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 **[[Moe]]'s character [[Moog]] is a parody of [[Alex DeLarge]].
 **Homer's character [[Dum]] is a parody of Dim.
-**[[Marge]] is seen reading the novel ''{{W|A Clockwork Orange}}''.
+**[[Marge]] is seen reading the novel ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''.
 **[[Stanley Kubrick]], director of {{W2|A Clockwork Orange|film|the film}}, made an appearance in the segment.
 *Movies seen in the DVD store include:
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 *The book ''[[Naked London]]'' is published by {{W|Taschen}}. It features a naked [[Winston Churchill]] on the cover, in front of [[Big Ben]].
 *When the Glugs are attacking the party, "{{W2|Symphony No. 9|Beethoven|Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (Finale)}}" by [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] plays.
-*When Dum is attacking [[Sideshow Mel]], "{{W|Also sprach Zarathustra}}" by {{W|Richard Strauss}} plays.
+*When Dum is attacking [[Sideshow Mel]], "{{W|Also sprach Zarathustra}}" by [[Richard Strauss]] plays.
 *At the end of the segment, there are several parodies of other Stanley Kubrick movies.
 **The orgy, including the music in the background and the masks, is a parody of ''{{W|Eyes Wide Shut}}''.

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 == Cultural references ==
 === Opening sequence ===
-*The list of celebrities mentioned in the opening sequence are: [[Jennifer Lawrence]], [[Warren Beatty]], [[John Travolta]], [[Clint Eastwood]], [[George Clooney]], [[Prince]], [[Taylor Swift]], [[Sean Penn]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Helen Mirren]], [[Morgan Freeman]], [[James Franco]], [[Kanye West]], and [[Leonardo DiCaprio]].
+*The celebrities mentioned in the opening sequence are: [[Jennifer Lawrence]], [[Warren Beatty]], [[John Travolta]], [[Clint Eastwood]], [[George Clooney]], [[Prince]], [[Taylor Swift]], [[Sean Penn]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Helen Mirren]], [[Morgan Freeman]], [[James Franco]], [[Kanye West]], and [[Leonardo DiCaprio]].
 === School Is Hell ===
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 **''[[Paths of Gravy]]'', a parody of Kubrick's 1957 anti-war film ''{{W|Paths of Glory}}''.
 **''[[Full Milhouse Jacket]]'', a parody of Kubrick's 1987 war film ''{{W|Full Metal Jacket}}''.
-**''[[Do'h-Lita]]'', a parody of Kubrick's 1962 comedy-drama film ''{{W2|Lolita|1962 film}}''.
+**''[[Do'h-Lita]]'', a parody of Kubrick's 1962 psychological drama film ''{{W2|Lolita|1962 film}}''.
 *Dum suggests that he and [[Dum's wife|his future wife]] listen to ''[[Never Too Much]]'' by [[Luther Vandross]]. The {{W2|Never Too Much|song|titular song}} plays in the next scene.
 *Dum puts on the "{{W|William Tell Overture}}" by {{W|Gioachino Rossini}}.
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 *When Dum is attacking [[Sideshow Mel]], "{{W|Also sprach Zarathustra}}" by {{W|Richard Strauss}} plays.
 *At the end of the segment, there are several parodies of other Stanley Kubrick movies.
-**The orgy, including the music in the background and the masks are a parody of ''{{W|Eyes Wide Shut}}''.
+**The orgy, including the music in the background and the masks, is a parody of ''{{W|Eyes Wide Shut}}''.
-**The scene with [[Leonard Lawrence]] sitting on toilet with a gun is a parody of ''{{W|Full Metal Jacket}}''.
+**The scene with [[Leonard Lawrence]] sitting on the toilet with a gun is a parody of ''{{W|Full Metal Jacket}}''.
-**When Homer hits Sideshow Mel with the bone, the iPhone as black monolith and Stanley Kubrick throwing the pen in the air are parodies of ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''.
+**When Homer hits Sideshow Mel with the bone, the iPhone as black monolith, and Stanley Kubrick throwing the pen in the air are parodies of ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''.
 **The duel scene between Carl and the Comic Book Guy (including his clothes) is a parody of {{W|Barry Lyndon}}.
-**In the end there is also a film reel titled "fake moon landing" which is a parody of the mockumentary ''{{W2|Dark Side of the Moon|film}}''.
+**In the end, there is also a film reel titled "fake moon landing" which is a parody of the mockumentary ''{{W2|Dark Side of the Moon|film}}''.
 *When Kubrick throws the pen in the air, "{{W|The Blue Danube}}" by {{W|Johann Strauss II}} plays.
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 ***Lisa is [[Kyle Broflovski]].
