Fatal Reception/References

General

References/Trivia

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Cultural references

• Bart is dressed as The Riddler from DC Comics.
• Homer reads an issue of TV Guide.
• Homer tries to watch the MacNeil-Lehrer Halloween Bash, a reference to journalists Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer, who created the PBS News Hour.
• Professor Frink says that the bizarre transmissions are not being sent from any network source that he knows of, including The WB.
• Professor Frink says "the show is coming from inside the house!", a reference to the line "The call is coming from inside the house." from the 1974 slasher film Black Christmas.