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		+	|airdate= November 2, [[2008]]
		+	|showrunner1= Al Jean
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		+	"'''Treehouse of Horror XIX'''" is the fourth episode of [[season 20]] of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and the four-hundred and twenty-fourth episode overall. It is also the nineteenth installment in the [[Treehouse of Horror series|''Treehouse of Horror'' series]] and consists of three parts. It originally aired on November 2, [[2008]]. The episode was written by [[Matt Warburton]] and directed by [[Bob Anderson]].
−	'''Treehouse of Horror XIX''' is the fourth episode from season 20.	+	==Synopsis==
		+	{{Desc|The frightfest begins with "Untitled Robot Parody" when [[Bart]] buys [[Lisa]] a knock-off of a [[Malibu Stacy]] convertible for [[Christmas]]. Later that night, the car morphs into a robot and instructs the other toys in Lisa's room to also transform. Soon, other giant robots appear and make Springfield the ultimate battleground. The scare-ific tricks continue in "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising" when [[Homer]] accidentally kills [[Krusty]]. The clown's crooked lawyer enlists Homer to kill other celebrities so their likenesses can be exploited free-of-charge. For a fee, Homer goes on a killing spree and whacks [[Prince]], [[George Clooney]] and [[William Shatner]]. Meanwhile in heaven, Krusty convinces other dead celebrities to stage a revolt and descend upon Homer. In the final Halloween scare, "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse," Lisa accompanies [[Milhouse]] to a pumpkin patch to await the appearance of the [[Grand Pumpkin]]. When he finally appears, the Grand Pumpkin goes on a rampage to avenge all pumpkins carved and tortured in the name of [[Halloween]].}}
		+	== Plot ==
		+	=== Opening segment ===
		+	In the opening scene, [[Homer]] tries to vote for [[Barack Obama]] in the {{W|2008 American presidential election|presidential election}}, but the voting machine is rigged to turn his vote into one for [[John McCain]], and after six attempts to vote for Obama, the machine sucks him in and kills him. It then spits out his corpse and then [[Jasper]] puts an 'I Voted' sticker on his head.
−	This is one of several Simpsons episodes which are considered [[anthology episodes]] that features mini-stories.	+	[[File:Homer Voting Booth.png|thumb|left|Homer getting sucked up by the voting booth]]
−	==Stories==	+	=== Morf Transers, Trans Morfers, Snort Farmers, Untitled Robot Parody ===
−	===Opening segment===	+	It is Christmas, and Bart has bought gifts for everyone except Lisa. He enters a You Forgot-Me-Nots store in hopes of finding a cheap gift for Lisa. Upon entering the store Bart goes through a box entitled "Only 99 cents" and looks through the various toys and novelty items and subsequently gives up. Behind him a red cab-over semi-truck (reminiscent of the original {{W|Optimus Prime}}) appears blinking it's lights at Bart in an attempt to gain his attention. He dismisses the toy stating "Come back when you're something else!". The truck rolls back and transforms into a pink convertible Ferrari. The car beeps and calls Bart's attention. Bart turns around and exclaims "Perfect!". On Christmas morning Homer hands Grandpa a gift-wrapped tank of Oxygen as a gift. Grandpa responds like an eager child to "play with it outside" and after confirmation runs to the front yard to breathe in the Oxygen, but collapses on the lawn. Bart gives the pink convertible to Lisa. She then sarcastically remarks the last Christmas gift she received from Bart, a box of burps. Bart then grabs her Christmas stocking and proceeds to burp in it. Lisa opens the box and to her surprise gets "an actual present". She then gratefully hugs Bart. Meanwhile the convertible transforms and emits a laser beam to burn the angel on top of the Christmas tree, Maggie drops her pacifier as it turns back into a