Married to the Blob/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 25 Episode References
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Cultural references

• The episode title is a reference to the 1988 comedy film Married to the Mob. Married to the Blob was also the title of a segment of "Treehouse of Horror XVII".
• The scene with Homer and Kumiko's father after they got drunk has a parody of films by Hayao Miyazaki:
  • The streets, spirits and No-Face all appear from Spirited Away.
  • Otto the Catbus is from My Neighbor Totoro.
  • Chief Wiggum as the Pig Person is from either Spirited Away or Porco Rosso.
  • Ralph Wiggum as Ponyo from Ponyo.
  • Krusty the Clown as Jigo from Princess Mononoke.
  • Smithers as Aogaeru and Mayor Quimby as the River Spirit from Spirited Away.
  • Patty and Selma as Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service.
  • Gerald Samson as Boh the Giant Baby from Spirited Away.
  • Moe as Turnip-Head from Howl's Moving Castle.
  • Database, Martin and Wendell as Kodama from Princess Mononoke.
  • Kearney, Jimbo and Dolph as Haku from Spirited Away.
  • The Kwik-E-Mart is a parody of Howl's Moving Castle from Howl's Moving Castle.

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Homerland • Treehouse of Horror XXIV • Four Regrettings and a Funeral • YOLO • Labor Pains • The Kid Is All Right • Yellow Subterfuge • White Christmas Blues • Steal This Episode • Married to the Blob • Specs and the City • Diggs • The Man Who Grew Too Much • The Winter of His Content • The War of Art • You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee • Luca$ • Days of Future Future • What to Expect When Bart's Expecting • Brick Like Me • Pay Pal • The Yellow Badge of Cowardge