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== Cultural References ==
 
== Cultural References ==
 
===Opening===
 
===Opening===
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* [[Professor Frink]] walks past an X-ray machine, revealing that he has an {{w|Alien (creature in Alien franchise)|Alien}} inside him.
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*The creature inside Frink when he goes past the x-ray resembles an alien.
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* Frink has created his own {{w|Frankenstein's Monster}}.
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* Frink has made his own [[Frankenstien's Monster]].
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* References to ''{{w|The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office}}'':
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* The monster refers to the Office, and a scene parodies the opening.
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** Frink's monster makes a couple of references to the show.
 
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** Frink's monster and some other monsters have a scene that parodies the show's opening sequence.
 
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** The first several frames of the episode's opening credits have the same font and layout as ''The Office''.
 
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===War and Pieces===
 
===War and Pieces===
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* The segment is a parody of ''{{w|Jumanji}}''.
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*The segment is a parody of ''{{w|Jumanji}}''.
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* Board games that come to life include:
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*Board games that come to life include:
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** Taffy Land ({{w|Candy Land}})
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** Taffy Land
 
** Drops and Risers ({{w|Snakes and Ladders}})
 
** Drops and Risers ({{w|Snakes and Ladders}})
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** Consternation ({{w|Concentration (game)|Concentration}})
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** Consternation
 
** Ravenous Ravenous Rhinos ({{w|Hungry Hungry Hippos}})
 
** Ravenous Ravenous Rhinos ({{w|Hungry Hungry Hippos}})
 
** Mouse Catch {{w|Mouse Trap}}
 
** Mouse Catch {{w|Mouse Trap}}
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** Battleboat ({{w|Battleships}}
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** Battleboat ({{w|battleships}}
 
** Funopoly ({{w|Monopoly}})
 
** Funopoly ({{w|Monopoly}})
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** Crate of Apes ({{w|Barrel of Monkeys}})
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** Crate of Apes
 
** Yahtzu ({{w|Yahtzee}})
 
** Yahtzu ({{w|Yahtzee}})
 
** Tiddlywonks ({{w|Tiddlywinks}})
 
** Tiddlywonks ({{w|Tiddlywinks}})
 
** [[Satan's Path]]
 
** [[Satan's Path]]
 
** Spinning tops
 
** Spinning tops
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** Connect Three ({{w|Connect Four}})
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** Connect Three (Connect Four)
 
** Tumbling Game
 
** Tumbling Game
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** {{w|Ice Hockey}} Game
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** Ice Hockey Game
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** {{w|Dominoes}}
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** Dominoes
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** {{w|Lego}}-style blocks
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** Lego-style blocks
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** {{w|Chess}}
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** Chess
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** {{w|Mystery Date (game)|Mystery Date}}
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** Mystery Date
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** {{w|Operation (game)|Operation}}
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** Operation
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** {{w|Scrabble}}
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** Scrabble
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** {{w|Cluedo}} (called "Clue" in North America)
 
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* [[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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===Tweenlight===
 
===Tweenlight===
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* The''{{w|Twilight (disambiguation)|Twilight}}'' series is punned in the title and parodied throughout the segment.[[File:YogiCameo.jpg|thumb|200px|Yogi's cameo appearance.]]
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*The''{{w|Twilight (disambiguation)|Twilight}}'' series is punned in the title and parodied throughout the segment.
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* {{w|Yogi Bear}} makes a cameo appearance, carrying Ranger Smith's head in a picnic basket.
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* Yogi Bear is seen with Ranger Smith's head.
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* [[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.
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*Count Von Count and Big Bird from Seaseme Street are in Dracula-la Land.
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* [[Count von Count]] and {{w|Big Bird}} from ''{{w|Sesame Street}}'' are seen in [[Dracula-la Land]].
 
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* {{w|Hulk (comics)|The Hulk}}: When [[Count Dracula]] spots [[Edmund]] climbing a bell tower and carrying [[Lisa]] on his back, [[Homer]] immediately jumps onto Dracula's back, expecting the same transport. Dracula staggers under Homer's weight and protests that he's Dracula, not the Hulk.
 
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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*This is the first [[Treehouse of Horror Series|Treehouse of Horror]] episode since [[Treehouse Of Horror V|THOH V]] to warn viewers not to watch it.
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*This is the first time the viewers were told not to watch ever since [[Treehouse Of Horror V]].
 
*The {{w|Wilhelm scream}} is heard at a couple of places in the episode:
 
*The {{w|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.
 
**During the "War and Pieces" segment, when [[Bart]] and [[Milhouse]] kill enemy characters in the video game they're playing.
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**After the closing credits (instead of the usual "Treehouse of Horror" scream), when the [[Gracie Films]] card appears.
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**After the closing credits, when the [[Gracie Films]] card appears.
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==Goofs==
 
==Goofs==
  

Revision as of 11:27, November 18, 2010

References/Trivia


Cultural References

Opening

  • The creature inside Frink when he goes past the x-ray resembles an alien.
  • Frink has made his own Frankenstien's Monster.
  • The monster refers to the Office, and a scene parodies the opening.

War and Pieces

Master and Cadaver

Tweenlight

  • TheTwilight series is punned in the title and parodied throughout the segment.
  • Yogi Bear is seen with Ranger Smith's head.
  • Count Von Count and Big Bird from Seaseme Street are 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

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