Disney References in The SimpsonsMaintained by Chris Courtois |
[7F17] Old Money | Abe visits "Dis Nee Land (not affiliated with Disneyland, Disney World, or anything else from the Walt Disney Company)" |
[8F02] Treehouse of Horror II | Two headstones during the opening credits. One reads "Bambi's Mom". Another which has ice on it reads "Walt Disney".(Reference to the rumor that Walt was frozen after his death). |
[8F23] Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? | One of Herb Powell's fellow bums related the tale of how he owned the "Mickey Mouse Massage Parlours" until the "Disney sleazeballs" shut him down, despite his offer to change the logo and put Mickey's pants back on. |
[9F02] Lisa the Beauty Queen | A lawyer and two thugs from the Walt Disney Company attempt to close down Springfield Elementary's school carnival for using the phrase "Happiest Place on Earth." |
[9F03] Itchy & Scrathy: The Movie |
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[9F11] Selma's Choice | Many references in the Duff Gardens sequences.
"Duff beer for me, Duff beer for you, I'll have a Duff, You have one too" This scene contains the most accurate Disneyland reference ever! Bart: "I want to get off!!" Selma: "You can't get off! We still have 5 continents to visit!" |
[1F07] The Last Temptation of Homer | Homer and Mindy eat a foot-long chili dog from opposite ends in a manner very reminiscent of the spaghetti scene in "The Lady and the Tramp". |
[1F19] The Boy Who Knew Too Much | Dr. Hibbert testifies that Hitler, Walt Disney, and Freddy Quimby all had the "evil gene". |
[2F01] Itchy & Scratchy Land | Many, many Disney references.
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[2F06] Homer: Bad Man | Homer wants to escape the media by moving "Under the Sea". Dream sequence parodying the "Under the Sea" musical number from "The Little Mermaid". Main difference is Homer is chowing down on all of Ariel's buddies. |
[2F18] Two Dozen and One Greyhounds |
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[2F19] The PTA Disbands | Civil War battle site is under new management. "Diz-Nee Historic Park. There's profit to be had." Reference to Disney's aborted Disney America theme park which had been planned for an area near Manassas, Virginia. |
[2F32] 'Round Springfield |
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[3F16] The Day the Violence Died |
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[3F17] Bart on the Road | Bart, Milhouse, Nelson, and Martin narrow their choices for a road trip destination to the Knoxville World's Fair or Disney World. They choose the fair. |
[3F23] You Only Move Twice | According to a Cypress Creek brochure, one of the area's giant redwood trees can provide enough sawdust to cover an entire day's worth of vomit at Disneyland. |
[3G03] Simpsoncalifragilistickexpiala-D'oh-cious | Entire episode is an extended parody of the Disney musical
"Mary Poppins".
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[4F07] Hurricane Neddy | "Alice in Wonderland", Disney's adaptation of this Lewis Carrol novel/"Willy Wanka and the Choclate Factory" - a tiny door leading to a room{hl} |
[4F13] My Sister, My Sitter | The Disney Store- "Itchy & Scratchy Store" based on this chain of novelty stores.{hl} |
[4F15] Homer vs. The Eighteenth Amendment | DUCK WITHOUT PANTS -- Disney's Donald Duck, Daisy, Huey, Duey, and Luey are the only ones drawn without pants. The reason is the feathers cover their genitalia (Cheer's Clifford Claven is never wrong!){hl} |
[4F21] The Secret War Of Lisa Simpson | Homer and Marge trick Lisa and Bart into going to military school by saying they're going to Disneyland (and later to the dentist office){hl} |
[5F08] Bart Carny | Hitler's car was featured in the "Diznee Electrical Parade".
