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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
 
=== America the Beautiful ===
 
=== 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]"]]
 
*The segment is based on ''{{W|The Onion}}'''s cartoon strip "[https://theonion.com/painful-procedural-1819592076/ Painful Procedural]".
 
*The segment is based on ''{{W|The Onion}}'''s cartoon strip "[https://theonion.com/painful-procedural-1819592076/ Painful Procedural]".
 
*"{{W|America the Beautiful}}" by {{W|Samuel A. Ward}} plays.
 
*"{{W|America the Beautiful}}" by {{W|Samuel A. Ward}} plays.
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**A [[zombie]] represents {{W|Preferred gender pronoun|Pronouns}}.
 
**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}}, 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]]''.
  
 
=== 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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*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''.
 
*[[Mayor Quimby]]'s outfit is based on Mayor Vaughn's in ''Jaws''.
 
*[[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]]s.
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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 Fatberg brandishes elongated [[Moe]] as if Moe were {{W|Nunchaku|nunchucks}}.
 
*Homer yells "Hasta la grease-ta!" when he attacks the [[Fatberg]], a reference to the ''[[Terminator]]'' catchphrase "{{W|hasta la vista, baby}}."
 
*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.
  
 
=== Clown Night with the Devil ===
 
=== Clown Night with the Devil ===
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**[[Martin Prince]] as [[Darth Vader]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
 
**[[Martin Prince]] as [[Darth Vader]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
 
**[[Wendell Borton]] as [[C-3PO]] from ''Star Wars''.
 
**[[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}}''.
 
**[[Ralph Wiggum]] as [[Mario]] from ''{{ap|Mario|series}}''.
 
**[[Ralph Wiggum]] as [[Mario]] from ''{{ap|Mario|series}}''.
 
**[[Janey Powell]] as {{W2|Sailor Moon|character}} from ''[[Sailor Moon]]''.
 
**[[Janey Powell]] as {{W2|Sailor Moon|character}} from ''[[Sailor Moon]]''.
 
**[[Üter Zörker]] as [[Batman]] from ''[[DC Comics]]''.
 
**[[Üter Zörker]] as [[Batman]] from ''[[DC Comics]]''.
 
**[[Bart Simpson]] as [[Steve Urkel]] from ''{{W|Family Matters}}''.
 
**[[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 "did I do that?", the catchphrase of Urkel.
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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}}''.
 
*A painting of Krusty based on ''{{W|Shot Marilyns}}'' by [[Andy Warhol]] is seen.
 
*A painting of Krusty based on ''{{W|Shot Marilyns}}'' by [[Andy Warhol]] is seen.
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*"The Yuk-sorcist" is a parody of the movie ''[[The Exorcist]]''.
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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 voice of the Devil was interpreted similarly to the one of Satan from the episode "Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled" of ''{{W|Animaniacs}}''.
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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}}).
 
*The copy of ''[[Kidz Variety]]'' that the Devil shows Krusty has the headline "{{W|Peabody Awards|Peabody}} Winners Wipeout!"
 
*The copy of ''[[Kidz Variety]]'' that the Devil shows Krusty has the headline "{{W|Peabody Awards|Peabody}} Winners Wipeout!"
 
*The educational TV shows, and characters from them, include:
 
*The educational TV shows, and characters from them, include:
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**''{{W|The Great Space Coaster}}'' and [[Gary Gnu]].
 
**''{{W|The Great Space Coaster}}'' and [[Gary Gnu]].
 
**''{{W|3-2-1 Contact}}'', ''{{W|Romper Room}}'', and ''{{W|The Electric Company}}'' also have graves.
 
**''{{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.
 
*Krusty and the Devil pitch the Halloween show to [[Netflix]].
 
*Krusty and the Devil pitch the Halloween show to [[Netflix]].
  
 
=== Plastic World ===
 
=== 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]]''.
 
*The narrator mentions [[Tic Tacs|Tic Tac]] boxes.
 
*The narrator mentions [[Tic Tacs|Tic Tac]] boxes.
 
