Treehouse of Horror XXII/References

Continuity

 * This is the first Treehouse of Horror since Treehouse of Horror XX that aired before Halloween.
 * The last time a Simpson used a radio to pose as God to selfishly manipulate a Flanders occurred in the Season 3 episode Radio Bart.
 * One of the robbers looks like one of the robbers thwarted by Comic Book Guy's superhero Everyman in Homer the Whopper.
 * The last Halloween episode that ended on a Christmas theme was Treehouse of Horror IV.
 * This is the fourth time someone strangles Homer the way he strangles Bart. The last time it happened was in Love is a Many Strangled Thing.
 * This is the third episode where Homer becomes a superhero. The first two were Simple Simpson and Homer the Whopper.
 * The last time an injury caused Homer to become mute but able to think was in Jaws Wired Shut.
 * Homer was previously harmed by a spider in Mobile Homer.

Trivia

 * In the beginning of the episode, Homer wipes his forehead with a bar of Hershey's chocolate.

Cultural references

 * The way Ned kills Patty and Selma is a reference to Wille E. Coyote.Brawl-kirby-gu.gif
 * Maggie emerging from Bart's "stomach" is a reference to Alien.