 ***Maggie resembles Ike Broflovski.
-**''{{W2|Archer|TV series}} family:
+**''{{W2|Archer|TV series}}'' family:
 ***Homer is {{W|Sterling Archer}}.
 ***Marge is Lana Kane.
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 *[[Mike Reiss|Mikereisstopheles]] is a reference to ''{{W|Mephistopheles}}''.
 *[[Richard Raynis|Re-Animator Raynis]] is a reference to ''{{W|Re-Animator}}''.
-*[[Bonita Pietila|On a Highway to Hell-Sinki]] is reference to ''{{W|Highway to Hell}}'' and [[Finland]]'s capital, [[Helsinki]].
+*[[Bonita Pietila|On a Highway to Hell-Sinki]] is a reference to ''{{W|Highway to Hell}}'' and [[Finland]]'s capital, [[Helsinki]].
 *[[Denise Sirkot|Denise Still Tapping Sirkot]] could be a reference to ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''.
 *[[Al Jean|@AlJean on Twitter - 5 Years After Everyone Else]] is a reference to [[Twitter]].
 *[[Nancy Cartwright|Nancy Thankenstein Cartfright]] is a reference to ''[[Frankenstein's Monster|Frankenstein]]''.
-*[[Jon Kern|The Jonkerning 2: The Kern, Jon-Ing]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Conjuring 2}}''. (The Treehouse of Horror episode aired two years before The Conjuring 2 premiered.)
+*[[Jon Kern|The Jonkerning 2: The Kern, Jon-Ing]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Conjuring 2}}''. (The Treehouse of Horror episode aired two years before ''The Conjuring 2'' premiered.)
 *[[Bonita Pietila|See No Evil. No, Wait... There She Is]] is a reference to ''{{W2|See No Evil|1971 film}}''.
 *[[Bobby Mackston|Bobby "The Wolf of Beech Street" Mackston]] is a reference to ''{{W2|The Wolf of Wall Street|2013 film}}''.
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 [[File:THOH25 - Family Portrait.png|thumb|right|200px]]
 === Opening sequence ===
-*The opening sequence features scenes from multiple different Treehouse of Horror episodes:
+*The opening sequence features scenes from multiple different ''Treehouse of Horror'' episodes:
 **{{Ch|The Raven}} in [[The Raven Chamber]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror]]")
 **[[Mr. Burns]] wearing Homer's brain on his head. ("[[Treehouse of Horror II]]")
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 === School Is Hell ===
-*One of the [[Hellroads]] students is seen bring force-fed donuts. ("[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]")
+*One of the [[Hellroads]] students is seen being force-fed donuts. ("[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]")
 === A Clockwork Yellow ===
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 *The Ullman Simpsons took a family portrait before. ("[[Family Portrait]]")
 *The old Simpson family from the [[The Simpsons shorts|shorts]] were seen buried in "[[Adventures in Baby-Getting]]".
-**There were also seen buried in the [[Guillermo del Toro opening sequence]].
+**They were also seen buried in the [[Guillermo del Toro opening sequence]].
 *The animal versions of the Simpsons appear. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]")
 *The LEGO Simpsons appear. ("[[Brick Like Me]]")

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 *The book ''[[Naked London]]'' is published by {{W|Taschen}}. It features a naked [[Winston Churchill]] on the cover, in front of [[Big Ben]].
 *When the Glugs are attacking the party, "{{W2|Symphony No. 9|Beethoven|Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (Finale)}}" by [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] plays.
 *At the end of the segment, there are several parodies of other Stanley Kubrick movies.
 **The orgy, including the music in the background and the masks are a parody of ''{{W|Eyes Wide Shut}}''.

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 == Cultural references ==
-=== Opening sequence ====
+=== Opening sequence ===
 *The list of celebrities mentioned in the opening sequence are: [[Jennifer Lawrence]], [[Warren Beatty]], [[John Travolta]], [[Clint Eastwood]], [[George Clooney]], [[Prince]], [[Taylor Swift]], [[Sean Penn]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Helen Mirren]], [[Morgan Freeman]], [[James Franco]], [[Kanye West]], and [[Leonardo DiCaprio]].
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 === The Others ===
 *The segment is a parody of ''{{W2|The Others|2001 film}}''.
 *Simpson families at the end of the episode:
 **''{{W|Pixar}}'' family
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 ***[[Lisa]] is Mikasa from ''{{W|Attack on Titan}}''.
 ***[[Maggie]] is [[Pikachu]] from ''[[Pokémon]]''.
-***[[Santa's Little Helper]] is Haku from ''{{W|Spirited Away}}.
+***[[Santa's Little Helper]] is Haku from ''{{W|Spirited Away}}''.
