Treehouse of Horror XV

Season 16, Episode 1, Aired
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The Ned Zone''Ned develops a sixth sense that allows him to see the deaths of everyone he touches. When he sees himself murder Homer, he tries his best to keep his vision from coming true.''''Four Beheadings and a Funeral''A take on the Jack the Ripper story that casts Lisa and Bart as Eliza Simpson and Dr. Bartley, who try to discover the identity of the "Mutton Chop Murderer."''''In the Belly of the Boss''A parody of Fantastic Voyage in which the Simpson family goes on a rescue mission after Maggie is accidentally shrunk and ingested by Mr. Burns.moreless
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  • Julie Kavner

    Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, and Selma Bouvier

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    Harry Shearer

    Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner, Waylon Smithers, Kent Brockman, and others

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    Dan Castellaneta

    Homer Simpson, Grampa Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, and others

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  • in the ned zone ned flaanders gets the power to see peoples deaths. in 4 beheadings and a funaral the muttenchop murderer kills of towns wimen. and finaly in the belly of the boss mr burns swallows maggiemoreless

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    By jamieor, May 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    truly the best treehouse of horrers and the 2nd best episode.
    the best being capefear treehouse of horror xv is 2nd.
    the best out of this is the ned zone.
    2 brillent episodes followed by 1 not so good one.
    the ned zone is made from the dead zone 4 beheadings and a funoral is like 4 weddings and a funoral and jack the ripper.
    i never geust who the mutten chop murderer was i thought it was homer.
    actually it kined of remides me of sherlock holms death by decrea.
    the last story ends well but i dont realy like it to much its ok.moreless

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  • The last good Treehouse of Horror episode.

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    By Sami5118, Oct 29, 2010 Report Abuse
    This was probably the last good Treehouse of Horror episode. The Ned Zone:
    Flanders gets a sixth sense that allows him to see the deaths of everyone he touches. When he sees himself murder Homer, he goes on a mission to try and keep that from coming true. Which results in him shooting Homer and Homer's dead body falls on the self-destruct button at the nuclear plant and he unintentionally blows up the city of Springfield, and kills everyone. At least they're all in a better place.

    Four Beheadings and a Funeral:
    A spin on the Jack the Ripper story which involves Lisa and Bart as Eliza Simpson and Dr. Bartley who discover the identity of the "Mutton Chop Murderer". The murderer turns out to be their Police Chief (Wiggum).

    In the Belly of the Boss:
    Maggie gets inside of a pill at a "New Invention Expo". The pill gets shrunk by Dr. Frink's shrink ray. The pill is then swallowed by Mr. Burns. The rest of the Simpsons family get shrunk inside a submarine and go inside Mr. Burns to find Maggie. They find her, but they have to leave someone behind. That would be Homer. Homer returns to full size inside Mr. Burns' body.

    Overall, this was probably one of the last good ToH eps. My favorite part was the first one, the second was pretty decent, and the third, was not the greatest.moreless

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  • Mediocre

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    By futuramarama, Jul 03, 2010 Report Abuse
    In the first tale, Ned has the power to see how people die. He sees Homer about to blow up the town... will he be able to save the town?

    Next, murders! Who is a murderer?

    Then, Mr. Burns swallows Maggie, and so the family has to get her out. Will they manage to do so?

    Meh, it was alright I guess, none were really scary and I do not remember a lot of funny lines or jokes. It seemed pretty average, actually, and so my grade for this episode is a C or so, which I consider an average grade. Average grade for an average episodemoreless

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  • The last good Treehouse of horror.

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    By optimist799, May 05, 2010 Report Abuse
    The Ned zone:
    Although it's yet another movie parody, it was very creative, and this time the ending didn't suck. I admit it was kind of disturbing to see Homer getting shot like that but it helped to bring better ending. One plothole, since when do policemen give you their weapons if you kindly ask them?
    Rating:5/5

    Four beheadings and a funeral:
    This was good until the...(God, I hate to repeat myself)... the ending. Rating by low memory: 4/5

    In the belly of the boss:
    Well, this was weak. Nothing fascinating, the Crazy cat lady language translator is probably the best part of this segment.
    Rating: 3/5moreless

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    By exterminator25, Apr 08, 2008 Report Abuse
    The Ned Zone - Homers bowling bowl knocks Ned into a coma. When Ned wakes up, he discovers he can see peoples deaths. When he sees that Homer will kill all of Springfield, He has to stop Homer by killing him. Nut Homer falls onto the self destruct button, killing everyone.

    Four Beheadings and a Funeral - The mutton chop murderer has killed again. Lisa and Bart find out Homer is the killer and stop him. But then they discover the real killer is Constable Wiggum, who also dies.

    In the Belly of the Boss - Maggie accidently gets ingested by Mr Burns and the simpsons have to go into Mr Burns to save her. To only way for everyone to get back is for Homer to stay behind, who grows inside Mr Burns and gets stuck like that!moreless

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    • During the closing credits, the music which played was the theme song from the former '70s/Mark Lynn Baker/Bronson Pinchot sitcom, Perfect Strangers entitled "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now." Edit
    • List of the Halloween names used by the staff on this episode: BAT GROENING JAMES "DANGEROUS THOUGH CUDDLY" BROOKS SAM "SAYONARA" SIMON I WAS A TEENAGED DAN CASTELLANETA GHOULS KAVNER BARTFRIGHT CARTWRIGHT AEEIY LMRDTHYS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HARRY SHEARER Edit

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    • Because of money problems, the Latin American voices that played the Simpson family, and a few other characters, changed, after 15 years; others stayed the same. Edit
    • This episode received the 2005 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Dramatic Underscore). Edit
    • In this Halloween edition, producer Mike Scully is credited as "Mike 'Completely Savage' Scully". Beginning in 2004, Scully teamed up with fellow ex-Simpsons producer, Julie Thacker, to work on the show Complete Savages for ABC's TGIF line-up. Edit

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    • Ned: Homer, do not press the core destruct button! Transmitted into the booth: Homer, (Static) press (Static) Destruct button! Homer: Okay. Ned: Don't do it! You'll kill everyone! Transmitted: (Static) Do it! (Static) Kill everyone! Edit
    • Lisa: More snickers bar pie, dad? Mr. Burns: Oh my, no. Homer: (inside Burns) If I say we're still hungry, we're still hungry! You don't wanna piss off somebody who can kick you in the crotch from the inside! Edit
    • Ned: Homer, please, don't tempt the gods... er, I mean God! There's one God! Only one! Well, sometimes there's three. Edit

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    • Gypsy Homer's comment, "Everything's coming up Homer!" is a reference to the song "Everything's Coming Up Roses" from the Broadway musical Gypsy. Edit
    • The Adventures of Little Nemo The ending segment of "Four Beheadings and a Funeral" with Ralph and Chief Wiggum flying on a bed is a parody of the novel and animated film The Adventures of Little Nemo. Edit
    • Jack the Ripper In "Four Beheadings and a Funeral" the whole story about the police officer being the killer is an actual Jack the Ripper theory. The theory was that a former officer of Scotland Yard was the Ripper, but was proven false because he suffered strokes before the murders occurred. Edit

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