Treehouse of Horror XXVI/References

Cultural References
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Wanted: Dead, Then Alive

 * The title is a reference to Wanted Dead or Alive, which has a lot of meanings through popular culture.
 * Sideshow Bob mentions the Game of Thrones series when evaluating the university tests.
 * The text on the book that appears when Bob turns into a frog saying "I feel like a bad New Yorker cartoon!" are just random letters.
 * The song "Accidents Will Happen" by Elvis Costello plays during the montage showing Sideshow Bob killing Bart in different ways and reanimating him.

Homerzilla

 * The title and the segment itself are parodies of the movie franchise Godzilla

Telepaths of Glory

 * The title is a reference to the movie Paths of Glory, as well to an upcoming season 27 episode Paths of Glory.
 * When Bart and Lisa fell into the hole to rescue Milhouse, It's possible to see a skeleton with Fred Flintstone's clothes in a "car", simillar to the one in The Flintstones series, a reference to the series taking place at Stone Age.
 * This segment parodies the movie Chronicle

Trivia

 * This is the second episode where Bart and Lisa gets superpowers from radiation. The first was Treehouse of Horror X.
 * This is the second Treehouse of Horror where Bart and Lisa have special powers, but Lisa is much more powerful than Bart because of her intelligence. The first time was in Treehouse of Horror XII.
 * This is the third episode someone in the Simpson Family lost their memory. The first was Marge in Regarding Margie, and the second was Homer in Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind.
 * The Gracie Films logo  didn't  have the scream, instead it was replaced by Homerzilla roaring.
 * This is the second episode to be rated TV-14 for Season 27.
 * This episode also marks exactly 25 years since the first Treehouse of Horror which aired on the 25th of October 1990.