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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
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*[[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s Thunderclap sound effect is used when the monsters appear and when the [[Devil]] summons the educational gravestones.
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=== America the Beautiful ===
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===America the Beautiful===
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[[File:Painful Procedural parody.png|300px|thumb|"America the Beautiful" is based on ''{{W|The Onion}}'''s cartoon strip "[https://theonion.com/painful-procedural-1819592076/ Painful Procedural]"]]
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*The segment is based on The Onion's cartoon strip "[https://theonion.com/painful-procedural-1819592076/ Painful Procedural]".
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*The segment is based on ''{{W|The Onion}}'''s cartoon strip "[https://theonion.com/painful-procedural-1819592076/ Painful Procedural]".
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*"{{W|America the Beautiful}}" by {{W|Samuel A. Ward}} plays.
 
*Monsters represent several events:
 
*Monsters represent several events:
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**A werewolf represents the {{W|Trade war|trade wars}}.
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**A werewolf represents the {{W|trade war}}s.
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**[[Frankenstein's Monster]] represents {{W|Preferred gender pronoun}}.
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**A [[zombie]] represents {{W|Preferred gender pronoun|Pronouns}}.
 
**[[Death]] represents the {{W|2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak}}.
 
**[[Death]] represents the {{W|2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak}}.
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*''{{W|The Onion}}'''s political cartoonist, {{W|Ward Sutton|Stan Kelly}}, has a cartoon bubble saying "The Watching Dead", a reference to the TV series ''[[The Walking Dead]]''.
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*''The Onion'''s political cartoonist, [[Stan Kelly]], has a cartoon bubble saying "The Watching Dead", a reference to the TV series ''[[The Walking Dead]]''.
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=== The Last Days of Crisco ===
 
=== The Last Days of Crisco ===
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*The segment's title is a pun on:
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**''{{W|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.
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**{{W|Crisco}}, the American brand of shortening. Fat is a main topic in the segment.
 
*The segment is a parody of ''{{ap|Jaws|film}}'' and ''{{W|The Blob}}''.
 
*The segment is a parody of ''{{ap|Jaws|film}}'' and ''{{W|The Blob}}''.
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*The poster is a parody ''{{W|Smokey and the Bandit}}''.
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*The poster is a parody of ''{{W|Smokey and the Bandit}}''.
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*[[Quimby]]'s outfit is based on Mayor Vaughn's in [[Jaws (film)|Jaws]].
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*The disco song heard at the beginning of the segment is "Misunderstood" by Rick Curti.
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*[[Disco Stu]] is shown on {{W|inline skates}} with a {{W|boombox}} on his shoulder.
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*[[Herman's Military Antiques]] is selling {{W|Vietnam War}} surplus clothing and equipment.
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*Homer and Bart are parodying Big and Little Enos in ''Smokey and the Bandit''.
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*[[Mayor Quimby]]'s outfit is based on Mayor Vaughn's in ''Jaws''.
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*[[Lou]] seeing [[Üter]] pulled down the drain is parodying in ''Jaws'' when Police Chief Brody (Roy Schneider)'s realization the shark biting and pulling down a swimming little boy by the now-iconic dolly zoom on his face before the beachgoers all panic.
 
*Stands at the state fair include:
 
*Stands at the state fair include:
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**Oleo and Deep fried double stuff [[Oreo|Oreos]].
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**Oleo Oreo, referencing {{W|Deep-fried Oreo}}s.
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**Deep {{W|Fried ice cream}}.
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**Deep {{W|Fried pickle}}s.
 
**[[Butterfinger]] croquettes.
 
**[[Butterfinger]] croquettes.
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**The slide game "The Fatterhorn" is a pun on the {{W|Matterhorn}}, a mountain in the Alps.
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**Deep Fried Double Stuff Oreos references the {{W|double-stuf Oreos}}, introduced in 1974.
 
**Deep Fried [[Tic Tacs]].
 
**Deep Fried [[Tic Tacs]].
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*The Fatburg uses Fred G. Sandford's catchphrase, "This is the big one! I'm coming, Fat-Lizabeth!", from the TV sitcom ''{{W|Sanford and Son}}''.
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*The Fatberg brandishes elongated [[Moe]] as if Moe were {{W|Nunchaku|nunchucks}}.
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*Homer yells "Hasta la grease-ta!" when he attacks the [[Fatberg]], a reference to the ''[[Terminator]]'' catchphrase "{{W|hasta la vista, baby}}."
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*Before dying, Fatberg exclaims "This is the big one! I'm coming, Fat-lizabeth!" This is a reference to the 1970s American sitcom ''{{W|Sanford and Son}}'', specifically {{W|Fred G. Sanford}}'s ({{W|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.
  
