Editing Treehouse of Horror XXVIII/References

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== Cultural references ==
=== Opening Sequence ===
*The sequence is a parody of ''{{w|Sausage Party}}''.
*The title, ''The Sweets Hereafter'', is a reference to the movie of ''{{w|The Sweet Hereafter (film)|the same name}}.''
*The characters in the sequence are parodies of various candies:
**[[Bart]]erfinger: [[Butterfinger]].
**Oh [[Homer]]!: {{W|Nestlé}}'s [[Oh Henry!]].
**[[Maggie]]: {{w|Ring Pop}}.
**[[Marge]] Bar: {{w|Mars (chocolate bar)|Mars}}.
**Mint Peppermint [[Patty]] and [[Selma]]: {{w|York Peppermint Pattie}}.
**[[Grampa|Senior]] Mints: {{w|Junior Mints}}.
**[[Kirk]]ish Taffy: {{w|Turkish Taffy}}.
**[[Chalmers]]'s Chalmond Joy: [[Almond Joy]].
**[[Nelson]]'s Crunch: {{w|Nestlé Crunch}}.
**Bazooka [[Moe]]: {{w|Bazooka (chewing gum)|Bazooka}} chewing gum and {{W|Bazooka Joe}}.
**[[Milhouse]] and [[Martin]]'s Nerds Box: {{w|Nerds (candy)|Nerds}}.
**[[Skinner]]s: {{w|Snickers}}.
**Kit-[[Kang]] and Kit-[[Kodos]]: {{W|Kit Kat}}.
*[[Lisa]]'s tale is a reference to the '60s and '70s' story of trick-or-treaters receiving a candy apple with poison, pins, or razor blades, and the preference for pre-wrapped candies that come after the fact.

=== The Exor-Sis ===
*This segment is a reference to ''[[The Exorcist]]''.
*The music at the beginning is {{w|Mike Oldfield}}'s ''{{w|Tubular Bells}}''.
*Homer's song parodies "{{w|When Irish Eyes Are Smiling}}" by {{w|Chauncey Olcott}} and {{w|George Graff, Jr}}.
*A [[Pazuzu]] statue is delivered through [[Amazon]].
*The part where demonically possessed Maggie breathes out fire is a reference to the 2003 film ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340103/ Exorcism].''
*[[Reverend Lovejoy]] says he got his degree at {{w|Pepperdine University}}.
*Pazuzu says "the chicken goes [demonic screech and fireball]", a reference to the {{w|See 'n Say}} toy, and "if you can't trust a Catholic priest with a child, who can you trust", referencing the Catholic Church's cover-up for the priests' child abuse.
*{{w|Fisher-Price}}-like toys escape into a barn.
*An {{w|Etch A Sketch}} toy escapes Maggie's room.
*An aged version of {{w|Sheriff Woody}} from ''[[Toy Story]]'' shoots himself in the mouth.
*[[Bart]] references {{w|David Schwimmer}} and the fact that ''[[Friends]]''' co-workers had a difficult time working with him

=== Coralisa ===
*The title and plot of the segment are a parody of ''[[Coraline]]''.
*According to Homer, there's no smoke alarm in the house, cause smoke is its own alarm, a reference to the saying "Where there's smoke, there's fire".
=== MMM... Homer ===
*This segment is a parody of ''{{w|Survivor Type}}'', a short story by [[Stephen King]].
*Lisa references ''[[Game of Thrones]]'' in the warning to the viewers.
*Ned calls Homer "Homer Aloner", a reference to ''[[Home Alone]].''
*Homer references ''{{w|Breakfast at Tiffany's (film)|Breakfast at Tiffany's}}''.
*Homer's ''Left Alone Again'' is a parody of ''{{w|On the Road Again}}'' by {{w|Willie Nelson}}.
*Homer sings a demonic version of ''{{w|Hallelujah}}''.
*[[Homer King]] is a reference to [[Burger King]].
*[[El Pollo Homo]] is a reference to {{w|El Pollo Loco}}.
*[[Kentucky Fried Simpson]] is a reference to [[KFC]].
*[[Der Homerschnitzel]] is a reference to {{w|Wienerschnitzel}}.
*[[Fatso Bell]] is a reference to {{W|Taco Bell}}.
*[[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] reference 2013's one-third horse meat about several suppliers in Europe using one-third horse meat.

== Continuity ==
=== Opening Sequence ===
*Bart's character is a parody of a Butterfinger. ("[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]")

=== The Exor-Sis ===
*Pazuzu claims Bart has a darker soul than anyone it ever possessed, a reference to his actions during the [[Treehouse of Horror series]].
*The [[Leprechaun]] appears. ("[[This Little Wiggy]]")

=== MMM... Homer ===
*The pre-sequence warning message returns. ("[[Treehouse of Horror]]")
*{{ch|Mario Batali}} appears. ("[[The Food Wife]]")

== Trivia ==
=== Opening Sequence ===
*The logo of the series is preceded by ''The Simpsons Easter Special''. The Simpsons haven't had a Easter special yet, but Easter showed up in past episodes.

=== The Exor-Sis ===
*Homer says that "No one leaves alive" are Maggie's first words, continuing a reoccurring gag where, every time Maggie speaks, a character, usually Homer, will declare the words she says to be her 'first words'.

=== Coralisa ===
*Marge refers to Maggie still recovering from Pazuzu, a reference to the previous segment, "The Exor-Sis".
*Lisa [[Breaking the fourth wall|breaks the fourth wall]] referencing her segment as the middle segment of a Halloween show.

===MMM... Homer===
*The disclaimer at the beginning of this segment where a Simpson family appears on a stage in reference to warning the audience of the disturbing content within this segment is the first time in 23 years to use one since the airing of ''[[Treehouse of Horror V]]'' in 1994, as this warning was used at the beginning of the first five Halloween episodes to warn the audience.

== Goofs ==
*Homer's index fingers are suddenly back on his hands, after being eaten by him in previous scenes, when he is pulling out his tooth to top a cupcake with.

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