car. Maggie points at the toy to alert Lisa, but she doesn't buy it. The toy then grabs the pacifier and shoves it into Maggie's mouth. That night the toy transforms and "chokes" the Malibu Stacy doll. The transformer then shoots 4 beams at an alarm clock, a lamp, a boom-box and another off-screen. The convertible transformer calls the "Posibots" to transform: Alarm Clock "Snooze", Lamp "Three-Way", Boom-Box "Melody". The Posibot Leader notices a missing member, "Sex Toy". When he enters the room, the pink ferrari transformer asks him where he was, to which he responds "Where haven't I been!" The next morning all the machines in the kitchen have been converted into transformers and transform while Homer reads the newspaper. He then notices something "different" to which the transformers unanimously state "no". Even the toaster transforms to "NO"! Outside Homer enters his vehicle and backs out of the driveway, but then the car transforms with his head sticking out the back (resembling {{W|Optimus Prime}} in color and design). Another robot comes (which resembles the original {{W|Megatron}}) with Ned Flanders in its posterior and both robots proceed to fight. Homer then asks Lisa what is happening to which she responds with a surprisingly correct theory. All over Springfield machines transform into robots. In the center of town "Carnage Destructicus" & "Bestimus Mucho" prepare for a final battle. Marge interrupts asking for the fighting to end. The Transformers realize they have no reason to fight in the first place and thus team up to enslave Humanity. Members of the Springfield community are then seen tied to poles as players of a {{W|foosball}} game, which Homer suggested the Transformers might enjoy.
−	In the opening scene, [[Homer]] tries to vote for [[wikipedia:Barack Obama|Obama]] in the [[Wikipedia:2008 American presidential election|presidential election]], but the voting machine is rigged to turn his vote into one for [[wikipedia:John McCain|McCain]], and after six attempts to vote for Obama the machine kills him.
−	===Morf Transers, Trans Morfers, Snort Farmers, Untitled Robot Parody===	+	[[File:Homer kills Prince.png|thumb|Homer kills Prince]]
−	It is Christmas, and Bart has bought gifts for everyone except Lisa. He enters a You Forgot-Me-Nots store in hopes of finding a cheap gift for Lisa. Upon entering the store Bart goes through a box entitled "Only 99 cents" and looks through the various toys and novelty items and subsequently gives up. Behind him a red cab-over semi-truck (reminiscent of the original Optimus Prime) appears blinking it's lights at Bart in an attempt to gain his attention. He dismisses the toy stating "Come back when you're something else!". The truck rolls back and transforms into a pink convertible Ferrari. The car beeps and calls Bart's attention. Bart turns around and exclaims "Perfect!". On Christmas morning Homer hands Grandpa a gift-wrapped tank of Oxygen as a gift. Grandpa responds like an eager child to "play with it outside" and after confirmation runs to the front yard to breathe in the Oxygen. He then collapses on the lawn. Bart hands his gift (the pink convertible) to Lisa. She then sarcastically remarks the last Christmas gift she received from Bart, a box of burps. Bart then grabs her Christmas stocking and proceeds to burp in it. Lisa opens the box and to her surprise gets "an actual present". She then gratefully hugs Bart. Meanwhile the Malibu Stacy convertible transforms and emits a laser beam to burn the angel on top of the Christmas tree, Maggie drops her pacifier as it turns back into a car. Maggie points at the toy and Lisa reassures her it's a car. The toy then grabs the pacifier and shoves it into Maggie's mouth. That night the toy transforms and "chokes" the Malibu Stacy doll. The transformer then shoots 4 beams at an alarm clock, a lamp, a boom-box and another off-screen. The Malibu Stacy convertible transformer calls the "Posibots" to transform: Alarm Clock "Snooze", Lamp "Three-Way", Boom-Box "Melody". The Posibot Leader notices a missing member, "Sex Toy". He then enters the room and utters a sexual joke. The next morning all the machines in the kitchen have been converted into transformers and transform while Homer reads the newspaper. He then notices something "different" to which the transformers unanimously state "no". A clever toaster reassures Homer of this. Outside Homer enters his vehicle and backs out of the driveway, but then the car transforms with him in it (resembling Optimus Prime in color and design). Homer is stuck in a compartment in the robot's posterior. Another robot comes (which resembles the original Megatron) with Ned Flanders in the it's posterior and both robots proceed to fight. Homer then asks Lisa what is happening to which she responds with a surprisingly correct theory. All over Springfield machines transform into robots. In the center of town "Carnage Destructicus" & "Bestimus Mucho" prepare for a final battle. Marge interrupts asking for the fighting to end. The Transformers realize they have no reason to fight and thus team up to enslave Humanity. Members of the Springfield community are then seen tied to poles as players of a Foosball game which Homer suggested the Transformers might enjoy.	+	=== How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising ===
		+	Homer and Marge put Maggie into a daycare center, but Maggie doesn't know anyone there. And so, Homer turns her attention to a mural with Krusty's face on it, since she's familiar with the clown. However, the real Krusty the Clown defaces sections of the mural with his face on it, because it's, as he calls it, an 'unlicensed use of [his] image'. Homer then shoves Krusty in retaliation because he made his [[Maggie Simpson|daughter]] upset. Angered, Homer pushes Krusty into a swing which swung him into a merry-go-round that spun him onto a pony, then a trampoline into a wood chipper, where Krusty is shredded to pieces. Later on, Homer is approached by businessmen who heard of his deed. Apparently, the likeness of dead celebrities can be put in commercials for free, since they refuse to sponsor certain products. They manage to convince Homer to start killing celebrities such as George Clooney, Emma Bunton, Prince (who was still alive at this episode's airing), and Neil Armstrong. Meanwhile, back in Heaven, the dead celebrities (including the long-dead John Lennon) are outraged by these exploits. Krusty the Clown convinces the dead celebrities except for Abraham Lincoln (who for some reason likes his exploit about him and George Washington kissing each other at a wedding commercial for a marathon, although this outrages Washington) to descend from Heaven and stage an attack upon everyone who benefited from these exploits, with Krusty blowing Homer's head off with a shotgun. When they return to Heaven, they find that Homer had locked them outside the gate for revenge, and he became very, very good friends with Abraham Lincoln.
−	===How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising===	+	[[File:Pumpkin.png|thumb|left|Milhouse and Pumpkin]]
−	When Homer Simpson accidentally kills Krusty the Clown because he made his [[Maggie|daughter]] upset, he discovers that the likenesses of dead celebrities can be put in commercials for free, so he starts killing celebrities such as George Clooney, Prince, and Neil Armstrong. Krusty the Clown convinces the dead celebrities except for Abraham Lincoln to descend from Heaven and stage an attack upon everyone who benefited from these exploits, with Krusty blowing Homer's head off with a shotgun. When they return to Heaven, they find that Homer had locked them outside for revenge, and he became friends with Abraham Lincoln.
−	===It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse===	+	=== It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse ===