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===Clown Night with the Devil===
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=== Clown Night with the Devil ===
 
*The segment is a parody of the film ''{{W|Late Night with the Devil}}''.
 
*The segment is a parody of the film ''{{W|Late Night with the Devil}}''.
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*"The Yuk-sorcist" is a parody of the movie ''[[The Exorcist]]''.
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*Costumes the kids are wearing include:
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*[[Ralph]] is dressed as [[Mario]].
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**[[Jaffee Ziswhisky]] as [[Spider-Man]] from ''[[Marvel Comics]]''.
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*[[Janey Powell|Janie]] is dressed as a purple hair [[Sailor Moon]].
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**[[Hubert Wong]] as Darkwing Duck from ''{{W|Darkwing Duck}}''.
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*The voice of [[The Devil]] was interpreted similar to the one of Satan from the episode "Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled" of ''{{W|Animaniacs}}''.
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**[[Martin Prince]] as [[Darth Vader]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
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*Educational shows seen in the gravestones: ''{{W2|Zoom|1999 TV series}}'', ''{{W|3-2-1 Contact}}'', ''{{W|Romper Room}}'', ''{{W2|Pinwheel|TV series}}'', ''{{W|The Electric Company}}'', ''{{W|Captain Kangaroo}}'', ''{{W|The Magic School Bus}}'' and ''{{W|The Great Space Coaster}}''. Characters from the shows rise from the dead, including Ms. Frizle and Captain Kangaroo.
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**[[Wendell Borton]] as [[C-3PO]] from ''Star Wars''.
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**[[Allison Taylor]] as the {{W2|Bride of Frankenstein|character}}.
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**[[Richard]] as {{W2|Raiden|Mortal Kombat}} from ''{{W|Mortal Kombat}}''.  
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**[[Ralph Wiggum]] as [[Mario]] from ''{{ap|Mario|series}}''.
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**[[Janey Powell]] as {{W2|Sailor Moon|character}} from ''[[Sailor Moon]]''.
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**[[Üter Zörker]] as [[Batman]] from ''[[DC Comics]]''.
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**[[Bart Simpson]] as [[Steve Urkel]] from ''{{W|Family Matters}}''.
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***When the {{ap|Devil|Treehouse of Horror XXXVI}} reveals that Bart made the deal, Bart laughs and says Urkel's catchphrase "Did I do that?", mimicking Urkel's intonation.
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**[[Lisa Simpson]] as Lydia Deetz from ''{{W|Beetlejuice}}''.
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*A painting of Krusty based on ''{{W|Shot Marilyns}}'' by [[Andy Warhol]] is seen.
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[[File:The Yuk-sorcist.png|300px|thumb|"The Yuk-sorcist" is a parody of the 1973 movie ''[[The Exorcist]]'']]
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*"The Yuk-sorcist" is a parody of the 1973 movie ''[[The Exorcist]]''.
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*When [[Sideshow Mel]] is not allowed to improvise, he complains by saying that he was in {{W|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.
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*Sideshow Mel's face being eaten off by the chimp is a reference to a real-life event ({{W2|Travis|chimpanzee}}).
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*The copy of ''[[Kidz Variety]]'' that the Devil shows Krusty has the headline "{{W|Peabody Awards|Peabody}} Winners Wipeout!"
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*The educational TV shows, and characters from them, include:
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**''[[The Magic School Bus]]'' and [[Valerie Frizzle]].
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**''{{W2|Zoom|1972 TV series}}'' and [[Zoom kid|a kid]] speaking in {{W|ubbi dubbi}}.
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**''{{W|Captain Kangaroo}}'' and the titular [[Captain Kangaroo]].
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**''{{W2|Pinwheel|TV series}}'' and [[Ebenezer T. Squint]].
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**''{{W|The Great Space Coaster}}'' and [[Gary Gnu]].
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**''{{W|3-2-1 Contact}}'', ''{{W|Romper Room}}'', and ''{{W|The Electric Company}}'' also have graves.
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*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.
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*Krusty and the Devil pitch the Halloween show to [[Netflix]].
  
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===Plastic World===
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=== Plastic World ===
 
*Plastic World is similar to ''{{W|Waterworld}}''.
 
