Treehouse of Horror XXXIII/References

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Treehouse of Horror XXXIII

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Treehouse of Horror XXXIII

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Cultural references

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• John Roberts as Linda Belcher from Bob's Burgers cameo appears in the episode, as does the Bob's Burgers restaurant.
• Several characters end up in the bed of a Tesla Cybertruck.
• The following TV show worlds are depicted in the "Simpsons World" segment: The Simpsons (which is this show), Bob's Burgers, South Park, Futurama, Family Guy, Rick and Morty, Big Mouth, and SpongeBob SquarePants.
  • Almost all theme parks were based in adult cartoons, except ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' which is a kids' cartoon.
• This is the first Anime animated episode, with the second segment animated in the style of the Death Note series.
• The Pookadook is a parody of the 2014 film The Babadook.
  • Good Night, Escaped Gorilla and S'up, Moon? are parodies of Goodnight Moon.
  • Don't Let the Pigeon Drive Drunk! is a parody of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
  • What Do You People Do All Day? is a parody of What Do People Do All Day by Richard Scarry.
  • Harold the Delusional Vandal is a parody of Harold and the Purple Crayon.
  • The Ugly Duckling Gets a Beak Job is a parody of The Ugly Duckling.
  • The Grumple Who Snatched Christmas is a parody of How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

• Death Tome is a parody of Death Note. The segment was animated by DR Movie, which among other roehcts did background and clean-up work for Madhouse's Death Note anime series.
  • Lisa is a parody of Light Yagami.
  • Bart is a parody of L Lawliet.
  • Steve Johnson is a parody of Ryuk.
  • Tofu is based on the cat Maru.
  • The names of the Globo-Warm employees are directly taken from the 1995 Japanese baseball video game Fighting Baseball.
• One of the deaths of the Globo-Warm employees is reminiscent of the deaths of Ashlyn and Ashley in Final Destination 3.

• SimpsonsWorld is a parody of Westworld.
  • The Lisa that Homer activates mentions her diorama on The Tell-Tale Heart.
  • A statue of Matt Groening and Bart is seen at the entrance of The Simpsons World, a reference to the statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse.
  • The Burger of the Day at Bob's Burgers is the "Trilogy of Terror-yaki", a reference to the film Trilogy of Terror.
  • Clothe the Raven: Edgar Allan Poe Cosplay Supply is a reference to the repeated line "Quoth the Raven" from The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe.
  • Other theme parks seen in the ending include: Big Mouth Mountain for Big Mouth, SpongeBob Sea for SpongeBob SquarePants, Futurama-Rama for Futurama, Family Guy Town for Family Guy, Rick and Morty Universe for Rick and Morty and South Park Park for South Park.

Trivia

• All of the "real" people at SimpsonsWorld have five fingers on each hand.
• The first Treehouse of Horror since XIII where each segment uses individual writers.

