List of The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes
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This is a list of Treehouse of Horror episodes from the animated television series The Simpsons. Treehouse of Horror episodes have aired every year since the second season (1990). Each episode has three separate segments. These segments usually involve the family in some horror, science fiction, or supernatural setting. They always take place outside the normal continuity of the show and are therefore considered to be non-canon.
The first "Treehouse of Horror" episode aired on October 25, 1990 and was inspired by EC Comics Horror tales.[1] Before "Treehouse of Horror XI", which aired in 2000, every episode was aired in the week preceding or on October 31; "Treehouse of Horror II" and "Treehouse of Horror X" are the only episodes to air on Halloween. However, due to Fox's current contract with Major League Baseball's World Series, every episode since has aired in November,[2] with the exception of "Treehouse of Horror XX", which aired on October 18, 2009.
From "Treehouse of Horror" to "Treehouse of Horror XIII", all three segments were written by different writers. In some cases there was a fourth writer that wrote the opening and wraparound segments.[3] For "Treehouse of Horror", there were even three different directors for the episode.[4] However, starting with season fifteen's "Treehouse of Horror XIV", only one writer was credited as having written a Treehouse of Horror episode, and the trend has continued since.[5][6][7][8]
As of 2019 there are 30 Treehouse of Horror episodes, with one airing every year. They are known for being more violent than an average Simpsons episode and contain several different trademarks, including the alien characters Kang and Kodos who have appeared in every episode. Quite often the segments will parody well-known films, books, radio shows, and television shows. The Twilight Zone has been parodied quite often and has been the inspiration for many segments.[9] The 31st season made a Thanksgiving themed episode named "Thanksgiving of Horror".
Episodes
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- In the # column:
- The first number refers to the order it aired during the entire series.
- The second number refers to the episode number within its season: for example, 706 would be the sixth episode of the seventh season.
- The production code refers to the code assigned to the episode by the production team. The first two characters refer to the season the episode was made for. The second season is 7Fxx, the third is 8Fxx and the fourth is 9Fxx. After that, the fifth season started with 1F and continued in order until season nine (which was 5F). Starting with season ten, the production codes started with AABF, with the first letter changing for each season (i.e. BABF, CABF, etc.) The number at the end of the code is the order in which that episode was produced during that production run.[10]
| Episode | Season | # | Prod. Code | Airdate | Segments | Writer(s) | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 2 | 16 - 203 | 7F04 | October 25, 1990 | "Bad Dream House" | John Swartzwelder | Wes Archer | [11] |
| "Hungry are the Damned" | Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky | Rich Moore | ||||||
| "The Raven" | Sam Simon & Edgar Allan Poe | David Silverman | ||||||
| II | 3 | 41 - 306 | 8F02 | October 31, 1991 | "Lisa's Nightmare" | Al Jean & Mike Reiss Jeff Martin, George Meyer Sam Simon, John Swartzwelder |
Jim Reardon | [12] |
| "Bart's Nightmare" | ||||||||
| "Homer's Nightmare" | ||||||||
