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Cultural references

America the Beautiful

"America the Beautiful" is based on The Onion's cartoon strip "Painful Procedural"

• The segment is based on The Onion's cartoon strip "Painful Procedural".
• "America the Beautiful" by Samuel A. Ward plays.
• Monsters represent several events:
  • A werewolf represents the trade wars.
  • A zombie represents Pronouns.
  • Death represents the 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak.
• The Onion's political cartoonist, Stan Kelly, has a cartoon bubble saying "The Watching Dead", a reference to the TV series The Walking Dead.

The Last Days of Crisco

• The segment's title is a pun on:
  • The Last Days of Disco, a 1998 American comedy-drama set in the disco scene of New York City. The segment takes place in Springfield's own disco setting.
  • Crisco, the American brand of shortening. Fat is a main topic in the segment.
• The segment is a parody of Jaws and The Blob.
• The poster is a parody of Smokey and the Bandit.
• The disco song heard at the beginning of the segment is "Misunderstood" by Rick Curti.
• Disco Stu is shown on inline skates with a boombox on his shoulder.
• Herman's Military Antiques is selling Vietnam War surplus clothing and equipment.
• Mayor Quimby's outfit is based on Mayor Vaughn's in Jaws.
• Stands at the state fair include:
  • Oleo Oreo, referencing Deep-fried Oreos.
  • Deep Fried ice cream.
  • Deep Fried pickles.
  • Butterfinger croquettes.
  • The slide game "The Fatterhorn" is a pun on the Matterhorn, a mountain in the Alps.
  • Deep Fried Double Stuff Oreos references the double-stuf Oreos, introduced in 1974.
  • Deep Fried Tic Tacs.
• The Fatberg brandishes elongated Moe as if Moe were nunchucks.
• Homer yells "Hasta la grease-ta!" when he attacks the Fatberg, a reference to the Terminator catchphrase "hasta la vista, baby."
• Before dying, Fatberg exclaims "This is the big one! I'm coming, Fat-lizabeth!" This is a reference to the 1970s American sitcom Sanford and Son, specifically Fred G. Sanford's (Redd Foxx) catchphrase "This is the big one! I'm coming, Elizabeth!" which he used whenever he pretended to have a heart attack while calling out to his deceased wife, Elizabeth.

Clown Night with the Devil

• The segment is a parody of the film Late Night with the Devil.
• Costumes the kids are wearing include:
  • Jaffee Ziswhisky as Spider-Man from Marvel Comics.
  • Hubert Wong as Darkwing Duck from Darkwing Duck.
  • Martin Prince as Darth Vader from Star Wars.
  • Wendell Borton as C-3PO from Star Wars.
  • Ralph Wiggum as Mario from Mario.
  • Janey Powell as Sailor Moon from Sailor Moon.
  • Üter Zörker as Batman from DC Comics.
  • Bart Simpson as Steve Urkel from Family Matters.
    • When the Devil reveals that Bart made the deal, Bart laughs and says Urkel's catchphrase "Did I do that?", mimicking Urkel's intonation.
  • Lisa Simpson as Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice.
• A painting of Krusty based on Shot Marilyns by Andy Warhol is seen.

"The Yuk-sorcist" is a parody of the 1973 movie The Exorcist

• "The Yuk-sorcist" is a parody of the 1973 movie The Exorcist.
• When Sideshow Mel is not allowed to improvise, he complains by saying that he was in The Groundlings' "Sunday Company". The Groundlings is an American improvisational and sketch comedy school in Los Angeles, with some of its members being able to be accepted into the "Sunday Company", a training group for advanced and skilled students.
• Sideshow Mel's face being eaten off by the chimp is a reference to a real-life event (Travis).
• The copy of Kidz Variety that the Devil shows Krusty has the headline "Peabody Winners Wipeout!"
• The educational TV shows, and characters from them, include:
  • The Magic School Bus and Valerie Frizzle.
  • Zoom and a kid speaking in ubbi dubbi.
  • Captain Kangaroo and the titular Captain Kangaroo.
  • Pinwheel and Ebenezer T. Squint.
  • The Great Space Coaster and Gary Gnu.
  • 3-2-1 Contact, Romper Room, and The Electric Company also have graves.
• The characters from TV shows attack Krusty with Emmy Award statuettes. Among these TV shows, only Pinwheel and Romper Room have not won this award.
• Krusty and the Devil pitch the Halloween show to Netflix.

