Difference between revisions of "Zombies"

Revision as of 07:19, July 9, 2011

The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed.

Homer with two zombies

Zombies are reanimated walking corpses that can convert people by biting them.

History

In a story told by Bart Simpson, Bart brings the dead back to life with a supernatural curse while trying to help Lisa resurrect Snowball I. The zombies travel across Springfield eating brains and turning many people into zombies. When the zombies break into the Simpson's house they attempt to eat Homer but consider him brainless. When Bart and Lisa think of a plan to reverse the spell the Simpsons head down to Springfield Elementary School where Homer kills various zombies. Eventually, Bart reads the spell and the zombies return to their graves.^[1]

Billy the Kid and several other wild west outlaws (and Kaiser Wilhelm) rise from the dead and terrorize Springfield, which just outlawed the ownership of all firearms. When Billy and his cronies lay waste to the town, Homer goes back in time with Frink's invention to re kill the zombies.^[2]

As part of Kang and Kodos's plan to bring up the ratings of their show "Foolish Earthlings", tainted Buzz Cola is poured into the waterways of Springfield, which seeps into the graveyards of Springfield and wakes up the dead. They are seen walking around Springfield. Strangely, the Zombies do not attack Homer, but the radio describes them attacking Springfield Stadium. After Homer blows up the UFO, it is assumed that the zombies were killed.^[3]

Muncher Zombies

The citizens of Springfield get infected by eating burgers tainted with a virus that turns them into zombie-like creatures called "Munchers". Bart was immune to the disease and could be the key to the cure, they try to sneak out of Springfield only to attract more zombies . After the "Munchers" destroy the house, a gun wielding Rainier Wolfcastle breaks down the door only to be killed. While the inhuman horde is distracted, the Simpsons are lead out by Apu (who wasn't infected as he is a vegetarian). After a drive through the city, Apu is killed. Homer was bitten but before Bart could kill him they make it to the safe zone. After a moment of confusion involving eating Bart, the zombie citizens are cured because all Bart was to do was take a bath in their soup.

Trivia

• Zombies in the Treehouse of Horror series were caused by three things: Supernatural events (The short "Dial Z for Zombie" in Treehouse of Horror III and "The Fright to Creep and Scare Harms" in Treehouse of Horror XIII), man made experiments ("Frinkenstein" in Treehouse of Horror XIV) and disease ("Don't Have a Cow, Mankind" in Treehouse of Horror XX). In the Simpsons Hit and Run, zombies were caused by alien experimentation.

Behind the Laughter

In "Treehouse of Horror IV", the couch gag involved the Simpsons family digging out of the floor of the living room as zombies.

The zombies in "Treehouse of Horror XX" were similar to those in the movie 28 Days Later (the Halloween short even contained the subheading "28 Days Later".)

Appearances

• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror III"
• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IV" (couch gag)
• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XIII"
• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XX"
• Video game – The Simpsons: Hit and Run
• Comic story – Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror No. 05
• Comic story – Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror No. 08

References