Treehouse of Horror XXIV
| "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" | |
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| Episode no. | 532 |
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Rob Oliver Guillermo del Toro (only opening sequence) |
| Written by | Jeff Westbrook |
| Showrunner(s) | Al Jean |
| Production code | RABF16 |
| Original air date | October 6, 2013 |
| Chalkboard gag | "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" (written on the board by Bart and scrawled on the walls by a deranged Stephen King) |
| Couch gag | A horror-themed opening directed by Guillermo del Toro, featuring classic and contemporary horror and science fiction monsters and movie references, ending with Lisa falling through a hole à la Alice in Wonderland and ending up in the end sequence to del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth. |
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"Treehouse of Horror XXIV" is the second episode of the 25th season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, and the 532nd episode of the series. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 6, 2013. The episode was written by Jeff Westbrook and directed by Rob Oliver.
The episode's couch gag, conceived by film director Guillermo del Toro, is a of horror movies and TV shows, including all of del Toro's own films, ending with Lisa falling through the couch, dressed as Alice from Alice in Wonderland, and getting brainwashed by The Hypnotoad from Futurama, then happening upon a palace room in a send-up of the end of Pan's Labyrinth.
It is Halloween night in a Dr. Seussian take on Springfield. The Simpson children are home with the mumps and unable to go trick-or-treating. Once their mother Marge (in a Catwoman costume that every other woman—and Comic Book Guy, who wore it not knowing it's Halloween—is wearing) leaves for a costume party, they are visited by The Fat in the Hat (Homer) who gives them vaccinations so he can take them out to get candy for them and beer for him. However, instead of helping the children get their treats, he takes them on a casual rampage of death and destruction: blowing up Mr. Burns' mansion and feeding him to a homeless shelter; robbing Moe and skinning him; robbing Apu and forcing him to spend time with his wife and children; killing two DMV workers (Patty and Selma) and tossing car licenses to people waiting in line; blowing up town hall while wearing a Guy Fawkes mask; and committing "aggravated floop-fluffel-cide". The children are alarmed at those events and manage to elude him with the aid of several animals; a "humble Gumbmumble" (a Barney Gumble-esque camel), a "krustiferous Krumbull" (a Krusty-esque bull), and on the wings of the "bee man of bumble" (Bumblebee Man). However, Fat is waiting for them when they get home and gloats that he will never leave them right before baby Maggie stabs Fat in the chest with his own umbrella. Fat then dies with the words "I'm frightened of nothing, not even hellfires. Just don't let me ever be played by Mike Myers." Marge comes home, unaware of what happened, and the children fake their mumps by stuffing the collected candy in their mouths and have turned the Fat in the Hat into a rug. The segment then ends with a slide saying that Fat would return in the fictional sequel "The Fat in The Hat Pledges a Frat".
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