"Treehouse of Horror (The Simpsons episode) ""Treehouse of Horror"" is the third episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> second season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 25, 1990. The episode was inspired by 1950s horror comics, and begins with a disclaimer that it may be too scary for children. It is the first Treehouse of Horror episode. These episodes do not obey the show's rule of realism and are not treated as canon. The opening disclaimer and a panning shot through a cemetery with humorous tombstones were features that were used sporadically in the ""Treehouse"
"special is that the Treehouse of Horror episodes have a special episode name. Here the list (and what is literally meant). - I: ""Horror frei Haus"" - ""(""Horror free house"")"" - II: ""Alpträume"" - ""(""Nightmares"")"" - III: ""Bösartige Spiele"" - ""(""Malicious games"")"" - IV: ""Die Fahrt zur Hölle"" - ""(""The ride to hell"")"" - V: ""Furcht und Grauen ohne Ende"" - ""(""Fear and cruelty without an end"")"" - VI: ""Die Panik-Amok-Horror-Show"" - ""(""The panic-horror-amok show"")"" - VII: ""Hugo, kleine Wesen und Kang"" - ""(""Hugo, little beings and Kang"")"" - VIII: ""Neutronenkrieg und Halloween"" - ""(""Neutrone war and Halloween"")"" - IX:"
"of the most distinctive aspects of the opening is that three of its elements change from episode to episode: Bart writes different things on the school chalkboard, Lisa plays different solos on her saxophone and different gags accompany the family as they enter their living room to sit on the couch. The special Halloween episode has become an annual tradition. ""Treehouse of Horror"" first broadcast in 1990 as part of season two and established the pattern of three separate, self-contained stories in each Halloween episode. These pieces usually involve the family in some horror, science fiction, or supernatural setting and"
"was planned ever since the show began airing in 1989. Although ""Treehouse of Horror"" episodes are Halloween-themed, for several years new episodes premiered in November following the holiday, due to Fox's coverage of Major League Baseball's World Series. Season 12's ""Treehouse of Horror XI"" was the first episode to air in November. There have been several references to this in the show, such as in ""Treehouse of Horror XIV"" where Kang looks at a ""TV Guide"" and says, ""Pathetic humans. They're showing a Halloween episode... in November!"" and Kodos replies ""Who's still thinking about Halloween? We've already got our Christmas"
"often parody or pay homage to a famous piece of work in those genres. They always take place outside the normal continuity of the show. Although the ""Treehouse"" series is meant to be seen on Halloween, this changed by the 2000s, when new installments have premiered after Halloween due to Fox's current contract with Major League Baseball's World Series, however, since 2011, every ""Treehouse of Horror"" episode has aired in October. The show's humor turns on cultural references that cover a wide spectrum of society so that viewers from all generations can enjoy the show. Such references, for example, come"
"the episode as the one of his ten favorite episodes, writing, ""The annual Halloween specials glow because all the rules are thrown out, never with more ingenuity than in this second installment."" The episode's reference to ""Midnight Express"" was named the 18th greatest film reference in the history of the show by ""Total Film""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Nathan Ditum. The episode was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Comedy Series or a Special and Alf Clausen for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series. Treehouse of Horror II ""Treehouse of Horror II"" is the seventh episode"
"of the show by ""Total Film""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Nathan Ditum. Treehouse of Horror IV ""Treehouse of Horror IV"" is the fifth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> fifth season and the fourth episode in the ""Treehouse of Horror"" series of Halloween specials. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 28, 1993, and features three short stories called ""The Devil and Homer Simpson"", ""Terror at Feet"", and ""Bart Simpson's Dracula"". The episode was directed by David Silverman and co-written by Conan O'Brien, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Greg Daniels, Dan McGrath, and Bill Canterbury. In ""The Devil and Homer Simpson"","
"""Treehouse of Horror"" was the only one that actually included a treehouse as a setting. In that episode, Bart and Lisa sat in it telling stories to each other. ""Treehouse of Horror II"" presented all of the segments as being nightmares of Lisa, Bart and Homer; ""Treehouse of Horror III"" had Lisa, Bart and Grampa telling stories at a Halloween party; and ""Treehouse of Horror IV"" is presented by Bart in a parody of Rod Serling's ""Night Gallery"". After a few years, the amount of broadcast time for an episode was shortened, allowing less time to tell a proper story."
