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|season=32 | |season=32 | ||
|snumber=4 | |snumber=4 | ||
|number= 688 | |number= 688 | ||
| − | |prodcode= ZABF17 | + | |prodcode= [[Production season ZABF|ZABF17]] |
| − | |airdate= October 18, | + | |airdate= {{Canada|October 18, 2020}}<br>{{USA|November 1, [[2020]]}} |
| − | + | |guests = [[Ben Mankiewicz]] as {{Ch|Ben Mankiewicz|himself}} | |
| − | + | |showrunner1= Al Jean | |
| − | |guests = [[Ben Mankiewicz]] as {{ | + | |writer= [[Julia Prescott]] |
| − | | | + | |director= [[Steven Dean Moore]] |
| − | |writer= [[Julia Prescott]] | ||
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| − | '''"Treehouse of Horror XXXI"''' is the | + | |
| + | '''"Treehouse of Horror XXXI"''' is the fourth episode of [[Season 32|broadcast season 32]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the six hundred eighty-eighth episode overall. It is also the thirty-first installment in the annual [[Treehouse of Horror series|''Treehouse of Horror'' series]]. It originally aired on October 18, [[2020]] in Canada and on November 1, 2020 in the USA. The episode was written by [[Julia Prescott]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]]. It guest stars [[Ben Mankiewicz]] as {{Ch|Ben Mankiewicz|himself}}. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{Synopsis|In "Toy Gory", [[Bart]]'s toys want revenge on him after all the horrible things he puts them through. In "Into the Homer-verse", [[Homer]] accidentally uses a machine that brings different Homers from across the multiverse into his world. Finally, in "Be Nine, Rewind", [[Lisa]] and [[Nelson]] keep reliving Lisa's ninth birthday over and over again every time they die.}} |
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| + | == Plot == | ||
| + | === Opening segment === | ||
| + | It's election day in Springfield, and people are voting at [[Springfield Elementary School|Springfield Elementary]]. [[Marge]] calls [[Homer]] to fulfill his duty to vote while he relaxes on his hammock. Homer enters the voting booth and struggles to decide when [[Lisa]] appears, making him reflect on everything that happened during [[Donald Trump]]'s presidency. However, it turns out he only dreamed of voting. One year later, the whole city burns, and Homer stands outside his house armed. While [[Hans Moleman]] gets ambushed by a robot, the {{W|Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse}} appear over the city. | ||
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| + | === Toy Gory === | ||
| + | Marge asks [[Bart]] if he's boxing his toys to sell for charity, and Bart claims he's saying goodbye to them. However, Bart has other plans: he destroys them in various ways, including explosions and distortions. When he's done, Marge gives him a {{Ch|Radioactive Man}} toy. | ||
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| + | When Bart leaves the new toy alone, it comes to life, and [[Krusty]]'s doll shows it what happened to all the other toys. Bart later plays with both, placing Radioactive Man in a microwave and destroying it. The other toys reunite and form a plan to take revenge after holding a funeral in Radioactive Man's honor. | ||
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| + | The toys drag Bart out the door and into a room, where they reveal themselves to be alive and kill him using plastic surgery performed by Dr. [[Malibu Stacy]]. They transform him into a toy and leave him under the tree in front of the house, where [[Lisa]] finds him. | ||
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| + | The [[Simpson family|family]] brings him to [[Dr. Julius Hibbert, M.D. Family Practice|Dr. Hibbert's Studio]], where he shows them how the toys converted Bart. This marks his end, as now the toys play with his lifeless body forever. | ||
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| + | === Into the Homer-verse === | ||
| + | It's [[Halloween]] at the [[Power Plant]], and Marge calls Homer to bring the candy home. However, he has eaten it all at work. Searching for more, he stumbles into a secret room reserved for high-clearance personnel. | ||
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| + | Homer finds a machine, but when it doesn't accept his quarter in the USB port, he tackles it, causing it to explode and release multiple Homers from different universes. Later, on ''[[Channel 6 News]]'', [[Kent Brockman]] reports on the chaos caused by the six Homers now in town. | ||
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| + | Marge opens a can of [[Duff Beer]] to lure them home, and Lisa explains through a song how Homer opened a hole in the space-time continuum. When Bart jokes around, Homer tries to strangle him, only to begin transforming into more Homers. | ||
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| + | Lisa realizes the situation could become tragic and instructs Homer to recreate the explosion to reverse it. However, [[Mr. Burns]] intervenes, claiming the Homers would make ideal cheap, undocumented labor, offering a vomiting frog as a reward. | ||
