Tell-Tale Bart/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Credits

Quotes

Cultural references

• The story contains multiple references to the works of Edgar Allan Poe:
  • The title is a pun on the short story "The Tell-Tale Heart".
  • Homer says he nevermore will eat that donut, referencing the "Nevermore!" lines in the poem "The Raven".
  • Homer chases a crow in his house, another reference to "The Raven".
  • Nelson says that rats get walled up in the basement with his cat, a reference to the short stories "The Cask of Amontillado" and "The Black Cat".

Continuity

• "The Tell-Tale Heart" is also referenced in the television episode "Lisa's Rival".
• "The Raven" is read (and parodied) in the third act of "Treehouse of Horror".