"the episode itself. For example, several police or law-related episodes have ended with homages to the themes from ""Dragnet"", and ""Hill Street Blues"". Most of the Treehouse of Horror halloween episodes have opened with a horror or monster movie-styled arrangement, or with homages to themes such as ""The Addams Family"". Other versions are performed by guest stars heard in an episode, such as a psychedelic rock version performed by Yo La Tengo, a chicano rock version by Los Lobos, and a post-rock version by Sigur Rós. The noise rock version by Sonic Youth, which aired at the end of the"
"decoration up."" The camera then cuts to a shot of the fireplace with Christmas decorations, and festive Christmas music plays over the opening credits. Season 21's ""Treehouse of Horror XX"" aired October 18, before the World Series, but the following year's episode, ""Treehouse of Horror XXI"", aired in November. Season 23's ""Treehouse of Horror XXII aired on October 30, however, as the World Series (which went the maximum of seven games) had concluded on October 28. Subsequent ""Treehouse of Horror"" episodes have premiered in the month of October. There has been a variety of merchandise based on the ""Treehouse of"
"with a vampire named Edmund. ""Treehouse of Horror XXI"" was written by Joel H. Cohen and directed by Bob Anderson. Daniel Radcliffe and Hugh Laurie both guest starred in the episode. The first segment references ""Jumanji"", the second is a loose parody of ""Dead Calm"" and the third satirizes the ""Twilight"" novel and film series. The episode also contains references to ""The Office"", ""A Clockwork Orange"" and ""Sesame Street"". In its original airing on the Fox Network during the November sweeps period, the episode had a 3.7 Nielsen rating viewed in approximately 8.2 million homes. Critical opinion of the episode"
"references in ""A Clockwork Yellow"". ""Treehouse of Horror XXV"" was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. The episode opens with Kang and Kodos narrating a Johnny Carson-style opening (complete with clips from classic Treehouse episodes). All of the celebrity guests announced have been killed and displayed to spell the episode's title. Principal Skinner has put Bart in detention. While dusting a desk, he finds an Aramaic inscription. Lisa uses an app to translate it which transports the pair to Hell, which is a school. Bart excels in all of his diabolical subjects (including torture, destruction, and"
"Treehouse of Horror IV ""Treehouse of Horror IV"" is the fifth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> fifth season and the fourth episode in the ""Treehouse of Horror"" series of Halloween specials. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 28, 1993, and features three short stories called ""The Devil and Homer Simpson"", ""Terror at Feet"", and ""Bart Simpson's Dracula"". The episode was directed by David Silverman and co-written by Conan O'Brien, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Greg Daniels, Dan McGrath, and Bill Canterbury. In ""The Devil and Homer Simpson"", Homer Simpson announces he would sell his soul"
"for a Series at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards. Treehouse of Horror XXI ""Treehouse of Horror XXI"" is the fourth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> twenty-second season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 7, 2010. This is the 21st ""Treehouse of Horror"" episode, and, like the other ""Treehouse of Horror"" episodes, consisted of three self-contained segments: In ""War and Pieces"", Bart and Milhouse discover a real-life board game that they must win to return home; in ""Master and Cadaver"", Marge and Homer go on a honeymoon on a sailboat, and rescue a mysterious castaway"
"no games would be played in November, leaving October 30 free for Fox to air ""Treehouse of Horror XXII"" on that date. When The Wrap asked show runner Al Jean if he was satisfied with the airing the night before Halloween, Jean said: ""Yes, and the perfect thing is, Halloween is actually a bad day to air it, because nobody watches TV that night. Especially if they have kids. So October 30th, it is our Halloween. People can watch it and then still go out the next night."" Since then, every ""Treehouse of Horror"" episode following ""Treehouse of Horror XXII"""
"""Treehouse of Horror"" episode, beginning a practice of starting the season with the episodes, as well as airing the episodes shortly after Halloween in November, due to Fox's coverage of the World Series. This season brought back Sideshow Bob, who had not been seen since the eighth-season episode ""Brother from Another Series"". Ian Maxtone-Graham's episode ""Tennis the Menace"" became the second episode of the series to be animated using digital ink and paint, which had not been used since the season seven episode ""Radioactive Man"" and would not be used again (this time on a permanent basis) until the 14th"
