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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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=== Opening sequence ===
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*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]].
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=== School Is Hell ===
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*The segment title refers to one of the ''[[Life in Hell]]'' series of books written by [[Matt Groening]].
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*[[Martin]] has a copy of ''[[Naked Lunch]]'' by {{W|William S. Burroughs}}.
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*The ''[[iRunes]]'' app is a reference to {{W|iTunes}}.
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*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.
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*The {{W|Wilhelm scream}} is heard when the external shot of [[Hellroads]] is seen.
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*"{{W|Hell Is for Children}}" by {{W|Pat Benatar}} plays during the montage of Bart in Hellroads.
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*The book ''[[Tender Are My Whipped Buttocks]]'' is a parody of ''{{W|Tender Is the Night}}'' by {{W|F. Scott Fitzgerald}}.
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*The book ''[[Fahrenheit 451,000]]'' is a parody of ''[[Fahrenheit 451]]'' by [[Ray Bradbury]].
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*The book ''[[I'm Not Even Dead Yet]]'' is written by author {{W|John Irving}}.
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*''[[The O'Reilly Factor for Kids]]'' is a real book written by [[Bill O'Reilly]].
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*The {{W|Docetan}} heresy is mentioned.
  
 
=== A Clockwork Yellow ===
 
=== A Clockwork Yellow ===
 
*The segment is a parody of ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''.
 
*The segment is a parody of ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''.
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**[[Moe]] is a parody of {{W|Alex (A Clockwork Orange)|Alex}}.
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**The "Title Music from ''A Clockwork Orange''" plays over the opening and multiple times in the segment.
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**[[Marge]] is seen reading the novel ''{{w|A Clockwork Orange}}''.
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**[[Moe]]'s character [[Moog]] is a parody of [[Alex DeLarge]].
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**[[Stanley Kubrick]], director of {{W|A Clockwork Orange (film)|the film}}, made an appearance in the segment.
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**Homer's character [[Dum]] is a parody of Dim.
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**[[Marge]] is seen reading the novel ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''.
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**[[Stanley Kubrick]], director of {{W2|A Clockwork Orange|film|the film}}, made an appearance in the segment.
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*Movies seen in the DVD store include:
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**''[[Dr. Strangelaugh]]'', a parody of Kubrick's 1964 black comedy film ''{{W|Dr. Strangelove}}''.
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**''[[Paths of Gravy]]'', a parody of Kubrick's 1957 anti-war film ''{{W|Paths of Glory}}''.
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**''[[Full Milhouse Jacket]]'', a parody of Kubrick's 1987 war film ''{{W|Full Metal Jacket}}''.
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**''[[Do'h-Lita]]'', a parody of Kubrick's 1962 psychological drama film ''{{W2|Lolita|1962 film}}''.
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*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.
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*Dum puts on the "{{W|William Tell Overture}}" by {{W|Gioachino Rossini}}.
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*When the [[New gang]] attack Moog, "{{W|La gazza ladra}}" by Rossini plays.
 
*One of the "nasties" put into the hat is "Tell Each '[[Doctor Who]]' They're the Worst".
 
*One of the "nasties" put into the hat is "Tell Each '[[Doctor Who]]' They're the Worst".
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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]].
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*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.
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*When Dum is attacking [[Sideshow Mel]], "{{W|Also sprach Zarathustra}}" by [[Richard Strauss]] plays.
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*At the end of the segment, there are several parodies of other Stanley Kubrick movies.
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**The orgy, including the music in the background and the masks, is a parody of ''{{W|Eyes Wide Shut}}''.
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**The scene with [[Leonard Lawrence]] sitting on the toilet with a gun is a parody of ''{{W|Full Metal Jacket}}''.
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**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]]''.
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**The duel scene between Carl and the Comic Book Guy (including his clothes) is a parody of {{W|Barry Lyndon}}.
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**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}}''.
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*When Kubrick throws the pen in the air, "{{W|The Blue Danube}}" by {{W|Johann Strauss II}} plays.
  
 
=== The Others ===
 
=== The Others ===
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*The segment is a parody of ''{{W|The Others (2001 film)|The Others}}''.
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*The segment is a parody of ''{{W2|The Others|2001 film}}''.
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*''[[Married... with Children]]'' plays on multiple different TV stations, including [[FXXXXXX]] (a parody of [[FXX]]), [[The Herstory Channel]] (a parody of the {{W|History Channel}}), [[Al Jazeera]], [[BET]], [[Animal Planet]], and [[Syfy]].
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**[[Peggy Bundy]] is a {{W|Xenomorph}} from ''[[Alien]]'' on Syfy.
 
