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C.H.U.D. is a 1984 American horror film involving the titular C.H.U.D.s (which stands for Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dweller) that begin attacking people in New York City. The movie has been referenced numerous times on The Simpsons.

References

Characters

Picture	Name	Reference
	C.H.U.M	Martin's robot is named C.H.U.M., or "Childlike Humanoid Urban Muchacho", a reference to the C.H.U.D.

Episodes

Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
9	179	"The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"	Homer recounts that he was attacked by C.H.U.D.s the first time he visited New York City. Marge then responds with "Of course you'll have a bad impression of New York if you only focus on the Pimps and C.H.U.D.s."
11	232	"Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder"	Homer attempts to commit suicide by grabbing onto Otto's bungee cord. The pair end up plummeting down a manhole, passing by groups of Morlocks, C.H.U.D.s and mole people.
14	278	"Jaws Wired Shut"	One of the movies playing at the Springfield Googolplex is titled Air C.H.U.D..
16	340	"Fat Man and Little Boy"	First apperance of C.H.U.M..
18	397	"Crook and Ladder"	Homer makes a domino line out of VHS tapes, the first one being C.H.U.D..

Comics

Picture	Comic Issue	Story name	Reference
	The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror 15	C.H.U.M.	The story title is a reference to C.H.U.D..

Common cast members

Name	Role in C.H.U.D.	Role on The Simpsons
Robert Englund	Played an uncredited cameo in the sequel known as a Man in Trenchcoat Walking with Trick-or-Treaters.	Voiced Freddy Krueger, the character he played on Nightmare on Elm Street, in the season 10 episode "Treehouse of Horror IX".
John Goodman	Played a diner cop.	Voiced Meathook in "Take My Wife, Sleaze".
Sam McMurray	Played Officer Crespi.	Voiced a Duff commercial narrator and an Springfield Nuclear Power Plant employee in "Homer's Odyssey" and Gulliver Dark in "Homer's Night Out".
Daniel Stern	Played A.J. "The Reverend" Shepherd.	Guest voice of the narrator (Bart's adult self reflecting on his getting a part-time job, Wonder Years style) in "Three Men and a Comic Book".

External links

C.H.U.D. at Wikipedia

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