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Cultural references
- The story contains multiple references to the works of Edgar Allan Poe:
- The title is a pun on the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart".
- Homer says he nevermore will eat that donut, referencing the "Nevermore!" lines in the poem "The Raven".
- Homer chases a crow in his house, another reference to "The Raven".
- Nelson says that rats get walled up in the basement with his cat, a reference to the short stories "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Black Cat".
Continuity
- "The Tell-Tale Heart" is also referenced in the television episode "Lisa's Rival".
- "The Raven" is read (and parodied) in the third act of "Treehouse of Horror".