*Plastic World is similar to ''{{W|Waterworld}}''.
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*Scenes of the segments resembles ones from the cartoon "Mr. DNA" from ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]''.
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*Scenes of the segments resemble ones from the cartoon "Mr. DNA" from ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]''.
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*The narrator mentions Tic Tac boxes.
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*The narrator mentions [[Tic Tacs|Tic Tac]] boxes.
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*[[Lisa]] has lost her family to the avalance of {{W|Diaper Genie}} bag mountain.
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*[[Gil]] finds a [[Slim Jim]] when panning for food.
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*In the dump where Lisa is talking, boxes of [[Die Hard]] are seen.
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*[[Lisa]] lost her family to the avalanche of {{W|Diaper Genie}} bag mountain.
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*Lisa has a copy of {{W2|Better Homes and Gardens|magazine}}.
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*In the dump where Lisa is talking, {{W2|DieHard|brand}} batteries are seen.
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*[[Milhouse]]'s magazine, [[Celebrity Dirt]], has [[Viola Davis]] on the cover, the voice of the narrator of the segment.
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*''[[Better Gardens & Homes]]'' is a parody of ''{{W2|Better Homes and Gardens|magazine}}'' magazine.
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*The ''[[Celebrity Dirt]]'' has {{Ch|Viola Davis}} on the cover, the narrator of the segment.
 
*Among the seeds, Lisa finds bags of {{W|Funyuns}} and spicy [[Cheetos]].
 
*Among the seeds, Lisa finds bags of {{W|Funyuns}} and spicy [[Cheetos]].
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*[[Bart]], [[Sherri]] and [[Terri]] have [[Oakland Raiders]] foam fingers.
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**[[Chief Wiggum]] references {{W|Flamin' Hot Cheetos}}.
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*Lisa calls Marge {{W|Characters of the Metal Gear series#Skull Face|Skull Face}}.
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*[[Bart]], [[Sherri]], and [[Terri]] have [[Oakland Raiders]] foam fingers.
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*Homer says he's as smooth as [[G.I. Joe]].
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*Referring to his plastic 3-D body, Homer says he's as smooth as [[G.I. Joe]] and as hairless as {{W2|Ken|doll}}.
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*Bart says "Whoever melted, dealt it", a pun on the saying "he who smelt it dealt it".  
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*"{{W|What a Wonderful World}}" by [[Joey Ramone]] is heard at the end of the segment and in the credits.
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*"{{W|What a Wonderful World}}" by [[Louis Armstrong]] is heard at the end of the segment and in the credits.
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=== Credits ===
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*[[Michael Price]]'s co-executive producer credit, "The Pricening", is a reference to ''{{W|The Conjuring}}''.
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*[[Tim Long]]'s credit, "Agatha All Tim Long", is a reference to ''{{W|Agatha All Along}}''.
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*[[Joel H. Cohen]]'s credit, "Clown in a Cohenfield", is a reference to the horror novel ''{{W|Clown in a Cornfield}}'' by {{W|Adam Cesare}}.
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*[[J. Stewart Burns]]' credit, "Stewmanji", is a reference to the film ''{{W|Jumanji}}''.
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*[[Dan Castellaneta]]'s credit, "The Devil and Daniel Castellaneta", is a reference to the short story "{{W|The Devil and Daniel Webster}}" by {{W|Stephen Vincent Benét}}.
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*[[Ryan Koh]]'s credit, "Dra-Koh-la", is a reference to [[Count Dracula]].
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*[[Cesar Mazariegos]]'s credit, "Cesar You Afraid of the Dark?", is a reference to the horror anthology series ''{{W|Are You Afraid of the Dark?}}''.
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*[[Jessica Conrad]]'s credit, "Final Jesstination", is a reference to the ''{{W|Final Destination}}'' franchise.
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*[[Broti Gupta]]'s co-executive producer credit, "Rosemary's Broti", is a reference to the novel ''{{W2|Rosemary's Baby|novel}}'' by {{W|Ira Levin}}.
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*[[Dan Greaney]]'s consulting producer credit, "Greaney vs. Mechagreaney", is a reference to the film ''{{W|Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla}}''.
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*[[Mike Reiss]]' credit, "Mik3 R3iss", is a reference to the science fiction horror film ''{{W|M3GAN}}''.
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*[[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.
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*[[Denise Sirkot]]'s credit, "Denise Ex Machina Sirkot", is a reference to the plot device ''{{W|deus ex machina}}''.
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*[[Matt Selman]]'s executive producer credit, "Selmanator 2: Judgematt Day", is a reference to the film ''{{W|Terminator 2: Judgment Day}}''.
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*[[Idris Elba]]'s credit, "Idris Nightmare on Elba Street", is a reference to the ''{{W2|A Nightmare on Elm Street|franchise}}'' franchise.
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*[[Alex Désert]]'s credit, "Alex 28 Déserts Later", is a reference to the ''{{W2|28 Days Later|film series}}'' film series.
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*[[Chris Edgerly]]'s credit, "The Nightmare Before Chris Edgerly", is a reference to the film ''{{W|The Nightmare Before Christmas}}''.
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*[[Tom Klein]]'s credit, "Klein: Romulus", is a reference to the film ''{{W|Alien: Romulus}}''.
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*[[Nick Dahan]]'s credit, "Dahante's Inferno", is a reference to ''{{W2|Inferno|Dante|Dante's Inferno}}''.
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*[[Peter Gave]]'s credit, "Chat G Petey", is a reference to {{W|ChatGPT}}.
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*[[Nikki Isordia]]'s credit, "A Nightmare on Nikki Street", is a reference to the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise.
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*[[Michael G. Mahan]]'s credit, "Michael 'My Little Soda Pop' Mahan", is a reference to the {{W2|Soda Pop|song}} song from ''{{W|KPop Demon Hunters}}''.
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*[[Kip Lewis]]' credit, "Kip-thulhu", is a reference to the monster [[Cthulhu]].
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*[[Danny Elfman]]'s credit, "Elferatu", is a reference to the vampire film ''{{W|Nosferatu}}''.
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*[[Scott Muller]]'s credit, "Heckraiser", is a reference to the ''{{W2|Hellraiser|franchise}}'' franchise.
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*[[Nick Conti]]'s credit, "Count Nickula", is a reference to Count Dracula.
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*[[Norm MacLeod]]'s credit, "Norman 'Bates' MacLeod", is a reference to {{W|Norman Bates}} from ''[[Psycho]]''.
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*[[Jake Schaefer]]'s credit, "28 Jakes Schaefer", is a reference to the ''28 Days Later'' film series.
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*[[Jesse Johnstone]]'s credit, "Loch Jess Monster", is a reference to the [[Loch Ness Monster]].
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*[[Nik Daniels]]' credit, "'The Corpse Husband' Nik", is a reference to the [[YouTube]]r {{W|Corpse Husband}}.
  
