History Recap / TheSimpsonsS25E2TreehouseOfHorrorXXIV

* TakeThat: The Fat in the Hat trashes [[Literature/TheLorax The Borax]] for selling out, referencing [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012 the film adaptation]]'s MisaimedMarketing (in particular, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKKA3M-2sJc the infamous Lorax Mazda commercial]]). Also before dying, The Fat in the Hat states he'll tolerate hellfire, [[Film/TheCatInTheHat but not a movie adaptation with his character played by Mike Myers]]. This could be an ActorAllusion to Creator/DanCastellaneta voicing Thing 1 and Thing 2 in said movie.

* TakeThat: The Fat in the Hat trashes [[Literature/TheLorax The Borax]] for selling out, referencing [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012 the film adaptation]]'s MisaimedMarketing (in particular, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKKA3M-2sJc the infamous Lorax Mazda commercial]]). Also before dying, The Fat in the Hat states he'll tolerate hellfire, [[Film/TheCatInTheHat but not a movie adaptation with his character played by Mike Myers]].

** The ZombieApocalypse at the power plant could reference ''any'' zombie film, but is probably specially calling to mind ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead''.

* KickTheSonOfABitch:
** Lard Lad comes to life and starts destroying everything around him (like he did in ''Treehouse of Horror VI'') in the intro. However, his rampage is cut short when Chief Wiggum, here as [[Film/The7thVoyageOfSinbad a Cyclops]], devours him alive.
** Maggie stabbing The Fat in the Hat when he has them cornered in the house.

** "Oh, The Places You'll D'oh!" is packed with Dr. Seuss references -- apart from the obvious WholePlotReference to ''Literature/TheCatInTheHat'' and the title reference to ''Oh, The Places You'll Go!'', there are references to, among other things, ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax'' (the Borax, who "plastered [his] likeness on CON-sumer goods"), ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' (the character designs of Maggie and, arguably Moe; Burns calling the Fat "a son of a Grinch"; the scene in the homeless shelter), ''Yertle the Turtle'' (the turtle stack shown outside the Simpson house), ''The Sneetches'' (Flanders as a Sneetch with a cross on his belly), ''Literature/The500HatsOfBartholomewCubbins'' (Bartholomew and his hats are shown outside Moe's), ''What Was I Scared Of?'' (the walking pants), ''Literature/GreenEggsAndHam'' (the eponymous dish is shown in Moe's pickle jar), ''Literature/HortonHatchesTheEgg'' (Horton is seen drinking with his trunk at Moe's), songs sung by a mixed chorus in the style of the vocal songs from the Dr. Seuss animated TV specials of TheSeventies, and many others.

* TakeThat: The Fat in the Hat trashes [[Literature/TheLorax The Borax]] for selling out, referencing [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax the film adaptation]]'s MisaimedMarketing (in particular, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKKA3M-2sJc the infamous Lorax Mazda commercial]]). Also before dying, The Fat in the Hat states he'll tolerate hellfire, [[Film/TheCatInTheHat but not a movie adaptation with his character played by Mike Myers]].

** Many legends of the genre appear, such as Creator/StephenKing scrawling "[[Literature/TheShining All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy]]" on the walls of Bart's classroom, Ray Bradbury tattooing a muscular man ("The Illustrated Man"), Richard Matheson (who wrote "I Am Legend") shaking his head in disapproval at Bradbury's tattoo work-and one of the novel's vampires standing next to him, Creator/EdgarAllanPoe lets a [[Literature/TheRaven raven]] land on his arm, and Creator/HPLovecraft [[DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu having tea with one of Cthulhu's tentacles]].

** Under the earth, we see the dead bodies of the original versions of the Simpsons and the skeleton of Franchise/{{Godzilla}}.

* ReferenceOverdosed:

** Selma with Bart's head attached sing the first four lines of James Taylor and Carly Simon's "Mockingbird".

** [[Franchise/UniversalHorror The Universal Horror]] versions of Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, Wolfman, Mummy, Creature of the Black Lagoon, Bride of Frankenstein, the Metaluna Mutant, and the Invisible Man form a mob to chase the Springfield residents.