−	In a parody of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Milhouse is waiting in the pumpkin patch for the Grand Pumpkin on Halloween, and Lisa accompanies him because (as she puts it) his glasses fog up when he cries, which he would probably do to learn that the Grand Pumpkin doesn't exist. Soon Lisa leaves in frustration when she sees everyone at school having a Halloween party. Using his childlike belief, Milhouse's tears bring the Grand Pumpkin to life. However, the Pumpkin is appalled to find that his kindred pumpkins are being carved up on Halloween, and vows revenge by eating several people whole, including Homer, Groundskeeper Willie, and Nelson. Realizing that Milhouse can bring things to life by believing in them, Lisa tells him about "Tom Turkey", a symbol of Thanksgiving, who comes to life and kills the Grand Pumpkin, freeing everyone he ate. However, when Tom Turkey learns of what people do to turkeys on Thanksgiving, he vows revenge and starts eating the children as well.	+	In a parody of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Milhouse is waiting in the pumpkin patch for the Grand Pumpkin on Halloween, and Lisa accompanies him because (as she puts it) his glasses fog up when he cries, which he would probably do to learn that the Grand Pumpkin doesn't exist. Soon Lisa leaves in frustration when she sees everyone at school having a Halloween party (Kang and Kodos make a cameo here). Using his childlike belief, Milhouse's tears bring the Grand Pumpkin to life. However, the Pumpkin is appalled to find that his kindred pumpkins are being carved up on Halloween, and vows revenge by eating several people whole, including Homer, Groundskeeper Willie, and Nelson. Realizing that Milhouse can bring things to life by believing in them, Lisa tells him about "Tom Turkey", a symbol of Thanksgiving, who comes to life and kills the Grand Pumpkin, freeing everyone he ate. However, when Tom Turkey learns of what people do to turkeys on Thanksgiving, he vows revenge and starts eating the children as well.[[File:Tom turkey.png|thumb|Tom Turkey]]
−	==Production==	+	== Reception ==
		+	"Treehouse of Horror XIX" was nominated for an {{W|Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television/Broadcast Production|Annie Award for Directing in a Television Production}}, but it lost to "{{W|Sozin's Comet|Sozin's Comet, Part 3: The Inferno}}" from ''{{W|Avatar: The Last Airbender}}''.<ref name="Annie2008">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100815022758/http://annieawards.org/legacy36th.html The Annie Awards - "36th Annual Annie Nominations and Awards Recipients"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref>
−	The reason the segment couldn't be named "It's the Great Pumpkin, Milhouse" to exactly match its namesake was because of a "big legal issue", according to executive producer Al Jean. However, the characters were redesigned to resemble the style of Peanuts, and they also obtained rights to use Vince Guaraldi's music. "Untitled Robot Parody" is modeled on the live action film, rather than the cartoon. Al Jean said it was "just really fun to do transformations [and] you can see why they enjoyed doing that film." "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising" featured a parody of the title sequence of Mad Men. Jean was a fan of the series and pitched the scene.	+	== Gallery ==
−	==Cultural References==	+	<gallery>
		+	File:Treehouse of Horror XIX poster 1.png
		+	File:Treehouse of Horror XIX poster 2.png
		+	File:Treehouse of Horror XIX promo.png|Promo for "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse"
		+	File:Morf Transers.png|Morf Transfers
		+	File:Trans Morfers.png|Trans Morfers
		+	File:Snort Farmers.png|Snort Farmers
		+	File:Untitled Robot Parody.png|Untitled Robot Parody
		+	File:How To Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising.png|How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising
		+	File:It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse.png|It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse
