As a franchise, the Philadelphia Flyers have accomplished a lot in their nearly 60 years. Two Stanley Cup wins. A victory over the Soviet Red Army Team. A 35-game unbeaten streak to establish an NHL record. A five-overtime win in the longest playoff game of the modern era. And so on.
But the Flyers' most notable contribution to the American zeitgeist may very well be due to their brief mention and "appearance" in the 'Treehouse of Horror IV' episode of The Simpsons, which originally aired on October 28, 1993.
The Philadelphia Flyers were immortalized in a 1993 episode of The Simpsons
The 'Treehouse' episodes of The Simpsons probably don't need much of an explainer, but they were (and continue to be, over 30 years later) a collection of three horror-themed stories that typically played into the theme of that year's episode.