The Scorpion's Tale/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

	Season 22 Episode References
← 478 "Angry Dad: The Movie"	479 "The Scorpion's Tale"	"A Midsummer's Nice Dreams" 480 →

Cultural references

• The title is a pun to the open cluster in the constellation Scorpius, named "The Scorpion's Tail".

• The Coyote chasing the Road Runner is a parody of the Wile E. Coyote & Road Runner cartoons.
• The music heard during the happy outdoor scenes is from the First Symphony (first movement) by Gustav Mahler.

Trivia

• The singsong style of the Theme Song (played over the closing credits) was previously heard in the closing credits of "Treehouse of Horror VI".
• Many senior citizen characters appear at the end including Los Souvenir Jacquitos, Dorothy, Prudence and many others.

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