		+	</gallery>
−	Homer kills several celebrities, including Prince and George Clooney. The beginning of "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising" is a parody of Mad Men.[8] Milhouse' prayer to the Grand Pumpkin is similar to the Nicene Creed. The dance scene in "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse" is a parody of the dance scene in A Charlie Brown Christmas.	+	== References ==
−	Before the first transformer (The one in the 99 cents store) was a Malibu Stacy convertible, it was of the form of the original Optimus Prime.	+	{{Reflist}}
−
−	==Reception==
−
−	Rick Bentley, of the Seattle Times, described "Treehouse of Horror XIX" as a "paint-by-numbers episode". Robert Canning of IGN gave the episode a 7.9/10, calling it "funny, entertaining and even nostalgic [which] only makes this yearly tradition that much better."
−	"It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse" was regarded by reviewers as the best segment in the episode. Canning wrote, "this segment may not be all that gory, but it's funny and, quite honestly, it will just make you feel good."[8] Bentley described it as "a dead-on comedy assault of the Charlie Brown animated Halloween special."[10] Rob Owen concurred, writing that it, "succeeds because it offers sly cultural commentary." Showpatrol wrote "The nostalgia factor makes “Grand Pumpkin” the best of these amusing bits for me, but they all lack that trademark “Simpsons” brand of satirical smartness."
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−	==Appearances==
−	{{incomplete|half-done list}}
−	===Characters===
−	*[[Abraham Simpson]]
−	*[[Homer Simpson]] (killed twice)
−	*[[Mrs. Glick]]
−	*[[Kearney]]
−	*[[Rich Texan]]
−	*[[Jasper Beardley]]
−	*[[Old Jewish Man]]
−	*[[Bart Simpson]]
−	*[[Wiseguy]]
−	*[[Marge Simpson]]
−	*[[Lisa Simpson]]
−	*[[Maggie Simpson]]
−	*[[Malibu Stacey]]
−	*[[Snooze]]
−	*[[Three-Way]]
−	*[[Melody]]
−	*[[Sex Toy]]
−	*[[Car-Bot Leader]]
−	*[[Microwave Bot]]
−	*[[Kitchen Bots]]
−	*[[Coffee Machine Bot]]
−	*[[Toaster Bot]]
−	*[[Sedan Bot]]
−	*[[White Bot Leader]]
−	*[[Plane Bot]]
−	*[[Airport Stair Bot]]
−	*[[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon]]
−	*[[Squishee Machine Bot]]
−	*[[Hot Dog Oven Bot]]
−	*[[Nacho Bot]]
−	*[[ATM Bot]]
−	*[[Otto Mann]]
−	*[[Moe Syzlak]]
−	*[[Milhouse Van Houten]]
−	*[[Barney Gumble]]
−	*[[Carl Carlson]]
−	*[[Rod Flanders]]
−	*[[Todd Flanders]]
−	*[[Janey Powell]]
−	*[[Gerald]]
−	*[[Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon]]
−	*[[Seymour Skinner]]
−	*[[Willie]]
−	*[[Patty Bouvier]]
−	*[[Selma Bouvier]]
−	*[[Edna Krabappel]]
−	*[[Mona Simpson]]
−	*[[Moe Syzlak]]
−	*[[Lurleen Lumpkin]]
−	*[[Ruth Powers]]
−	*[[Maude Flanders]]
−	*[[Agnes Skinner]]
−	*[[Medicine Woman]]
−	*[[Plopper]]
−	*[[Krusty]] (killed)
−	*[[Blue Haired Lawyer]]
−	*[[Sterotypical Advertisers]]
−	*[[George Clooney]] (killed)
−	*[[Prince]] (killed)
−	*[[Neil Armstrong]] (killed)
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−	===Locations===
−	*[[Springfield Town Hall]]
−	*[[Statue of Jebediah Springfield]]
−	*[[Springfield Town Square]]
−	*[[Springfield Elementary School]]
−	*[[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]]
−	*[[You Forgot-Me-Nots]]
−	*[[742 Evergreen Terrace]]
−	*[[Kwik-E-Mart]]
−	*[[Springfield Airport]]
−	*[[Springfield Sign]]
−	*[[Moe's Tavern]]
−	*[[Crazy Ethel's Daycare Center]]
−	*[[The National Air and Space Museum]]
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−	===Vehicles===
−	*[[Pink Sedan]]
−	*[[Orange Station Wagon]]
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−	===Products===
−	*[[Springfield Shopper]]
−	*[[Duff Beer]]
−	*[[Buzz Cola with Lemon]]
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−	===Films/TV===
−	*[[Planet of the Taste]]
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	Season 20 Episode
← 423 "Double, Double, Boy in Trouble"	424 "Treehouse of Horror XIX"	"Dangerous Curves" 425 →