| − | + | When Homer refuses, Burns summons his and [[Smithers]]' alternate versions, triggering a battle that leaves the Homers dead. But when Burns discovers that in Smithers Noir's universe he's Smithers' assistant, he sends them back into the machine. In the end, Marge is left with Homer Noir, the only one she wanted—until he transforms into Green Cat Homer and escapes. | |
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| + | === Be Nine, Rewind === | ||
| + | It's Lisa's ninth birthday. When she comes down to the party, [[Sherri]] and [[Terri]] make her realize it's a party for losers. She wishes for someone to kill her, and a car crashes through the window, hitting her. | ||
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| + | She suddenly wakes up back in her room and relives the previous moments, this time placing [[Milhouse]] in front of the car driven by [[Gil]], who's doing his driving test with [[Patty]]. | ||
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| + | [[Nelson]] grabs her arm and pulls her under [[Bart's treehouse]], but it collapses on them. Lisa wakes up again, becomes frustrated, and claims she can solve it, which causes the roof to fall on her. She knocks gently on her desk, but a mirror falls on her. | ||
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| + | On the next return, Nelson reveals he's also a returner. However, he falls into a woodchipper while trying to high-five her. Lisa kills herself to reset and save him, but he warns her too late that there's another way. | ||
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| + | More deaths follow—being burned by the cake's candles, stabbed with a knife, and crushed by the air conditioner. They discover the only way to break the loop is to stop Gil from crashing into the house, so they throw a brick at him and succeed. Lisa finally celebrates her birthday without consequences—except for [[Ralph]]'s head being turned the wrong way. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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| + | File:Treehouse of Horror XXXI title card.png | ||
| + | File:Toy Gory title card.png | ||
| + | File:Into the Homer-verse title card.png | ||
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== Production == | == Production == | ||
| + | A scene was cut, showing 8-bit Homer jumping on a building game, {{ap|Donkey Kong|series}} {{mw|Donkey Kong (game)|arcade}} game.<ref name="MPDL">[https://vimeo.com/444368506 Managing the Problems of Daily Living - Executive Producer of The Simpsons, Al Jean]</ref> | ||
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| + | This episode was screened virtually exclusively for 500 people who signed up on Decider on October 14, 2020, courtesy of Fox. | ||
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| + | The episode was scheduled to air on October 18, 2020 but was preempted to November 1, 2020 due to the {{W|National League Championship Series|NLCS}} Game 7. It aired on October 18 in Canada. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
| + | == Promo videos == | ||
| + | *{{Youtube|knks1yv7RaU|The Simpsons @ Home - Comic-Con@Home 2020}} | ||
| + | *[https://vimeo.com/444368506 Managing the Problems of Daily Living - Executive Producer of The Simpsons, Al Jean] at '''Vimeo''' | ||
| + | *{{Youtube|Isp_KJY9RZU|The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror Lists 50 Reasons Not to Vote Trump}} | ||
| + | *{{Youtube|msXE3japRi8|Homer Votes 2020}} | ||
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{{Treehouse of Horror}} | {{Treehouse of Horror}} | ||
{{Season 32}} | {{Season 32}} | ||
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[[Category:2020]] | [[Category:2020]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Episodes written by one time writers]] | ||
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This THOH is considered non-canon and the events featured do not relate to the series and therefore may not have actually happened/existed.
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- This article is about the episode. For other uses of "Treehouse of Horror XXXI", see Treehouse of Horror XXXI (disambiguation).
"Treehouse of Horror XXXI"
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Episode Information
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"Treehouse of Horror XXXI" is the fourth episode of broadcast season 32 of The Simpsons and the six hundred eighty-eighth episode overall. It is also the thirty-first installment in the annual Treehouse of Horror series. It originally aired on October 18, 2020 in Canada and on November 1, 2020 in the USA. The episode was written by Julia Prescott and directed by Steven Dean Moore. It guest stars Ben Mankiewicz as himself.
Contents
Synopsis[edit]
- In "Toy Gory", Bart's toys want revenge on him after all the horrible things he puts them through. In "Into the Homer-verse", Homer accidentally uses a machine that brings different Homers from across the multiverse into his world. Finally, in "Be Nine, Rewind", Lisa and Nelson keep reliving Lisa's ninth birthday over and over again every time they die.
