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*The opening sequence is a parody of ''{{w|127 Hours}}''. | *The opening sequence is a parody of ''{{w|127 Hours}}''. | ||
**[[Homer]] gets his arm trapped like [[Aron Ralston]] and gnaws through several limbs, before gnawing through his trapped arm. Ralston had to eat through his own arm to get released. | **[[Homer]] gets his arm trapped like [[Aron Ralston]] and gnaws through several limbs, before gnawing through his trapped arm. Ralston had to eat through his own arm to get released. | ||
| + | *[[Maggie]] pops out of [[Bart]]'s astronaut costume in a reference to ''{{W|Alien (film)|Alien}}''. | ||
=== The Diving Bell and Butterball === | === The Diving Bell and Butterball === | ||
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Contents
Cultural references
Opening sequence
- The opening sequence is a parody of 127 Hours.
- Homer gets his arm trapped like Aron Ralston and gnaws through several limbs, before gnawing through his trapped arm. Ralston had to eat through his own arm to get released.
- Maggie pops out of Bart's astronaut costume in a reference to Alien.
The Diving Bell and Butterball
- The segment is a parody of The Diving Bell and Butterball.
- The Brothers Karamazov is a real life book.
- Homer gets bitten by a spider and becomes a parody of Spider-Man.
Dial D for Diddly
- The title is a reference to Dial M for Murder.
- The segment is a parody of Dexter.
- The scene where Ned kills Patty and Selma is a parody of Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner of Looney Tunes.
In the Na’Vi
- The name is a reference to the song, "In the Navy".
- The segment is a parody of the film, Avatar.
- The floating mountains, as seen in the film, are actually falling.
- All the creatures and nature attack the humans as they do in the film.
- The machines used by the humans to fight are very similar to those from the film.
- Hillarium is a parody of Unobtanium, a rare mineral wanted in the film.
- Bart is a parody of Jake Sully from the film and Kamala is a parody of Neytiri.
- Cletus asks if they're in Kansas any more, a reference to The Wizard of Oz.
