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*The title is a reference to ''{{w|Dial M for Murder}}''. | *The title is a reference to ''{{w|Dial M for Murder}}''. | ||
*The segment is a parody of ''{{w|Dexter (TV series)|Dexter}}''. | *The segment is a parody of ''{{w|Dexter (TV series)|Dexter}}''. | ||
| + | *The scene where [[Ned]] kills [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] is a parody of ''{{W|Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner}}'' of ''[[Looney Tunes]]''. | ||
=== In the Na’Vi === | === In the Na’Vi === | ||
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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.
The Diving Bell and Butterball
- 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.
