Connections

This film was featured in this episode.

Clips are intercut within the diner scene between Eric and Marilyn.

Clips within a clip: Quick flashes of the movie appear in a clip from "Fade to Black" (1980).

This film is featured in this episode.

Ben Chapman appeared as the "Gill-Man" to promote the upcoming "Creature From the Black Lagoon"

They go to see the movie; also mentioned in dialogue.

The swamp monster in this movie is an imitation of the Gill-Man.

Ad in Japanese as "Dai amazon no hangyojin" at theater

Title spoofed for the horror movie, "The Monster from the Tar Pits".

When Mark Wallace is coming out of the water he moves his arms up and claws his fingers imitating the monster causing Joanna to take a laugh out of it. Henri Mancini, who composed the music to this film and "Creature from the Black Lagoon", makes a brief little score spoofing the old horror classic.

General appearance of the creature and its creepy swampy surroundings (the episode even has the same word "black" in its title)

One of the monsters haunting the house looks like the titular creature.

"The Creature from the Blue Lagoon" attends the monster party.