Treehouse of Horror XI/References - Revision history

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‎Scary Tales Can Come True: replaced: Three bears house → Three Bears' House

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California Girl: /* Scary Tales Can Come True */ Expanded Goldilocks sequence

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‎Scary Tales Can Come True: Expanded Goldilocks sequence

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Reverted edits by 91.158.94.73 (talk) to last revision by SolarBot

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‎Trivia

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 **{{ap|Rapunzel|Treehouse of Horror XI}}.
 **[[Suzanne]] the witch is based on the witch from "{{W|Hansel and Gretel}}".
-*When the Three Bears enter [[Three bears house|their home]] they are humming "{{W|Teddy Bears' Picnic}}" by {{W|John W. Bratton}}.
+*When the Three Bears enter [[Three Bears' House|their home]] they are humming "{{W|Teddy Bears' Picnic}}" by {{W|John W. Bratton}}.
 *The scene where Goldilocks' blood comes through the door is a parody of the 1943 horror film ''{{W|The Leopard Man}}''.
 *Rapunzel sings to the tune of the folk song "{{W|Greensleeves}}".

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 *The scene where Goldilocks' blood comes through the door is a parody of the 1943 horror film ''{{W|The Leopard Man}}''.
 *Rapunzel sings to the tune of the folk song "{{W|Greensleeves}}".
 === Night of the Dolphin ===

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 == Cultural references ==
-=== Opening Sequence ===
+=== Opening sequence ===
 *The opening sequence, including the music, is a reference to ''[[The Munsters]]'':
 **[[Homer]] as Herman Munster
 **[[Marge]] as Lily Munster
-**[[Grandpa]] as Grandpa Munster
+**[[Grampa]] as Grandpa Munster
 **[[Bart]] as Eddie Munster
 **[[Lisa]] as Marilyn Munster, the normal one.
 === G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad ===
-*The title G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad is a reference to the movie ''Ghost Dad''.
+*The title G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad is a reference to the movie ''{{W|Ghost Dad}}''.
-*All the ways that Homer is almost killed is similar to deaths in the ''{{W|Final Destination}}'' series.
+*Marge cut the ''{{W|Beetle Bailey}}'' comic strip out of the ''[[Springfield Shopper]]'' because she didn't like Homer ogling Miss Buxley. She then tells Homer to read ''{{W|Cathy}}''.
 *The baby buggy rolling down the stairs is a reference to the Odessa Steps sequence in the film ''{{W|Battleship Potemkin}}''.
 === Scary Tales Can Come True ===
 *"Scary Tales Can Come True" is a reference to the opening line in the song "{{W2|Young at Heart|Frank Sinatra song}}": "Fairy tales can come true".
-*The followed Fairytale characters make an appearance in "Scary Tales Can Come True":
+*The following Fairytale characters make an appearance in "Scary Tales Can Come True":
-**Rapunzel
+**The {{ap|Troll|Treehouse of Horror XI}} from "{{W|Three Billy Goats Gruff}}".
-**Troll from Three Billy Goats Gruff
+**[[Goldilocks]] and the Three Bears ([[Papa Bear]], [[Mama Bear]], and [[Baby Bear]]).
-**Goldilocks and The Three Bears
+***Goldilocks looks similar to a young [[Shirley Temple]].
-***Goldilocks looks like [[Shirley Temple]].
+**{{ap|Rapunzel|Treehouse of Horror XI}}.
-***When the Three Bears enter their home they are humming "The {{W|Teddy Bears' Picnic}}"
+**[[Suzanne]] the witch is based on the witch from "{{W|Hansel and Gretel}}".
-***Goldilocks' blood coming from underneath the door is a reference to ''The Leopard Man''.
+*When the Three Bears enter [[Three bears house|their home]] they are humming "{{W|Teddy Bears' Picnic}}" by {{W|John W. Bratton}}.
-**The Witch from Hansel and Gretel.
+*The scene where Goldilocks' blood comes through the door is a parody of the 1943 horror film ''{{W|The Leopard Man}}''.
-=== Night Of The Dolphin ===
+=== Night of the Dolphin ===
-*The way the dolphins attack [[Lenny]] is similar to how ''Jaws'' killed Crissy.
+*The segment is a parody of the 1973 film ''{{W|The Day of the Dolphin}}''.
-*The dolphins squeak "Sound Off"
+*The scene where [[Snorky]] jumps over [[Lisa]] is a parody of ''[[Free Willy]]''.
-*The first part of the episode is a quote from the movie "[[Free Willy]]". Almost identical to the movie is the scene of the jump of the stone barrier and escape into the sea of the dolphin.
+*The way the dolphins circle and kill [[Lenny]] is a parody of Chrissie Watkins' death in ''{{ap|Jaws|film}}''.
-*Grampa being eaten by the dolphin is similar to the sequence in ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors''.
+*As the dolphins march onto land, they squeak along to "{{W|The Duckworth Chant}}".
-*The way the dolphins watch the [[Springfield]]ians is the same as in ''The Birds''.
+*The way the dolphins watch the [[Springfield]]ians is the same as in the [[Alfred Hitchcock]] film ''{{W2|The Birds|film}}''.
-*Comic Book Guy's beatdown by a dolphin parodies a scene from ''Raging Bull''
+*[[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] are asked to do a commercial for {{W|Old Navy}}.
 == Trivia ==
-*In UK Channel 4 broadcasts, the TV at the end of the opening sequence has nothing on it.
+*Snorky's statement that dolphins once lived on the land is actually true, as early cetaceans (dolphins and whales) had legs and lived like crocodilians. However, early cetaceans preceded the first appearance of humans in real life, and by the time the first humans appeared, all cetaceans have already evolved a permanently aquatic lifestyle.
-*The tune the dolphins squeak to is the tune Bart and his army sung to in "[[Bart the General]]".
-*Snorky's statement that Dolphins once lived on the land is actually true as early Cetaceas (Dolphins and Whales) had legs and lived like Crocodilians. However, early cetaceans preceded the first appearance of humans in real life, and by the time the first humans appeared, all cetaceans have already evolved a permanently aquatic lifestyle.
+== Goofs ==
-*This is the second Halloween episode in a row (third in all, if counting "Treehouse of Horror VII") with the third segment ending in the world doomed.
+*In the [[Town Hall]] scene, [[Sanjay]] and [[Legs]] are incorrectly colored.
-*Strangely, the only people who pulled out firearms were the police force, even though it has been shown that nearly everyone in Springfield carries at least one weapon.
+*[[Springfield Town Square]] is seen directly outside the [[Springfield Town Hall]].
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 [[Category:Cultural references]]
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 **Rapunzel
 **Troll from Three Billy Goats Gruff
-**The Three Bears
+**Goldilocks and The Three Bears
-**Goldilocks
+***Goldilocks looks like [[Shirley Temple]].
 **The Witch from Hansel and Gretel.
 === Night Of The Dolphin ===

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 *This is the second Halloween episode in a row (third in all, if counting "Treehouse of Horror VII") with the third segment ending in the world doomed.
 *Strangely, the only people who pulled out firearms were the police force, even though it has been shown that nearly everyone in Springfield carries at least one weapon.
 {{Season 12|R}}