Editing Treehouse of Horror XXIV/References

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening sequence ===
*The characters standing on the sidewalk are:
**Author {{w|H. P. Lovecraft}} is having coffee with the giant winged and tentacled  monster [[Cthulhu]], a reference to perhaps his most famous creation.
**{{w|Edgar Allan Poe}}, who holds up his arm for the (3-eyed) raven to alight, a reference to Poe's poem "{{w|The Raven}}".
**{{w|Ray Bradbury}} adding tattoos to a tattooed man, a reference to his book ''{{w|The Illustrated Man}}''.
**Fantasy and science fiction author {{w|Richard Matheson}} standing next to a hooded, cloaked figure wearing dark glasses, a zombie from the 1971 movie ''{{w|The Omega Man}}'', based on Matheson's novel ''{{w|I Am Legend (novel)|I Am Legend}}''.
*Groundskeeper Willie's appearance is a reference to [[Hellboy]] and the character he buries under the leaves is a Kroenen from the film.
*Homer's mutated appearance is a reference to the reapers from ''{{W|Blade 2}}''. Carl's appearance is a reference to [[Blade]] as well.
*[[Alfred Hitchcock]] tosses bird seed on [[Mrs. Krabappel]] and birds attack her, referencing the movie, {{w|The Birds (movie)}}. 
*Chief Wiggum looks similar to the Cyclops from the ''{{w|7th Voyage of Sinbad}}''.
*The fight between the giant robot and monster is a reference to the film ''{{w|Pacific Rim (movie)|Pacific Rim}}''.
*Among the creatures and characters in the field next to the [[742 Evergreen Terrace|Simpsons' house]] are:
**Two aliens from the 1957 movie  ''{{w|Invasion of the Saucer Men}}''.
**The flying saucer and robot [[Gort]] from the 1951 movie ''{{w|The Day the Earth Stood Still}}'', with Gort shooting out a laser beam from his visor.
**Three of {{w|Ray Harryhausen}}'s sword-wielding skeletons from the 1963 movie ''{{w|Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)|Jason and the Argonauts}}''. 
**Ray Harryhausen's Ymir from the 1957 movie ''{{w|20 Million Miles to Earth}}''.
**The vampire {{w|Count Orlok}} from the 1921 movie ''{{w|Nosferatu}}''.
**The robot monster from the 1953 movie ''{{w|Robot Monster}}''.
**The pinhead {{w|Schlitzie}} from {{w|Tod Browning}}'s 1932 movie ''{{w|Freaks}}'', which could also reference Pepper from ''{{w|American Horror Story: Asylum}}''.
**"The Man in the Beaver Hat" from the 1927 lost film ''{{w|London After Midnight (film)|London After Midnight}}''.
**{{w|Rod Serling}}, author and host of the TV series ''{{w|The Twilight Zone}}'', smoking a cigarette.
**The robot from the TV series ''{{w|Lost in Space}}''.
**Coming out of the ground, a [[Morlock]] from the 1960 movie ''{{w|The Time Machine (1960 film)|The Time Machine}}''.
**A line drawing in profile of [[Alfred Hitchcock]] as in the beginning of TV series ''{{w|Alfred Hitchcock Presents}}'', being drawn by [[Hans Moleman]]
**The alien from the 1979 movie, ''[[Alien]]''.
*Guillermo del Toro references:
**[[Mr. Burns]] is re-imagined as the Pale Man from Guillermo del Toro's Oscar-winning ''"{{w|Pan's Labyrinth}}"'', who ends up eating the unfortunate pixie [[Smithers]].
***The family also later recreates the final scene of the film during the couch gag.
**[[Maggie]] rides on the grocery checkout belt with scarabs from del Toro's first film, ''"{{w|Cronos}}"''
**del Toro's second film, ''"{{w|Mimic}}"'', is referenced, with [[Marge]] as the giant cockroach.
**[[Homer]] is a pale-skinned ghost with a smoking head from "''{{w|The Devil's Backbone}}''"
**There is a Mecha and a Kaiju battling it out in a reference to the 2013 Del Toro film, ''{{w|Pacific Rim}}''. 
*Others:
**The {{w|Universal monsters}} ([[Dracula]], [[Frankenstein's monster]], {{w|The Wolf Man|the Wolf Man}}, the {{w|Creature from the Black Lagoon}}, the [[Mummy]], the {{w|Bride of Frankenstein}}, [[The Invisible Man]], and the Mutant from Metaluna from "''{{w|This Island Earth}}''") chase after a crowd of Springfield citizens. Referencing the mob that chases after the monster. 
**[[Hypnotoad]] from ''[[Futurama]]'' makes an appearance.
**[[Matt Groening]]'s original designs for the [[Simpson family]] from ''"[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]"'' are buried underground, as well as the skeleton of {{w|Godzilla}}.
**Lisa falls down the rabbit hole a la ''{{w|Alice in Wonderland}}''.
**Maggie terrorizes [[Milhouse]] behind the wheel of the evil 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III from "{{w|The Car (film)|The Car}}''".

