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| − | Homer wakes from a dream about doughnuts to find that there are none left. When he says that he would sell his soul for a doughnut, the Devil appears in the guise of Ned Flanders and offers Homer a contract to seal the deal. In a rare moment of clarity, Homer realizes that the Devil will not be able to claim his soul if he doesn't finish the doughnut; he saves one bite and keeps it in his refrigerator marked "Do not eat!" Naturally, he is unable to resist the "forbidden doughnut" and eats it in the middle of the night. The Devil Flanders immediately reappears to take possession of Homer's soul. Marge and Lisa plead with the Devil, finally getting him to agree to hold a trial the next night. Homer is to spend the day in Hell, however; after falling down a long rocky slope onto a conveyor belt, he is chopped into tiny pieces. His next punishment is to be strapped into a chair and continuously force-fed "all the doughnuts in the world!" (a parody of the Merrie Melodies cartoon "Pigs Is Pigs") -- but to the demons' astonishment, Homer happily eats thousands and keeps begging for more! At the stroke of midnight, the Devil Flanders brings Homer back to the Simpson household for his trial. He summons the "Jury of the Damned" made up of Blackbeard, Benedict Arnold, John Wilkes Booth, Lizzie Borden, John Dillinger, Richard Nixon and the starting line-up of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers. However, Marge has unfortunately entrusted Homer's defense to Lionel Hutz. The inept Hutz quickly realizes that he has no chance, and sneaks out the bathroom window. Before the jury delivers a verdict, Marge makes a final effort to save Homer by displaying a photo from their wedding day. On the back, Homer has written that he pledges his soul to Marge; therefore, it was not his property at the time of his deal with the Devil. The jury rules in favor of Homer and the judge dismisses the case. Furious at his loss, the Devil Flanders curses Homer to never forget that doughnut; Homer is shown at breakfast the next morning with a giant doughnut for a head. | + | '''Flanders the Devil''' appeared in "The Devil and Homer Simpson," a segment of [[Treehouse of Horror IV]]. |
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| | + | [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] found that he was out of donuts at [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|work]], and even his emergency donut was gone (Homer had already eaten it). Anguished, Homer lamented that he would sell his soul for a donut. |
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| | + | As soon as the words were out of Homer's mouth, the Devil appeared in the guise of [[Ned Flanders]]. ("It's always the one you least suspect!") After confirming that Homer really did want to sell his soul for a donut, the Devil produced a contract and a flaming pen. Homer signed, and the Devil gave him the donut (straight from Hell's kitchen). |
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| | + | Homer devoured most of the donut in seconds, but in a rare moment of clarity, he realized that the Devil would not be able to claim his soul if he didn't finish the doughnut. Homer started dancing around and singing "I'm smarter than the Devil!" The Devil transformed from his Flanders guise into a more typical and fearsome appearance and roared at Homer, "You are NOT smarter than me! I'll see you in Hell yet!" Then he returned to Hell. |
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| | + | Homer saved the last bite of the donut and kept it in his refrigerator labelled "Daddy's Soul Donut. Don't eat!" Unfortunately, in the middle of the night, Homer wandered half-asleep to the fridge, found himself unable to resist the "forbidden donut," and ate it. The Devil Flanders immediately reappeared to take possession of Homer's soul. [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] pleaded with the Devil and persuaded him to hold a trial the next night. In the meantime, Homer was to spend the next day in Hell, until the trial. |
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| | + | Homer's punishments during his day in Hell were being chopped into tiny pieces on a conveyor belt, and then being force-fed donuts in the Ironic Punishments Division of Hell Labs. The latter wasn't much of a punishment for Homer -- he happily ate thousands of donuts and begged for more. |