** As noted above, at the couch Lisa wears [[Literature/AliceInWonderland Alice's dress before falling down the rabbit hole]], and upon landing sees [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} the Hypnotaod]].
** "Freaks No Geeks" ends with an out-of-nowhere nod to ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''.
** "Oh, The Places You'll D'oh!" is packed with Dr. Seuss references -- apart from the obvious WholePlotReference to ''Literature/TheCatInTheHat'' and the title reference to ''Oh, The Places You'll Go!'', there are references to, among other things, ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax'' (the Borax, who "plastered [his] likeness on CON-sumer goods"), ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' (the character designs of Maggie and, arguably Moe; Burns calling the Fat "a son of a Grinch"; the scene in the homeless shelter), ''Yertle the Turtle'' (the turtle stack shown outside the Simpson house), ''The Sneetches'' (Flanders as a Sneetch with a cross on his belly), ''Literature/The500HatsOfBartholomewCubbins'' (Bartholomew and his hats are shown outside Moe's), ''What Was I Scared Of?'' (the walking pants), ''Literature/GreenEggsAndHam'' (the eponymous dish is shown in Moe's pickle jar), ''Literature/HortonHatchesTheEgg'' (Horton is seen drinking with his trunk at Moe's), songs sung by a mixed chorus in the style of the vocal songs from the Dr. Seuss animated TV specials of TheSeventies, and many others.

** Many legends of the genre appear, such as Creator/StephenKing scrawling "[[Literature/TheShining All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy]]" on the walls of Bart's classroom, Ray Bradbury tattooing a muscular man ("The Illustrated Man"), Richard Matheson (who wrote "I Am Legend") shaking his head in disapproval at Bradbury's tattoo work, and Creator/HPLovecraft [[DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu having tea with one of Cthulhu's tentacles]].

** Four incarnations of Franchise/ThePhantomOfTheOpera appear at Lisa's rehearsal, and the teacher is dressed as the ''Film/PhantomOfTheParadise''.

* HypnotizeThePrincess: The [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Hypnotoad]] briefly does this to Lisa in the opening.

* WhamLine: Comic Book Guy's only line in "Oh, The Places You'll D'oh!" is his reaction upon seeing other people wearing Catwoman costumes.
-->'''Comic Book Guy:''' Wait a second... It's Halloween?

* TemptingFate: Marge in "Oh, The Places You'll D'oh!" is sure she's the only one wearing a Catwoman costume for Halloween. The next scene shows several other people wearing Catwoman costumes.

* TakeThat: The Fat in the Hat trashes [[Literature/TheLorax The Borax]] for selling out, referencing [[WesternAnimation/TheLorax the film adaptation]]'s MisaimedMarketing (in particular, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjRisj1vaDo the infamous Lorax Mazda commercial]]). Also before dying, The Fat in the Hat states he'll tolerate hellfire, [[Film/TheCatInTheHat but not a movie adaptation with his character played by Mike Myers]].

* YouMonster: When Strongman outright states his intentions, Marguerite responds that while Moe may be ugly on the outside, Strongman is the real monster on the inside.
* YourCheatingHeart: After two fighter jet pilots eject to evade crashing into Bart's box kite, they land in each other's jet. One of them questions why his wife's photograph is present in the other's plane.

* PitchforksAndTorches: The ''Universal Monsters'' use them in the opening as they chase after the citizens of Springfield.

In this year's triptych of terror, Homer is the cheery, yet homicidal "Fat in the Hat" in the Creator/DrSeuss parody, ''Oh, The Places You'll D'oh!", Bart and Lisa are forced to share a body after Bart (literally) loses his head in "Dead and Shoulders," and in "Freaks No Geeks," Homer is a circus strongman who convinces his trapeze artist fiancee Marguerite (Marge) to seduce a sideshow freak (Moe) and steal his prized emerald ring.

