Treehouse of Horror XXVII/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 28 Episode References
← 599 "The Town"	600 "Treehouse of Horror XXVII"	"Trust but Clarify" 601 →

Cultural references

Opening scene

• Homer is dressed as a trash bin version of Bender from Futurama.
• Maggie is dressed as Charlie Chaplin, but afterwards she changes to her look as Alex from A Clockwork Orange and turns to violence towards the bad guys.
• Homer has a election pin with "Ivanka 2028" written on it. This is a reference to Donald Trump daughter, Ivanka Trump.
• Frank Grimes mentions that this is the 600th episode saying "In hell they make you watch them all in a row". This is a reference to the FXX 13 days marathon, showing all the episodes of the show in a row.
• The lion on the left has a Guy Fawkes mask and the store is named "V. Appliances and Repairs", both referencing V for Vendetta in which the Guy Fawkes mask figures prominently.
• The lion on the right has a Darth Vader mask, referencing Star Wars.

Dry Hard

• The theme of the first part of the episode is based on the Hunger Games.
• The title of this segment is a reference to Die Hard.
• Milhouse tries to slide on a dry Slosh 'N' Splash by Bam-O, a reference to Slip 'N Slide by Wham-O.
• Homer holds a bottle of Amstel Blight, a reference to Amstel Light.
• Mr. Burns scene of pouring the water on himself is a reference to Flashdance.
• The scene with the cars heading toward the reservior is a reference to Mad Max: Fury Road, with Otto being Immortan Joe, Willie being Doof Warrior, and the heads on pole a reference to the people on the poles in the movie.
• The head coming out of Disco Stu's chest is a reference to Kuato from 1990's Total Recall.
• Drederick Tatum's vehicle is similar to Axel's from Twisted Metal.
• Dusty Springfield is a reference to the singer with the same name.
• Lisa says that after the river dried, "a drought of Chicago Cubs sized proportions hit Springfield", referencing the longest drought of World Series wins, Cubs', which had not won a World Series since 1908, although they did win the 2016 one 2 weeks later.

BFF R.I.P.

• The book Lisa is reading, How to Lose Friends & Unimagine People, is a reference to the book How to Win Friends and Influence People.
• Homer is drinking Logan's Rum, a reference to the movie Logan's Run, with the label looking like the movie poster.
• BFF and R.I.P. are acronyms of Best Friend Forever and Rest In Peace.

Moefinger

• The name of this segment is a parody of Goldfinger, a movie from the James Bond series.
  • The segment itself parodies action movies such as Kingsman: The Secret Service and the James Bond series itself.
• Maker's Moe is a reference to Maker's Mark.
• Moe says High Ball makes a good impression of Michael Caine.
• Bart is dressed as James Bond.
• Homer's Project Vulcan after-party is a reference to Project Vulcan.
• Homer and the cat are a reference to Ernst Stavro Blofeld from James Bond.
• Homer held a Steely Dan concert at the Duff Stadium. He asks them to play Babylon Sister from the album Gaucho during the fight scene.

600 song

• The music that was used closely resebles the Brian Song from Monty Python's The Life of Brian. The Intro of the movie is also a strong James Bond reference.
• The shows listed as bad are a list of cancelled Fox shows:
  • Drexell's Class
  • Babes
  • Herman's Head
  • Woops!
  • Too Something
  • House of Buggin'
  • Sit Down, Shut Up
  • Celebrity Boxing
  • The Littlest Groom
  • Man Vs. Beast
  • Allen Gregory
  • The Critic
  • Futurama
  • Untitled Seth MacFarlane Show 2017, a reference to The Orville, which was not titled at the time the episode aired.
• The visuals of the song are a reference to the James Bond title sequences and Maggie shooting a gun at the end is a reference of Bond shooting the gun and blood dripping down in them.

