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The Phantom of the Opera is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux, originally serialized between 1909 and 1910. It tells the story of a mysterious, disfigured musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House and becomes obsessed with a young soprano named Christine Daaé. The novel has inspired numerous adaptations across different media, including silent and sound films, television productions, stage plays, and musicals. Among its most notable adaptations are the 1925 film starring Lon Chaney and Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 stage musical, which became one of the longest-running productions in Broadway history. The story has also inspired sequels, spin-offs, and other works that have expanded the franchise.

References to The Phantom of the Opera in The Simpsons[edit]

Episodes[edit]

Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
6	122	"Lisa's Wedding"	Martin lived the rest of his life like The Phantom of the Opera under the school.
17	364	"The Italian Bob"	Homer asked to play The Phantom of the Opera in the opera Pagliacci, which starred Krusty. Lisa pointed out that the Phantom isn't in that opera, but Homer replied that he does a great impression of him.
371	"Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife"	A theatrical version of The Phantom of the Opera is playing on Lenny's plasma TV during his party.
19	402	"The Homer of Seville"	The line about the chandelier being pre-crashed is a reference to a famous scene from The Phantom of the Opera.
22	486	"The Ned-liest Catch"	A song reminiscent of the opening of The Phantom of the Opera plays as the bleacher lever appears, with Bart swinging over the pile of children.
24	510	"Treehouse of Horror XXIII"	Marc Wilmore is craedited as "The Phatman of the Opera," a reference to The Phantom of the Opera.
25	532	"Treehouse of Horror XXIV"	In the opening sequence, the music class is substituted by the phantoms of The Phantom of the Opera, Dewey Largo, instead, is dressed as The Phantom of the Paradise.
27	592	"How Lisa Got Her Marge Back"	The Phantom of the Opera appears while Lisa is singing "Don't Rain on My Parade."
28	612	"Kamp Krustier"	Sideshow Mel and other people at Kamp Krusty did a play of The Phantom of the Opera.
30	643	"Treehouse of Horror XXIX"	The Phantom of the Lisa is a reference to Phantom of the Opera.
33	710	"The Wayz We Were"	The Moes in the mirror include parodies of The Phantom of the Opera.
716	"A Made Maggie"	The Baby of the Opera is a parody of The Phantom of the Opera.
34	738	"Game Done Changed"	The "resident opera ghoul" is dressed like the Phantom of the Opera.

Comics[edit]

Picture	Comic issue	Story name	Reference
	The Simpsons Comic Strips	Community Theater	The Phantom of the Operating Room is a parody of Phantom of the Opera.

Video games[edit]

Picture	Game	Reference
	The Simpsons: Tapped Out	The quest name, The Phantom Opera, is a reference to The Phantom of the Opera.
	The quest name, Plantom of the Opera, is a reference to The Phantom of the Opera.

Books[edit]

Picture	Book	Reference
	Bart Simpson's Guide to Life	The Phantom of the Opera was featured in The Wonderful World of Monsters.

External links[edit]

The Phantom of the Opera at Wikipedia

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