Treehouse of Horror XI/References
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Cultural references[edit]
Opening sequence[edit]
- The opening sequence, including the music, is a reference to The Munsters:
G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad[edit]
- The title G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad is a reference to the movie Ghost Dad.
- Marge cut the Beetle Bailey comic strip out of the Springfield Shopper because she didn't like Homer ogling Miss Buxley. She then tells Homer to read Cathy.
- All the ways that Homer is almost killed are similar to deaths in the Final Destination series.
- Several Boy Scouts want to help Agnes Skinner cross the road.
- The baby buggy rolling down the stairs is a reference to the Odessa Steps sequence in the film Battleship Potemkin.
- American actor John Wayne is seen in Hell.
Scary Tales Can Come True[edit]
- "Scary Tales Can Come True" is a reference to the opening line in the song "Young at Heart": "Fairy tales can come true".
- The following Fairytale characters make an appearance in "Scary Tales Can Come True":
- The Troll from "Three Billy Goats Gruff".
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear).
- Goldilocks looks similar to a young Shirley Temple.
- Rapunzel.
- Suzanne the witch is based on the witch from "Hansel and Gretel".
- When the Three Bears enter their home they are humming "Teddy Bears' Picnic" by John W. Bratton.
- The scene where Goldilocks' blood comes through the door is a parody of the 1943 horror film The Leopard Man.
- Rapunzel sings to the tune of the folk song "Greensleeves".
- George Cauldron is a reference to George Glass, the name of Jan Brady's made-up boyfriend on The Brady Bunch.
Night of the Dolphin[edit]
- The segment is a parody of the 1973 film The Day of the Dolphin.
- The scene where Snorky jumps over Lisa is a parody of Free Willy.
- The way the dolphins circle and kill Lenny is a parody of Chrissie Watkins' death in Jaws.
- As the dolphins march onto land, they squeak along to "The Duckworth Chant".
- The way the dolphins watch the Springfieldians is the same as in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds.
- Kang and Kodos are asked to do a commercial for Old Navy.
Trivia[edit]
- Snorky's statement that dolphins once lived on the land is actually true, as early cetaceans (dolphins and whales) had legs and lived like crocodilians. However, early cetaceans preceded the first appearance of humans in real life, and by the time the first humans appeared, all cetaceans have already evolved a permanently aquatic lifestyle.
Goofs[edit]
- In the Town Hall scene, Sanjay and Legs are incorrectly colored.
- Springfield Town Square is seen directly outside the Springfield Town Hall.