"was placed highest at #44 and he thought it had its moments. Treehouse of Horror XV ""Treehouse of Horror XV"" is the first episode of the sixteenth season of ""The Simpsons"". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 7, 2004. In the fifteenth annual ""Treehouse of Horror"", Ned Flanders' head injury gives him the power to predict others' deaths, Bart and Lisa play detective when a string of Victorian-era prostitutes are murdered by Jack the Ripper, and the Simpsons go on a fantastic voyage inside Mr. Burns' body to save Maggie. It was written"
"us with the chance to see something that doesn't feel borrowed (and a bit dumbed down) from the show’s glory years."" Treehouse of Horror XXIII ""Treehouse of Horror XXIII"" is the second episode of the 24th season of ""The Simpsons"". It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 7, 2012. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the episode aired on Sky 1 on March 24, 2013 with 1,312,000 viewers, making it the most watched program that week. The episode received a 2013 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Animated Program. At the height of the Maya civilization,"
"Burns. With this revelation, the whole entire family swoops in on Lisa, only to stop, break character, and wish everyone a happy Halloween. Then, they all harmonize ""Hark the Herald Angels Sing"", parodying ""A Charlie Brown Christmas"". ""Treehouse of Horror IV"" was directed by David Silverman and co-written by Conan O'Brien, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Greg Daniels, Dan McGrath, and Bill Canterbury. It is the fourth episode of the annual ""Treehouse of Horror"" Halloween specials. As with the rest of the Halloween specials, the episode is considered non-canon and falls outside the show's regular continuity. O'Brien worked on the ""wraparounds"""
"Catholics. They know this at Fox, which is precisely why they did it."" The episode won an award for ""Best Writing in a Television Production"" at the 37th Annie Awards. Treehouse of Horror XX ""Treehouse of Horror XX"" is the fourth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> twenty-first season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 18, 2009. This is the twentieth ""Treehouse of Horror"" installment, containing three self-contained stories: In ""Dial ""M"" for Murder or Press ""#"" to Return to Main Menu"", Lisa is forced into a Hitchcock-esque murder scheme by Bart; in ""Don't Have"
"Tom & Jerry Halloween Special Tom & Jerry Halloween Special is a 1987 animated/live action television special that aired in primetime on TBS. This holiday special was a spin-off of a programming block entitled """"Tom and Jerry's Funhouse on TBS"""". The Halloween Special's wraparounds were live action segments hosted by Josh Jarboe and Audra Lee, two youths dressed in various Halloween costumes. Both were former hosts of ""Kid's Beat"" on TBS. The hosts appeared in a haunted house where they would introduce the show's animated shorts, tell Halloween-related jokes, scare each other, give trick-or-treating safety tips, and tell stories related"
"Treehouse of Horror XIV ""Treehouse of Horror XIV"" is the first episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> fifteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 2, 2003. In the fourteenth annual Treehouse of Horror episode, Homer takes on the role of the Grim Reaper (""Reaper Madness""), Professor Frink creates a Frankenstein-version of his deceased father (""Frinkenstein"") and Bart and Milhouse obtain a time-stopping watch (""Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off""). It was written by John Swartzwelder and directed by Steven Dean Moore. It guest stars Jerry Lewis as Professor John Frink Sr., and"
"Treehouse of Horror XV ""Treehouse of Horror XV"" is the first episode of the sixteenth season of ""The Simpsons"". It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 7, 2004. In the fifteenth annual ""Treehouse of Horror"", Ned Flanders' head injury gives him the power to predict others' deaths, Bart and Lisa play detective when a string of Victorian-era prostitutes are murdered by Jack the Ripper, and the Simpsons go on a fantastic voyage inside Mr. Burns' body to save Maggie. It was written by Bill Odenkirk and directed by David Silverman. Around 11.29 million Americans"
"""Treehouse of Horror"" episodes, to allow more time for the main stories. The first segment, ""The Shinning"", was inspired by the film ""The Shining"", and is basically a parody of that film. The film's director, Stanley Kubrick, had been a big influence on Mirkin, and was ""one of the main reason[s] [he] wanted to be a director"". Coincidentally, series creator Matt Groening admitted that he had not seen ""The Shining"" and most of the references to the film were entirely lost on him. Matt Groening originally pitched the idea that Homer would travel through time in ""Time and Punishment"". His"
"Treehouse of Horror II ""Treehouse of Horror II"" is the seventh episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> third season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 31, 1991. It is the second annual ""Treehouse of Horror"" episode, consisting of three self-contained segments, told as dreams of Lisa, Bart and Homer. In the first segment, which was inspired by W. W. Jacobs's short story ""The Monkey's Paw"" and ""The New Twilight Zone"" episode ""A Small Talent for War"", Homer buys a Monkey's Paw that has the power to grant wishes, although all of the wishes backfire. In"
