Treehouse of Horror XIX

Season 20, Episode 4, Aired
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Opener: When Homer casts his vote for Senator Obama the sinister electronic voting machine instead tallies a vote for Senator McCain.
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''Untitled Robot Parody: Bart buys a possessed Malibu Stacy convertible for Lisa for Christmas. A Transformers parody ensues.
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''How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising: A group of ad executives discover Homer and his talent of killing celebrities. With the celebrities out of the way, the advertisers can use their likenesses and not have to pay royalties--That is, until their ghosts seek revenge on Homer.
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''It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse: A parody of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown starring Milhouse as Linus, Lisa as Sally, and Bart as Charlie Brown.moreless
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  • The best Treehouse Of Horror since XIV.

    10
    "Perfect"
    By PerfectDark0Fan, Dec 30, 2010 Report Abuse
    This THOH is really great and I have to say that this is the best Treehouse Of Horror XIV which was back in 2003. There has been THOH with one good parts in the past 4 seasons but this one is better then those ones.

    The opening was very funny because I felt that is how George W. Bush got into the White House by votes that did not count. The Simpsons writers really pointed it out.

    -The Unknown Robot story felt short but I guess that has a lot to do with the actors & writer strike.

    -The Dead Verting is my favorite part of the three. There were many funny gags in this like Chief Wiggum and who is supposingly copying se lol. I like the Psyco Killer song in the middle while Homer is killing the celebritiys. The Lincoln joke of being gay was pritty funny

    -Is it me or does the Pumpkin Patch episode looked drawn out by hand instead of computer which it has been for years. Out of that I thought there where really great jokers like Homer craving funny faces in front of the pumpkin was very funny.

    I think Matt Warburton did a great job writing here and so did Bob Anderson, Matthew Schofield and the rest of the animators did a really great job here.moreless

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  • One segment was pretty bad.

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    By fenway98, Dec 30, 2010 Report Abuse
    Untitled Robot Parody: Bart gives lisa a Malibu Stacy convertible toy for christmas, but it turns into an evil robot. This segement was pretty bad. There were no jokes at all, and it had an awful ending. 1/5

    How To get ahead in Deadvertising: Homer starts killing celeberties, and getting payed for it.
    This was pretty good. It ahead a few good jokes, but it was kinda gross. 3.5/5

    Grand Pumpkin: In a parody of Charlie Brown, Milhouse believes in the Grand Pumpkin, and he comes to live and starts killing everybody.
    I liked this segment. It was pretty funny, and I liked seeing everyone as different Peanuts characters.

    Overall Grade: 80%/B-moreless

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  • Not as bad as people say.

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    By optimist799, Dec 30, 2010 Report Abuse
    Untitled robot parody:
    Yes, yet another parody of a "blockbuster" movie, but this time it was bearable. However, the ending is insanely retarded, how could they only think of such an apsurd finale. But, on the other hand, "Citizen Kang" ended in similar way but somehow it succeeded.
    3/5

    How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising:
    I like this one actually. Although it has nothing to do with ThoH setting and theme, it's quite enjoyable. I always had thought of this segment as a satire on all these suspicious businesses that operate around media space.
    5/5

    It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse:
    Why is it "Grand"? lol
    What we're dealing here is a naughty deride of a child cartoon. The writer looks like he's giggling while writing those magnificent lines. Worthy of a Roman empire.
    1/5

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  • Only Half Decent One Is the Final

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    By futuramarama, Dec 30, 2010 Report Abuse
    Opening Segment- Homer tries to vote for Obama. But every vote he makes goes towards McCain. Eventually the machine kills him. 2.5/5

    Untitled Robot Parody- A Transformers Parody. Like really, that is the only way to describe the segment. It's like 5 minutes long. 2/5

    How to Get Ahead In Dead-Vertising- Homer kills celebrities, but of course, the celebrities plan on killing Homer. So they do, but then Homer locks the gate to heaven. 3.5/5

    It's The Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse- A parody of It's the Great Pumpkin, only with Grand in the title. But it seems to have had the most work done. Also the funniest. 4/5moreless

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  • A great Treehouse of Horror episode

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    By dragondude4, Aug 20, 2009 Report Abuse
    I really like this episode. Homer goes to vote the next President. Good thing Homer is voting for Obama then the machine was rigged and this part was the best and Homer die poor guy. Then they do a parody of Transfromers and then Lisa said something thats from the movie then the war end. Then something about stealing other people's ideas or icons and stuff.Then a parody of It's the great pumpkin charlie brown. Then the Grand Pumpkin was rise and destroy everything and I like the when Homer cuts the Pumpkins and when Nelson calls the Grand Pumpkin Raist that so funny LOLmoreless

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    • Alternate titles for "Untitled Robot Parody" include: Morf Transers, Trans Morfers, and Snort Farmers. Edit
    • All the characters shown in the title sequence of "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising" are: Marge, Patty, Selma, Edna, Grampa, Mona, Homer, Lurleen Lumpkin, Ruth Powers, Maggie, Rod, Ned, Maude, Todd, Medicine Woman(from The Simpsons Movie), Spiderpig, Lisa, Agnes Skinner, and Amber(from "Viva Ned Flanders") and Lindsay Neagle. Edit

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    • Kang and Kodos, who are seen regularly in the Treehouse of Horror specials, only have a non-speaking cameo appearance in "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse". They're only in the scene where they're dancing like the Peanuts gang with several of the children. Edit
    • A controversy occured with the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) over this episode when Nelson Muntz stated that the Grand Pumpkin is "super gay." A spokesperson for the GLSEN said "many people say gay without even realizing what they're saying is bad, we're trying to educate people that this is a term that is hurtful to young people when used in a negative way." There have been various homosexual related jokes throughout the series, but have never caused controversy. Edit

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    • Nelson: Touch me and I'll cut your friend. The Grand Pumpkin: What do I care? That's a yellow pumpkin. Nelson: You're a racist! The Grand Pumpkin: All pumpkins are racist. The difference is that I admit it. (starts eating Nelson) Nelson: I'd rather die than hate! Edit
    • (After several appliances transform into robots in the kitchen) Homer: Hmmm. Is there something different about the kitchen? Robots: (speaking together and waving their hands) No, no, no, no, no. (The toaster transforms into the word "NO") Homer: Well, the toaster's never lied to me before. Edit
    • Chief Wiggum: (after getting shot) I always thought I'd die of hepatitis! Edit

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    • Homer: This doesn't happen in America! Maybe in Ohio--but not America! This refers to the many conspiracy theories attributing George W. Bush's defeat of John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential election to supposedly rigged electronic voting machines. Edit
    • Transformers The first segment of the episode, "Untitled Robot Parody," is a parody of Transformers. Edit
    • Mad Men The title sequence for "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising" is a Simpsonized version of the opening credits of the television series Mad Men. Edit

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