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| − | '''[[Lisa Simpson|Lisa | + | "'''Treehouse of Horror XVIII'''" was the eighteenth Halloween episode. |
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| + | '''E.T., Go Home''' | ||
| + | Marge tells [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] to get something from the shed and as he does so, he finds [[Kang and Kodos|Kodos]] there. Kodos states his desire to return home and that he had come to Earth in peace, though he hints that he was really sent there to destroy mankind. Bart decides to help him return home. [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] arrives and is happy with the alien in their home and helps Bart and Kodos. It does not take Homer long to realize that Bart and Lisa keeping an alien in the house, but he and Marge decide to let them help Kodos anyway. When NASA agents arrive at the Simpsons home, the family distracts them while Bart sneaks Kodos out. Kodos kills several agents along the way, and reveals that the devices he had the Simpsons collect were for a portal-generating device so that others of his planet can come to Earth and wipe out the human race. When the aliens invade, a brief war is waged, though this time Earth has the upper hand. Bart is given the choice to shoot Kodos, but he decides to spare his life, though Homer shoots him instead. Earth emerges victorious and the world is saved. The Simpsons are invited to see Kodos's dissection,where it is revealed that Kodos is still very much alive, but is smothered by Homer with a pillow. | ||
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| + | '''Mr. and Mrs. Simpson''' | ||
| + | Homer and Marge appear to attend marriage counseling and recount a brief moment of tension between them. In the flashback, when arriving home, Homer locks himself in the bathroom and communicates on a hidden flat screen television, where it is revealed Homer is an assassin assigned to eliminate [[Kent Brockman]], by order of Homer's [[Charles Montgomery Burns|boss]]. Before he leaves, he tells Marge he will be coming home late and makes up a crazy excuse; Marge also states that she is busy and makes up an equally farfetched excuse. When Homer prepares to shoot Brockman at his rooftop party from a faraway platform, a woman with large blonde hair however, stabs Brockman in the chest, killing him instead. After Homer attempts to repeatedly shoot the woman he manages to shoot the wig off her head, revealing Marge. Arriving home, the two avoid each other. Not long after, the two attempt to kill one another with various weapons such as grenades, rifles, and a minigun, all the while arguing why the other was an assassin. After killing [[Clancy Wiggum|Chief Wiggum]] with a crossbow, the two realize they are more attracted to one another when they kill someone together. Thus, they soon begin having sex over Chief Wiggum's body. Returning to the episode's beginning, they both realise that they did not need any marriage counseling, but to kill people together. In the end, it turns out that they were not talking to a marriage counselor, but to [[Seymour Skinner|Principal Skinner]] regarding [[Bart Simpson|Bart's]] misbehavior. Both Homer and Marge turn a blind eye to Bart's misbehavior and simultaneously shoot Skinner instead. | ||
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| + | On Halloween night, [[Bart]], [[Lisa]], [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]] and [[Nelson Muntz|Nelson]] become frustrated by how some of the locals refuse to give them candy. Deciding to honor the true meaning of "trick-or-treat," they begin to pull pranks on everyone. Soon, however, their pranks turn into vandalism and everyone begins to complain. [[Ned Flanders]] then offers his services to teach them a lesson and fashions the church into a "heck house." This attracts their attention and they decide to give it a try. Ned tries to simulate what could happen to them for their sins through the use of crude roleplaying. Ned then turns to God to give him the power to scare them straight and subsequently transforms into [[Satan|the Devil]], sending the kids to Hell. There, he brings up an enormous crystal ball revealing Springfield to be full of the Seven Deadly Sins, and shows them simulations of how they may suffer; the first clip shows Homer suffering through gluttony, where he transforms into pasta; the second shows [[Groundskeeper Willie]] beating up his tractor in wrath, only for his tractor to transform and cut his head off; the third has Doctor Hibbert with a bumper sticker that brags about his son in pride, where he becomes crushed in between his car and a van; the fourth has Homer suffering sloth, where he is chopped up by a hammock, despite the fact that he had been killed already "by that magic spaghetti"; lust, greed, and envy had [[Moe Szyslak|Moe]] in lust for a stripper, greed for all her money, and envy "for the crotchless". The kids declare their lesson learned, and Ned returns them back to the surface. | ||
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"Treehouse of Horror XVIII" was the eighteenth Halloween episode.