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===Credits===
 
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*[[Matt Selman]] is credited as "Selmanator 2: Judgement Day", a reference to the movie ''{{W|Terminator 2: Judgment Day}}''.
 
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
 
=== The Last Days of Crisco ===
 
=== The Last Days of Crisco ===
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*Homer and Bart work at [[Simpson & Son Grease Co.]]. ("[[Lard of the Dance]]")
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*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]]")
 
*A [[Butterfinger]] croquettes stand is seen at the state fair. ("[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]")
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===Clown Night with the Devil===
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*{{ap|Albert|Walking Big & Tall}} is one of the victims of the Fatberg. ("[[Walking Big & Tall]]")
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*Clips from the opening includes:
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*[[Chloe Talbot]] is on the Wheel of Large Portions with [[Barney]]. ("[[She Used to Be My Girl]]")
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=== Clown Night with the Devil ===
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*Clips from the opening include:
 
**[[Krusty]] and [[Alphonse]]. ("[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]")
 
**[[Krusty]] and [[Alphonse]]. ("[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]")
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**Krusty dressed as Nana and [[Sideshow Mel]] as a fire hydrant. ("[[All About Lisa]]")
 
**Krusty as [[Count Dracula]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]")
 
**Krusty as [[Count Dracula]]. ("[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]")
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**Krusty dressed as Nana and [[Sideshow Mel]] as a fire hydrant. ("[[All About Lisa]]")
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==Trivia==
 
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*[[Grandma Slick's Pure Frying Lard]] appears on "The Last Days of Crisco" and is later seen as part of the dump in "Plastic World".
 
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===America the Beautiful===
 
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*[[Matt Groening]] appears in the opening segment and is listed as a guest star.
 
 
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Cultural references[edit]

America the Beautiful[edit]

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

The Last Days of Crisco[edit]

  • 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.
  • Homer and Bart are parodying Big and Little Enos in Smokey and the Bandit.
  • Mayor Quimby's outfit is based on Mayor Vaughn's in Jaws.
  • Lou seeing Üter pulled down the drain is parodying in Jaws when Police Chief Brody (Roy Schneider)'s realization the shark biting and pulling down a swimming little boy by the now-iconic dolly zoom on his face before the beachgoers all panic.
  • Stands at the state fair include:
  • 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[edit]

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

Plastic World[edit]

Credits[edit]

Continuity[edit]

The Last Days of Crisco[edit]

Clown Night with the Devil[edit]

Season 37 References
Thrifty Ways to Thieve Your Mother • Keep Chalm and Gary On • Treehouse of Horror XXXVI • Men Behaving Manly • Bad Boys... for Life? • Bart 'N' Frink • Sashes to Sashes • The Day of the Jack-Up • Aunt Misbehavin' • Guess Who's Coming to Skinner • Parahormonal Activity • ¡The Fall Guy-Yi-Yi! • Seperance • Upcoming episodes
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