Lisa notes that Grampa is missing the third time ’round, yet no one says a word. “The Shinning” begins with the iconic mountainside drive, but it’s a false start to the creepy proceedings as Homer ends up going back to Springfield twice. This Treehouse of Horror won’t win any points for originality, but for a cultural entity as well-known as The Shining, the iconic scenes from Stanley Kubrick’s masterwork are all instantly recognizable and perfectly lampooned (“Usually the blood gets off at the second floor”). The writers also poke fun at network television’s tendency to show gruesome murder, but, as Terry Bradshaw notes, “cut to commercial before Homer and Marge begin the tender act of love.” 6 – (S6, “Treehouse of Horror V”) Highlight: “The Shinning” Burns administers to the townsfolk is darkly funny (Moe suffers the most).
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Burns hunting down most of Springfield while others watch on live TV with Terry Bradshaw hosting (naturally). Prescient of the growing inhumanity of reality TV (looking at you, Squid Game ), this story features Mr. 7 (S17, “Treehouse of Horror XVI”) Highlight: “Survival of the Fattest” It’s also clear how much fun Brosnan is having with his guest appearance, trading in his charming James Bond persona for something slightly more nefarious. Though the prospect of a smart home turning against you wouldn’t become a nightmarish concern for several years, this episode demonstrates just how easily things could go wrong. After Homer says that she would be “free for man or machine” if he died, Ultrahouse sets loose a Rube Goldberg-esque murder plot to woo Marge. At first, Ultrahouse’s offerings seem kind, but when the house and Homer have a quiet chat about how lucky he is to be with Marge, it’s clear the sentient OS has designs on her. In a send-up of HAL from 2001, Pierce Brosnan voices Ultrahouse 3000, the ultimate in-home luxury. 8 (S13, “Treehouse of Horror XII”) Highlight: “House of Whacks”
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Not the most riveting Halloween episode, but it was also their first crack at it and a preview of great things to come. There isn’t much excess in the skit the short story merely pits Homer in a dark room against the titular bird and lets the timbre of James Earl Jones’ voice chill the audience. Normally an empty-headed lug, watching Homer eloquently navigate poetry is a sight to behold. 9 – (S2, “Treehouse of Horror I”) Highlight: “The Raven”īack when episodes were called the “The Simpsons Halloween Specials,” James Earl Jones narrates as Homer recites the immortal verse of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Raven. Bart and Lisa tear through Itchy and Scratchy’s world, playing with the animated medium in a way unseen since Looney Tunes. The cartoon duo’s violent antics always leave Bart and Lisa in stitches, but now that the stitches could be literal, it’s not quite so funny.
What should be a dream for Bart and Lisa turns into a nightmare when a nuclear-powered remote puts them in the same universe as Itchy and Scratchy. 10 – (S10, “Treehouse of Horror IX””) Highlight: “The Terror of Tiny Toon” Reaching back for the genuine warmth and originality of the show’s golden age, this episode is a reminder that The Simpsons is unquestionably one of the best shows ever. Without a safety net provided by the anthology setting, the sense of danger is palpable for Homer and Lisa as they fend off displaced pop-up store workers who want revenge (against Homer, of course). While not officially part of the Treehouse series, “Halloween of Horror” is good, and not just for the modern era of The Simpsons, but objectively good. Honourable mention: “Halloween of Horror” But if you just want to binge a little closer to All Hallows Eve, these ten episodes will start festivities off right. TV’s first family has been on-air so long that you could watch an episode of “Treehouse of Horror” every day in October and still have extra on Halloween night. One of the longest traditions in television is the yearly Halloween-themed episodes of The Simpsons.
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