Credits

• Matt Selman's nickname is "Selman's Lot", a reference to Salem's Lot.
• John Frink's nickname is "Jinkies! Frinkies!", a reference to Velma Dinkley's catchphrase "Jinkies!" in Scooby-Doo.
• Michael Price's nickname is "The Vanishing of Mike Price", a reference to The Vanishing of Sidney Hall.
• Bill Odenkirk's nickname is "2001: A Space Odenkirk", a reference to 2001: A Space Odyssey.
• Rob LaZebnik's nickname is "Drobcula-Zebnik", a reference to Dracula.
• Jeff Westbrook's nickname is "Something Westbrook This Way Comes", a reference to Something Wicked This Way Comes.
• Brian Kelley's nickname is "Bram Shelley's Frankula", a reference to Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Dracula, and Frankenstein's Monster.
• Dan Greaney's nickname is "Dan Greaney 2: European Gigolo", a reference to Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo.
• Larina Jean Adamson's nickname is "Larina "11" Adamson", a reference to Stranger Things.
• Dan Castellaneta's nickname (for both his consulting producer and starring credits) is "Heeeere's DANNY!", a reference to The Shining.
• Dan Vebber's nickname is "H.P Lovebbercraft", a reference to H. P. Lovecraft.
• Denise Sirkot's nickname is "I Will Sur-vive Sirkot", a reference to I Will Survive, a song by Gloria Gaynor.
• Yeardley Smith's nickname is "Die Yeard With A Vengeance!", a reference to Die Hard With A Vengeance.
• Drew Carey's nickname is "Boo Scary from The Fright is Right!" which refers to his status as the host of The Price is Right.
• Donald Fagen's nickname is "Young Fagenstein", a reference to Young Frankenstein.
• Scott Muller's nickname is "Lord Voldemullert", a reference to Lord Voldemort from Harry Potter.
• Bonita Pietila's nickname is "Netflix and Kill" Pietila, a possible reference to Netflix.
• Chris Ledesma's nickname is "Chris "All 600" Ledesma", a reference to the episode's number which is 600.

Continuity

Opening scene

• Maggie dresses herself again as Alex from A Clockwork Orange. ("Treehouse of Horror XXI")
• Images of all 600 episodes of the show appear on the wall Frank Grimes sees after Sideshow Bob, Kang or Kodos, and the Leprechaun gets killed by Maggie.

Dry Hard

• The Slosh 'N' Splash previously appeared in "The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed".

BFF R.I.P.

• Lisa previously mentioned she had an imaginary friend called Rachel Cohen in "Today I Am a Clown".

Moefinger

• High Ball is seen inside a Mapple Store. ("MyPods and Boomsticks")

Trivia

• Homer appeared at Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote the episode.

Opening scene

• Hans Moleman's car plate is "VABF16", the production code of the episode.
• Russ Cargill, holding the Multi-eyed squirrel in a cage (The Simpsons Movie), is seen in the trailers as one of the villains trying to kill the Simpsons but he doesn't appear in the episode.
• This is the first time Kang or Kodos doesn't speak Rigellian (which, by coincidence, is identical to English).

Dry Hard

• In "Brick Like Me":, at the end of the episode, while watching the movie The Survival Games: Braving Courage, Homer says he just wanted to see kids fight to the death. 50 episodes after, in this episode, that happens.

BFF R.I.P.

• Judith Owen is playing Mrs. Mancuso-Gluckman. She also sings the 600 theme at the end and also happens to be married to Harry Shearer.

Moe Finger

• Donald Fagen's "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)" was previously heard in "Future-Drama".
• Moe references the fact that the segment is part of the Halloween special.

Goofs

Couch Gag

• When the family sits on the couch, Homer's hand is in front of Marge, instead of behind.

Dry Hard

• The order of cars going to Mr. Burns' reservoir changes between scenes.
• The kid on top of Apu's vehicle (either Sashi or Pria Nahasapeemapetilon) is yellow with blonde hair in one of the shots.
• When Ralph is shouting "Whee!" as he flies, he's already dead and not moving.

BFF R.I.P.

• When Lisa mounts on the motorbike, her right arm goes in the front of the bike's headlights.

Moefinger

• The shelf at Moe's Tavern was full of bottles, but on the next scene, it is full of empty beer mugs.

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