Treehouse of Horror IV
- Episode aired Oct 28, 1993
- TV-PG
- 30m
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8.8/10
4.8K
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Homer sells his soul to the Devil for a donut, Bart contends with a gremlin on the side of the school bus which only he can see, and the family discovers that Mr. Burns is a vampire.Homer sells his soul to the Devil for a donut, Bart contends with a gremlin on the side of the school bus which only he can see, and the family discovers that Mr. Burns is a vampire.Homer sells his soul to the Devil for a donut, Bart contends with a gremlin on the side of the school bus which only he can see, and the family discovers that Mr. Burns is a vampire.
Dan Castellaneta
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- (as Dysfunctional Dan Castellaneta)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
- (as Jooooolie Kavner)
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- (as Nasty Nancy Cartwright)
- …
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
- (as Scabby Yeardley Smith)
Hank Azaria
- Carl
- (voice)
- (as Boo! Boo! Scare Ya Hank Azaria)
- …
Harry Shearer
- Evil Laugh
- (voice)
- (as Frighticious Harry Shearer)
- …
Phil Hartman
- Lionel Hutz
- (voice)
- (as Phil Hart-on-the-Stick Man)
Pamela Hayden
- Lizzie Bordon
- (voice)
- (as Pamela Hacksaw Hayden)
- …
Russi Taylor
- Martin Prince
- (voice)
- (as Rancid Russi Taylor)
- …
Frank Welker
- The Gremlin
- (voice)
- (as Dr. Frankenwelker)
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This is the best one out of the first four the first two stories were great third ok.
Bart and other member of The Simpsons family host 3 scary Halloween tales based on some paintings.
The first story is called The Devil and Homer
Homer is at work said to himself he sell his soul for donuts only for The Devil to turn up as Flanders who gives homer the donuts, while a sleep homer as the last part of the donuts as sent to hell for night until the trial.
There had some really funny moment, I really liked the idea of Flanders being the Devil and while Homer is in hell, he add all the Donuts was really funny too.
The next story we see Bart wake up after having nightmare dying on the school bus and Bart feels strange as it getting on the Bus to school and looks out window he sees a GremLin on the side of the bus and no believes him and end up going a bit mad.
I didn't like this story that much, I did find it that funny, but I did enjoy the part when Flanders picked it up was little funny.
Next story which is Bart Simpson's Dracula Mr Burns invites The Simpsons to dinner after closing a deal to buy blood bank., Lisa think Mr burns is vampire, while Mr burns bites Bart.
Later that night Lisa sees Bart and his friends floating outside his window and his about Bite Lisa that when Homer walks find out Bart is the vampire, Lisa tells Homer to kill Mr Burns, As Homer dose, but was Mr Burns the really leader? There is a really good twist to that story , don't want to ruin it.
This great spoof from Bram stoker's Dracula, I find it really funny
The first story is called The Devil and Homer
Homer is at work said to himself he sell his soul for donuts only for The Devil to turn up as Flanders who gives homer the donuts, while a sleep homer as the last part of the donuts as sent to hell for night until the trial.
There had some really funny moment, I really liked the idea of Flanders being the Devil and while Homer is in hell, he add all the Donuts was really funny too.
The next story we see Bart wake up after having nightmare dying on the school bus and Bart feels strange as it getting on the Bus to school and looks out window he sees a GremLin on the side of the bus and no believes him and end up going a bit mad.
I didn't like this story that much, I did find it that funny, but I did enjoy the part when Flanders picked it up was little funny.
Next story which is Bart Simpson's Dracula Mr Burns invites The Simpsons to dinner after closing a deal to buy blood bank., Lisa think Mr burns is vampire, while Mr burns bites Bart.
Later that night Lisa sees Bart and his friends floating outside his window and his about Bite Lisa that when Homer walks find out Bart is the vampire, Lisa tells Homer to kill Mr Burns, As Homer dose, but was Mr Burns the really leader? There is a really good twist to that story , don't want to ruin it.
This great spoof from Bram stoker's Dracula, I find it really funny
Bart introduces three more comedy-horror tales.
This is another strong Halloween special where the writers can do what they want with the characters and this is used to maximum comic effect.
The introduction sequences and stories are all very good. My favourite is Homer selling his soul to the devil, which is cleverly written, but the other two are also good. Mr Burns as Bram Stoker's Dracula is inspired.
Some of the Halloween specials can be quite hit and miss in terms of the quality of the material, but this one is pretty consistent with strong verbal humour and sight gags. As ever the opening title sequence contains some classic gravestone jokes.
This is another strong Halloween special where the writers can do what they want with the characters and this is used to maximum comic effect.
The introduction sequences and stories are all very good. My favourite is Homer selling his soul to the devil, which is cleverly written, but the other two are also good. Mr Burns as Bram Stoker's Dracula is inspired.
Some of the Halloween specials can be quite hit and miss in terms of the quality of the material, but this one is pretty consistent with strong verbal humour and sight gags. As ever the opening title sequence contains some classic gravestone jokes.
Treehouse of Horror IV one of the episodes of the Simpsons I remember watching when I was younger. What I remember most is Vampire Burns. Devil Flanders is also a notable part of the episode. The Devil Flanders part plays with the idea that a role might belong to the person you least expect (Flanders is characterized as a strong Christian and anything related to the devil seems very out of his character). The whole devil Flanders thing could help show the overall iconicness to the Treehouse of Horror episodes. Treehouse of Horrors are such tradition for the Simpsons and these earlier ones seem more iconic and memorable. I might have to skim through every Treehouse of Horror episode here on IMDb before saying which one is my favorite. I remember watching a few but I don't remember watching all and which ones I had actually watched. I'm feeling more in a Halloween mood now and figured to review more Halloween stuff.
10Hitchcoc
Once again, great use of the classic horror canon. First of all, we have a parody of Night Gallery, the Rod Serling show where paintings introduced the stories. Bart is the host. First we have Homer, selling his soul to the devil (played by Ned Flanders). The deal is if he eats the donut the soul belongs to Satan. Eventually he goes on trial, based, of course, on "The Devil and Daniel Webster." The theme is "You can't sell what you don't own." Painting number two is the school bus version of the famous Twilight Zone episode, "Nightmare at 5,000 Feet." The gremlin goes after Bart's school bus and Bart is the only one that can see him. Finally, we have the Gary Oldman version of Dracula parodied. All are quite stellar!
Did you know
- TriviaThe final episode Conan O'Brien wrote for.
- GoofsThe Philadelphia Flyers team colors are orange and white, not blue.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Fox Halloween Bash: Episode #3.4 (1993)
- SoundtracksHark! The Herald Angels Sing
(uncredited)
Written by Felix Mendelssohn and Charles Wesley
Performed by Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, and Yeardley Smith
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