| III | 4 | 64 - 405 | 9F04 | October 29, 1992 | "Clown Without Pity" | Al Jean & Mike Reiss Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky Sam Simon, Jon Vitti |
Carlos Baeza | [13] |
| "King Homer" | ||||||||
| "Dial Z for Zombies" | ||||||||
| IV | 5 | 86 - 505 | 1F04 | October 28, 1993 | "The Devil and Homer Simpson" | Greg Daniels & Dan McGrath[14] | David Silverman | [15] |
| "Terror at 5½ Feet" | Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein[16] | |||||||
| "Bart Simpson's Dracula" | Bill Canterbury[17] | |||||||
| V | 6 | 109 - 606 | 2F03 | October 30, 1994 | "The Shinning" | Bob Kushell[18] | Jim Reardon | [19] |
| "Time and Punishment" | Greg Daniels & Dan McGrath[20] | |||||||
| "Nightmare Cafeteria" | David S. Cohen[21] | |||||||
| VI | 7 | 134 - 706 | 3F04 | October 29, 1995 | "Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores" | John Swartzwelder[22] | Bob Anderson | [23] |
| "Nightmare on Evergreen Terrace" | Steve Tompkins[22] | |||||||
| "Homer³" | David S. Cohen[24] | |||||||
| VII | 8 | 154 - 801 | 4F02 | October 27, 1996 | "The Thing and I" | Ken Keeler[25] | Mike B. Anderson | [26] |
| "The Genesis Tub" | Dan Greaney[27] | |||||||
| "Citizen Kang" | David S. Cohen[28] | |||||||
| VIII | 9 | 182 - 904 | 5F02 | October 26, 1997 | "The HΩmega Man" | Mike Scully[29] | Mark Kirkland | [30] |
| "Fly vs. Fly" | David S. Cohen[31] | |||||||
| "Easy-Bake Coven" | Ned Goldreyer[29] | |||||||
| IX | 10 | 207 - 1004 | AABF01 | October 25, 1998 | "Hell Toupée" | Donick Cary[32] | Steven Dean Moore | [33] |
| "The Terror of Tiny Toon" | Larry Doyle[34] | |||||||
| "Starship Poopers" | David S. Cohen[35] | |||||||
| X | 11 | 230 - 1104 | BABF01 | October 31, 1999 | "I Know What You Diddily-Iddily-Did" | Donick Cary[36] | Pete Michels | [37] |
| "Desperately Xeeking Xena" | Tim Long[38] | |||||||
| "Life's a Glitch, Then You Die" | Ron Hauge[39] | |||||||
| XI | 12 | 249 - 1201 | BABF21 | November 1, 2000 | "G-G-Ghost D-D-Dad" | Rob LaZebnik John Frink & Don Payne Carolyn Omine |
Matthew Nastuk | [40] |
| "Scary Tales Can Come True" | ||||||||
| "The Night of the Dolphin" | ||||||||
| XII | 13 | 270 - 1301 | CABF19 | November 6, 2001 | "Hex and the City" | Joel H. Cohen | Jim Reardon | [41] |
| "House of Whacks" | John Frink & Don Payne | |||||||
| "Wiz Kids" | Carolyn Omine | |||||||
| XIII | 14 | 292 - 1401 | DABF19 | November 3, 2002 | "Send in the Clones" | Marc Wilmore | David Silverman | [42] |
| "The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms" | Brian Kelley | |||||||
| "The Island of Dr. Hibbert" | Kevin Curran | |||||||
| XIV | 15 | 314 - 1501 | EABF21 | November 2, 2003 | "Reaper Madness" | John Swartzwelder | Steven Dean Moore | [43] |
| "Frinkenstein" | ||||||||
| "Stop the World, I Want to Goof Off" | ||||||||
| XV | 16 | 336 - 1601 | FABF23 | November 7, 2004 | "The Ned Zone" | Bill Odenkirk | David Silverman | [44] |
| "Four Beheadings and a Funeral" | ||||||||
| "In the Belly of the Boss" | ||||||||
| XVI | 17 | 360 - 1704 | GABF17 | November 6, 2005 | "B.I.: Bartificial Intelligence" | Marc Wilmore | David Silverman | [45] |
| "Survival of the Fattest" | ||||||||
| "I've Grown a Costume on Your Face" | ||||||||
| XVII | 18 | 382 - 1804 | HABF17 | November 5, 2006 | "Married To The Blob" | Peter Gaffney | David Silverman Matthew Faughnan |
[46] |
| "You Gotta Know When To Golem" | ||||||||
| "The Day the Earth Looked Stupid" | ||||||||
| XVIII | 19 | 403 - 1903 | JABF16 | October 7, 2007 | "E.T., Go Home" | Marc Wilmore | Chuck Sheetz | [47] |
| "Mr. & Mrs. Simpson" | ||||||||
