Treehouse of Horror XXXII/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

	Season 33 Episode References
← 708 "Bart's in Jail!"	709 "Treehouse of Horror XXXII"	"The Wayz We Were" 710 →

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Cultural references

Opening sequence

• It's a parody of the film Bambi, where Barti is a parody of the main character Bambi.
• The narrator mentions Disney and the parents of the protagonists of their movies being killed in them.

Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite

• It's a parody of the 2019 South Korean film Parasite.
• The title of The Itchy & Scratchy Show episode "D'oh Piercer" is a reference to Snowpiercer.

Nightmare on Elm Tree

• It's a parody of the film A Nightmare on Elm Street.
  • The film was previously parodied in the segment "Nightmare On Evergreen Terrace" from Season 7 episode "Treehouse of Horror VI".
• Guardians of the Galaxy is shown at the drive-in and Groot appears on the screen.
• The walking tree mentions the Dutch elm disease.
• The Giving Tree appears.
• The news about the tree on Channel 6 News is called Splinter Cell, a reference to Tom Clancy's series of the same name.
• It also includes references to Little Shop of Horrors and The Wizard of Oz.

Dead Ringer

• It's a parody of the film series The Ring and TikTok.

Trivia

Nightmare on Elm Tree

• Homer mentions the stories told on the treehouse, and how they're three, with two of them good, and one lame in the middle, and how he's putting an end to that, also referencing the fact that this is the first episode with a total of five stories in it.

Dead Ringer

• One of the trees from Nightmare on Elm Street appears as Willie takes Bart and Lisa to his shack.

Continuity

Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite

• Mr. Sparkle's box appears. ("In Marge We Trust")
• Greta Wolfcastle appears. ("The Bart Wants What It Wants")

Nightmare on Elm Tree

• The bat Homer holds references "Homer at the Bat".

Poetic Interlude

• The story about Bart was animated in a similar way to the Dark Stanley story ("Yokel Chords") and the "Show's Too Short" story. ("The D'oh-cial Network")
• Bart is shown catfishing Edna Krabappel on Tinder. ("Bart the Lover")

Dead Ringer

• Grampa gives the voice on the phone his credit card number, scamming himself. ("Bart's in Jail!")

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The Star of the Backstage • Bart's in Jail! • Treehouse of Horror XXXII • The Wayz We Were • Lisa's Belly • A Serious Flanders (Part 1) • A Serious Flanders (Part 2) • Portrait of a Lackey on Fire • Mothers and Other Strangers • A Made Maggie • The Longest Marge • Pixelated and Afraid • Boyz N the Highlands • You Won't Believe What This Episode Is About – Act Three Will Shock You! • Bart the Cool Kid • Pretty Whittle Liar • The Sound of Bleeding Gums • My Octopus and a Teacher • Girls Just Shauna Have Fun • Marge the Meanie • Meat Is Murder • Poorhouse Rock