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"Treehouse of Horror II"

Written by: Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jeff Martin, George Meyer, Sam Simon, & John Swartzwelder (Bart’s Dream)
Directed by: Jim Reardon
First aired: October 31, 1991
S03E07
(8F02)

Episode Background

Episode Background:

"Treehouse of Horror II"

"Treehouse of Horror II"

Written by: Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jeff Martin, George Meyer, Sam Simon, & John Swartzwelder (Bart’s Dream)
Directed by: Jim Reardon
First aired: October 31, 1991
S03E07
8F02

Episode Background

Treehouse of Horror II was part of the fall lineup of the 1991-1992 US TV schedule. It first aired October 31, 1991 at 8pm on Fox following “local/syndicated programming” and was followed by “Drexell’s Class”, 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 II was seen by over 20 million people when it first aired according to Nielsen ratings.

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Plot

In Bart’s nightmare, Springfield lives in fear of Bart, who has omnipotent powers. When Homer refuses to turn off a football game so Bart can watch The Krusty the Clown Show, Bart transports him to the football stadium in place of the ball for a field goal kick. As Homer creeps back into the house, trying to surprise Bart with a blow to the head, Bart transforms him into a jack-in-the-box. After Dr. Marvin Monroe says Bart is desperate for attention from Homer, Homer spends quality time with Bart.
“Happy thoughts, happy thoughts. Boy, I’m getting mighty sick of this.”

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…

“happy thoughts”

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

“Homer, I see you agree with my theory.”

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