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References/Trivia


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Cultural references

Opening Sequence

  • The opening sequence, including the music, is a reference to The Munsters:
    • Homer as Herman Munster
    • Marge as Lily Munster
    • Grandpa as Grandpa Munster
    • Bart as Eddie Munster
    • Lisa as Marilyn Munster, the normal one.

G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad

  • The title G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad is a reference to the movie Ghost Dad.
  • All the ways that Homer is almost killed is similar to deaths in the Final Destination series.
  • The baby buggy rolling down the stairs is a reference to the Odessa Steps sequence in the film Battleship Potemkin.

Scary Tales Can Come True

  • "Scary Tales Can Come True" is a reference to the opening line in the song "Young at Heart": "Fairy tales can come true".
  • The followed Fairytale creatures make an appearance in "Scary Tales Can Come True":
    • Rapunzel
    • Troll from Three Billy Goats Gruff
    • The Three Bears
    • Goldilocks
    • The Witch from Hansel and Gretel.

Night Of The Dolphin

  • The way the dolphins attack Lenny is similar to how Jaws killed Crissy.
  • The dolphins squeak "Sound Off"
  • Grandpa being eaten by the dolphin is similar to the sequence in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
  • The way the dolphins watch the Springfieldians is the same as in The Birds.
  • Comic Book Guy’s beatdown by a dolphin parodies a scene from Raging Bull

Trivia

  • In UK Channel 4 broadcasts, the TV at the end of the opening sequence has nothing on it.
  • The tune the dolphins squeak to is the tune Bart and his army sung to in "Bart the General".
  • Snorky's statement that Dolphins once lived on the land is actually true as early Cetaceas (Dolphins and Whales) had legs and lived like Crocodilians.
Season 12 References
Treehouse of Horror XI • A Tale of Two Springfields • Insane Clown Poppy • Lisa the Tree Hugger • Homer vs. Dignity • The Computer Wore Menace Shoes • The Great Money Caper • Skinner's Sense of Snow • HOMЯ • Pokey Mom • Worst Episode Ever • Tennis the Menace • Day of the Jackanapes • New Kids on the Blecch • Hungry, Hungry Homer • Bye, Bye, Nerdie • Simpson Safari • Trilogy of Error • I'm Goin' to Praiseland • Children of a Lesser Clod • Simpsons Tall Tales