Treehouse of Horror XVII/References - Revision history

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Solar Dragon: /* The Day the Earth Looked Stupid */

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‎The Day the Earth Looked Stupid

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Pufo: /* Cultural references */ +Rosebud

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‎Cultural references: +Rosebud

SolarBot: /* Trivia */

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‎Trivia

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 **When the radio announcer mentions cylinders from [[Mars]] landing around the country, Homer says that it's a "war of the worlds".
 *The song "{{W|Gloomy Sunday}}", performed by [[Billie Holiday]], plays in the opening of the segment.
-*[[Springfield]] has a branch of [[The Salvation Army]] in town.
+*[[Springfield]] has a branch of [[the Salvation Army]] in Springfield.
 *The radio announcer mentions that the broadcast was coming from [[Capital City]]'s "Hotel [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]".
 *The sound effects designer during the radio broadcast uses Toasted [[Corn Flakes]] for the grinding noises.

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 *The segment is a parody of the 1915 film ''{{W2|The Golem|1915 film}}''.
 *[[Krusty]] calls the [[Male Golem|Golem]] "a legendary defender of the Jewish people, like [[Alan Dershowitz]]".
-*During the flashback to 1600s the [[Old New Synagogue]] is shown.
+*During the 1600s flashback the [[Old New Synagogue]] is shown.
 *Krusty rehearses a "Desperate Houseflies" sketch for his show, a reference to the TV series ''{{W|Desperate Housewives}}''.
 *The Male Golem says that his voice makes him sound like he should be selling egg creams in {{W|Brighton Beach}}.

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 *The segment is a parody of the 1915 film ''{{W2|The Golem|1915 film}}''.
 *[[Krusty]] calls the [[Male Golem|Golem]] "a legendary defender of the Jewish people, like [[Alan Dershowitz]]".
 *Krusty rehearses a "Desperate Houseflies" sketch for his show, a reference to the TV series ''{{W|Desperate Housewives}}''.
 *The Male Golem says that his voice makes him sound like he should be selling egg creams in {{W|Brighton Beach}}.
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 *The Male Golem mentions people getting to watch ''{{W|Fiddler on the Roof}}'' if the town had good live theater.
 *The Simpsons use [[Play-Doh]] to create the [[Female Golem]].
 === The Day the Earth Looked Stupid ===

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 *The Male Golem mentions people getting to watch ''{{W|Fiddler on the Roof}}'' if the town had good live theater.
 *The Simpsons use [[Play-Doh]] to create the [[Female Golem]].
 === The Day the Earth Looked Stupid ===

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 *[[Chief Wiggum]]'s line "Why don't I just punch you in the nose, Bud?" and Orson Welles' reaction "Nosebud" are references to ''[[Citizen Kane]]''. 'Rosebud' is the final word of the protagonist in the film, {{W|Charles Foster Kane}}, played by Orson Welles.
 *When Orson Welles tells [[Chief Wiggum]] that he's doomed them all, Wiggum responds with "tell it to ''{{W|The Great Gildersleeve}}''."
-*[[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] make reference to the {{W|Iraq War}} when Kodos says that they had to invade because they thought [[Earth]] was working on "weapons of mass disintegration", a reference to president [[George H. W. Bush]] claiming that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction to justify the war.
+*[[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] make reference to the {{W|Iraq War}} when Kodos says that they had to invade because they thought [[Earth]] was working on "weapons of mass disintegration", a reference to president [[George H. W. Bush]] claiming that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction to justify the war. They also reference {{W|Operation Enduring Freedom}} with "Operation Enduring Occupation".
 *"{{W|I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire}}" by {{W|The Ink Spots}} plays over a view of the post-apocalyptic Springfield. This may be a reference to the ''{{W2|Fallout|franchise}}'' series of video games, which are set in a post-apocalyptic world and have heavily featured The Ink Spots in the soundtracks.
 **Despite The Ink Spots having been featured in the original ''{{W2|Fallout|video game}}'' game, "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" wasn't used in the games until ''{{W|Fallout 3}}'', which was released in October [[2008]], two years after this episode aired.

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 == Cultural references ==
-*The name of the segment "The Day the Earth Looked Stupid" is an obvious reference to the movie "The Day The Earth Stood Still".
+=== Opening sequence ===
-*The opening segment is a parody of the ''{{W|Tales from the Cryptkeeper}}'' television show, and even uses its theme music.
+*The opening segment is a parody of the ''{{W2|Tales from the Crypt|TV series}}'' television show. [[Mr. Burns]] plays the role of the Cryptkeeper.
-*The Golem bears a very strong resemblance to the Golem of the three silent ''{{W2|The Golem|1915 film}}'' movies, which were made in Germany and came out in 1915, 1917 and 1920.
+**The theme music from the show plays. The theme music was composed by [[Danny Elfman]], who also composed ''[[The Simpsons]]''' [[theme song]].
-*"The Day the Earth Looked Stupid" is very likely a reference to the ''{{W2|Fallout|series}}'' series, as the whole city of Springfield is turned into a post-apocalyptic world after the alien attack. The ending song is "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" by {{W|The Ink Spots}} which is used in the third game of the series, ''{{W|Fallout 3}}'', specifically in the opening scene of the game.
+*A hanging skeleton holds a coffee cup with "{{W|March of Dimes}}" written on it.
-*[[Sir Mix-a-Lot]] makes a parody of his best known song, "{{W|Baby Got Back}}" called "[[Baby Likes Fat]]" which plays when Homer starts eating people.
+*[[Moe]] is tortured in an {{W|iron maiden}}.
-*When [[Kang]] and [[Kodos]] invaded Earth, Kodos remarks that "we had to invade! They were working on weapons of mass Disintegration!" which is a reference to how American soldiers invaded [[Iraq]] because [[George H. W. Bush]] claimed they were working on Weapons of Mass Destruction.
-*The chaos in Springfield after the radio broadcast of [[H. G. Wells]]' ''{{W|War of the Worlds}}'' could be based off the mass hysteria in some parts of America and how many people died during the confusion.
+=== Married to the Blob ===
-*[[Chief Wiggum]]'s line "Why don't I just punch you in the nose, Bud?" and [[Orson Welles]]' reaction "Nosebud" are references to ''[[Citizen Kane]]''. 'Rosebud' is the final word of the protagonist in the film, {{W|Charles Foster Kane}}, played by [[Orson Welles]].
+*The name of the segment is a reference to the [[1988]] crime comedy film ''{{W|Married to the Mob}}''.
 == Trivia ==
 *All stories make a reference to World War II.
 **In "Married to the Blob", before the 2 Germans die, the first one says "What did we Germans do to deserve this", then he says "Oh, right". Bart says in "You Know When You Need to Golem" "Oh it's always the Jew's fault". Finally in "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid", Lenny asks why Grampa called the First World War its current title and he says "You'll see".
 *After Homer eats some fat German men at an [[Oktoberfest]], he remarks "Must eat more fat people. Thank God I live in America."
-*[[Al Jean]]'s Halloween name references July 27, 2007, the release date of [[The Simpsons Movie]] in the United States
+*[[Al Jean]]'s Halloween name references July 27, 2007, the release date of ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' in the United States
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