=== "Oh The Places You’ll D’oh" ===
*"The Fat in the Hat" is a parody of ''{{w|The Cat in the Hat}}'' by {{w|Dr. Seuss}}. The segment's title "Oh the Places You'll D'Oh" is a parody of Dr. Seuss's book ''{{w|Oh, the Places You'll Go!}}''. The names, rhyming and anapestic (short-long-short) meter in this segment are true to that of Dr. Seuss's writing.
*While blowing up City Hall the Fat in the Hat wears Guy Fawke's Mask from the movie V for Vendetta.

=== "Dead and Shoulders" ===
*The title of the second segment, "Dead and Shoulders" is a reference to the shampoo brand {{w|Head & Shoulders}}.
*The second segment is similar to the ''[[Futurama]]'' {{IS|Season 2}} episode, "{{IS|Put Your Head on My Shoulders}}", when [[Philip J. Fry]] is beheaded during a flying car accident in Mercury, and his head is attached to {{IS|Amy Wong}}'s body. It is also similar to the ending of the segment "Homer's Nightmare" in "[[Treehouse of Horror II]]" where [[Mr. Burns]]' head ends up attached to [[Homer]]'s body. It also is a reference to such science fiction movies as the 1971 film ''{{w|The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant}}'' and the 1972 film ''{{w|The Thing with Two Heads}}''.

=== "Freaks no Geeks" ===
*The title of the third vignette, "Freaks No Geeks" is a pun of the title of the TV series ''{{w|Freaks and Geeks}}''. In addition, {{w|Geek show|geek}} is the term for a sideshow performer of repulsive acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.
*The plot and characters of "Freaks No Geeks" are parodies of ''{{w|Freaks}}'', a 1932 {{w|Motion Picture Production Code|Pre-Code}} horror film about sideshow performers. [[Barney Gumble]] is a parody of the human torso from that movie. The chorus of "one of us, one of us" comes directly from that movie.
*In the end of the episode Homer says to his kids: "And that, kids, is how I met your mother" which is a reference to the TV show ''{{W|How I Met Your Mother}}''. The theme tune for the show then plays after he says it.

=== Credits ===
*[[Sam Simon|simonsam@twitTERROR]] is a reference to [[Twitter]] and Sam Simon's Twitter account name.
*[[Marc Wilmore|Marknado]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|Sharknado}}''.
*[[Rob LaZebnik|To Live & Die in LaZebnik]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|To Live and Die in L.A. (film)|To Live and Die in L.A.}}''.
*[[Tim Long|Tim Long-Il]] is a reference to [[Kim Jong-il]].
*[[Jeff Westbrook|Curse of the Werebrook]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Curse of the Werewolf}}''.
*[[Yeardley Smith|The Longest Yeard(ley)]] is a reference to the film ''{{W|The Longest Yard (1974 film)|The Longest Yard}}''.
*[[Andrea Romero|Andrea "No Relation To George" Romero]] refers to {{W|George A. Romero}}, a Canadian-American film director.
*[[Alexander Duke|The Dukexorcist]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Exorcist}}''.
*[[Danny Elfman|Nightmare on Elfstreet]] is a reference to ''{{W|Nightmare on Elm Street}}''.
*[[Chris Ledesma|@mxedtr]] is the name of Chris Ledesma's Twitter account.

== Trivia ==
*This is the second ''[[Treehouse of Horror series|Treehouse of Horror]]'' episode to have a Halloween-themed opening sequence. The first was "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" in [[Season 10]].
*With an airdate of October 6, 2013, "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" is so far the ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode that has aired the earliest in the calendar year.
*In the opening, Lard Lad comes to life with lightning referencing [[Treehouse of Horror VI]]
*This is the first ''Treehouse of Horror'' episode since "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" to have a chalkboard gag.
*This episode features the first Halloween-themed [[couch gag]] since "[[Treehouse of Horror X]]".

== Continuity ==
*In the Music room various versions of the Phantom of the Opera appear along with pictures of the [[Grand Pumpkin]] from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]". Along with the animal people from "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]", half alien Maggie "[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]" and Homer as the tortured narrator "[[Treehouse of Horror]]".

== Goofs ==
*In the sawmill scene in "Dead and Shoulder" segment, Bart and Lisa tongue color are dark brown or black instead of orange. 

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