Treehouse of Horror XXXVII/References
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The scene with the storyboard note in the bottom-right corner.
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Cultural references[edit]
Opening sequence[edit]
- The opening sequence is a parody of the 1993 film The Nightmare Before Christmas. Danny Elfman wrote the music for the film.
- Bart is a parody of Jack Skellington.
- Homer is a parody of the Mayor of Halloween Town.
- Santa's Little Helper is a parody of Zero.
- Professor Frink is a parody of Doctor Finkelstein.
- Marge is a parody of Sally.
- Ned Flanders is a parody of Oogie Boogie.
- The song "Simpsons Halloween" is a parody of "This Is Halloween".
Bride's Shed Revisited[edit]
- The title of the segment is a parody of Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh.
- The segment is a parody of The Husbands by Holly Gramazio.
- Tiffany mentions actor Idris Elba.
- "It's Raining Men" by the Weather Girls plays during the montage of Marge getting new husbands.
- One of the husbands Marge gets is Jeff Probst, host of the reality show Survivor. He makes numerous references to the show.
Dog Boy Afternoon[edit]
- The title of the segment is a reference to the 1975 American biographical crime drama film Dog Day Afternoon.
- The segment is a mashup of the 2003 fantasy comedy film Freaky Friday and the 1983 horror novel Pet Sematary by Stephen King.
- The sign for the Pet Graveyard has "Semetary" crossed out, again referencing Pet Sematary.
- Homer follows gravediggers on Instagram.
- Homer Googles "Son and dog back from dead how?"
- Bart in Santa's Little Helper's body brings a Ouija board in to Lisa.
- The kill shelter Who Put the Dogs Down? is a reference to the song "Who Let the Dogs Out" by Baha Men.
Vehicular Dadslaughter[edit]
- The title of the segment is a reference to the crime vehicular manslaughter.
- Mr. Largo tells the students that some of them parallel park like Billy Joel on payday.
- Patty and Selma fly around like witches and get taken away by a tornado, references to The Wizard of Oz. Part of the "Miss Gulch" theme also plays when Patty and Selma appear.
Credits[edit]
- Rob LaZebnik's credit, "Roba Yaga LaZebnik", is a reference to the Baba Yaga.
- Joel H. Cohen's co-executive producer credit, "Creature from the Hack Lagoon", is a reference to Creature from the Black Lagoon.
- Ryan Koh's credit, "Backryans", is a reference to Backrooms.
- Cesar Mazariegos' credit, "I Know What You Did Last Cesar", is a reference to I Know What You Did Last Summer.
- Carolyn Omine's credit, "Carolyn Ol Niño", is a reference to the global climate phenomenon, El Niño.
- Christine Nangle's credit, "Resident Nangle", is a reference to Resident Evil.
- Jessica Conrad's co-executive producer credit, "Teenage Jess and Death at Camp Conradsma", is a reference to Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.
- Loni Steele Sosthand's credit, "Loni Steele Sandman", is a reference to the Sandman.
- David Silverman's consulting producer credit, "David Slenderman", is a reference to the Slender Man.
- Richard K. Chung's credit, "Chung Frankenstein", is a reference to Young Frankenstein by Mel Brooks.
- Denise Sirkot's credit, "Sixth Sense Sirkot", is a reference to The Sixth Sense.
- Joel H. Cohen's writer credit, "Count Hack-ula", is a reference to Count Dracula.
- Jessica Conrad's writer credit, "Objession", is a reference to Obsession.
- Tim Long's writer credit, "The Secret of Timh", is a reference to The Secret of NIMH.
- Matt Selman's credit, "Selmento Mori", is a reference to the term "memento mori".
- Tim Long's co-executive producer credit, "From Dusk Till Tim Long", is a reference to From Dusk till Dawn.
- Harry Shearer's credit, "Harry (I'm Adding My Name to the Kennedy Center) Shearer", is a reference to the controversies surrounding President Donald Trump adding his name to the Kennedy Center.
- Jeff Probst's credit, "Jeff "The Tribe Has Spookin'" Probst", is a reference to Survivor and the phrase "the tribe has spoken" from the show.
- Alexander Duke's credit, "Alexander the Grave", is a reference to Alexander the Great.
- Peter Gave's credit, "Pete-ture from the Black Lagoon", is a reference to Creature from the Black Lagoon.
- Norm MacLeod's credit, "Norman 'Bates' MacLeod", is a reference to Norman Bates from Psycho.
- Jake Schaefer's credit, "Jake Schkellington", is a reference to Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
- Ali Eisenstein's credit, "Account Dracula", is a reference to Count Dracula.
- Dillon Kennedy's credit, "Dillsession Kennedy", is a reference to Obsession.
- Ingrid Kwon's credit, "Killer Kwon from Outer Space", is a reference to Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
Trivia[edit]
- This episode marks the second time that:
- Two of Matt Groening's scary names, "Wotsa Matta U. Groening" and "Mad Groening", were both previously used since "Treehouse of Horror VI" and "Treehouse of Horror VII", respectively.
- Hank Azaria's scary name, "Shanked Azaria", was previously used since "Treehouse of Horror XXIV".
Goofs[edit]
- In the shot of the Simpson house when Homer returns home after killing Santa's Little Helper and Bart, what appears to be a storyboard note appears in the bottom right corner.