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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 blackboard in hell has repeated multiple times, "Eternal torment is the only just punishment for the unbaptized", a belief held by Saint Augustine, who applied it to babies.
• The Docetan heresy is mentioned.

A Clockwork Yellow

• The segment is a parody of A Clockwork Orange.
  • Moe is a parody of Alex.
  • Marge is seen reading the novel A Clockwork Orange.
  • Stanley Kubrick, director of 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 Eyes Wide Shut.
  • The scene with a guy sitting on toilet with a gun is a parody of Full Metal Jacket.
  • The duel scene between Carl and the Comic Book Guy (including his clothes) is a parody of Barry Lyndon.
  • 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.
  • In the end there is also a film reel titled "fake moon landing" which is a parody of the mockumentary Dark Side of the Moon.

The Others

• The segment is a parody of The Others.
• Simpson families at the end of the episode:
  • Pixar family
  • Japanese anime/manga family:
    • Marge is Rangiku from Bleach.
    • Homer is Zoro from One Piece.
    • Bart is Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto.
    • Lisa is Mikasa from Attack on Titan.
    • Maggie is Pikachu from Pokémon.
    • Santa's Little Helper is Haku from Spirited Away.
  • Adventure Time family:
    • Bart is Finn.
    • Lisa is Fiona.
    • Homer is the Ice King.
    • Marge is Princess Bubblegum.
    • Santa's Little Helper is Jake.
  • South Park family:
    • Bart is Stan Marsh.
    • Lisa is Kyle Broflovski.
    • Maggie resembles Ike Broflovski.
  • Archer family:
    • Homer is Sterling Archer.
    • Marge is Lana Kane.
    • Bart is Cyril Figgis.
    • Lisa is Pamela "Pam" Poovey.
    • Maggie is Seamus McGoon.
  • Sylvain Chomet style family (from "Diggs" couch gag)
  • LEGO family (from "Brick Like Me").
  • Minion family from Despicable Me.
  • Animal family (from "The Island of Dr. Hibbert" of "Treehouse of Horror XIII").

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  Minions

Credits

• Monster Mash Selman is a reference to the song "Monster Mash".
• The Mike of Pricenstein is a reference to "The Bride of Frankenstein".
• Odenwork Orange is a reference to "A Clockwork Orange".
• Brian Shelley's Frankenstein is a reference to "Mary Shelley" and "Frankenstein".
• I'm Divergent Adamson is a reference to "Divergent".
• Dies Irae Greaney is a reference to "Dies Irae".
• Carrie (Lyn Omine) is a reference to "Carrie".
• Mikereisstopheles is a reference to "Mephistopheles".
• Re-Animator Raynis is a reference to "Re-Animator".
• On a Highway to Hell-Sinki is reference to "Highway to Hell" and "Finland"s capital,"Helsinki".
• Denise Still Tapping Sirkot could be a reference to "The Simpsons: Tapped Out".
• @AlJean on Twitter - 5 Years After Everyone Else is a reference to "Twitter".
• Nancy Thankenstein Cartfright is a reference to "Frankenstein".
• The Jonkerning 2: The Kern, Jon-Ing is a reference to "The Conjuring 2", "The Ring", and "The Shining". (The Treehouse of Horror episode aired two years before The Conjuring 2 premiered.)
• See No Evil. No, Wait... There She Is is a reference to "See No Evil".
• Bobby "The Wolf of Beech Street" Mackston is a reference to "The Wolf of Wall Street".
• Norman "Bates" MacLeod is a reference to "Psycho".

Continuity

• 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.
• One of the students in Hellroads was force-fed doughnuts in the background, like Homer was in Hell. ("The Devil and Homer Simpson" skit of "Treehouse of Horror IV")
• The old Simpson family from the 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")
• When Dr. Marvin Monroe enters the room, Marge questions whether he is alive or dead calling back to "Diatribe of a Mad Housewife" where he returned out of the blue at her book signing.
• The LEGO Simpsons appear. ("Brick Like Me")
• The end is a parody of the short "Family Portrait".

Trivia

• The Wilhelm scream is heard when the external of the hell school is shown.