| "Heck House" | ||||||||
| XIX | 20 | 422 - 2002 | KABF16 | October 5, 2008 | "Untitled Robot Parody" | Matt Warburton | Bob Anderson | [48] |
| "How to Get Ahead in Dead-vertising" | ||||||||
| "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse" | ||||||||
| XX | 21 | 445 - 2104 | LABF14 | October 18, 2009 | "Dial M for Murder or Press # to Return to Main Menu" | Daniel Chun | Mike B. Anderson Matthew Schofield |
[49] |
| "Don't Have a Cow, Mankind" | ||||||||
| "There's No Business Like Moe Business" | ||||||||
| XXI | 22 | 468 - 2202 | MABF16 | October 3, 2010 | "War and Pieces" | Joel H. Cohen | Bob Anderson | [49] |
| "Master and Cadaver" | ||||||||
| "Tweenlight" | ||||||||
| XXII | 23 | 489 - 2303 | NABF19 | October 30, 2011 | "The Diving Bell and Butterball" | Carolyn Omine | Matthew Faughnan | [49] |
| "Dial D for Diddly" | ||||||||
| "In the Na’Vi" | ||||||||
| XXIII | 24 | 510 - 2402 | PABF17 | October 7, 2012 | "The Greatest Story Ever Holed" | David Mandel & Brian Kelley | Steven Dean Moore | [49] |
| "UNnormal Activity" | ||||||||
| "Bart & Homer’s Excellent Adventure" | ||||||||
| XXIV | 25 | 532 - 2502 | RABF16 | October 6, 2013 | "Oh, The Places You’ll D’oh" | Jeff Westbrook | Rob Oliver | [49] |
| "Dead and Shoulders" | ||||||||
| "Freaks no Geeks" | ||||||||
| XXV | 26 | 556 - 2604 | SABF21 | October 19, 2014 | "School Is Hell" | Stephanie Gillis | Matthew Faughnan | [49] |
| "A Clockwork Yellow" | ||||||||
| "The Others" | ||||||||
| XXVI | 27 | 579 - 2705 | TABF18 | October 25, 2015 | "Wanted: Dead Then Alive" | Joel H. Cohen | Steven Dean Moore | [49] |
| "Homerzilla" | ||||||||
| "Telepaths of Glory" | ||||||||
| XXVII | 28 | 600 - 2804 | VABF16 | October 16, 2016 | "Dry Hard" | Steven Dean Moore | Joel H. Cohen | |
| "BFF R.I.P" | ||||||||
| "Moefinger" | ||||||||
| XXVIII | 29 | 622 - 2904 | WABF18 | October 22, 2017 | "The Exor-Sis" | Timothy Bailey | John Frink | |
| "Coralisa" | ||||||||
| "Mmm... Homer" | ||||||||
| XXIX | 30 | 643 - 3004 | XABF16 | October 21, 2018 | "Intrusion of the Pod-Y Switchers" | Matthew Faughnan | Joel H. Cohen | |
| "Multiplisa-ty" | ||||||||
| "Geruatric Park" | ||||||||
| XXX | 31 | 666 - 3104 | YABF18 | October 20, 2019 | "Prologue" | Timothy Bailey | J. Stewart Burns | |
| "Danger Things" | ||||||||
| "Heaven Swipes Right" | ||||||||
| "When Hairy Met Slimey" | ||||||||
| XXXI | 32 | 688 - 3202 | ZABF17 | October 4, 2020 | "Toy Gory" | Steven Dean Moore | Julia Prescott | |
| "Into the Homer-verse" | ||||||||
| "Be Nine, Rewind" | ||||||||
| XXXII | 33 | 709 - 3303 | QABF16 | October 10, 2021 | "Bong Joon Ho’s This Side of Parasite" | Matthew Faughnan | John Frink | |
| "Nightmare on Elm Tree" | ||||||||
| "Dead Ringer" | ||||||||
| XXXIII | 34 | 7?? - 34?? | UABF18 | October 2022 | TBA | TBA | Carolyn Omine | |
| TBA | Ryan Koh | |||||||
| TBA | Matt Selman |
Notes
change- ↑ Jean, Al (2002). The Simpsons season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Ryan, Andrew (2006-11-04). "Pick of the Day: The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XVII". The Globe and Mail. p. 12.
- ↑ O'Brien, Conan; Weinstein, Josh; Oakley, Bill; Daniels, Greg; McGrath, Dan; Canterbury, Bill; Silverman, David (1993-10-28). "Treehouse of Horror IV". The Simpsons. Season 04. Episode 05. Fox.
- ↑ Swartzwelder, John; Kogen, Jay; Wolodarsky, Wallace; Simon, Sam; Archer, Wes; Moore, Rich; Silverman, David (1990-10-25). "Treehouse of Horror". The Simpsons. Season 2. Episode 03. Fox.
- ↑ Odenkirk, Bill; Silverman, David (2004-11-04). "Treehouse of Horror XV". The Simpsons. Season 16. Episode 01. Fox.
