13 best series "The Simpsons" Halloween
Cinema / / December 19, 2019
Matt Groening came up with "The Simpsons" in far 1987. Two years later he started the first full season, and just a couple of years yellows little family was a real mirror of American life. Events taking place in the small town of Springfield, is always relevant, and the audience can see in many of the characters themselves.
But once a year, the authors of the series allow themselves to forget about logic and realism and horror stories simply entertain the audience on Halloween. These stories are called Treehouse of Horror ( «Treehouse of horror"). In these characters can turn into witches and zombies, to travel in time and meet the aliens end up in hell, if not become three-dimensional. And all this does not affect the further events in the series.
Hallowe'en episodes you can watch, even if you are not too familiar with the main plot of "The Simpsons." Each series - a collection of three funny horror stories, often with references to classic films or books. And over time, even saver these episodes began to represent a separate little story.
1. Treehouse of Horror
- 1990.
- 2nd season, the third series.
- Episodes: "House of nightmares", "Hungry and Damned," "The Crow".
- IMDb: 8,3.
First "Treehouse of horror" was released in the second season of "The Simpsons." Episode begins with a scene that later became a good tradition for years: Marge turns to the audience, offering to remove children from the screens.
A series itself is a horror that tell each other Bart and Lisa. At first, the family bought a house on the ledge of the cliff, but it turns out that there lives a ghost who tries to oust them. After that all Simpsons are abducted by aliens, and heroes can never understand: the aliens want to feed them or are planning to make a meal of them. And the last episode totally retells the classic poem by Edgar Allan Poe "raven"With the heroes of the series starring.
2. Treehouse of Horror III
- 1992.
- 4th season 5 series.
- Episodes: "The ruthless clown", "Homer Kong", "" W, "is a zombie."
- IMDb: 8,5.
It is easy to notice that Homer in the intro of this episode copies Alfred Hitchcock its author series. And then the viewer is waiting for a whole collection of refrains to old movies. First doll clown will try to kill the little family The Simpsons, as in the classic TV series "Twilight Zone"Homer then act as King Kong in black and white stories, and finally Bart revive an entire army of zombies.
3. Treehouse of Horror IV
- 1993.
- Season 5, 5 Series.
- Episodes: "The Devil and Homer Simpson", "half-meter nightmare", "Bart Simpson - Dracula."
- IMDb: 8,8.
Homer is so eager to get a donut, that is willing to sell his soul to the devil. And then it is Ned Flanders, who, as it turns out, is the Prince of Darkness. But it seems that even in hell do not have enough donuts to satisfy Homer. Following is a parody of "Gremlins" and Bart Simpson bite Mr. Burns, and he will turn into a vampire bat.
4. Treehouse of Horror V
- 1994.
- 6 th season, the 6-series.
- Episodes: "Glow", "Time and Punishment", "Nightmare Cafeteria".
- IMDb: 9,1.
Vysokootsenonny most of the editions of "The Simpsons" Halloween. At the beginning of Marge warns that this series is so terrible that the US Congress has forbidden her to the show. But the forces themselves the heroes of the episode still makes its way to the screen.
Authors perfectly parodied "Radiance"Stephen King, then Homer moves in time with the help of a toaster and falls, seemingly perfect world. But there are no donuts, and he runs away in fear. At the end of a school canteen rather unusual way solves the problem of student power - they are beginning to prepare the students themselves.
5. Treehouse of Horror VI
- 1995.
- Season 7, 6-series.
- Episodes: "Attack of the 50-pound monsters," "Nightmare on Evergreen alley", "Three-dimensional Homer."
- IMDb: 8,6.
We were pleased in the intro of the Headless Horseman, "The Simpsons" are transferred to the horror stories. Sponsored statue attacking the city (of course, in Homer's fault), Groundskeeper Willie is transformed into a kind of version Freddy Krueger and pursues the residents of the city of dreams. Then Homer hides from the evil sisters Marge and enters first in the three-dimensional world, and then by all in our reality where he does not like everything except the erotic cakes.
6. Treehouse of Horror VII
- 1996.
- Season 8, 1st Series.
- Episodes: "Something I", "bowl life", "Citizen Kang".
- IMDb: 8,4.
Dying even during the screensaver, the Simpson family returns to the ordinary novels. Bart reveals the evil twin, whose parents hid in the attic of the tooth grows Lisa entire civilization, and US presidential candidates replace the aliens. Homer manages to reveal the true identity of the alien, but it does not prevent the Americans to choose one of them.
