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Treehouse of Horror
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Season 2, Episode 3
Airdate October 25, 1990
Production Number 7F04
Written by Jay Kogen,
Wallace Wolodarsky,
John Swartzwelder,
Edgar Allan Poe,
Sam Simon
Directed by Wes Archer,
Rich Moore,
David Silverman
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The SimpsonsSeason Two

Treehouse of Horror is the third episode of the second season of The Simpsons, and the sixteenth episode overall.

Guest Stars:

Contents

Plot Overview

Bart and Lisa try to outdo each other with scary stories in Bart's treehouse. No one gets scared, except for Homer who is listening in.

  • Bad Dream House: The Simpsons move into a big new house that turns out to be haunted. The house convinces the family to kill each other, but the spell is broken by marge, who fails to become hypnotized. When the house realizes it will never free itself of the simpsons, it implodes.
  • Hungry Are the Damned: The simpsons are abducted by aliens who feed and weigh them constantly. After a few misunderstandings, the Simpsons believe the aliens intend to eat the family. It is then revealed they had planned to take them back to their planet where they would have been treated like gods. The aliens take the Simpsons back home and everything returns to normal.
  • The Raven: The classic Edgar Allen Poe story acted out by the Simpson family.

Notes

Title Sequence

  • Gravestones:
    • Ishmael Simpson
    • Ezekiel Simpson
    • Cornelius V. Simpson
    • Garfield
    • The Grateful Dead
    • Casper the Friendly Boy
    • Elvis
    • Your Name Here
    • Paul McCartney
    • Disco

Arc Advancement

Happenings

Characters

  • This episode marks the first appearance of Kang and Kodos.

Referbacks

Trivia

The Show

  • Goof: The label on the jar of mayonnaise in the kitchen in Bad Dream House is spelled wrong.

Behind the Scenes

  • James Earl Jones voiced a character in all three acts.
    • Bad Dream House: Moving man
    • Hungry Are the Damned: Serak The Preparer
    • The Raven: Narrator

Allusions and References

Memorable Moments

Quotes

  • From Bad Dream House
    House: They are all against you, Bart... You must kill them all... They all must die...
    Bart: Are you my conscience?
    House: I... (beat) ... Yes, I am.