Treehouse of Horror XXVII/References
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Cultural references
Opening
- Homer is dressed as a trash bin version of Bender from Futurama.
- Maggie is dressed as Charlie Chaplin.
- Homer has a election pin with "Ivanka 2018" written on it. This is a reference to Donald Trump daughter, Ivanka Trump.
- Frank Grimes makes reference to the fact that this is the 600th episode saying "In hell they make you watch them all in a row". This is a reference to the FXX 13 days marathon, showing all the episodes of the show in a row.
Couch Gag
- The couch gag is a parody of Planet of the Apes.
- Modern Family is referenced in the VR version.
- Sofa Vergara is a reference to the actress in the show, Sofía Vergara.
- The Creation of Adam is depicted in the VR version with God near-touching hands with a couch.
- Lard Lad statue placement is a reference to the placement on the beach of the Statue of Liberty in Escape from the Planet of the Apes.
- The boat saying "Spoiler: It's actually Earth!" spoilers Planet of the Apes.
- The boat is sunk by a couch version of Mocha Dick.
Dry Hard
- The theme of the first part of the episode is based on the Hunger Games.
- The title of this segment is a reference to Die Hard.
BFF
Moefinger
- The name of this segment is a parody of Goldfinger, a movie from the James Bond series.
- Bart is dressed as James Bond.
- The shows listed as bad are a list of cancelled Fox shows:
- Drexell's Class
- Babes
- Herman's Head
- Woops!
- Too Something
- House of Buggin'
- Sit Down, Shut Up
- Celebrity Boxing
- The Littlest Groom
- Man Vs. Beast
- Allen Gregory
- The Critic
- Futurama
- Untitled Seth MacFarlane Show 2017, a reference to the Untitled Seth MacFarlane Sci-Fi Show set to premiere during the 2017-2018 season.
- Homer and the cat are a reference to Ernst Stavro Blofel from James Bond.
Continuity
- Hedonismbot appears in the VR couch gag. ("Simpsorama")
- A sign for Stop the Planet of the Apes I Want to Get Off is seen in the couch gag. ("A Fish Called Selma")
- Images of all 600 episodes of the show appear on the wall Frank Grimes sees after Sideshow Bob, Kang or Kodos, and the Leprechaun gets killed by Maggie.
Trivia
- In the opening scene, Hans Moleman's car plate is "VABF16", the production code of the episode.
- Donald Fagen's "I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)" was previously heard in "Future-Drama".
- The song and the number underwater where Bond Bart is seen is a reference to the number of the episode, the 600th.
- Homer appeared at Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote the episode.
- Moe references the fact the episode "Moefinger" is part of the Halloween special.
- Russ Cargill, holding the Multi-eyed squirrel in a cage, is seen in the trailers with Sideshow Bob, Kang or Kodos, and the Leprechaun as one of the villains trying to kill the Simpsons but he doesn't appear in the episode.
- This is the first time Kang or Kodos doesn't speak Rigellian (which, by coincidence, is identical to English).
Goofs
- The order of cars going to Mr. Burns' reservoir changes between scenes.
- The kid on top of Apu's vehicle (either Sashi or Pria Nahasapeemapetilon) is yellow with blonde hair in one of the shots.
