Treehouse of Horror XXV/References
Wikisimpsons - The Simpsons Wiki
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
Contents
Cultural references
School Is Hell
- The segment title refers to one of the Life in Hell series of books written by Matt Groening.
- The blackboard in hell has repeated multiple times, "Eternal torment is the only just punishment for the unbaptized", a belief held by Saint Augustine, who applied it to babies.
- The Docetan heresy is mentioned.
A Clockwork Yellow
- The segment is a parody of A Clockwork Orange.
- Moe is a parody of Alex.
- Marge is seen reading the novel A Clockwork Orange.
- Stanley Kubrick, director of the film, made an appearance in the segment.
- One of the "nasties" put into the hat is "Tell Each 'Doctor Who' They're the Worst".
- At the end of the segment, there are several parodies of other Stanley Kubrick movies.
- The orgy, including the music in the background and the masks are a parody of Eyes Wide Shut.
- The scene with a guy sitting on toilet with a gun is a parody of Full Metal Jacket.
- The duel scene between Carl and the Comic Book Guy (including his clothes) is a parody of Barry Lyndon.
- When Homer hits Sideshow Mel with the bone, the iPhone as black monolith and Stanley Kubrick throwing the pen in the air are parodies of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- In the end there is also a film reel titled "fake moon landing" which is a parody of the mockumentary Dark Side of the Moon.
The Others
- The segment is a parody of The Others.
- Simpson families at the end of the episode:
- Pixar family
- Japanese anime/manga family:
- Marge is Rangiku from Bleach.
- Homer is Zoro from One Piece.
- Bart is Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto.
- Lisa is Mikasa from Attack on Titan.
- Maggie is Pikachu from Pokémon.
- Santa's Little Helper is Haku from Spirited Away.
- Adventure Time family:
- Bart is Finn.
- Lisa is Fiona.
- Homer is the Ice King.
- Marge is Princess Bubblegum.
- Santa's Little Helper is Jake.
- South Park family:
- Bart is Stan Marsh.
- Lisa is Kyle Broflovski.
- Maggie resembles Ike Broflovski.
- Archer family:
- Homer is Sterling Archer.
- Marge is Lana Kane.
- Bart is Cyril Figgis.
- Lisa is Pamela "Pam" Poovey.
- Maggie is Seamus McGoon.
- Sylvain Chomet style family (from "Diggs" couch gag)
- LEGO family (from "Brick Like Me").
- Minion family from Despicable Me.
- Animal family (from "The Island of Dr. Hibbert" of "Treehouse of Horror XIII").
Pixar and anime
Adventure Time
South Park
Archer and Sylvain Chomet
Minions
Credits
- Monster Mash Selman is a reference to the song "Monster Mash".
- The Mike of Pricenstein is a reference to The Bride of Frankenstein.
- Odenwork Orange is a reference to A Clockwork Orange.
- Brian Shelley's Frankenstein is a reference to Mary Shelley and Frankenstein.
- I'm Divergent Adamson is a reference to Divergent.
- Dies Irae Greaney is a reference to "Dies Irae".
- Carrie (Lyn Omine) is a reference to Carrie.
- Mikereisstopheles is a reference to Mephistopheles.
- Re-Animator Raynis is a reference to Re-Animator.
- On a Highway to Hell-Sinki is reference to Highway to Hell and Finland's capital, Helsinki.
- Denise Still Tapping Sirkot could be a reference to The Simpsons: Tapped Out.
- @AlJean on Twitter - 5 Years After Everyone Else is a reference to Twitter.
- Nancy Thankenstein Cartfright is a reference to Frankenstein.
- The Jonkerning 2: The Kern, Jon-Ing is a reference to The Conjuring 2. (The Treehouse of Horror episode aired two years before The Conjuring 2 premiered.)
- See No Evil. No, Wait... There She Is is a reference to See No Evil.
- Bobby "The Wolf of Beech Street" Mackston is a reference to The Wolf of Wall Street.
- Norman "Bates" MacLeod is a reference to Norman Bates from Psycho.
Continuity
- The Ullman Simpsons took a family portrait before. ("Family Portrait")
- In the opening sequence, there are few second clips of previous "Treehouse of Horror" specials.
- One of the students in Hellroads was force-fed doughnuts in the background, like Homer was in Hell. ("The Devil and Homer Simpson" skit of "Treehouse of Horror IV")
- The old Simpson family from the shorts were seen buried in "Adventures in Baby-Getting".
- There were also seen buried in the Guillermo del Toro opening sequence.
- The animal versions of the Simpsons appear. ("Treehouse of Horror XIII")
- When Dr. Marvin Monroe enters the room, Marge questions whether he is alive or dead calling back to "Diatribe of a Mad Housewife" where he returned out of the blue at her book signing.
- The LEGO Simpsons appear. ("Brick Like Me")
- The end is a parody of the short "Family Portrait".
Trivia
- The Wilhelm scream is heard when the external of the hell school is shown.
