Treehouse of Horror XI/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

	Season 12 Episode References
← 248 "Behind the Laughter"	249 "Treehouse of Horror XI"	"A Tale of Two Springfields" 250 →

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 characters 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.
• Goldilocks' blood coming from underneath the door is a reference to The Leopard Man

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.
• This is the second Halloween episode in a row (third in all, if counting "Treehouse of Horror VII") with the third segment ending in the world doomed.
• Strangely, the only people who pulled out firearms were the police force, even though it has been shown that nearly everyone in Springfield carries at least one weapon.

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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