** "Oh, The Places You'll D'oh!" is packed with Dr. Seuss references -- apart from the obvious WholePlotReference to ''Literature/TheCatInTheHat'' and the title reference to ''Oh, The Places You'll Go!'', there are references to, among other things, ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax'' (the Borax, who "plastered [his] likeness on CON-sumer goods"), ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' (the character designs of Maggie and, arguably Moe; Burns calling the Fat "a son of a Grinch"; the scene in the homeless shelter), ''Yertle the Turtle'' (the turtle stack shown outside the Simpson house), ''The Sneetches'' (Flanders as a Sneetch with a cross on his belly), ''The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins'' (Bartholomew and his hats are shown outside Moe's), ''What Was I Scared Of?'' (the walking pants), ''Literature/GreenEggsAndHam'' (the eponymous dish is shown in Moe's pickle jar), ''Literature/HortonHatchesTheEgg'' (Horton is seen drinking with his trunk at Moe's), songs sung by a mixed chorus in the style of the vocal songs from the Dr. Seuss animated TV specials of TheSeventies, and many others.

** "Oh, The Places You'll D'oh!" is packed with Dr. Seuss references -- apart from the obvious WholePlotReference to ''Literature/TheCatInTheHat'' and the title reference to ''Oh, The Places You'll Go!'', there are references to, among other things, ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax'' (the Borax, who "plastered [his] likeness on CON-sumer goods"), ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' (the character designs of Maggie and, arguably Moe; Burns calling the Fat "a son of a Grinch"; the scene in the homeless shelter), ''Yertle the Turtle'' (the turtle stack shown outside the Simpson house), ''The Sneetches'' (Flanders as a Sneetch with a cross on his belly), ''The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins'' (Bartholomew and his hats are shown outside Moe's), ''What Was I Scared Of?'' (the walking pants), ''Literature/GreenEggsAndHam'' (the eponymous dish is shown in Moe's pickle jar), ''Literature/HortonHatchesTheEgg'' (Horton is seen drinking with his trunk at Moe's), and many others.

** "Oh, The Places You'll D'oh!" is packed with Dr. Seuss references -- apart from the obvious WholePlotReference to ''Literature/TheCatInTheHat'' and the title reference to ''Oh, The Places You'll Go!'', there are references to, among other things, ''Film/TheLorax'' (the Borax, who "plastered [his] likeness on CON-sumer goods"), ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' (the character designs of Maggie and, arguably Moe; Burns calling the Fat "a son of a Grinch"; the scene in the homeless shelter), ''Yertle the Turtle'' (the turtle stack shown outside the Simpson house), ''The Sneetches'' (Flanders as a Sneetch with a cross on his belly), ''The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins'' (Bartholomew and his hats are shown outside Moe's), ''What Was I Scared Of?'' (the walking pants), ''Literature/GreenEggsAndHam'' (the eponymous dish is shown in Moe's pickle jar), ''Literature/HortonHatchesTheEgg'' (Horton is seen drinking with his trunk at Moe's), and many others.

** Of course, Del Toro fits in Shout Outs to his entire filmography up to and including ''Film/PacificRim'': ''Film/{{Cronos}}'' (the device is on the cash register), ''Film/{{Mimic}}'' (Marge as a Judas Breed), ''Film/TheDevilsBackbone'' (Homer as Santi at the couch), ''Film/BladeII'' (Homer as a Reaper up until the couch and Carl as Blade), ''Film/{{Hellboy}}'' (Groundskeeper Willie as Hellboy fighting Kroenen), ''Film/PansLabyrinth'' (Mr. Burns as the Pale Man, and Bart as the Faun and Lisa as Ofelia in the ending sequence) and ''Pacific Rim'' (Gipsy Danger fights Knifehead in the background of the town battle.)

* ShoutOut: In "Oh the Places You'll D'oh," Maggie is modeled after Cindy Lou Who as she appeared in the iconic Creator/ChuckJones adaptation of HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas.

* NoodleIncident and RiddleForTheAges: How did Dr. Nick get his head sewn onto Dr. Hibbert's body?