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[[Bart]] watches an ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show|Itchy & Scratchy]]'' [[Facehuggin' Frolics|cartoon]] which is a parody of the ''[[Alien]]'' movies. [[Marge]] chastises him for watching the cartoon because it frightens [[Maggie]] and is too violent even for Bart, then warns him that he'll scare himself with all the monsters and blood and gore in the cartoon. Bart pooh-poohs her warning, but then has a nightmare where he is relentlessly pursued by the {{w|Alien (creature in Alien franchise)|aliens}} from the movies.
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After watching scary cartoons, Bart has a nightmare about being attacked by {{w|Alien (creature in Alien franchise)|aliens}}.
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== Plot ==
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[[Bart]] watches an ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show|Itchy & Scratchy]]'' episode called [[Facehuggin' Frolics]], which is a parody of the ''[[Alien]]'' movies. [[Marge]] chastises him for watching the cartoon because it frightens [[Maggie]] and is too violent for Bart. Bart ignores her, but she warns him that he'll scare himself due to the monsters, blood and gore in the cartoon.
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Later that night, Bart hears a mysterious repetitive 'DA-DUM' noise from downstairs. Investigating the sound, he discovers an alien lair where his family and other Springfield residents have been captured and are being held in cocoons. The various Springfieldians then begin groaning in oain, shortly before alien chestbursters, each resembling their hosts, violently emerge from their bodies. Bart tries to escape the lair, only to be confronted by an Alien Queen resembling [[Monty Burns]], and Bart is then cornered by a pack of aliens resembling [[Homer]], Marge, [[Lisa]] and Maggie.
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Just as he is about to be attacked by a facehugger, he wakes up, revealing it to all be a nightmare. At breakfast, Marge asks if he learned his lesson and reassures him there are no real monsters; however, Maggie is briefly shown to have an Alien-style protruding inner jaw.
  
 
== Reprints ==
 
== Reprints ==

Revision as of 19:53, May 5, 2017

In Springfield No One Can Hear You Scream
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Comic Story information
Released: September 2001
Comic series: Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror
Pages: 12
Written by: Garth Ennis


In Springfield No One Can Hear You Scream is a Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror comic story that originally appeared in Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #7.

Synopsis

After watching scary cartoons, Bart has a nightmare about being attacked by aliens.

Plot

Bart watches an Itchy & Scratchy episode called Facehuggin' Frolics, which is a parody of the Alien movies. Marge chastises him for watching the cartoon because it frightens Maggie and is too violent for Bart. Bart ignores her, but she warns him that he'll scare himself due to the monsters, blood and gore in the cartoon.

Later that night, Bart hears a mysterious repetitive 'DA-DUM' noise from downstairs. Investigating the sound, he discovers an alien lair where his family and other Springfield residents have been captured and are being held in cocoons. The various Springfieldians then begin groaning in oain, shortly before alien chestbursters, each resembling their hosts, violently emerge from their bodies. Bart tries to escape the lair, only to be confronted by an Alien Queen resembling Monty Burns, and Bart is then cornered by a pack of aliens resembling Homer, Marge, Lisa and Maggie.

Just as he is about to be attacked by a facehugger, he wakes up, revealing it to all be a nightmare. At breakfast, Marge asks if he learned his lesson and reassures him there are no real monsters; however, Maggie is briefly shown to have an Alien-style protruding inner jaw.

Reprints

Comic issue Release date Country
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Fun-Filled Frightfest September 2, 2003 Flag of the United States.png


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