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Tell-Tale Bart/References

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Cultural references[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • "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".