Difference between revisions of "The Shining"

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For the segment of "Treehouse of Horror V", see The Shinning.

The Shining is a horror novel written by Stephen King that spawned a movie. Both have been parodied and referred to on The Simpsons.

References

Picture	Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
	2	16	"Treehouse of Horror"	Everyone tried to kill each other with knives.
	5	90	"The Last Temptation of Homer"	Bart's blackboard punishment is similar to Jack Torrance's "book".
	94	"Homer and Apu"	A tide of cranberry juice pours from the elevator, similar to the blood pouring out of the elevator.
250px	6	109	"Treehouse of Horror"	"The Shinning" - The name and segment is a parody of The Shining with Homer in a role similar to Jack. Groundskeeper Willie and Moe are parallels of the characters Dick Halloran and Lloyd the bartender, respectively. Maggie spells "REDRUM" with her blocks when Homer tries to watch the TV. Analogous to Jack Torrance endlessly typing "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy", Homer writes "No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy" all over the walls. The only thing Homer types is "Feelin' fine," which briefly reassures Marge, until a lightning flash reveals the writing on the walls. After Marge discovers that Homer has written "No TV and no beer make Homer go crazy" all over the walls, Homer bursts through a door, scaring her, and asks what she thinks of his book. In The Shining, Jack sneaks up on Wendy and asks her what she thinks of his play. Homer does a "Heeeere's Johnny!" scene similar to Jack Torrance, but Homer breaks into two wrong rooms before finding the family. Marge defends herself from Homer with a bat and later locks Homer in a dry food cellar, similar to what Wendy does to Jack.

"All Work And No Play Make's Jack A Dull Boy"

• "Treehouse of Horror VI" - Richard Raynis' name in the credits is "Redrum Richard Raynis".
• "The Springfield Files" - The line "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" appears repeatedly across the screen at one point.
• "Realty Bites" - Rod says "redroom", similar to "redrum".
• "Treehouse of Horror IX" - Homer knocks a hole in the door with the mallet, like Jack Torrance with the axe.
• "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?" - Homer types the same phrase over and over again.
• "Bart to the Future" - Bart talks with Billy Carter's ghost at a bar, similar to the scene with Jack Torrance at the Overlook.

External links

• The Shining (novel) at Wikipedia
• The Shining (film) at Wikipedia