"Treehouse of Horror V" | |
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The Simpsons episode | |
Episode no. | 109 |
Directed by | Jim Reardon |
Written by |
Greg Daniels Dan McGrath David S. Cohen Bob Kushell |
Showrunner(s) | David Mirkin |
Production code | 2F03 |
Original air date | October 30, 1994 |
Couch gag | Each member of the family enters with disfigured bodies. |
Commentary |
Matt Groening David Mirkin David X. Cohen Greg Daniels Jim Reardon |
Guest appearance(s) | |
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James Earl Jones as Alternate timeline Maggie
"Treehouse of Horror V" is the sixth episode of The Simpsons' sixth season and the fifth episode in the Treehouse of Horror series. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 30, 1994, and features three short stories titled The Shinning, Time and Punishment, and Nightmare Cafeteria. The episode was directed by Jim Reardon and written by Greg Daniels, Dan McGrath, David Cohen, and Bob Kushell.
In The Shinning the Simpsons are hired as caretakers at Mr. Burns' mansion. Deprived of television and beer, Homer becomes insane and attempts to murder the family. In Time and Punishment, Homer repeatedly travels back in time and alters the future. In Nightmare Cafeteria, Principal Skinner begins using students in detention as cafeteria food.
David Mirkin deliberately placed more graphic violence in the episode due to complaints about excessive violence in the show. The episode features James Earl Jones as the voice of an alternate timeline Maggie. The episode was critically well received.
Marge warns that the episode is frightening and should not be viewed by children. During the warning, she is informed that it is so scary that Congress will not allow the episode to be broadcast. However, Bart and Homer interrupt the warning with a radio transmission and the episode begins.