Treehouse of Horror III/References - Revision history

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 === Clown Without Pity ===
 *The title is a wordplay on the 1961 drama film ''{{W|Town Without Pity}}''.
-*The segment is a spoof of the ''[[The Twilight Zone|Twilight Zone]]'' episode "{{W2|Living Doll|The Twilight Zone}}".
+*The segment is a spoof of the ''[[The Twilight Zone|Twilight Zone]]'' episode "{{W2|Living Doll|The Twilight Zone}}", hence the lines "My name is Krusty, and I love you very much" and "I'm Krusty the Klown and I don't like you." It also contains elements of Trilogy of Terror and Child's Play.
 *Homer sings the {{W|Oscar Mayer}} jingle "My Bologna Has a First Name", spelling his name ("H-O-M-E-R") in place of O-S-C-A-R and M-A-Y-E-R.
 *The shopkeeper's warnings to Homer alternated with benefits, such as complimentary serving of [[frogurt]] was inspired by the children's book "What Good Luck! What Bad Luck!" where each part has the character in situations that are either disadvantageous or advantangeous to his last scenario.
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 *When the gas grenade explodes in front of [[Mr. Burns]], he sings "I was strolling through the gas one day", parodying the song "{{W|The Fountain in the Park}}". (The song's first line is "While strolling in the park one day".)
 *[[Shirley Temple]] is seen dancing and singing her signature song "{{W|On the Good Ship Lollipop}}" before King Homer eats her.
 === Dial "Z" for Zombies ===
 *The segment's title is a reference to the Alfred Hitchcock film ''{{W|Dial M for Murder}}''.
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 *When Bart attempts to return the zombies to their graves and accidentally turns [[Lisa]] into a snail, the incantation consists of the names of 1970s TV detective shows and their characters: ''{{W|Kolchak: The Night Stalker|Kolchak}}'', ''[[Mannix]]'', ''{{W|Banacek}}'', and Danno (''{{W2|Hawaii Five-O|1968 TV series}}'').
 *The incantation that successfully returns the zombies to their graves consists of condom brand names: {{W2|Trojan|brand}}, {{W|Ramses condom|Ramses}}, {{W|Magnum condom|Magnum}}, and {{W|Sheik condom|Sheik}}.
 == Trivia ==

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 *The segment is a spoof of the ''[[The Twilight Zone|Twilight Zone]]'' episode "{{W2|Living Doll|The Twilight Zone}}".
 *Homer sings the {{W|Oscar Mayer}} jingle "My Bologna Has a First Name", spelling his name ("H-O-M-E-R") in place of O-S-C-A-R and M-A-Y-E-R.
-*The shopkeeper's warnings to Homer alternated with benefits, such as complimentary serving of [[frogurt]] was inspired by the childrens' book "What Good Luck! What Bad Luck!" where each part has the character in situations that are either disadvantageous or advantangeous to his last scenario.
+*The shopkeeper's warnings to Homer alternated with benefits, such as complimentary serving of [[frogurt]] was inspired by the children's book "What Good Luck! What Bad Luck!" where each part has the character in situations that are either disadvantageous or advantangeous to his last scenario.
 *When [[Marge]] calls the doll manufacturer for help, the on-hold music is "{{W2|Everybody Loves a Clown|song}}".
 *While seeing Homer run naked while being pursued by the Krusty Doll, [[Patty]] states "there goes the last lingering thread of my heterosexuality," a hint that she is a lesbian

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 *The segment is a spoof of the ''[[The Twilight Zone|Twilight Zone]]'' episode "{{W2|Living Doll|The Twilight Zone}}".
 *Homer sings the {{W|Oscar Mayer}} jingle "My Bologna Has a First Name", spelling his name ("H-O-M-E-R") in place of O-S-C-A-R and M-A-Y-E-R.
 *When [[Marge]] calls the doll manufacturer for help, the on-hold music is "{{W2|Everybody Loves a Clown|song}}".
 *While seeing Homer run naked while being pursued by the Krusty Doll, [[Patty]] states "there goes the last lingering thread of my heterosexuality," a hint that she is a lesbian