*[[Gil]] finds a [[Slim Jim]] when panning for food.
 
*[[Gil]] finds a [[Slim Jim]] when panning for food.
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*The ''[[Celebrity Dirt]]'' has {{Ch|Viola Davis}} on the cover, the narrator of the segment.
 
*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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*Homer says he's as smooth as [[G.I. Joe]] and as hairless as {{W2|Ken|doll}}.
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*[[Bart]], [[Sherri]], and [[Terri]] have [[Oakland Raiders]] foam fingers.
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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}}.
 
*"{{W|What a Wonderful World}}" by [[Joey Ramone]] is heard at the end of the segment and in the credits.
 
*"{{W|What a Wonderful World}}" by [[Joey Ramone]] is heard at the end of the segment and in the credits.
  
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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}}.
 
*[[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}}.
 
*[[Ryan Koh]]'s credit, "Dra-Koh-la", is a reference to [[Count Dracula]].
 
*[[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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*[[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?}}''.
 
*[[Jessica Conrad]]'s credit, "Final Jesstination", is a reference to the ''{{W|Final Destination}}'' franchise.
 
*[[Jessica Conrad]]'s credit, "Final Jesstination", is a reference to the ''{{W|Final Destination}}'' franchise.
 
*[[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}}.
 
*[[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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*[[Tom Klein]]'s credit, "Klein: Romulus", is a reference to the film ''{{W|Alien: Romulus}}''.
 
*[[Tom Klein]]'s credit, "Klein: Romulus", is a reference to the film ''{{W|Alien: Romulus}}''.
 
*[[Nick Dahan]]'s credit, "Dahante's Inferno", is a reference to ''{{W2|Inferno|Dante|Dante's Inferno}}''.
 
*[[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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*[[Peter Gave]]'s credit, "Chat G Petey", is a reference to {{W|ChatGPT}}.
 
*[[Nikki Isordia]]'s credit, "A Nightmare on Nikki Street", is a reference to the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' franchise.
 
*[[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}}''.
 
*[[Kip Lewis]]' credit, "Kip-thulhu", is a reference to the monster [[Cthulhu]].
 
*[[Kip Lewis]]' credit, "Kip-thulhu", is a reference to the monster [[Cthulhu]].
 
*[[Danny Elfman]]'s credit, "Elferatu", is a reference to the vampire film ''{{W|Nosferatu}}''.
 
*[[Danny Elfman]]'s credit, "Elferatu", is a reference to the vampire film ''{{W|Nosferatu}}''.
 
*[[Scott Muller]]'s credit, "Heckraiser", is a reference to the ''{{W2|Hellraiser|franchise}}'' franchise.
 
*[[Scott Muller]]'s credit, "Heckraiser", is a reference to the ''{{W2|Hellraiser|franchise}}'' franchise.
 
*[[Nick Conti]]'s credit, "Count Nickula", is a reference to Count Dracula.
 
*[[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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*[[Norm MacLeod]]'s credit, "Norman 'Bates' MacLeod", is a reference to {{W|Norman Bates}} from ''[[Psycho]]''.
 
*[[Jake Schaefer]]'s credit, "28 Jakes Schaefer", is a reference to the ''28 Days Later'' film series.
 
*[[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]].
 
*[[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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*[[Nik Daniels]]' credit, "'The Corpse Husband' Nik", is a reference to the [[YouTube]]r {{W|Corpse Husband}}.
  
 
== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
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=== Clown Night with the Devil ===
 
=== Clown Night with the Devil ===
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*Clips from the opening includes:
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*Clips from the opening include:
 
**[[Krusty]] and [[Alphonse]]. ("[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]")
 
**[[Krusty]] and [[Alphonse]]. ("[[Krusty Gets Kancelled]]")
 
**Krusty dressed as Nana and [[Sideshow Mel]] as a fire hydrant. ("[[All About Lisa]]")
 
**Krusty dressed as Nana and [[Sideshow Mel]] as a fire hydrant. ("[[All About Lisa]]")

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References/Trivia


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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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