dressed as Hobbits.
28 609 "The Great Phatsby: Part Two" One of the lines of the song "Jazzy James Battle Rap" is "You reached out and stole 'em, like Gollum did precious."
29 619 "The Serfsons"
30 643 "Treehouse of Horror XXIX" Scott Muller is credited as "Scottuman The White (Wine Drinker)", a reference to Saruman.
32 685 "Undercover Burns" When Mr. Burns becomes evil again, two Eyes of Sauron are above the power plant.
691 "Three Dreams Denied" Comic Book Guy calls Ralph Gollum but with worse hair.
33 709 "Treehouse of Horror XXXII" In the "Nightmare on Elm Tree" segment, Treebeard is seen walking with the other trees.
35 754 "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story" Peter Jackson has a poster of Kong vs. Smaug on his wall, a reference to the films King Kong and The Hobbit.
759 "Murder, She Boat" Someone is dressed as Gollum.
36 783 "The Flandshees of Innersimpson" One of the famous duos that Homer and Ned hallucinate themselves as is Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee.
The large fight scene is a parody of the battle in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
37 795 "Bad Boys... for Life?" Ring of Thrones is a parody of The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones.


Comics[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference
Simpsons Comics


Simpsons Comics #73 Day of the Nerd Otto reads a Tolkien book, but is disappointed when he realizes it doesn't refer to toking.

The Superfriends embark on a "quest" to take a wayward tire to the Tire Fire, which, according to the Squeaky-Voiced Teen, is the only place where it can be destroyed. When they reach the fire, they consider waiting, as the ring in Lord of the Rings wasn't destroyed until the third book, but Professor Frink uses his Mononizer ray, which combines trilogies into one, to make them throw the tire in.

Barney comments that his cheeseburger gave him gas. In response, the Squeaky-Voiced Teen comments "It shall not pass!".

Simpsons Comics #81 Lisa Simpson's Book Club In The Lion, the Wardrobe, and the Snow Queen, Bilbo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee get lost and end up in Narnia when trying to destroy the One Ring.
Simpsons Comics #145 Worst Competition Ever! Homer plays with his spaghetti and meatballs, making a "Mount Spaghett-dor", and tells Bart to destroy the one meatball to rule them all inside its fiery marinar-y pit, a reference to Mordor and the One Ring.
Bart Simpson
Bart Simpson #15 Another One of Professor Frink's Partly Probable Parables: Bart Version 2.0 When Comic Book Guy attempts to look at scantily clad photos of Liv Tyler (the actress who played Arwen in the film trilogy), the Bart Virus takes over his computer and instead shows him Gandalf in a Speedo. He then comments "By the ring! My eyes!".
Bart Simpson #30 The Secret Life of Bart Simpson Lisa catches Bart daydreaming and tells him he needs to face reality. Bart responds by quoting Galadriel's line to Frodo, "To bear a Ring of Power is to be alone."
Bart Simpson #51 Bart's Invisible! Comic Book Guy gushes over Tasha Yar from Star Trek: The Next Generation, calling her "The missing key to my happiness much as Sauron's ring was to Frodo's quest."
The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror
Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #9 Ring Around the Simpsons The whole story focuses on the Simpsons entering Middle Earth.
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Hoodoo Voodoo Brouhaha Comic Book Guy's Best Costumes Ever - Part 3 Comic Book Guy dressed up as Peter Jackson holding a Lord of the Rings script at Fantasy World-Con 2004.
Comic Book Guy dressed up as the Shire at J.R.R. Tolcon 2002.
Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book
Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book #2 The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part Two) When the geeks and nerds of Springfield take up sides against each other following the shutdown of the Internet, one of the geeks is dressed up as Gandalf.


Games[edit]

Picture Game Reference


The Simpsons Game In the level NeverQuest:
The Mobbits are parodies of the Hobbits.
The starting area is a parody of The Shire.
Homer says "this is just like that movie... Lord of the Flies," mistaking Lord of the Flies for The Lord of the Rings.
Homer sometimes says "You shall not pass... wind."
Marge sometimes says "I'm like Gandalf, but sexy."
The poster for Morc's Tavern features a picture of a Balrog and the line "Live nude Balrogs!!"
Rod says that he's not allowed to see Lord of the Rings movies.
When Homer gets the keycard, he says "My precious", which is a reference to Gollum.
The Simpsons: Tapped Out A film called Bored of the Things: Extended Cut can be played at the Drive-In Theater, introduced during Treehouse of Horror XXV. The icon for the film is an orange ring.
The All-Smelling Tower is a reference to the Eye of Sauron.
The Shadow Knight, which acts similar to a Nazgûl, is a costume for Bart.


Books[edit]

Picture Book Reference
Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture In Comic Book Guy's apartment, the pattern in the vinyl flooring (which he uses for playing Dungeons & Dragons) is a map of Middle-Earth. (Note the mountain ranges of Mordor surrounding the number 17.)
Flanders' Book of Faith One of the movies on Ned's non-offensive DVD shelf is Lord of the Rings and Everything Else.
The Marge Book One of the movies in Marge Simpson's Sisterhood of DVDs collection is a romance film titled Lord of the Engagement Rings.
C. Montgomery Burns' Handbook of World Domination Smithers lists Wormtongue as one of the Great Toadies in History.


Common cast members[edit]

Picture Name Role in Lord of the Rings Role on The Simpsons
Billy Boyd Played Peregrin "Pippin" Took in Lord of the Rings. Sang the end credits song, "The Perfect Tale", of the season 29 premiere "The Serfsons".
Peter Jackson Directed, wrote and produced the two trilogies. Voiced himself in "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story".
Andy Serkis Played Gollum in Lord of the Rings. Voiced Cleanie in "Dude, Where's My Ranch?".
Ian McKellen Played Gandalf in Lord of the Rings. Voiced himself in "The Regina Monologues".


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