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 == Goofs ==
 *In the opening sequence, [[Janey]] is shown with yellow skin.
 *Homer's toga was ripped off when he came down the stairs ("Behold, mighty Caesar! In all his glory!"), but when he ruins the evil witch game by eating the food used as the witch's body parts, Homer is in his normal clothes (white shirt and blue pants). Then when Homer tells his crummy ghost story when the show comes back from commercial break, he's back in his toga.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The first two segments end with heart-shaped {{W2|wipe|transition}}s and musical stings, similar to the 1970s anthology show ''{{w|Love, American Style}}''.
+*The first two segments end with heart-shaped {{W2|wipe|transition}}s and musical stings, similar to the 1970s anthology show ''{{W|Love, American Style}}''.
 === Opening sequence ===
-*[[Homer]] walking into [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s silhouette is a parody of ''{{w|Alfred Hitchcock Presents}}''.
+*[[Homer]] walking into [[Alfred Hitchcock]]'s silhouette is a parody of ''{{W|Alfred Hitchcock Presents}}''.
 *In the Halloween party, [[Bart]] is costumed as Alex DeLarge from ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''.
 === Clown Without Pity ===
-*The title is a wordplay on the 1961 drama film ''{{w|Town Without Pity}}''.
+*The title is a wordplay on the 1961 drama film ''{{W|Town Without Pity}}''.
 *The segment is a spoof of the ''[[The Twilight Zone|Twilight Zone]]'' episode "{{W2|Living Doll|The Twilight Zone}}".
-*Homer sings the {{w|Oscar Mayer}} jingle "My Bologna Has a First Name", spelling his name ("H-O-M-E-R") in place of O-S-C-A-R and M-A-Y-E-R.
+*Homer sings the {{W|Oscar Mayer}} jingle "My Bologna Has a First Name", spelling his name ("H-O-M-E-R") in place of O-S-C-A-R and M-A-Y-E-R.
 *When [[Marge]] calls the doll manufacturer for help, the on-hold music is "{{W2|Everybody Loves a Clown|song}}".
 *While seeing Homer run naked while being pursued by the Krusty Doll, [[Patty]] states "there goes the last lingering thread of my heterosexuality," a hint that she is a lesbian
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 === King Homer ===
 *''[[King Kong]]'': Spoofed and parodied throughout the segment.
-*The advert above the one that Marge answers consists of lyrics from "{{w|Escape (The Piña Colada Song)}}".
+*The advert above the one that Marge answers consists of lyrics from "{{W|Escape (The Piña Colada Song)}}".
-*When the gas grenade explodes in front of [[Mr. Burns]], he sings "I was strolling through the gas one day", parodying the song "{{w|The Fountain in the Park}}". (The song's first line is "While strolling in the park one day".)
+*When the gas grenade explodes in front of [[Mr. Burns]], he sings "I was strolling through the gas one day", parodying the song "{{W|The Fountain in the Park}}". (The song's first line is "While strolling in the park one day".)
-*[[Shirley Temple]] is seen dancing and singing her signature song "{{w|On the Good Ship Lollipop}}" before King Homer eats her.
+*[[Shirley Temple]] is seen dancing and singing her signature song "{{W|On the Good Ship Lollipop}}" before King Homer eats her.
 === Dial "Z" for Zombies ===
-*The segment's title is a reference to the Alfred Hitchcock film ''{{w|Dial M for Murder}}''.
+*The segment's title is a reference to the Alfred Hitchcock film ''{{W|Dial M for Murder}}''.
 *When Bart raises the dead, he's wearing a [[Michael Jackson]] record on his head (aptly, it's ''[[Thriller]]'').
 *Bart's dead-raising incantation consists of the names of game show hosts and department stores:
-**"Cullen" - {{w|Bill Cullen}}
+**"Cullen" - {{W|Bill Cullen}}
-**"Rayburn" - {{w|Gene Rayburn}}
+**"Rayburn" - {{W|Gene Rayburn}}
-**"Narz" - {{w|Jack Narz}}
+**"Narz" - {{W|Jack Narz}}
 **"Trebek" - [[Alex Trebek]]
-**"Zabar" - {{w|Zabar's}}
+**"Zabar" - {{W|Zabar's}}
-**"Kresge" - The S.S. Kresge Corporation, which became {{w|Kmart}}
+**"Kresge" - The S.S. Kresge Corporation, which became {{W|Kmart}}
-**"{{w|Caldor}}" and "{{w|Walmart}}"
+**"{{W|Caldor}}" and "{{W|Walmart}}"
 *Homer kills the following famous zombies: [[George Washington]], [[Albert Einstein]], and [[William Shakespeare]].
-*Three of the tombstones in the Pet Cemetery read "{{w|Fish Police}}", "{{w|Capitol Critters}}", and "{{w|Family Dog}}", the titles of three short-lived animated television programs that aired in the early 1990s.
+*Three of the tombstones in the Pet Cemetery read "{{W|Fish Police}}", "{{W|Capitol Critters}}", and "{{W|Family Dog}}", the titles of three short-lived animated television programs that aired in the early 1990s.
-*When Bart attempts to return the zombies to their graves and accidentally turns [[Lisa]] into a snail, the incantation consists of the names of 1970s TV detective shows and their characters: ''{{w|Kolchak: The Night Stalker|Kolchak}}'', ''[[Mannix]]'', ''{{w|Banacek}}'', and Danno (''{{W2|Hawaii Five-O|1968 TV series}}'').
+*When Bart attempts to return the zombies to their graves and accidentally turns [[Lisa]] into a snail, the incantation consists of the names of 1970s TV detective shows and their characters: ''{{W|Kolchak: The Night Stalker|Kolchak}}'', ''[[Mannix]]'', ''{{W|Banacek}}'', and Danno (''{{W2|Hawaii Five-O|1968 TV series}}'').
-*The incantation that successfully returns the zombies to their graves consists of condom brand names: {{W2|Trojan|brand}}, {{w|Ramses condom|Ramses}}, {{w|Magnum condom|Magnum}}, and {{w|Sheik condom|Sheik}}.
+*The incantation that successfully returns the zombies to their graves consists of condom brand names: {{W2|Trojan|brand}}, {{W|Ramses condom|Ramses}}, {{W|Magnum condom|Magnum}}, and {{W|Sheik condom|Sheik}}.
 == Trivia ==
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 #[[Milhouse]] - {{Ch|Radioactive Man}}
 #[[Nelson]] - Pirate
-#[[Martin]] - {{w|Calliope}}
+#[[Martin]] - {{W|Calliope}}
 #[[Janey]] - Princess
 #[[Lewis]] - [[Frankenstein's Monster]]

