treehouse of horror xxiv

Mr. Burns Arnie panics and flies away - the force of which pulls the kite string tight, swiftly chopping Bart's head clean off his shoulders. Later that day, back-stage, Margarete sticks up for the freaks and demands Mr. Burnsum show them some respect. This FAQ is empty. From the very first installment, the vignettes of these yearly Halloween specials are like the show’s fun-size treats for the viewers, ghoulish little rewards for watching. The episode was written by Jeff Westbrook and directed by Rob Oliver.

The episode itself was nominated for an Annie Award in "Outstanding Achievement, Production Design in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production", along with Lynna Blankenship, Dima Malanitchev, Debbie Peterson, Charles Ragins and Jefferson R. When Homer, as the cat, is killed, he requests that he not be portrayed by actor Mike Myers, an obvious jab at the 2003 Cat in the Hat movie where Myers portrayed the Cat.

'Cause I'm your new daddy, the Fat in the-", before he can finish, Maggie stabs him in the chest with his very own umbrella. He promises to save Halloween and, after quickly administering anti-mump shots, tells the children to jump on his cycle and he'll take them trick-or-treating.

"Treehouse of Horror XXIV" is the second episode of season 25 of The Simpsons and the five-hundred and thirty-second episode overall. Fox Publicity. Den of Geek gave the episode a 4.5/5 star-rating and named the episode "nearly a classic. If Homer really gets a radioactive isotope, he could turn into a reaper from Blade. Channel 6's Arnie Pye's weather-report helicopter flies overhead and Bart's kite and the 'copter intertwine. [2], Al Jean announced in an interview that the episode would include "a very violent world resembling Dr. Seuss', and also a parody of the cult movie Freaks. It originally aired on October 6, 2013.

It was released on October 7, 2014, immediately following the end of the Clash of Clones 2014 Event. But in this case Maggie is driving, and she's driving the car from the horror movie from the 70s called The Car, which is one of my favorite guilty pleasure B-movies.

The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror XXIV” mixes Freaks, Dr. Seuss and a punch-line from an earlier “Treehouse of Horror” episode. With Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith. Both of them, however, ultimately end up beheaded. She encourages them never to give up hope and gives Moe a gentle kiss on the cheek. Another Seuss character, the Lorax, also makes an appearance in the episode, where he is seen promoting an SUV in an obvious jab at the marketing for the 2012 Lorax film adaptation. He wins her over and she agrees. Each part was only available for twelve days.

It's an above average installment, except for a big ace in the deck named Guillermo del Toro, who lends his imagination to the opening credits sequence and drags the episode up a half grade.

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It's Halloween in a rhyming Dr. Seuss-ian Springfield and three young children (Bart, Lisa and Maggie) are home with the mumps, while the rest of the town is trick-or-treating. The Simpsons® is a registered trademark of 20th Century Fox. I really wanted to land the connections between the show's set pieces and the titles and some of the most iconic horror movies, and intersperse them with some of my stuff in there for pure joy. "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" is a Halloween-themed episode from the twenty-fifth season of the long running American animated comedy series The Simpsons.It first aired in the United States on the Fox Network on October 6, 2013.

The children craft the Fat's body into a rug and sit on him eating candy all night until their mother returns. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site?

The Treehouse of Horror XXV Event was the 11th major event and the 3rd of the Treehouse of Horror events since the game's release.

She encourages Bart to think of the positive aspects of being attached to Lisa and vice versa. The best friends discover that board games aren't boring after all when they find themselves playing a real-life game in which they must beat all the challenges before they are allowed to return to home. In 1930s Springfieldland, Mr. Burnsum's circus - "The Burnsum and Bailey Circus" - visits town. Halloween Specials Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. A Satanic board game causes other popular board games to come to life, Homer and Marge rescue a possible killer and let him on their boat, and a parody of "Twilight" where Lisa falls for a young vampire. The best friends discover that board games aren't boring after all when they find themselves playing a real-life game in which they must beat all the challenges before they are allowed to return to home.

The supernatural spells continue in "Tweenlight," when Lisa becomes smitten with a mysterious new student, Edmund, who also happens to be a vampire. "I'm afraid of nothing, not even hellfires. View production, box office, & company info. You're all stuck with that.

"I'm staying forever. But now let’s talk about “Treehouse of Horror XXIV,” the 24th time that the show’s put together a Halloween spook-tacular.

Kang / Just please, don't ever let me be played by Mike Myers. From Saint Maud to The Wicker Man here are some British horror movies that are certain to keep you looking over your shoulder for weeks to come. Weekley.[10]. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Tony Sokol of Den of Geek wrote that the episode was "nearly a classic". ", the Fat in the Hat mutters before dying.

"Treehouse of Horror XXIV" is the 24th Halloween episode of The Simpsons, aired in the show's 25th season. It's easy, free, and your work on the wiki can be attributed to you. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Once their mother leaves for a costume party, they are visited by The Fat in the Hat (Homer) who gives them vaccinations so he can take them out to get candy. He felt the third segment was the best and wrote that "When The Simpsons commit to a joke, they commit.". The episode was written by Jeff Westbrook and aired on October 6, 2013 on the Fox Network. He presents the performers to the townsfolk: trapeze artist Margarete (Marge), the Happy Harlequin (Krusty) and Strong-Man Homer. Add the first question. For example the idea that Ms. Krabappel could be outside the school with Alfred Hitchcock which is a reference to the sequence in The Birds that happens outside of the school in Bodega Bay. The supernatural spells continue in "Tweenlight," when Lisa becomes smitten with a mysterious new student, Edmund, who also happens to be a vampire. When a romance blossoms, the young lovers run away to Dracula-la Land, leaving Homer to come to Lisa's rescue. Toy Gory, Into the Homerverse, and Be Kind Rewind. The prize system, which was previously included in the Whacking Day 2013 Event, made another appearance in this event.In this event, the player needed to collect GOO (as opposed to the Snakes during the Whacking … It is Halloween and the Simpson kids are unable to go out due to having the mumps. At their wedding reception, the other "freaks" announce that they accept Marge in spite of her being a "normal" outsider. Bart struggles to adjust to life attached to his sister: she bores him by making him sit through her doll tea-parties, he is banned entry to Homer's man-cave because of its "No Girls" rule, and is presented to Lisa's class as a show-and-tell project.

Their mother (Marge) heads-out to attend a costume party, leaving them home alone with the only candy to eat being one M&M each. [8][9], The couch gag was nominated for a 2014 Annie Award in "Outstanding Achievement, Storyboarding in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production", along with Guillermo del Toro, Guy Davis and Ralph Sosa, who all storyboarded it.

Click here for your invite! Treehouse of Horror XXI That night, Bart discovers that, while she is asleep, he has control over Lisa's body. The episode was written by Jeff Westbrook and directed by Rob Oliver. In "War and Pieces," the first of three spine-tingling tales, Marge, worried about the effects of excessively violent video games, encourages Bart and Milhouse to give wholesome, classic board games a shot. It is also the twenty-fourth installment in the Treehouse of Horror series and consists of three parts.

Or the famous shot that is always in the titles — Maggie driving and then you pull back and there's Marge driving, right? Directed by Bob Anderson, Mike B. Anderson.