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| | + | At the stroke of midnight, the Devil Flanders brought Homer back to the Simpson home for trial. Unfortunately, Marge had retained [[Lionel Hutz]] to defend Homer. Inept as usual, Hutz committed the blunder of allowing the Devil to hand-pick the "Jury of the Damned" in exchange for bathroom breaks. |
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| | + | The Devil Flanders stated to the jury that he had Homer had a contract -- Homer's soul in exchange for a donut "which I delivered! And it was scrump-diddley-umptious!" Hutz, for his part, blundered again, reminding the jusry that by definition a contract was unbreakable. When Hutz realized he had no chance to win, he called a bathroom break and ran off by sneaking out the bathroom window. |
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| | + | The judge (the Grim Reaper) was about to deliver a verdict, but in a last-ditch effort, Marge produced a wedding day photo where Homer had written on the back that he pledged his soul to Marge. The jury then ruled that Homer's soul was the property of Marge Simpson and not the Devil, and the judge dismissed the case. |
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| | + | Furious, the Devil Flanders conceded the loss, but bestowed a curse on Homer: "Let that ill-gotten donut be forever on your head!" The next morning at breakfast, Homer had a giant donut for a head. |
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| | + | == References / Notes == |
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| | + | When the Devil gets angry at Homer at the nuclear power plant, the form he assumes is exactly like the Devil in "Night on Bald Mountain" from ''Fantasia''. |
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As soon as the words were out of Homer's mouth, the Devil appeared in the guise of Ned Flanders. ("It's always the one you least suspect!") After confirming that Homer really did want to sell his soul for a donut, the Devil produced a contract and a flaming pen. Homer signed, and the Devil gave him the donut (straight from Hell's kitchen).
Homer devoured most of the donut in seconds, but in a rare moment of clarity, he realized that the Devil would not be able to claim his soul if he didn't finish the doughnut. Homer started dancing around and singing "I'm smarter than the Devil!" The Devil transformed from his Flanders guise into a more typical and fearsome appearance and roared at Homer, "You are NOT smarter than me! I'll see you in Hell yet!" Then he returned to Hell.
Homer saved the last bite of the donut and kept it in his refrigerator labelled "Daddy's Soul Donut. Don't eat!" Unfortunately, in the middle of the night, Homer wandered half-asleep to the fridge, found himself unable to resist the "forbidden donut," and ate it. The Devil Flanders immediately reappeared to take possession of Homer's soul. Marge and Lisa pleaded with the Devil and persuaded him to hold a trial the next night. In the meantime, Homer was to spend the next day in Hell, until the trial.
Homer's punishments during his day in Hell were being chopped into tiny pieces on a conveyor belt, and then being force-fed donuts in the Ironic Punishments Division of Hell Labs. The latter wasn't much of a punishment for Homer -- he happily ate thousands of donuts and begged for more.
At the stroke of midnight, the Devil Flanders brought Homer back to the Simpson home for trial. Unfortunately, Marge had retained Lionel Hutz to defend Homer. Inept as usual, Hutz committed the blunder of allowing the Devil to hand-pick the "Jury of the Damned" in exchange for bathroom breaks.
The Devil Flanders stated to the jury that he had Homer had a contract -- Homer's soul in exchange for a donut "which I delivered! And it was scrump-diddley-umptious!" Hutz, for his part, blundered again, reminding the jusry that by definition a contract was unbreakable. When Hutz realized he had no chance to win, he called a bathroom break and ran off by sneaking out the bathroom window.
The judge (the Grim Reaper) was about to deliver a verdict, but in a last-ditch effort, Marge produced a wedding day photo where Homer had written on the back that he pledged his soul to Marge. The jury then ruled that Homer's soul was the property of Marge Simpson and not the Devil, and the judge dismissed the case.
Furious, the Devil Flanders conceded the loss, but bestowed a curse on Homer: "Let that ill-gotten donut be forever on your head!" The next morning at breakfast, Homer had a giant donut for a head.
When the Devil gets angry at Homer at the nuclear power plant, the form he assumes is exactly like the Devil in "Night on Bald Mountain" from Fantasia.