NOTE: This reference appears only in the closed captioning for this episode. The audio dialog said the car was the first to feature Farvugneugen. |
[5F23] The Joy of Sect | Mr. Burns draws the mouse ears logo while attempting to create a logo for his new religion. |
[5F11] Das Bus | Bart's fantasy of the Swiss Family Robinson treehouse closely resembles the treehouse from the Disney film version (which was replicated as a walk-through attraction at Disneyland and has since been replaced with the "Tarzan" treehouse). |
[5F19] When You Dish Upon A Star |
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[AABF08] Sunday, Cruddy Sunday | A member of the victorious team declares he's "going to Disneyland", to which Wally Kogen replies "Really, cause I'm a travel agent and I've heard nothing but bad things." |
[AABF12] Make Room for Lisa | Lisa mentions her favorite movie was "The Little Mermaid", until Homer taped over it. {pc} |
[AABF14] Simpsons Bible Stories | The "Night on Bald Mountain" segment of "Fantasia" is spoofed when Goliath 2 (Nelson) rises from the ruins of the Tower of Babel as Moussorgsky plays. Nelson is drawn to look like Chernobog. |
[AABF15] Mom and Pop Art | Homer is going to turn old baseball cards, Disney memorabilia, and antiques into something valuable.{aar} |
[AABF19] E-I-E-I-(ANNOYED GRUNT) | End credits of "The Poke of Zorro" list Mule kicking Man as "Gus", the title character of a 1970s Disney film about a football playing mule. |
[BABF04] Little Big Mom | The shot of Homer chasing the charity van is very similar to the shot of Buzz Lightyear chasing the moving van in "Toy Story". | [BABF13] Bart to the Future | In 2030, Ralph mentions Bart's lawsuit involving a spider bite at Disneyland. {pc} |
[CABF02] The Computer Wore Menace Shoes | Title is a reference to "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes", the first of Disney's Dexter Riley films which starred a very young Kurt Russell as a college genius. |
[BABF22] HOMR (Backwards R) |
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[CABF13] Simpson Safari | At sunrise, Marge sees a Lion King-like procession of animals before the sun while "Circle Of Life" like music plays. |
[CABF15] I'm Goin' to Praiseland | Title spoofs Disneyland advertisement catch phrase.(See 9F11 comments) |
[CABF17] Simpson Tall Tales | The photographer taking souvenir photographs of Tom and Huck (Bart and Nelson) at the base of the waterfall is a reference to the souvenir photos one can purchase of one's plunge down the final waterfall of the Splash Mountain attraction at various Disney theme parks. The woman flashing her indecent ankle, along with the photographer's keeping the photo for himself, is a reference to the "Flash Mountain" phenomena, in which female riders (willing or unwillingly) flash their breasts for the camera at this point in the ride. These photos are supposed to be deleted by park employees, but many have been smuggled out of the park and are posted on the web. |
[CABF18] A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love | The Spaghetti Dinner scene from "Lady and the Tramp" is spoofed.(See 1F07 2F18 comments.) |
[DABF01] Brawl in the Family | Mr. Burns announces "that thanks to the magic of Disney animatronics, Strom Thurmond will live another hundred years". |
[DABF05] Jaws Wired Shut | The Springfield Gay Pride parade has a float honoring "Lesbians of the Caribbean". The float features women running away from men, as featured in the pre-PC version of the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Heard is a spoof of the Pirates theme song, singing about "an alternative lifestyle for me". |
[DABF11] Weekend at Burnsie's | According to Smithers, Michael Eisner has been dead for five years. |
[EABF01] The Great Louse Detective |
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[EABF02] Special Edna | The Simpsons go to Orlando's EFCOT park, a parody of EPCOT. Many references to the Orland property.
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[EABF18] My Mother the Carjacker | Homer promises to hide his fugitive mother "someplace where there's nobody for miles, Disney's California Adventure." Reference to the sparsely attended Anaheim park. |
[FABF08] The Ziff Who Came To Dinner | One of the films playing at the Springfield Googleplex is "Eating Nemo". |
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Thanks to the following contributors for their additions and clarifications:
{hl} Haynes Lee {mk} Matthew Kurth {as} Andres Sanchez {aar} Alan@Arizona Roads {pc} Paul Campa |
Last updated on March 20, 2004 by Chris Courtois (courtois@simpsonsarchive.com) |