7. Treehouse of Horror IX
- 1998.
- Season 10, 2nd series.
- Episodes: "Wig-killer", "Nightmare in a small cartoon", "Space scoundrels."
- IMDb: 8,1.
Bart draws on whether red paint board, or the blood, and this gives the start of the next series. Here Homer gets a wig made from the hair of the offender. And of course, the hair begins to control his mind. Bart and Lisa get into them so beloved animated series "Itchy and Scratchy", but could barely get out of there alive. And baby Maggie falls dairy feet, and it turns out that it is - an alien.
8. Treehouse of Horror XI
- year 2000.
- 12th season, the 1st series.
- Episodes: "P-n-dad - n-p-ghost", "Scary tales can come true," "Night of a dolphin."
- IMDb: 7,7.
Characters in black and white screensaver can easily be confused with the famous "Addams Family", but in fact it is the heroes of the series "Family of monsters", which appeared almost at the same time. And in the main stories show how Homer is trying to do at least one good thing in life is to go to heaven. In the entourage of the old tales Bart and Lisa's parents kicked, and they get into the house the forest witch. In the third episode will copy the plot of the film "The Birds", only instead of a raven people are attacked by dolphins.
9. Treehouse of Horror XIII
- 2002.
- 14th season 1 series.
- Episodes: "Attack of the Clones," "Fear and dismayed", "The Island of Dr. Hibbert."
- IMDb: 7,7.
All history tells the spirit of the deceased Maude Flanders. In this series you will see dozens of Homer clones (one of which will be Peter from the series "Family Guy»). In addition, the city of Springfield will try to give up weapons, but will be at the mercy of the dead bandits. Do not forget and about the classic book by HG Wells "The Island of Dr. Moreau"Only as a demi-half-animal show all the main characters in the series.
10. Treehouse of Horror XVII
- 2006.
- 18th season, 4th series.
- Episodes: "Married to the amoeba", "You need to know where the Golem", "The Day the Earth looked silly."
- IMDb: 7,0.
Mr. Burns appears in the role of the narrator of the series "Tales from the Crypt" and introduces bold new audience with a collection of humorous pugalok. The cause of the first tragedy again becomes gluttony Homer, who ate an alien entity and now eternally hungry. Bart get into their possession the Golem - a creature of clay, and, of course, would be to use it for mischief. And the residents of Springfield refuse to believe in alien invasion After the radio show "War of the Worlds" and the aliens decide to take advantage of a good moment for the capture of the Earth.
11. Treehouse of Horror XX
- year 2009.
- 21 th season, 4th series.
- Episodes: "In the case of the murder type" M "or press # to return to the main menu", "Do not eat the cows, the humanity", "There's no business like a business Mo".
- IMDb: 7,3.
The plot of the "cross" murders, which provide an alibi attacker, copied dozens of times. And "The Simpsons" could not stay away, remembering at the same time more almost a dozen Hitchcock films. Then the story switches to a more modern theme of universal infection in the style of the film "28 Days Later"True, it all starts here with hamburgers from cows that eat cows. At the same time, and remember "Sweeney Todd"Format musical with Mo in the title role.
12. Treehouse of Horror XXIII
- year 2012.
- 24 Season 2 series.
- Episodes: "The greatest of any leaky stories", "abnormal phenomenon", "The Incredible Adventures of Bart and Homer."
- IMDb: 7,3.
In 2012, "The Simpsons" did not forget to make a joke about the end of the world according to the Mayan calendar, although in their case the Earth still has exploded. And about the particle accelerators is also mentioned, but the villagers decided to use a black hole, formed after the collision of the particles as a bottomless trash. In the style of "paranormal Activity"Talk about how the demon-Mo tries to abduct Maggie. At the end of Bart and Homer go back in time to buy on the cheap comics, but accidentally change the future.
13. Treehouse of Horror XXV
- year 2014.
- 26th season, 4th series.
- Episodes: "School - This is Hell," "A Clockwork Lemon", "Other".
- IMDb: 7,5.
25th horror story begins with the transfer of all who will hang on the wall in the intro. In the very same series of Bart and Lisa get to school in hell, and they'll like more than the usual school. The authors again recall "A Clockwork orange", But with all the friends of Homer. And over a series of reference to the character of the first episode.
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