"Treehouse of Horror"

Written by: John Swartzwelder (Bad Dream House), Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky (Hungry are the Damned), Sam Simon & Edgar Allan Poe (The Raven)
Directed by: Wes Archer (Bad Dream House), Rich Moore (Hungry are the Damned), & David Silverman (The Raven)
First aired: October 25, 1990
S02E03
(7F04)

Episode Background

Episode Background:

"Treehouse of Horror"

"Treehouse of Horror"

Written by: John Swartzwelder (Bad Dream House), Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky (Hungry are the Damned), Sam Simon & Edgar Allan Poe (The Raven)
Directed by: Wes Archer (Bad Dream House), Rich Moore (Hungry are the Damned), & David Silverman (The Raven)
First aired: October 25, 1990
S02E03
7F04

Episode Background

Treehouse of Horror was part of the fall lineup of the 1990-1991 US TV schedule. It first aired October 25, 1990 at 8pm on Fox following “local/syndicated programming” and was followed by “Babes”, both of which remain top notch examples of quality television, well worth clearing your Thursday nights to watch on the family TV. Treehouse of Horror was seen by over 27 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.

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Plot

The Simpsons move into an old house, wondering at its low cost. Their questions are answered when the walls begin to bleed and objects begin to fly through the air, and Lisa senses an evil presence in the house. There is also a portal to another dimension in the kitchen. Marge expresses the desire to leave, but Homer asks her to sleep on it, due to the cost of buying the house. That night, the house possesses Homer and the children, manipulating their minds and making them chase each other with axes and knives.
“Hmm, this kitchen certainly could use a woman’s touch.”

Top Quotable Lines

    1. Bart: “TV sucks”. Homer: “I know you′re upset right now, so I′ll pretend you didn′t say that”.
    2. Homer: “To alcohol! The cause of and solution to all of life′s problems!”
    3. Homer: “Hello? You′ll have to speak up. I′m wearing a towel”
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Top Ranking Term

Professor Frink has ran advanced ranking algorithms and processed every spoken line of this episode and found that…

“nevermore”

… is the top ranking unique term in Treehouse of Horror.

“What’s going on out here?”