"newspapers and magazines. The first ""Treehouse of Horror"" episode was the first time that an alternate version of the theme that airs over the end credits was used. Originally it was supposed to use a theremin, but one could not be found that could hit all the necessary notes. Usually when the producers submit an episode for the Primetime Emmy Award for ""Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore)"", they submit a Treehouse of Horror episode, and to date, seven episodes have been nominated. The closing of ""Treehouse of Horror IV"" features a version of the"
"be scary and not just funny. ""Treehouse of Horror V"" has been described by Mirkin as being one of ""the most intense, disturbing Halloween show ever"" as it was filled with violence and gore in response to new censorship rules. Earlier ""Treehouse of Horror"" episodes began with Marge issuing a disclaimer that ""if you have sensitive children, maybe you should tuck them into bed early tonight instead of writing us angry letters tomorrow."" However, these episodes seem mild compared to the carnage that followed in later episodes, according to Jean, who calls it ""a societal thing"". He points out that"
"frightening the show was during his introduction paying homage to ""Night Gallery"". The tradition was revived for ""Treehouse of Horror V""; after that, they were permanently dropped and the writers did not make any attempts at reviving them. In the opening segment of the episode, and the four subsequent episodes, the camera zooms through a cemetery where tombstones with humorous epitaphs can be seen. These messages include the names of canceled shows from the previous television season and celebrities such as Walt Disney and Jim Morrison. They were last used in ""Treehouse of Horror V"", which included a solitary tombstone"
"of them flop either, so they keep us entertained. It's really hard to fault a mainstream network TV series that references glory holes, so ""Treehouse XI"" gets a positive appraisal despite a few missteps."" Mac McEntire of the DVD Verdict said the greatest moments of the episode was ""Snorky...mad"". Treehouse of Horror XI ""Treehouse of Horror XI"" is the first episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> twelfth season and the 249th overall, and the eleventh Halloween episode. The episode features ""G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad"", ""Scary Tales Can Come True"" and ""Night of the Dolphin"" and was written by Rob LaZebnik (story by Mike Scully),"
"year, ""Treehouse of Horror VI"" was submitted for the award. The staff felt the 3D animation sequence ""Homer³"" would have given it the edge. The episode eventually lost to ""Pinky and the Brain"". Oakley later expressed regret about not submitting an episode with a more emotionally driven plot, such as ""Mother Simpson"". In 1996, during season seven, the show received a Peabody Award. Oakley shared the awards for ""Lisa's Wedding"" and ""Trash of the Titans"" in 1995 and 1998 respectively. Oakley and Weinstein themselves were nominated, along with the show's composer Alf Clausen, for the Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement"
"new house, who falls in love with Marge and attempts to kill Homer. In the third and final segment, which lampoons the ""Harry Potter"" franchise, Lord Montymort attempts to capture Lisa, a skilled magician, in order to drain her magic powers. The episode was written by Joel H. Cohen, John Frink, Don Payne and Carolyn Omine while Jim Reardon served as the director. It was the first ""Treehouse of Horror"" since the original special to not employ “scary names” in the credits. According to executive producer Ian Maxtone-Graham, this was due to the September 11 terrorist attacks, after which the"
"a 3D animation sequence, which the staff felt would have given it the edge. The episode would eventually lose to ""Pinky and the Brain"". Bill Oakley later expressed regret about not submitting ""Mother Simpson,"" an episode with a more emotionally driven plot. Treehouse of Horror VI ""Treehouse of Horror VI"" is the sixth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> seventh season and the sixth episode in the ""Treehouse of Horror"" series. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 29, 1995, and contains three self-contained segments. In ""Attack of the 50 Foot Eyesores"", an ionic storm brings"
"called ""It's the Great Pancake, Cleveland Brown"". In the opening cameo of ""Treehouse of Horror II"" the Peanuts gang in Halloween costumes are passing in front of the Simpson house. The final segment of ""Treehouse of Horror XIX"" (the fourth episode of the twentieth season of ""The Simpsons""), called ""It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse"", is a parody of ""It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"" and contains numerous references to the ""Peanuts"" characters. Milhouse Van Houten wears the same clothes and plays the same role as Linus van Pelt. Lisa Simpson is modeled after Sally Brown, and Bart is patterned after"