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== Cultural References == | == Cultural References == | ||
===Opening=== | ===Opening=== | ||
| − | * | + | * [[Professor Frink]] walks past an X-ray machine, revealing that he has an {{w|Alien (creature in Alien franchise)|Alien}} inside him. |
| − | * Frink has | + | * Frink has created his own {{w|Frankenstein's Monster}}. |
| − | * The monster | + | * References to ''{{w|The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office}}'' |
| + | ** Frink's monster makes a couple of references to the show. | ||
| + | ** Frink's monster and some other monsters have a scene that parodies the show's opening sequence. | ||
| + | ** The first several frames of the episode's opening credits have the same font and layout as ''The Office''. | ||
===War and Pieces=== | ===War and Pieces=== | ||
| − | *The segment is a parody of ''{{w|Jumanji}}''. | + | * The segment is a parody of ''{{w|Jumanji}}''. |
| − | *Board games that come to life include: | + | * Board games that come to life include: |
| − | ** Taffy Land | + | ** Taffy Land ({{w|Candy Land}}) |
** Drops and Risers ({{w|Snakes and Ladders}}) | ** Drops and Risers ({{w|Snakes and Ladders}}) | ||
| − | ** Consternation | + | ** Consternation ({{w|Concentration (game)|Concentration}}) |
** Ravenous Ravenous Rhinos ({{w|Hungry Hungry Hippos}}) | ** Ravenous Ravenous Rhinos ({{w|Hungry Hungry Hippos}}) | ||
** Mouse Catch {{w|Mouse Trap}} | ** Mouse Catch {{w|Mouse Trap}} | ||
| − | ** Battleboat ({{w| | + | ** Battleboat ({{w|Battleships}} |
** Funopoly ({{w|Monopoly}}) | ** Funopoly ({{w|Monopoly}}) | ||
** Crate of Apes ({{w|Barrel of Monkeys}}) | ** Crate of Apes ({{w|Barrel of Monkeys}}) | ||
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** [[Satan's Path]] | ** [[Satan's Path]] | ||
** Spinning tops | ** Spinning tops | ||
| − | ** Connect Three (Connect Four) | + | ** Connect Three ({{w|Connect Four}}) |
** Tumbling Game | ** Tumbling Game | ||
| − | ** Ice Hockey Game | + | ** {{w|Ice Hockey}} Game |
| − | ** Dominoes | + | ** {{w|Dominoes}} |
| − | ** Lego-style blocks | + | ** {{w|Lego}}-style blocks |
| − | ** Chess | + | ** {{w|Chess}} |
| − | ** Mystery Date | + | ** {{w|Mystery Date (game)|Mystery Date}} |
| − | ** Operation | + | ** {{w|Operation (game)|Operation}} |
| − | ** Scrabble | + | ** {{w|Scrabble}} |
| + | ** {{w|Cluedo}} (called "Clue" in North America) | ||
| + | * [[Milhouse]]'s death scene in the segment is almost identical to Jack Dawson's in ''{{w|Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic}}''. | ||
===Master and Cadaver=== | ===Master and Cadaver=== | ||
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* The''{{w|Twilight (disambiguation)|Twilight}}'' series is punned in the title and parodied throughout the segment.[[File:YogiCameo.jpg|right|150px|Yogi's cameo appearance.]] | * The''{{w|Twilight (disambiguation)|Twilight}}'' series is punned in the title and parodied throughout the segment.[[File:YogiCameo.jpg|right|150px|Yogi's cameo appearance.]] | ||
* {{w|Yogi Bear}} makes a cameo appearance, carrying Ranger Smith's head in a picnic basket. | * {{w|Yogi Bear}} makes a cameo appearance, carrying Ranger Smith's head in a picnic basket. | ||
| − | * Count Von Count and Big Bird from | + | * [[Milhouse]]'s jealousy of [[Edmund]], and his resulting transformation into a {{w|Poodle|French Poodle}}, are a parody of the ''Twilight'' character {{w|Jacob Black}} and his family's ability to transform into wolves. |
| + | * Count Von Count and Big Bird from ''{{w|Sesame Street}}'' are seen in Dracula-la Land. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
Revision as of 08:56, November 16, 2010
Contents
Cultural References
Opening
- Professor Frink walks past an X-ray machine, revealing that he has an Alien inside him.
- Frink has created his own Frankenstein's Monster.
- References to The Office
- Frink's monster makes a couple of references to the show.
- Frink's monster and some other monsters have a scene that parodies the show's opening sequence.
- The first several frames of the episode's opening credits have the same font and layout as The Office.
War and Pieces
- The segment is a parody of Jumanji.
- Board games that come to life include:
- Taffy Land (Candy Land)
- Drops and Risers (Snakes and Ladders)
- Consternation (Concentration)
- Ravenous Ravenous Rhinos (Hungry Hungry Hippos)
- Mouse Catch Mouse Trap
- Battleboat (Battleships
- Funopoly (Monopoly)
- Crate of Apes (Barrel of Monkeys)
- Yahtzu (Yahtzee)
- Tiddlywonks (Tiddlywinks)
- Satan's Path
- Spinning tops
- Connect Three (Connect Four)
- Tumbling Game
- Ice Hockey Game
- Dominoes
- Lego-style blocks
- Chess
- Mystery Date
- Operation
- Scrabble
- Cluedo (called "Clue" in North America)
- Milhouse's death scene in the segment is almost identical to Jack Dawson's in Titanic.
Master and Cadaver
- The title is a pun on the 2003 movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
- The plot parodies Dead Calm.
- At the end, Maggie imitates Alex from A Clockwork Orange.
- Colonel Ketchup is a parody of Colonel Mustard.
Tweenlight
- TheTwilight series is punned in the title and parodied throughout the segment.
- Yogi Bear makes a cameo appearance, carrying Ranger Smith's head in a picnic basket.
- Milhouse's jealousy of Edmund, and his resulting transformation into a French Poodle, are a parody of the Twilight character Jacob Black and his family's ability to transform into wolves.
- Count Von Count and Big Bird from Sesame Street are seen in Dracula-la Land.
Trivia
- This is the first time the viewers were told not to watch ever since Treehouse Of Horror V.
- The Wilhelm scream is heard at a couple of places in the episode:
- During the "War and Pieces" segment, when Bart and Milhouse kill enemy characters in the video game they're playing.
- After the closing credits, when the Gracie Films card appears.
Goofs
- In tweenlight, ned's body is shown, then a second later, all is left is his glasses
