Pop Daddy's Halloween Countdown Day 35
Day 35 (Posted October 5th, 2020): It's hard to believe that this month marks the 30th anniversary of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror anthology episodes. (on 10/25, maybe I'll pick my 3 favorite independent segments) which means 3 years from now, there will be over 100 segments(2022: One year to go!). There are many good ones, but in my opinion, the best collection in my opinion is Treehouse of Horror V.
After an Outer Limits-esque intro, the first segment is called "The Shinning" it revolves around the Simpson family agreeing to watch Mr. Burns' lodge for the winter. After Burns cuts the cable and takes the beer, which causes Homer to slowly descend into madness. While it turns out Bart has psychic skills. Sound familiar? It's a direct spoof of The Shining and this one brings the laughs.
Segment two: "Time and Punishment" begins with Homer breaking the toaster and eventually fixing it, turning it into a time machine. As he keeps changing the future due to actions in the past, he spends the segment trying to fix the future. This one has some good quotes and great scenes.
The final segment is "Nightmare Cafeteria", when school budget cuts cause Principal Skinner to look for a new source of meat, he finds it has always been right in the school. This one is my least favorite of the three, but it's still a good segment. This one also is probably the scariest of the three as well. It makes for perfect Halloween viewing.
In each segment a certain character get the axe(same character in all three segments) and as was a early tradition with Treehouse of Horror episodes, James Earl Jones cameos. This is classic Simpsons. Definitely give it watch at this time of year. Do you have a favorite Treehouse of Horror?
Stay Spooky!
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