 **''{{W|Adventure Time}}'' family:
 ***Bart is Finn.
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 *Moog grabs onto [[Shary Bobbins]] when he falls out of [[Big Ben]]. An instrumental version of "[[Cut Every Corner]]" then plays. ("[[Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious]]")
 *The Ullman Simpsons took a family portrait before. ("[[Family Portrait]]")
 *The old Simpson family from the [[The Simpsons shorts|shorts]] were seen buried in "[[Adventures in Baby-Getting]]".
 **There were also seen buried in the [[Guillermo del Toro opening sequence]].
 *The animal versions of the Simpsons appear. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]")
 *The LEGO Simpsons appear. ("[[Brick Like Me]]")
 *The end is a parody of the short "[[Family Portrait]]".
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 == Cultural references ==
 === School Is Hell ===
-*The segment title refers to one of the ''[[Life in Hell]]'' series of books written by Matt Groening.
+*The segment title refers to one of the ''[[Life in Hell]]'' series of books written by [[Matt Groening]].
 *The blackboard in hell has repeated multiple times, "Eternal torment is the only just punishment for the unbaptized", a belief held by {{W|Saint Augustine}}, who applied it to babies.
 *The {{W|Docetan}} heresy is mentioned.
 === A Clockwork Yellow ===
 *The segment is a parody of ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''.
-**[[Moe]] is a parody of {{W2|Alex|A Clockwork Orange}}.
+**The "Title Music from ''A Clockwork Orange''" plays over the opening and multiple times in the segment.
 **[[Marge]] is seen reading the novel ''{{W|A Clockwork Orange}}''.
 **[[Stanley Kubrick]], director of {{W2|A Clockwork Orange|film|the film}}, made an appearance in the segment.
 *One of the "nasties" put into the hat is "Tell Each '[[Doctor Who]]' They're the Worst".
 *At the end of the segment, there are several parodies of other Stanley Kubrick movies.
 **The orgy, including the music in the background and the masks are a parody of ''{{W|Eyes Wide Shut}}''.
-**The scene with a guy sitting on toilet with a gun is a parody of ''{{W|Full Metal Jacket}}''.
+**The scene with [[Leonard Lawrence]] sitting on toilet with a gun is a parody of ''{{W|Full Metal Jacket}}''.
 **The duel scene between Carl and the Comic Book Guy (including his clothes) is a parody of {{W|Barry Lyndon}}.
 **In the end there is also a film reel titled "fake moon landing" which is a parody of the mockumentary ''{{W2|Dark Side of the Moon|film}}''.
 === The Others ===
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 File:Simpson Family Minions.png|Minions
 </gallery>
 === Credits ===
 *[[Matt Selman|Monster Mash Selman]] is a reference to the song "{{W|Monster Mash}}".
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 == Continuity ==
 [[File:THOH25 - Family Portrait.png|thumb|right|200px]]
 *The Ullman Simpsons took a family portrait before. ("[[Family Portrait]]")
 *In the opening sequence, there are few second clips of previous "Treehouse of Horror" specials.
 *The old Simpson family from the [[The Simpsons shorts|shorts]] were seen buried in "[[Adventures in Baby-Getting]]".
 **There were also seen buried in the [[Guillermo del Toro opening sequence]].
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 *The LEGO Simpsons appear. ("[[Brick Like Me]]")
 *The end is a parody of the short "[[Family Portrait]]".
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 *[[Larina Jean Adamson|I'm Divergent Adamson]] is a reference to ''{{W|Divergent}}''.
 *[[Dan Greaney|Dies Irae Greaney]] is a reference to "{{W|Dies Irae}}".
-*[[Carolyn Omine|Carrie (Lyn Omine)]] is a reference to ''{{W|Carrie}}''.
+*[[Carolyn Omine|Carrie (Lyn Omine)]] is a reference to ''{{W|Carrie (1976 film)|Carrie}}''.
 *[[Mike Reiss|Mikereisstopheles]] is a reference to ''{{W|Mephistopheles}}''.
 *[[Richard Raynis|Re-Animator Raynis]] is a reference to ''{{W|Re-Animator}}''.

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 *[[Michael Price|The Mike of Pricenstein]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Bride of Frankenstein}}''.
 *[[Bill Odenkirk|Odenwork Orange]] is a reference to ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''.
-*[[Jeff Westbrook|cat westbrook >/dev/null]] is a reference to the {{w|Null device|/dev/null}} file in the {{w|Unix}} operating system.
+*[[Jeff Westbrook|cat westbrook >/dev/null]] is a reference to the {{W|Null device|/dev/null}} file in the {{W|Unix}} operating system.
 *[[Brian Kelley|Brian Shelley's Frankenstein]] is a reference to [[Mary Shelley]] and ''{{W|Frankenstein}}''.
 *[[Larina Jean Adamson|I'm Divergent Adamson]] is a reference to ''{{W|Divergent}}''.