Treehouse of Horror XX

Season 21, Episode 4, Aired
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Title Sequence: Homer and Marge throw a Halloween party, and real monsters show up to it, creating havoc when their wives show up.''''Dial "M" for Murder or Press "#" to Return to Main Menu: Lisa winds up in detention for being disruptive in class when another student is chosen for a spelling bee. She and Bart meet and discuss their plan to prank their teachers, except Bart's meaning of prank is different...''''Don't Have a Cow, Mankind: Krusty's new burger makes the citizens of Springfield turn into zombies. 28 days later, the Simpsons are still locked up in their home, and discover that Bart's Krusty Burger immunity is the key to solving the zombie crisis.''''There's No Business Like Moe Business: Homer, Marge and Moe are the main players in a Broadway style musical set in Moe's Tavern that tells the story of their complicated love-triangle.moreless
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  • They should rename it into "Treehouse of tragicomedy".

    2.5
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    By optimist799, Dec 11, 2011 Report Abuse
    Dial "M" for Murder or Press "#" to Return to Main Menu:
    OK, you could easily guess that this is a free adaptation of a great Hitchcock movie, Dial M for murder. I'm a big Hitchcock fan, and I expected more of this segment, to be honest. At the very beginning, Lisa acts annoying, shouts, screams and jealousy spurts from every of her pores. It's very disturbing to watch that part. Later we have a predictable twist, and some psychodelic chase scene which doesn't make any sense. After Hitchcock apparently dies, Lisa chases Bart into some kind of sick Salvador Dali's creation, to kill him at a playground and, still, we have a happy end. How nice
    3/5

    Don't have a cow, mankind:
    You know how in every ThoH we have a mediocre story which drops the score of the entire episode? Well, what can I say about this? Woooow, zombies, how original. It really does seem like writers of new ThoH episodes think that a nice parody of a trash movie can be fine? What happened to original stories?
    Also, majority of this part was boring as hell and DISGUSTING.
    1/5

    There's no business like Moe business:
    The best part of the episode, but it really doesn't belong in here. Yet another movie parody, and where's the scary part? Why is it even called Treehouse of HORROR? What happened to old, atmospheric plotlines like the one from "The thing and I"? What is supposed to be scary here. Don't get me wrong, this segment is brilliant, but appeared here just to fill in the 10 blank pages from "Don't have a cow, mankind" to "Executive producer:..."
    4/5

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  • I LOVE THIS ONE!!!!!!!

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    By KingBoo112, May 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    This was a great Treehouse of horror episode. It was much much much better than that poorly written Great Wife Hope that aired previously. It was also funny to see a Zombie dress up as SpongeBob, see Alfred Hitchcock fall off the president mountain, Homer beating up Bart to dial the phone number, Homer sing a gay song, and the "Yank My Area" in the credits. How could you not like this episode? The beginning of it was a bit boring, but the rest was hilarious. It's also the first scary themed episode to aire on October since a long time ago. Good job on this episode!

    grade: A+

    Hope the next episode is good also.moreless

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  • Halloween always bring the show back!

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    By doguineta, May 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    It was about time for a great episode!!! The epiosde starts with Dracula, Mummy, Frankenstein and Werewolf being mocked by the school bullies because of ther old disguises, so they dress up like Iron Man, Jack Sparrow, Spongebob and Harry Potter, respectively. They attend to the Simpsons' party, but when their wives arrive they murder Homer and take their husbands. (the Xs on homer's eyes are the XX of the title)

    1st segment: Dial M for Murder of Press # to Return to Main Menu: Lisa and bart criss cross and plan to do a "ding-dong ditch" on their silblings' teachers. After Lisa rings her doorbell and runs, she realized Bart ment kill them. she refuses and after thinking a bit, she deicdes to kill Bart. After a chase seen she accidentally kill him. 2 best segment.

    2nd segment: Don't Have a Cow Mankind: This one was easily the best of the night IMO, it was fun from start to end. Krusty realeases Burger2, made with mad cows fed with cows, with turns Springfieldians into "munchers". After Bart escapes to eat a Burger2 and returns with no side effects, they asks Hibbert what to do. It was simple: take him to the Safe zone. With the help of vegetarian Apu, they get there, but the military wants to eat Bart to heal the munchers,but they though of an alternate solution: make Bart bath on their food.

    3rd segment: There's no Business like Moe business: worst of the night, but not because of it being not fun, it was, but it wasn't horror-y. It told the tale of how Homer got stuck in Moe's beer machine and the beer had a new ingredient: Homer's blood. Marge thinks of dating Moe, but Homer arrives and takes Marge back. Oh and Homer sung a song about the joys of being gay.

    Better than everything so far this season and better than other THOH.moreless

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  • at the start 3 monsters go out for hallowean. the 1st dial m for murder press # to go back to menuebart murder's 2 teacher's trying to make lisa kill his. then in don't hav a cow mankind peopal turn into muncher's bart is imune.moreless

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    By jamieor, May 15, 2011 Report Abuse
    the best is dial m for murder press # to go back to menue.
    i wasent to keen on dont hav a cow mankind but it was ok.
    this was one of the best treahouses of horrors ever [not as good as no. 14.]
    the best part was when bart took miss hoovers head out of his back pack.
    it was a great episode in my top ten.
    but the only monsters [other than the one's at the start] were the muncher's [unless you count kang and kodos] i can't stop complomenting on it i am only 9 [birthday november 6th] and i know evry singl little detale in the entire episode of it.moreless

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  • TreeHouse or Horror has came back to their senses with this one. In October, where it should be, and stories were pretty good.

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    By Sara_Marie_41, Jun 04, 2010 Report Abuse
    Welcome back to your senses Simpsons, back to October and a decent show I must say.

    The first one about a crime spee and being in black and white was pretty decent. I almost forgot what a black and white looked like. Lisa thinking Bart will pull a prank on Ms. Hoover after the detention, in reutrn she'll have to pull one on Krabappel. Only to learn, it was to kill Krabappel, after Bart kills Hoover. Lisa tries to regret the idea and 'acciently' killing Bart. Krabappel and Lisa calmly walks away after a short meeting.

    The second was okay, Bart is immune to a mad-cow infected hamburger. In order for the rest of the town to be safe, Bart must be bathed in their food, like a vaccine.

    The third one was a breath of fresh air to hear a musical number. Homer's blood becomes a subtance in Moe's new beer and Marge was going for Homer. Moe tires to sway Marge, but Homer fights back. A classic altoughter.moreless

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    • At the end of "Don't Have A Cow, Mankind", Homer is still a muncher despite everyone is cured and are eating the food that Bart is serving. Edit
    • According to this episode, Helen Lovejoy is Lisa's godmother. Edit

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    • This is the first "Treehouse of Horror" episode to air before Halloween since season 11. Edit

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    • 28 Days Later/28 Weeks Later and I Am Legend The "Don't Have a Cow, Mankind" segment is loosely based on the plots of 28 Days Later and its sequel 28 Weeks Later where a deadly virus spreads quickly through the population. A similar affliction occurs in I Am Legend, but a cure is discovered and a journey to an area called the Safe Zone is made to save humanity occurs in the latter movie. Edit
    • Alfred Hitchcock The "Dial "M" for Murder or Press "#" to Return to Main Menu" segment is a parody of various Alfred Hitchcock films, such as Psycho, Dial M for Murder and Strangers on a Train. Hitchcock himself even makes a cameo. Edit
    • Terminator 2: Judgment Day When McBain says to The Simpsons "Come with me if you want to live". This is what the Terminator says to John and Sarah Connor when he has to protect them from the T-1000 from death. Edit

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