← XVIII "Treehouse of Horror XVIII"	XIX "Treehouse of Horror XIX"	"Treehouse of Horror XX" XX →
	Treehouse of Horror Episode

This THOH is considered non-canon and the events featured do not relate to the series and therefore may not have actually happened/existed. The reason behind this decision is: The episode is part of the Treehouse of Horror series. If you dispute this, please bring it up on the episode's talk page.

"Treehouse of Horror XIX"

Episode Information Episode number: 424 Season number: S20 E4 Production code: KABF16 Original airdate: November 2, 2008 Showrunner: Al Jean Written by: Matt Warburton Directed by: Bob Anderson DVD features

"Treehouse of Horror XIX" is the fourth episode of season 20 of The Simpsons and the four-hundred and twenty-fourth episode overall. It is also the nineteenth installment in the Treehouse of Horror series and consists of three parts. It originally aired on November 2, 2008. The episode was written by Matt Warburton and directed by Bob Anderson.

Synopsis[edit]

"The frightfest begins with "Untitled Robot Parody" when Bart buys Lisa a knock-off of a Malibu Stacy convertible for Christmas. Later that night, the car morphs into a robot and instructs the other toys in Lisa's room to also transform. Soon, other giant robots appear and make Springfield the ultimate battleground. The scare-ific tricks continue in "How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising" when Homer accidentally kills Krusty. The clown's crooked lawyer enlists Homer to kill other celebrities so their likenesses can be exploited free-of-charge. For a fee, Homer goes on a killing spree and whacks Prince, George Clooney and William Shatner. Meanwhile in heaven, Krusty convinces other dead celebrities to stage a revolt and descend upon Homer. In the final Halloween scare, "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse," Lisa accompanies Milhouse to a pumpkin patch to await the appearance of the Grand Pumpkin. When he finally appears, the Grand Pumpkin goes on a rampage to avenge all pumpkins carved and tortured in the name of Halloween."

Plot[edit]

Opening segment[edit]

In the opening scene, Homer tries to vote for Barack Obama in the presidential election, but the voting machine is rigged to turn his vote into one for John McCain, and after six attempts to vote for Obama, the machine sucks him in and kills him. It then spits out his corpse and then Jasper puts an 'I Voted' sticker on his head.

Morf Transers, Trans Morfers, Snort Farmers, Untitled Robot Parody[edit]

It is Christmas, and Bart has bought gifts for everyone except Lisa. He enters a You Forgot-Me-Nots store in hopes of finding a cheap gift for Lisa. Upon entering the store Bart goes through a box entitled "Only 99 cents" and looks through the various toys and novelty items and subsequently gives up. Behind him a red cab-over semi-truck (reminiscent of the original Optimus Prime) appears blinking it's lights at Bart in an attempt to gain his attention. He dismisses the toy stating "Come back when you're something else!". The truck rolls back and transforms into a pink convertible Ferrari. The car beeps and calls Bart's attention. Bart turns around and exclaims "Perfect!". On Christmas morning Homer hands Grandpa a gift-wrapped tank of Oxygen as a gift. Grandpa responds like an eager child to "play with it outside" and after confirmation runs to the front yard to breathe in the Oxygen, but collapses on the lawn. Bart gives the pink convertible to Lisa. She then sarcastically remarks the last Christmas gift she received from Bart, a box of burps. Bart then grabs her Christmas stocking and proceeds to burp in it. Lisa opens the box and to her surprise gets "an actual present". She then gratefully hugs Bart. Meanwhile the convertible transforms and emits a laser beam to burn the angel on top of the Christmas tree, Maggie drops her pacifier as it turns back into a car. Maggie points at the toy to alert Lisa, but she doesn't buy it. The toy then grabs the pacifier and shoves it into Maggie's mouth. That night the toy transforms and "chokes" the Malibu Stacy doll. The transformer then shoots 4 beams at an alarm clock, a lamp, a boom-box and another off-screen. The convertible transformer calls the "Posibots" to transform: Alarm Clock "Snooze", Lamp "Three-Way", Boom-Box "Melody". The Posibot Leader notices a missing member, "Sex Toy". When he enters the room, the pink ferrari transformer asks him where he was, to which he responds "Where haven't I been!" The next morning all the machines in the kitchen have been converted into transformers and transform while Homer reads the newspaper. He then notices something "different" to which the transformers unanimously state "no". Even the toaster transforms to "NO"! Outside Homer enters his vehicle and backs out of the driveway, but then the car transforms with his head sticking out the back (resembling Optimus Prime in color and design). Another robot comes (which resembles the original Megatron) with Ned Flanders in its posterior and both robots proceed to fight. Homer then asks Lisa what is happening to which she responds with a surprisingly correct theory. All over Springfield machines transform into robots. In the center of town "Carnage Destructicus" & "Bestimus Mucho" prepare for a final battle. Marge interrupts asking for the fighting to end. The Transformers realize they have no reason to fight in the first place and thus team up to enslave Humanity. Members of the Springfield community are then seen tied to poles as players of a foosball game, which Homer suggested the Transformers might enjoy.

