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Cultural references
- Disney's Thunderclap sound effect is used when the monsters appear and when the Devil summons the educational gravestones.
America the Beautiful
- The segment is based on The Onion's cartoon strip "Painful Procedural".
- "America the Beautiful" by Samuel A. Ward plays.
- Monsters represent several events:
- A werewolf represents the trade wars.
- A zombie represents Pronouns.
- Death represents the 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak.
- The Onion's political cartoonist, Ward Sutton, has a cartoon bubble saying "The Watching Dead", a reference to the TV series The Walking Dead.
The Last Days of Crisco
- The segment is a parody of Jaws and The Blob.
- The poster is a parody Smokey and the Bandit.
- Mayor Quimby's outfit is based on Mayor Vaughn's in Jaws.
- Stands at the state fair include:
- Oleo and Deep fried double stuff Oreos.
- Butterfinger croquettes.
- Deep Fried Tic Tacs.
- Homer yells "Hasta la grease-ta!" when he attacks the Fatberg, a reference to the Terminator catchphrase "hasta la vista, baby."
Clown Night with the Devil
- The segment is a parody of the film Late Night with the Devil.
- "The Yuk-sorcist" is a parody of the movie The Exorcist.
- Ralph is dressed as Mario.
- Janie is dressed as a purple hair Sailor Moon.
- The voice of The Devil was interpreted similar to the one of Satan from the episode "Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled" of Animaniacs.
- Educational shows seen in the gravestones: Zoom, 3-2-1 Contact, Romper Room, Pinwheel, The Electric Company, Captain Kangaroo, The Magic School Bus and The Great Space Coaster. Characters from the shows rise from the dead, including Ms. Frizle and Captain Kangaroo.
Plastic World
- Plastic World is similar to Waterworld.
- Scenes of the segments resembles ones from the cartoon "Mr. DNA" from Jurassic Park.
- The narrator mentions Tic Tac boxes.
- Lisa has lost her family to the avalance of Diaper Genie bag mountain.
- In the dump where Lisa is talking, boxes of Die Hard are seen.
- Lisa has a copy of Better Homes and Gardens.
- Milhouse's magazine, Celebrity Dirt, has Viola Davis on the cover, the voice of the narrator of the segment.
- Among the seeds, Lisa finds bags of Funyuns and spicy Cheetos.
- Bart, Sherri and Terri have Oakland Raiders foam fingers.
- Lisa calls Marge Skull Face.
- Homer says he's as smooth as G.I. Joe.
- Bart says "Whoever melted, dealt it", a pun on the saying "he who smelt it dealt it".
- "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong is heard at the end of the segment and in the credits.
Credits
- Matt Selman is credited as "Selmanator 2: Judgement Day", a reference to the movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Continuity
The Last Days of Crisco
- Homer and Bart work at Simpson and Son Grease. ("Lard of the Dance")
- A Butterfinger croquettes stand is seen at the state fair. ("Sweets and Sour Marge")
- Albert is one of the victims of the Fatberg. ("Walking Big & Tall")
- Chloe Talbot is on the Wheel of Large Portions with Barney. ("She Used to Be My Girl")
Clown Night with the Devil
- Clips from the opening includes:
- Krusty and Alphonse. ("Krusty Gets Kancelled")
- Krusty as Count Dracula. ("Treehouse of Horror IX")
- Krusty dressed as Nana and Sideshow Mel as a fire hydrant. ("All About Lisa")
