The King and I, respectively. Just before Homer and Mr. Burns prank him, Comic Book Guy is eating pink marshmallow Peeps. Star Trek: Voyager: When Homer says he'd like to buy a mint condition Spider-Man #1 comic, Comic Book Guy sarcastically replies that he'd like an hour on the holodeck with Seven of Nine. During the Panda-Monium!, Mr. Burns has Homer (costumed as female panda) dance the Lindy Hop, a dance which was very popular during the late 1930s and early 1940s. One of the Thanksgiving parade balloons is of Rusty the Clown, a reference to Rusty Nails: Rusty Nails was a popular TV clown in the 1960s in Portland, Oregon, where Simpsons creator Matt Groening grew up. Krusty the Clown is loosely based on Rusty Nails. Other balloons seen in the parade include: A balloon that closely resembles El Chapulín Colorado, the main character of the TV series of the same name, on whom Bumblebee Man is based. Funky Winkerbean, the title character from the comic strip. The Noid, who was an advertising mascot for Domino's Pizza in the 1980s. The figure on the parade float "saluting the Native Americans" bears a strong resemblance to Chief Wahoo, the Cleveland Indians' logo. When the gulls attack the townspeople (who are covered in the fish guts Burns has thrown on them), it is similar to a scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. References External links The Simpsons (season 12) episodes 2000 American television episodes Black comedy Television episodes about rape Thanksgiving television episodes