How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising[edit]

Homer and Marge put Maggie into a daycare center, but Maggie doesn't know anyone there. And so, Homer turns her attention to a mural with Krusty's face on it, since she's familiar with the clown. However, the real Krusty the Clown defaces sections of the mural with his face on it, because it's, as he calls it, an 'unlicensed use of [his] image'. Homer then shoves Krusty in retaliation because he made his daughter upset. Angered, Homer pushes Krusty into a swing which swung him into a merry-go-round that spun him onto a pony, then a trampoline into a wood chipper, where Krusty is shredded to pieces. Later on, Homer is approached by businessmen who heard of his deed. Apparently, the likeness of dead celebrities can be put in commercials for free, since they refuse to sponsor certain products. They manage to convince Homer to start killing celebrities such as George Clooney, Emma Bunton, Prince (who was still alive at this episode's airing), and Neil Armstrong. Meanwhile, back in Heaven, the dead celebrities (including the long-dead John Lennon) are outraged by these exploits. Krusty the Clown convinces the dead celebrities except for Abraham Lincoln (who for some reason likes his exploit about him and George Washington kissing each other at a wedding commercial for a marathon, although this outrages Washington) to descend from Heaven and stage an attack upon everyone who benefited from these exploits, with Krusty blowing Homer's head off with a shotgun. When they return to Heaven, they find that Homer had locked them outside the gate for revenge, and he became very, very good friends with Abraham Lincoln.

It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse[edit]

In a parody of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Milhouse is waiting in the pumpkin patch for the Grand Pumpkin on Halloween, and Lisa accompanies him because (as she puts it) his glasses fog up when he cries, which he would probably do to learn that the Grand Pumpkin doesn't exist. Soon Lisa leaves in frustration when she sees everyone at school having a Halloween party (Kang and Kodos make a cameo here). Using his childlike belief, Milhouse's tears bring the Grand Pumpkin to life. However, the Pumpkin is appalled to find that his kindred pumpkins are being carved up on Halloween, and vows revenge by eating several people whole, including Homer, Groundskeeper Willie, and Nelson. Realizing that Milhouse can bring things to life by believing in them, Lisa tells him about "Tom Turkey", a symbol of Thanksgiving, who comes to life and kills the Grand Pumpkin, freeing everyone he ate. However, when Tom Turkey learns of what people do to turkeys on Thanksgiving, he vows revenge and starts eating the children as well.

Reception[edit]

"Treehouse of Horror XIX" was nominated for an Annie Award for Directing in a Television Production, but it lost to "Sozin's Comet, Part 3: The Inferno" from Avatar: The Last Airbender.^[1]

Gallery[edit]

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  Promo for "It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse"

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  Morf Transfers

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  Trans Morfers

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  Snort Farmers

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  Untitled Robot Parody

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  How to Get Ahead in Dead-Vertising

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  It's the Grand Pumpkin, Milhouse

References[edit]

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Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes • Lost Verizon • Double, Double, Boy in Trouble • Treehouse of Horror XIX • Dangerous Curves • Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words • MyPods and Boomsticks • The Burns and the Bees • Lisa the Drama Queen • Take My Life, Please • How the Test Was Won • No Loan Again, Naturally • Gone Maggie Gone • In the Name of the Grandfather • Wedding for Disaster • Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe • The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly • Father Knows Worst • Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh • Four Great Women and a Manicure • Coming to Homerica