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 *The incantation that successfully returns the zombies to their graves consists of condom brand names: {{W2|Trojan|brand}}, {{w|Ramses condom|Ramses}}, {{w|Magnum condom|Magnum}}, and {{w|Sheik condom|Sheik}}.
-== Trivia==
+== Trivia ==
 *In the couch gag, skeleton [[Marge]]'s hair looks the same as it does in the opening scene of "[[Treehouse of Horror II]]".
 *It is the first episode in the [[Treehouse of Horror series]] to have a zombie-related segment. The second is "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]", with the segment "The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms".

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 #[[Lisa]] - [[Statue of Liberty]]
 #[[Marge]] - [[Cleopatra]]
-#[[Milhouse]] - [[Radioactive Man]]
+#[[Milhouse]] - {{Ch|Radioactive Man}}
 #[[Nelson]] - Pirate
 #[[Martin]] - {{w|Calliope}}
 #[[Janey]] - Princess
-#[[Lewis]] - [[Frankenstein|Frankenstein's Monster]]
+#[[Lewis]] - [[Frankenstein's Monster]]
 #[[Richard]] - [[Scratchy]]

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 == Goofs ==
 *In the opening sequence, [[Janey]] is shown with yellow skin.
 *In "Clown Without Pity", when the Krusty doll accidentally knocks the head off of Lisa's [[Malibu Stacy]] doll, Krusty puts it back on but no crack is shown where the head came off.
 *In "Dial Z for Zombies", Homer is shooting zombies with the shotgun at the school. When he shoots the first two he just shoots them twice, taking the shots in quick succession, one immediately after the other. After that, every time he shoots a zombie he has to slide the gun.
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 *When Lisa is turned into a snail in Bart's zombie story, she says "awww", but her mouth doesn't open.
 *Not necessarily a goof: In the scene where Bart attempts to resurrect [[Snowball I]], human zombies are seen rising from the graves in the [[Springfield Pet Cemetery]]. ''(The grounds could have been used for human burials before being designated as a pet cemetery, or there might have been people identifying their deceased loved ones as pets in order to avoid burial costs.)''
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