*Simpson families at the end of the episode:
 
*Simpson families at the end of the episode:
 
**''{{W|Pixar}}'' family
 
**''{{W|Pixar}}'' family
 
**Japanese anime/manga family:
 
**Japanese anime/manga family:
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***[[Marge]] is Rangeku from ''{{W|Bleach (manga)|Bleach}}''.
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***[[Marge]] is Rangiku from ''{{W2|Bleach|manga}}''.
 
***[[Homer]] is Zoro from ''{{W|One Piece}}''.
 
***[[Homer]] is Zoro from ''{{W|One Piece}}''.
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***[[Bart]] is {{W|Naruto Uzumaki}} from ''{{W|Naruto}}''.
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***[[Bart]] is [[Naruto Uzumaki]] from ''{{W|Naruto}}''.
 
***[[Lisa]] is Mikasa from ''{{W|Attack on Titan}}''.
 
***[[Lisa]] is Mikasa from ''{{W|Attack on Titan}}''.
 
***[[Maggie]] is [[Pikachu]] from ''[[Pokémon]]''.
 
***[[Maggie]] is [[Pikachu]] from ''[[Pokémon]]''.
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***[[Santa's Little Helper]] is Haku from ''{{W|Spirited Away}}.
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***[[Santa's Little Helper]] is Haku from ''{{W|Spirited Away}}''.
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**''{{W|Adventure Time}}'' family.
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**''{{W|Adventure Time}}'' family:
 
***Bart is Finn.
 
***Bart is Finn.
 
***Lisa is Fiona.
 
***Lisa is Fiona.
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***Lisa is [[Kyle Broflovski]].
 
***Lisa is [[Kyle Broflovski]].
 
***Maggie resembles Ike Broflovski.
 
***Maggie resembles Ike Broflovski.
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**''{{W|Archer (TV series)|Archer}} family:
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**''{{W2|Archer|TV series}}'' family:
 
***Homer is {{W|Sterling Archer}}.
 
***Homer is {{W|Sterling Archer}}.
 
***Marge is Lana Kane.
 
***Marge is Lana Kane.
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**[[Sylvain Chomet]] style family (from "[[Diggs]]" [[couch gag]])
 
**[[Sylvain Chomet]] style family (from "[[Diggs]]" [[couch gag]])
 
**[[LEGO]] family (from "[[Brick Like Me]]").
 
**[[LEGO]] family (from "[[Brick Like Me]]").
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**Minion family from ''{{W|Despicable Me (franchise)|Despicable Me}}''.
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**Minion family from ''{{W2|Despicable Me|franchise}}''.
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**Animal family (from "The Island of Dr. Hibbert " of "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]").
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**Animal family (from "The Island of Dr. Hibbert" of "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]").
  
 
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File:Simpson Family Minions.png|Minions
 
