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== Cultural references ==
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*One of the segments will feature a ''{{W|Back to the Future}}''-style story.
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=== Opening sequence ===
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*The music in the scenes with the Mayan Indians is based on ''{{W|Apocalypto}}''.
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*[[Joe Quimby|Mayan Quimby]] says that the world ending would be [[Barack Obama|Obama]]'s fault.
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*Kang's pirate costume is a parody of [[Captain Hook]], while Kodos' fairy costume is a parody of [[Tinker Bell]].
  
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=== The Greatest Story Ever Holed ===
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*The segment title is a pun on the film ''{{W|The Greatest Story Ever Told}}''.
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*The segment is a reference to the {{W|Large Hadron Collider}}.
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*The song "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" from the album ''{{W|Raising Sand}}'' by [[Robert Plant]] and [[Alison Krauss]] plays during the montage of the family throwing things into the [[Springfield's black hole|black hole]].
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*[[Comic Book Guy]] throws a DVD copy of the {{W|Disney}} film ''{{W|The Black Hole}}'' into the black hole.
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*The [[Ethereal Beings]] use a [[Zune]].
  
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=== UNnormal Activity ===
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*The film series ''{{W|Paranormal Activity}}'' is punned in the title and parodied throughout the segment.
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=== Bart & Homer's Excellent Adventure ===
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*The title is a pun on ''{{W|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure}}''.
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*''{{ap|Back to the Future|franchise}}'':
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**The segment's plotline is a parody of the movie's.
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*When [[Bart]] travels back in time he passes by movie posters for a large number of ''[[James Bond]]'' films.
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**The music that plays in this sequence is the "{{W|James Bond Theme}}" by {{W|Monty Norman}}.
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*In 1974, [[The Android's Dungeon]] is selling six issues of [[Spider-Man]] #1 for $1.
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*An instrumental version of "{{W|(They Long to Be) Close to You}}" by [[The Carpenters]] plays when [[Marge]] enters the classroom.
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*When [[Barty Ziff]] is whipping the flower in [[Nelson]]'s mouth, [[Artie Ziff]] says that he's just like {{Ch|Indiana Jones}}. Ziff then says that [[Richard Dreyfuss]] played him in their universe.
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=== Credits ===
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*[[James L. Brooks|James "Haha, the Devil Bought Facebook" Brooks]] refers to [[Facebook]].
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*[[Sam Simon|simonsam@twitTERROR]] refers to [[Twitter]] and Sam Simon's Twitter name.
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*[[Matt Selman|Humatt Selmanpede]] refers to ''{{W|The Human Centipede}}''.
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*[[Marc Wilmore|The Phatman of the Opera]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Phantom of the Opera}}''.
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*[[Jeff Westbrook|Uncle Festerbrook]] is a reference to {{W|Uncle Fester}} of ''{{W|The Addams Family}}''.
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*[[Brian Kelley|Brian Death Knelley]] is a reference to a {{W|Death knell}}.
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*[[Don Payne|Time and Relative Don in Payne]] is a reference to the [[TARDIS]] (Time and Relative Dimension in Space) from ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
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*[[Bonita Pietila|23 Shades of Yellow]] is a reference to ''{{W|50 Shades of Grey}}''.
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*[[Al Jean|Th-Th-Th-That's Al, Folks!]] is a reference to {{W|Porky Pig}}'s catchphrase, "That's all, folks!" from ''[[Looney Tunes]]''.
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*[[Chris Edgerly|Night of the Living Dead-Gerly]] is a reference to ''{{W|Night of the Living Dead}}''.
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*[[Don Barrozo|Don of the Dead Barrozo]] is a reference to ''{{W|Dawn of the Dead}}''.
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*[[Chris Ledesma]] is credited as "[[Simpsons Music 500]]", the name of his blog.
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*[[Larina Jean Adamson|Katniss Everdeen Adamson]] is a reference to the character {{W|Katniss Everdeen}} from ''[[The Hunger Games]]''.
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*[[Max Pross|Pross Whedon]] is a reference to [[Joss Whedon]].
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*[[Mike Scully|A-Mike-Rican Horror Scully]] is a reference to ''{{W|American Horror Story}}''.
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*[[Mike B. Anderson|Mothra B. Anderson]] is a reference to [[Mothra]].
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*[[Richard Raynis|Re-Animator Raynis]] is a reference to ''{{W|Re-Animator}}''.
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*[[Denise Sirkot|"Tapping as Fast as I Can" Sirkot]] is a possible reference to ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''.
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*[[Richard K. Chung|Dchungo Unchained]] is a reference to ''{{W|Django Unchained}}''.
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*[[Bonita Pietila|Here Comes Honey Bon Bon]] is a reference to ''{{W|Here Comes Honey Boo Boo}}''.
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*[[Norm MacLeod|Norman "Bates" MacLeod]] is a reference to the character Norman Bates from the movie ''[[Psycho]]''.
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== Goofs ==
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[[File:Treehouse of Horror XXIII pennant.png|thumb|Milhouse's eyebrows error.]]
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*In "The Greatest Story Ever Holed", Principal Skinner gets sucked into the black hole twice.
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*Homer's fingers return to normal in several shots when entering the black hole and on the planet.
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*In the shot of the [[Black hole aliens]] with the Springfieldians in the background, [[Legs]] has [[Louie]]'s colors and [[Arnie Pye]] has [[Gil]]'s.
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*In "The Greatest Story Ever Holed", Milhouse's eyebrows are red (see picture on right).
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== Continuity ==
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*The third story contains a number of references to the [[Season 2]] episode "[[The Way We Was]]", most prominent is the detention room scene where Marge and Homer initially fell in love.
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[[Category:Cultural references]]
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[[Category:Continuity]]

Latest revision as of 13:54, October 11, 2023

References/Trivia


Season 24 Episode References
← 509 "Moonshine River"
510
"Treehouse of Horror XXIII"
"Adventures in Baby-Getting" 511 →


Cultural references[edit]

Opening sequence[edit]

The Greatest Story Ever Holed[edit]

UNnormal Activity[edit]

  • The film series Paranormal Activity is punned in the title and parodied throughout the segment.

Bart & Homer's Excellent Adventure[edit]

Credits[edit]

Goofs[edit]

Milhouse's eyebrows error.
  • In "The Greatest Story Ever Holed", Principal Skinner gets sucked into the black hole twice.
  • Homer's fingers return to normal in several shots when entering the black hole and on the planet.
  • In the shot of the Black hole aliens with the Springfieldians in the background, Legs has Louie's colors and Arnie Pye has Gil's.
  • In "The Greatest Story Ever Holed", Milhouse's eyebrows are red (see picture on right).

Continuity[edit]

  • The third story contains a number of references to the Season 2 episode "The Way We Was", most prominent is the detention room scene where Marge and Homer initially fell in love.
Season 24 References
Moonshine River • Treehouse of Horror XXIII • Adventures in Baby-Getting • Gone Abie Gone • Penny-Wiseguys • A Tree Grows in Springfield • The Day the Earth Stood Cool • To Cur, with Love • Homer Goes to Prep School • A Test Before Trying • The Changing of the Guardian • Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing • Hardly Kirk-ing • Gorgeous Grampa • Black-Eyed, Please • Dark Knight Court • What Animated Women Want • Pulpit Friction • Whiskey Business • The Fabulous Faker Boy • The Saga of Carl • Dangers on a Train