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== Cultural references ==
 
== Cultural references ==
*The title of the episode is a reference to {{W|Edward Pola}} and {{W|George Wyle}}'s song {{W|It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year}}.
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*The title of the episode is a reference to {{W|Edward Pola}} and {{W|George Wyle}}'s [[Christmas]] song "{{W|It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year}}".
 
**[[Sideshow Bob]] sings a parody of it in the episode.
 
**[[Sideshow Bob]] sings a parody of it in the episode.
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*Characters in the song include:
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**The [[Evil Queen]] from ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''.
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**[[Amos Slade]] from ''{{W|The Fox and the Hound}}'', who tries and fail to shoot [[Bambi]] and [[Bambi's mother|his mother]].
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**[[Jafar]] from ''{{W2|Aladdin|1992 Disney film}}''.
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**[[Gaston]] from ''{{W2|Beauty and the Beast|1991 film}}''.
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**[[Kaa]] and [[Shere Khan]] from ''{{W2|The Jungle Book|1967 film}}''.
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**{{ap|Hades|Disney}} from ''{{W2|Hercules|1997 film}}''
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**[[Ursula]] from ''[[The Little Mermaid]]''.
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**[[Captain Hook]] from ''[[Peter Pan]]''.
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**[[Maleficent]] from ''{{W2|Sleeping Beauty|1959 film}}''.
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**{{ap|Hans|Disney}} from ''{{W2|Frozen|2013 film}}''.
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**[[Scar]] from ''[[The Lion King]]''.
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**[[Mother Gothel]] from ''{{W2|Tangled|franchise}}''.
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**The [[Queen of Hearts]] from ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.
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**[[Cruella de Vil]] from ''{{W|One Hundred and One Dalmatians}}''.
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**[[Darth Vader]] exploding with the [[Death Star]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
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**[[Thanos]] from ''[[Marvel Comics]]'' snapping his fingers, making half of the Earth population disappear, from ''{{W|Avengers: Infinity War}}''.
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**{{ap|Loki|Marvel Comics}} from ''Marvel Comics'' makes a [[rake]] appear in front of Sideshow Bob, making him trip on it.
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**{{ap|Pete|Disney}}, the arch-nemesis of [[Mickey Mouse]], attacks [[Itchy]].
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**The [[Big Bad Wolf]] from ''{{W2|Three Little Pigs|film}}'' blows down [[Flanders' house]].
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**The [[Dalmatian puppies]] escape from [[Cruella de Vil]].
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**[[Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed]] from ''[[The Lion King]]'' fight against the bullies.
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**[[Agatha Harkness]] from ''{{W|WandaVision}}'' and ''{{W2|Agatha All Along|miniseries}}'' flies around on a broom in town square.
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*Other characters seen include:
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**[[Mulan]] and [[Mushu]] from ''{{W2|Mulan|franchise}}''.
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**The [[Red Queen]], [[White Queen]], and [[Tweedledum and Tweedledee]] from ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''.
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**[[The Sultan]] from ''{{W2|Aladdin|1992 Disney film}}'', who is turned into a frog by Jafar.
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**[[Tiana]] from ''{{W|The Princess and the Frog}}''.
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*[[Bart]] is dressed as {{W2|Alex|A Clockwork Orange}} from ''[[A Clockwork Orange]]''.
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*The supreme court granting [[Disney+]] immunity is a reference to:
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**{{W2|Trump v. United States|2024}}, a US Supreme Court case where presidents were declared immune from prosecution for official acts.
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**An incident where a woman lost his life and the husband sued Disney, but Disney claimed the laws to be tossed out because the woman signed up for one month trial on Disney+.
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*[[Wilhelm Grimm|Wilhelm]] and [[Jacob Grimm|Jacob]] of the {{W|Brothers Grimm}} make an appearance. They have copyrights for ''[[Snow White]]'', ''{{W|Sleeping Beauty}}'', ''{{W|Rapunzel}}'', and ''{{W|Hansel and Gretel}}''.
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**[[Snow White]] (''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs]]''), [[Aurora]] (''{{W2|Sleeping Beauty|1959 film}}''), {{ap|Rapunzel|Disney}} (''{{W|Tangled}}''), and {{ap|Hansel|Disney}} and {{ap|Gretel|Disney}} (''{{W|Babes in the Woods}}'') all make appearances.
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*In the credits:
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**Clockwork [[Bart]] hammers a cork in Sideshow Bob's mouth.
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**Homer tames [[Shere Khan]] and [[Scar]].
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**[[Captain Hook]] destroys the balloons holding the house from ''{{W2|Up|2009 film}}''.
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**The [[Evil Queen]] opens up a [[Poison Apple Store]].
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**[[Dr. Hibbert]] operates on [[Queen of Hearts]]' heart.
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**[[Patty]] and [[Selma]] attack Agatha Harkness with magic.
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**[[Honest John]] and [[Gideon the Cat]] walk donkey versions of [[Ralph]], [[Martin]], [[Nelson]], [[Janey]], and [[Sherri]] or [[Terri]] on the sidewalk.
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**The {{W|Wilhelm Scream}} is heard at the end.
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== Continuity ==
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*Sideshow Bob and the other villain appear again at [[Disney Villain Land]]. (''[[Welcome to the Club]]'')
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*Bart dresses up in his Clockwork costume. ("[[Treehouse of Horror III]]")
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*Loki makes another appearance, and Bart refers to him as his friend. (''[[The Good, the Bart, and the Loki]]'')
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Latest revision as of 12:50, June 3, 2025

References/Trivia


Cultural references[edit]

Continuity[edit]


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