File:Simpson Family Minions.png|Minions
 
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=== Credits ===
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*[[Matt Selman|Monster Mash Selman]] is a reference to the song "{{W|Monster Mash}}".
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*[[Michael Price|The Mike of Pricenstein]] is a reference to ''{{W|The Bride of Frankenstein}}''.
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*[[Bill Odenkirk|Odenwork Orange]] is a reference to ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''.
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*[[Jeff Westbrook|cat westbrook >/dev/null]] is a reference to the {{W|Null device|/dev/null}} file in the {{W|Unix}} operating system.
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*[[Brian Kelley|Brian Shelley's Frankenstein]] is a reference to [[Mary Shelley]] and ''{{W|Frankenstein}}''.
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*[[Larina Jean Adamson|I'm Divergent Adamson]] is a reference to ''{{W|Divergent}}''.
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*[[Dan Greaney|Dies Irae Greaney]] is a reference to "{{W|Dies Irae}}".
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*[[Carolyn Omine|Carrie (Lyn Omine)]] is a reference to ''{{W2|Carrie|1976 film}}''.
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*[[Mike Reiss|Mikereisstopheles]] is a reference to ''{{W|Mephistopheles}}''.
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*[[Richard Raynis|Re-Animator Raynis]] is a reference to ''{{W|Re-Animator}}''.
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*[[Bonita Pietila|On a Highway to Hell-Sinki]] is a reference to ''{{W|Highway to Hell}}'' and [[Finland]]'s capital, [[Helsinki]].
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*[[Denise Sirkot|Denise Still Tapping Sirkot]] could be a reference to ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''.
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*[[Al Jean|@AlJean on Twitter - 5 Years After Everyone Else]] is a reference to [[Twitter]].
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*[[Nancy Cartwright|Nancy Thankenstein Cartfright]] is a reference to ''[[Frankenstein's Monster|Frankenstein]]''.
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*[[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.)
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*[[Bonita Pietila|See No Evil. No, Wait... There She Is]] is a reference to ''{{W2|See No Evil|1971 film}}''.
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*[[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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*[[Norm MacLeod|Norman "Bates" MacLeod]] is a reference to Norman Bates from ''[[Psycho]]''.
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
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*In the opening sequence, there are few second clips of previous "Treehouse of Horror" specials.
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[[File:THOH25 - Family Portrait.png|thumb|right|200px]]
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*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]]".
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=== Opening sequence ===
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*The opening sequence features scenes from multiple different ''Treehouse of Horror'' episodes:
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**{{Ch|The Raven}} in [[The Raven Chamber]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror]]")
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**[[Mr. Burns]] wearing Homer's brain on his head. ("[[Treehouse of Horror II]]")
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**[[Flanders the Devil]] appearing to Homer in the kitchen. ("[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]")
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**[[Groundskeeper Willie]] getting an axe to the back from Homer. ("[[Treehouse of Horror V]]")
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**3D Homer in the real world. ("[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]")
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**Bart being fused with a fly. ("[[Treehouse of Horror VIII]]")
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**Bart at the breakfast table with a very long neck and the [[Leprechaun]] dancing on his head. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XII]]")
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**Many Homer clones falling into a gorge. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]")
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**Ned Flanders as a cow-centaur. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]")
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**[[Milhouse]] with the [[Grand Pumpkin]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIX]]")
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=== School Is Hell ===
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*One of the [[Hellroads]] students is seen being force-fed donuts. ("[[Treehouse of Horror IV]]")
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=== A Clockwork Yellow ===
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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]]")
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=== The Others ===
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*On the Syfy version of ''Married... with Children'', [[Al Bundy]] resembles an [[Ethereal Beings|Ethereal Being]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XXIII]]")
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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]]".
 
*The old Simpson family from the [[The Simpsons shorts|shorts]] were seen buried in "[[Adventures in Baby-Getting]]".
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**There were also seen buried in the [[Guillermo del Toro opening sequence]].
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**They were also seen buried in the [[Guillermo del Toro opening sequence]].
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*The animal versions of the Simpsons appear. "[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]"
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*The animal versions of the Simpsons appear. ("[[Treehouse of Horror XIII]]")
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*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.
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*The LEGO Simpsons appear. ("[[Brick Like Me]]")
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*The LEGO Simpsons appear. "[[Brick Like Me]]"
 
 
*The end is a parody of the short "[[Family Portrait]]".
 
*The end is a parody of the short "[[Family Portrait]]".
  

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References/Trivia


Season 26 Episode References
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Cultural references[edit]

Opening sequence[edit]

School Is Hell[edit]

A Clockwork Yellow[edit]

The Others[edit]

  • Pixar and anime

  • Adventure Time

  • South Park

  • Archer and Sylvain Chomet

  • Minions

Credits[edit]

Continuity[edit]

THOH25 - Family Portrait.png

Opening sequence[edit]

School Is Hell[edit]

A Clockwork Yellow[edit]

The Others[edit]

Season 26 References
Clown in the Dumps • The Wreck of the Relationship • Super Franchise Me • Treehouse of Horror XXV • Opposites A-Frack • Simpsorama • Blazed and Confused • Covercraft • I Won't Be Home for Christmas • The Man Who Came to Be Dinner • Bart's New Friend • The Musk Who Fell to Earth • Walking Big & Tall • My Fare Lady • The Princess Guide • Sky Police • Waiting for Duffman • Peeping Mom • The Kids Are All Fight • Let's Go Fly a Coot • Bull-E • Mathlete's Feat
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