- ↑ Wilmore, Marc; Silverman, David (2005-11-06). "Treehouse of Horror XVI". The Simpsons. Season 17. Episode 04. Fox.
- ↑ Gaffney, Peter; Silverman, David; Faughnan, Matthew (2006-11-05). "Treehouse of Horror XVII". The Simpsons. Season 18. Episode 04. Fox.
- ↑ Wilmore, Marc; Sheetz, Chuck (2007-11-04). "Treehouse of Horror XVIII". The Simpsons. Season 19. Episode 05. Fox.
- ↑ Kogen, Jay (2002). The Simpsons season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Turner, Chris (2004). Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation. p. 4. ISBN 0-679-31318-4.
- ↑ Richmond, pp. 36-37
- ↑ Richmond, pp. 68-69
- ↑ Richmond, pp. 96-97
- ↑ Daniels, Greg (2004). The Simpsons season 5 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror IV" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Richmond, pp. 124-125
- ↑ Weinstein, Josh (2004). The Simpsons season 5 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror IV" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Mirkin, David (2004). The Simpsons season 5 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror IV" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Mirkin, David (2005). The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror V" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Richmond, pp. 154-155
- ↑ Daniels, Greg (2005). The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror V" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Cohen, David X (2005). The Simpsons season 6 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror V" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Oakley, Bill (2005). The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VI" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Richmond, pp. 186-187
- ↑ Cohen, David X (2005). The Simpsons season 7 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VI" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Keeler, Ken (2006). The Simpsons season 8 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VII" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Richmond, pp. 210-211
- ↑ Greaney, Dan (2006). The Simpsons season 8 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VII" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Cohen, David X (2006). The Simpsons season 8 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VII" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Scully, Mike (2006). The Simpsons season 9 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VIII" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Gimple, pp. 14-15
- ↑ Cohen, David X (2006). The Simpsons season 9 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VIII" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Cary, Donick (2007). The Simpsons season 10 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror IX" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Gimple, pp. 50-51
- ↑ Scully, Mike (2007). The Simpsons season 10 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror IX" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Cohen, David X (2007). The Simpsons season 10 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror IX" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Cary, Donick (2008). The Simpsons season 11 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror X" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ McCann [2002], pp. 16-19
- ↑ Long, Tim (2008). The Simpsons season 11 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror X" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Hauge, Ron (2008). The Simpsons season 11 DVD commentary for the episode "Treehouse of Horror X" (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ McCann [2002], pp. 62-65
- ↑ McCann [2005], pp. 10-13
- ↑ McCann [2005], pp. 64-67
- ↑ "Treehouse of Horror XIV". Yahoo! Canada. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ↑ "Treehouse of Horror XV". Yahoo! Canada. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ↑ "Treehouse of Horror XVI". Yahoo! Canada. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ↑ "Treehouse of Horror XVII". Yahoo! Canada. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ↑ "Treehouse of Horror XVIII". Yahoo! Canada. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ↑ "Primetime Listings (October 26 - November 1)". FoxFlash. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-10-17. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 49.5 49.6 The Simpsons: Episode Guide, MSN, archived from the original on 2014-09-08, retrieved 2009-09-24
References
change- Richmond, Ray; Antonia Coffman (1997). The Simpsons: A Complete Guide to our Favorite Family. Harper Collins Publishers. ISBN 0-00-638898-1.
- Gimple, Scott M.; Matt Groening (December 1, 1999). The Simpsons Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-060-98763-3.
- McCann, Jesse L.; Matt Groening (2002). The Simpsons Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Still Continued. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-050592-3.
- McCann, Jesse L.; Matt Groening (2005). The Simpsons One Step Beyond Forever!: A Complete Guide to Our Favorite Family ...Continued Yet Again. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-081754-2.
Related pages
changeOther websites
change- Official episode guide at the Fox website TheSimpsons.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2007
- Episode guide from Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood's book "I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide" on the BBC website. November 10, 2007
- Treehouse of Horror I, II Archived 2005-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, III, IV Archived 2005-05-26 at the Wayback Machine, V, VI Archived 2009-01-23 at the Wayback Machine, VII Archived 2009-02-03 at the Wayback Machine, VIII Archived 2008-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, IX Archived 2006-10-20 at the Wayback Machine