Cultural References
The title refers to the 1971 Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Neve Campbell (who is a guest star in this episode) is also famous for starring in The Craft, a film with a similar theme to this episode. The way Cletus takes the family out of the frozen lake is similar to Deliverance and Misery. Also the sequence with Homer and Cletus looking for moonshine with four different screens is a parody of Sideways. The Bonk-It toy is a parody of the Bop It toy. On the Wiccapedia home page, one link says Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The last scene in the episode of Lisa figure skating on the frozen water is also reminiscent of the final scene in the film To Die For.
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