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Cultural references

• Milhouse is dressed as Ash Ketchum with Pikachu from Pokémon.
• Lenny is dressed as Ash Williams from the Evil Dead franchise. He tells Milhouse, "My Ash can kick your Ash's... um... Ash!"
• Nelson is dressed as Orion from DC Comics. He mentions that the character was created by Jack Kirby.
• Ralph is dressed as a Green Lantern from DC Comics.
• Carl is dressed as Blacula.
• Lisa is dressed as Robin from DC Comics.
• Bart is dressed as Grendel from Beowulf.
• Mr. Burns and Satan play Battleship.
• The demons' T-shirts mention bands and musical artists, including Ramones, The Damned, Dr. Octagon, and Jurassic 5.
• Todd got a Harry Potter book from the library.
• Comic Book Guy is dressed as Superman from DC Comics.
  • Comic Book Guy gets Superman's powers and tests them by using X-ray vision on his pocket to count the Pogs in there.
  • Comic Book Guy says that his death will be as permanent as that of Jason Todd's Robin.
• Martin is dressed as Bruce Banner from Marvel Comics. When Nelson makes him angry, he turns into the Hulk.
• Ned has a copy of Rappin' for Jesus by Amy Grant.
• Ned tried a do-it-yourself exorcism from Billy Graham's webpage.
• Bart takes a Rob Zombie with him to Hell to get Satan's autograph on it.
• Comic Book Guy is forced to watch an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer filled with continuity errors.
• On the River Styx, "Mr. Roboto" by Styx plays. Ned mentions that they also have to get through Loverboy and Kajagoogoo.
• Demons are playing Dungeons & Dragons with Rod and Todd.
• A theater in Hell plays the film Naked Gun 16, a reference to The Naked Gun franchise. A sign on the theater says that there's a Leslie Nielsen late 1990s film festival.
• A music store in Hell has Celine Dion and Hanson CDs.
• A TV in Hell says that all channels with non-Angela Lansbury programming have been blocked out.
• A demon reads a magazine featuring Martha Stewart.

Continuity

• Graffiti on one of the stalls in the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant toilets appears to say "Join the Movementarians." ("The Joy of Sect")
• Mr. Burns mentions Maggie as his would-be assassin. ("Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)" and "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)")
• When Moe is set on fire, Barney says "Wow, a Flaming Moe! How 1991!" ("Flaming Moe's")
• The Ironic Punishment Division is seen in Hell. ("Treehouse of Horror IV")
• Maude is dead and Ned mentions Homer forcing him back into the dating scene. ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily")
• Ned turns into Flanders the Devil. ("Treehouse of Horror IV")