Plot[edit]
Opening segment[edit]
It's election day in Springfield, and people are voting at Springfield Elementary. Marge calls Homer to fulfill his duty to vote while he relaxes on his hammock. Homer enters the voting booth and struggles to decide when Lisa appears, making him reflect on everything that happened during Donald Trump's presidency. However, it turns out he only dreamed of voting. One year later, the whole city burns, and Homer stands outside his house armed. While Hans Moleman gets ambushed by a robot, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse appear over the city.
Toy Gory[edit]
Marge asks Bart if he's boxing his toys to sell for charity, and Bart claims he's saying goodbye to them. However, Bart has other plans: he destroys them in various ways, including explosions and distortions. When he's done, Marge gives him a Radioactive Man toy.
When Bart leaves the new toy alone, it comes to life, and Krusty's doll shows it what happened to all the other toys. Bart later plays with both, placing Radioactive Man in a microwave and destroying it. The other toys reunite and form a plan to take revenge after holding a funeral in Radioactive Man's honor.
The toys drag Bart out the door and into a room, where they reveal themselves to be alive and kill him using plastic surgery performed by Dr. Malibu Stacy. They transform him into a toy and leave him under the tree in front of the house, where Lisa finds him.
The family brings him to Dr. Hibbert's Studio, where he shows them how the toys converted Bart. This marks his end, as now the toys play with his lifeless body forever.
Into the Homer-verse[edit]
It's Halloween at the Power Plant, and Marge calls Homer to bring the candy home. However, he has eaten it all at work. Searching for more, he stumbles into a secret room reserved for high-clearance personnel.
Homer finds a machine, but when it doesn't accept his quarter in the USB port, he tackles it, causing it to explode and release multiple Homers from different universes. Later, on Channel 6 News, Kent Brockman reports on the chaos caused by the six Homers now in town.
Marge opens a can of Duff Beer to lure them home, and Lisa explains through a song how Homer opened a hole in the space-time continuum. When Bart jokes around, Homer tries to strangle him, only to begin transforming into more Homers.
Lisa realizes the situation could become tragic and instructs Homer to recreate the explosion to reverse it. However, Mr. Burns intervenes, claiming the Homers would make ideal cheap, undocumented labor, offering a vomiting frog as a reward.
When Homer refuses, Burns summons his and Smithers' alternate versions, triggering a battle that leaves the Homers dead. But when Burns discovers that in Smithers Noir's universe he's Smithers' assistant, he sends them back into the machine. In the end, Marge is left with Homer Noir, the only one she wanted—until he transforms into Green Cat Homer and escapes.
Be Nine, Rewind[edit]
It's Lisa's ninth birthday. When she comes down to the party, Sherri and Terri make her realize it's a party for losers. She wishes for someone to kill her, and a car crashes through the window, hitting her.
She suddenly wakes up back in her room and relives the previous moments, this time placing Milhouse in front of the car driven by Gil, who's doing his driving test with Patty.
Nelson grabs her arm and pulls her under Bart's treehouse, but it collapses on them. Lisa wakes up again, becomes frustrated, and claims she can solve it, which causes the roof to fall on her. She knocks gently on her desk, but a mirror falls on her.
On the next return, Nelson reveals he's also a returner. However, he falls into a woodchipper while trying to high-five her. Lisa kills herself to reset and save him, but he warns her too late that there's another way.
More deaths follow—being burned by the cake's candles, stabbed with a knife, and crushed by the air conditioner. They discover the only way to break the loop is to stop Gil from crashing into the house, so they throw a brick at him and succeed. Lisa finally celebrates her birthday without consequences—except for Ralph's head being turned the wrong way.
Gallery[edit]
Production[edit]
A scene was cut, showing 8-bit Homer jumping on a building game, Donkey Kong arcade game.[1]
This episode was screened virtually exclusively for 500 people who signed up on Decider on October 14, 2020, courtesy of Fox.
The episode was scheduled to air on October 18, 2020 but was preempted to November 1, 2020 due to the NLCS Game 7. It aired on October 18 in Canada.
References[edit]
Promo videos[edit]
The Simpsons @ Home - Comic-Con@Home 2020 at YouTube- Managing the Problems of Daily Living - Executive Producer of The Simpsons, Al Jean at Vimeo
- The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror Lists 50 Reasons Not to Vote Trump at YouTube
- Homer Votes 2020 at YouTube
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