Editing Treehouse of Horror II (section)

==Cultural references==
[[File:Drawing_of_W._W._Jacobs.jpg|thumb|Lisa's dream is a parody of [[W. W. Jacobs]]' "[[The Monkey's Paw]]"]]

In the opening sequence of the episode, the ''[[Peanuts]]'' gang scurry by as trick-or-treaters, à la ''[[It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown]]''.<ref name="bbc">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season3/page7.shtml |title=Treehouse of Horror II |access-date=2009-09-01 |author1=Martyn, Warren |author2=Wood, Adrian |year=2000 |publisher=BBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113081648/https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season3/page7.shtml |archive-date=2012-11-13}}</ref> Marge's hair in the opening segment recalls [[Elsa Lanchester]]'s in ''[[Bride of Frankenstein]]''.<ref name="bbc"/>

The plot of Lisa's nightmare is a parody of [[W. W. Jacobs]]'s short story "[[The Monkey's Paw]]", and ''The New Twilight Zone'' episode "[[A Small Talent for War]]".<ref name="bbc"/>{{sfn|Turner|2005|p=176}} Near the beginning of the segment, Moroccan soldiers stop and search the Simpsons, finding souvenirs taped to Homer's body which he was attempting to smuggle out of the country. This is a reference to the opening drug-smuggling scene of the film [[Midnight Express (film)|''Midnight Express'']].<ref name="Reardon"/>{{sfn|Richmond & Coffman|1997|pp=68-69}} A billboard advertisement with Bart saying "Get a [[Mammogram]], Man!" can be seen. This was a reference to Bart's popular slogan "Don't have a cow, man!"<ref name="Groening"/>{{sfn|Turner|2005|p=176}}

The plot of Bart's nightmare is a parody of ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' episode "[[It's a Good Life]]",{{sfn|Richmond & Coffman|1997|pp=68-69}} which was remade as part of ''[[Twilight Zone: The Movie]]'', which featured Nancy Cartwright in the role of Ethel.<ref name="bbc"/> Jasper's transformation into a dog is a reference to the 1978 remake of ''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]''.<ref name="Martin"/> The scene in which Homer goes out with Bart to spend time with the boy, as well as the accompanying music, parody an old anti-smoking [[public service announcement]], while the church layout was taken from a [[Norman Rockwell]] painting.<ref name="Castellaneta"/>

Much of Homer's nightmare is based on the film ''[[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'', and the end references ''[[The Thing with Two Heads]]''.{{sfn|Richmond & Coffman|1997|pp=68-69}} While Mr. Burns scoops out Homer's brain, he hums the tune of "[[If I Only Had a Brain]]", sung by the [[Scarecrow (Oz)|Scarecrow]] in [[The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|''The Wizard of Oz'']]. Burns also calls the robot that had Homer's brain a "clinking, clattering cacophony of caliginous cogs and camshafts", similar to the [[Wizard of Oz (character)|Wizard]]'s line to the [[Tin Woodman|Tin Man]]: "You clinking, clanking, clattering collection of caliginous junk!"<ref name="bbc"/> In Homer's nightmare, ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' is broadcast on TV.{{sfn|Richmond & Coffman|1997|pp=68-69}} When Mr. Burns puts on Homer's brain, he says "Look at me! I'm [[Davy Crockett]]", a reference to Crockett's popular image as a frontiersman who wore a hat made of raccoon fur.<ref name="Groening"/>