Continuity

• This is the third Treehouse of Horror episode to be the sixth episode of a season, following the first two, which were "Treehouse of Horror V" in Season 6 and "Treehouse of Horror VI" in Season 7.
• Moments referenced in the "Simpsons World" segment:
  • Grandpa's "Old Man Yells at Cloud" yelling ("The Old Man and the Key")
  • Homer peeking out of hedge ("Homer Loves Flanders")
  • Ralph's "my cat's breath smells like cat food" ("Lisa's Rival")
  • Ralph's "I choo-choo-choose you" ("I Love Lisa")
  • The scene of Homer introducing his family to the Springfield Monorail ("Marge vs. the Monorail")
  • Bart's "big butt Skinner" balloon ("Bart's Comet")
  • Lisa riding Princess the pony ("Lisa's Pony")
  • The Old Simpson Farm ("Homer vs. Sexual Inadequacy", "E-I-E-I-D'oh", et al)
  • Bart's army tying up Nelson Muntz ("Bart the General")
  • The Homer ("Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?")
  • A Kamp Krusty totem pole and sign ("Kamp Krusty")
  • Bart riding Stampy ("Bart Gets an Elephant")
  • Homer driving the Mr. Plow truck ("Mr. Plow")
  • Homer in boxing gear being rescued by Moe Szyslak flying with a fan ("The Homer They Fall")
  • Troy McClure's Chemosphere-style house ("A Fish Called Selma")
  • Homer dancing in The Land of Chocolate ("Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk (Burns to Sell the Power Plant)")
  • Lisa playing the saxophone with Bleeding Gums Murphy ("Moaning Lisa")
  • Hank Scorpio shooting his fire blaster ("You Only Move Twice")
  • The burning Springfield Tire Yard (numerous episodes)
  • Lenny with a spring in his eye ("The Old Man and the "C" Student")
  • Groundskeeper Willie impaled by a dolphin ("Treehouse of Horror XI")
  • Lance Murdock with an injury ("Bart the Daredevil" and "Viva Ned Flanders")
  • Frank Grimes after getting electrocuted ("Homer's Enemy")
  • Scratchy having lost his skin ("C.E. D'oh")
  • Rainier Wolfcastle burned by acid ("Radioactive Man")
  • The Grumple after a fight ("Kill Gil, Volumes I & II")
  • Bodybuilder Marge ("The Strong Arms of the Ma")
  • Drag queen Marge ("Werking Mom")
  • Lisa in hockey gear ("Lisa on Ice")
  • Lisa dressed as Florida ("$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)")
  • Lisa with bubblegum and peanut butter in her hair ("22 Short Films About Springfield")
  • The grown-up Lisa in a wedding dress ("Lisa's Wedding")
  • Lisa dressing "cooler" ("Summer of 4 Ft. 2")
  • Lisa as a TV mascot ("All About Lisa")
  • Bart in baseball gear ("The Boys of Bummer")
  • Bart as a jockey ("Saddlesore Galactica")
  • Lisa as the class president ("The President Wore Pearls")
  • Lisa as Little Miss Springfield ("Lisa the Beauty Queen")
  • Lisa as a goth ("Smart and Smarter")
  • Lisa after drinking the waters of Duff Gardens ("Selma's Choice")
  • Lisa dressed in an emo fashion ("Panic on the Streets of Springfield")
  • Lisa with old-fashioned braces ("Last Exit to Springfield")
  • Lisa in her pony-riding outfit ("Lisa's Pony")
  • Lisa in a Frida Kahlo Halloween costume ("Halloween of Horror")
  • Lisa as a clown ("All About Lisa")
  • Grandpa wearing drag for a burlesque show ("Whacking Day")
  • Grandpa in his soldier uniform during World War II ("Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"")
  • Grandpa as Glamorous Godfrey ("Gorgeous Grampa")
  • Grandpa as a bullfighter ("Thursdays with Abie")
  • Homer's music producer outfit ("Colonel Homer")
  • Homer's "Evil Homer" devil outfit ("Whacking Day")
  • Homer's muumuu ("King-Size Homer")
  • Pyro riding his exercise ball ("A Milhouse Divided")
  • The barbecue pig flung through the air ("Lisa the Vegetarian")
  • Ned Flanders's skiing uniform ("Little Big Mom")
  • The Itchy & Scratchy Movie playing at the Aztec Theater ("Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie")
  • Roy and Poochie ("The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show")
  • Marge as a police officer ("The Springfield Connection")
  • The Be Sharps's rooftop concert ("Homer's Barbershop Quartet")
  • Homer attempting to jump the Springfield Gorge ("Bart the Daredevil")
  • Marge's Pretzel Wagon ("The Twisted World of Marge Simpson")
  • The Khlav Kalash vendor at his stand ("The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson")
  • Homer practicing snake whacking ("Whacking Day")
  • Homer walking with the stone of triumph ("Homer the Great")
  • The supposed angel skeleton ("Lisa the Skeptic")
  • Bart talking into multiple megaphones ("The Secret War of Lisa Simpson")
  • Homer's makeup gun ("The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace")
  • Ralph's imaginary leprechaun ("This Little Wiggy")
  • The t-shirt gun hitting Maude Flanders ("Alone Again, Natura-Diddily")
  • The burlesque house ("Bart After Dark")
  • The Escalator to Nowhere ("Marge vs. the Monorail")
  • Homer and Marge naked in a hot air balloon ("Natural Born Kissers")
  • Marge saving the family using her Canyonero ("Marge Simpson in: "Screaming Yellow Honkers"")
• "Treehouse of Horror IX", Matt Groening's scary name is "Rat Groening".

Goofs

• Lisa's hockey outfit features a blue-white-and-red jersey. In "Lisa on Ice", Lisa played for the Kwik-E-Mart Gougers in a green-and-orange jersey; it was Bart's team, the Mighty Pigs, that wore blue jerseys.

Credits

• This marks the first time since Treehouse Horror IX, that Matt Groening's scary name, Rat Groening, is used.
  • In addition, it is also the first time that Matt Groening's scary name is changed, and isn’t Bat Groening like it normally is, since Treehouse of Horror XIV.
• Dan Castellaneta's Halloween name is "All work and no play makes Dan a dull boy", a reference of The Shining. It was also written in the Courier New font.
• "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" is Animation Producer Tom Klein's Halloween name.