Plastic World

• Plastic World is similar to Waterworld.
• Scenes of the segments resemble ones from the cartoon "Mr. DNA" from Jurassic Park.
• The narrator mentions Tic Tac boxes.
• Gil finds a Slim Jim when panning for food.
• Lisa lost her family to the avalanche of Diaper Genie bag mountain.
• In the dump where Lisa is talking, DieHard batteries are seen.
• Better Gardens & Homes is a parody of Better Homes and Gardens magazine.
• The Celebrity Dirt has Viola Davis on the cover, the narrator of the segment.
• Among the seeds, Lisa finds bags of Funyuns and spicy Cheetos.
  • Chief Wiggum references Flamin' Hot Cheetos.
• Bart, Sherri, and Terri have Oakland Raiders foam fingers.
• Referring to his plastic 3-D body, Homer says he's as smooth as G.I. Joe and as hairless as Ken.
• "What a Wonderful World" by Joey Ramone is heard at the end of the segment and in the credits.

Credits

• Michael Price's co-executive producer credit, "The Pricening", is a reference to The Conjuring.
• Tim Long's credit, "Agatha All Tim Long", is a reference to Agatha All Along.
• Joel H. Cohen's credit, "Clown in a Cohenfield", is a reference to the horror novel Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare.
• J. Stewart Burns' credit, "Stewmanji", is a reference to the film Jumanji.
• Dan Castellaneta's credit, "The Devil and Daniel Castellaneta", is a reference to the short story "The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Stephen Vincent Benét.
• Ryan Koh's credit, "Dra-Koh-la", is a reference to Count Dracula.
• Cesar Mazariegos's credit, "Cesar You Afraid of the Dark?", is a reference to the horror anthology series Are You Afraid of the Dark?.
• Jessica Conrad's credit, "Final Jesstination", is a reference to the Final Destination franchise.
• Broti Gupta's co-executive producer credit, "Rosemary's Broti", is a reference to the novel Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin.
• Dan Greaney's consulting producer credit, "Greaney vs. Mechagreaney", is a reference to the film Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla.
• Mike Reiss' credit, "Mik3 R3iss", is a reference to the science fiction horror film M3GAN.
• Richard K. Chung's credit, "Chungry Are the Damned", is a reference to the segment "Hungry Are the Damned" from the first "Treehouse of Horror" episode.
• Denise Sirkot's credit, "Denise Ex Machina Sirkot", is a reference to the plot device deus ex machina.
• Matt Selman's executive producer credit, "Selmanator 2: Judgematt Day", is a reference to the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
• Idris Elba's credit, "Idris Nightmare on Elba Street", is a reference to the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
• Alex Désert's credit, "Alex 28 Déserts Later", is a reference to the 28 Days Later film series.
• Chris Edgerly's credit, "The Nightmare Before Chris Edgerly", is a reference to the film The Nightmare Before Christmas.
• Tom Klein's credit, "Klein: Romulus", is a reference to the film Alien: Romulus.
• Nick Dahan's credit, "Dahante's Inferno", is a reference to Dante's Inferno.
• Peter Gave's credit, "Chat G Petey", is a reference to ChatGPT.
• Nikki Isordia's credit, "A Nightmare on Nikki Street", is a reference to the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.
• Michael G. Mahan's credit, "Michael 'My Little Soda Pop' Mahan", is a reference to the Soda Pop song from KPop Demon Hunters.
• Kip Lewis' credit, "Kip-thulhu", is a reference to the monster Cthulhu.
• Danny Elfman's credit, "Elferatu", is a reference to the vampire film Nosferatu.
• Scott Muller's credit, "Heckraiser", is a reference to the Hellraiser franchise.
• Nick Conti's credit, "Count Nickula", is a reference to Count Dracula.
• Norm MacLeod's credit, "Norman 'Bates' MacLeod", is a reference to Norman Bates from Psycho.
• Jake Schaefer's credit, "28 Jakes Schaefer", is a reference to the 28 Days Later film series.
• Jesse Johnstone's credit, "Loch Jess Monster", is a reference to the Loch Ness Monster.
• Nik Daniels' credit, "'The Corpse Husband' Nik", is a reference to the YouTuber Corpse Husband.

Continuity

The Last Days of Crisco

• Homer and Bart work at Simpson and Son Grease. ("Lard of the Dance")
• A Butterfinger croquettes stand is seen at the state fair. ("Sweets and Sour Marge")
• Albert is one of the victims of the Fatberg. ("Walking Big & Tall")
• Chloe Talbot is on the Wheel of Large Portions with Barney. ("She Used to Be My Girl")

Clown Night with the Devil

• Clips from the opening include:
  • Krusty and Alphonse. ("Krusty Gets Kancelled")
  • Krusty dressed as Nana and Sideshow Mel as a fire hydrant. ("All About Lisa")
  • Krusty as Count Dracula. ("Treehouse of Horror IX")