E.T., Go Home Marge tells Bart to get something from the shed and as he does so, he finds Kodos there. Kodos states his desire to return home and that he had come to Earth in peace, though he hints that he was really sent there to destroy mankind. Bart decides to help him return home. Lisa arrives and is happy with the alien in their home and helps Bart and Kodos. It does not take Homer long to realize that Bart and Lisa keeping an alien in the house, but he and Marge decide to let them help Kodos anyway. When NASA agents arrive at the Simpsons home, the family distracts them while Bart sneaks Kodos out. Kodos kills several agents along the way, and reveals that the devices he had the Simpsons collect were for a portal-generating device so that others of his planet can come to Earth and wipe out the human race. When the aliens invade, a brief war is waged, though this time Earth has the upper hand. Bart is given the choice to shoot Kodos, but he decides to spare his life, though Homer shoots him instead. Earth emerges victorious and the world is saved. The Simpsons are invited to see Kodos's dissection,where it is revealed that Kodos is still very much alive, but is smothered by Homer with a pillow.
Mr. and Mrs. Simpson Homer and Marge appear to attend marriage counseling and recount a brief moment of tension between them. In the flashback, when arriving home, Homer locks himself in the bathroom and communicates on a hidden flat screen television, where it is revealed Homer is an assassin assigned to eliminate Kent Brockman, by order of Homer's boss. Before he leaves, he tells Marge he will be coming home late and makes up a crazy excuse; Marge also states that she is busy and makes up an equally farfetched excuse. When Homer prepares to shoot Brockman at his rooftop party from a faraway platform, a woman with large blonde hair however, stabs Brockman in the chest, killing him instead. After Homer attempts to repeatedly shoot the woman he manages to shoot the wig off her head, revealing Marge. Arriving home, the two avoid each other. Not long after, the two attempt to kill one another with various weapons such as grenades, rifles, and a minigun, all the while arguing why the other was an assassin. After killing Chief Wiggum with a crossbow, the two realize they are more attracted to one another when they kill someone together. Thus, they soon begin having sex over Chief Wiggum's body. Returning to the episode's beginning, they both realise that they did not need any marriage counseling, but to kill people together. In the end, it turns out that they were not talking to a marriage counselor, but to Principal Skinner regarding Bart's misbehavior. Both Homer and Marge turn a blind eye to Bart's misbehavior and simultaneously shoot Skinner instead.
Heck House On Halloween night, Bart, Lisa, Milhouse and Nelson become frustrated by how some of the locals refuse to give them candy. Deciding to honor the true meaning of "trick-or-treat," they begin to pull pranks on everyone. Soon, however, their pranks turn into vandalism and everyone begins to complain. Ned Flanders then offers his services to teach them a lesson and fashions the church into a "heck house." This attracts their attention and they decide to give it a try. Ned tries to simulate what could happen to them for their sins through the use of crude roleplaying. Ned then turns to God to give him the power to scare them straight and subsequently transforms into the Devil, sending the kids to Hell. There, he brings up an enormous crystal ball revealing Springfield to be full of the Seven Deadly Sins, and shows them simulations of how they may suffer; the first clip shows Homer suffering through gluttony, where he transforms into pasta; the second shows Groundskeeper Willie beating up his tractor in wrath, only for his tractor to transform and cut his head off; the third has Doctor Hibbert with a bumper sticker that brags about his son in pride, where he becomes crushed in between his car and a van; the fourth has Homer suffering sloth, where he is chopped up by a hammock, despite the fact that he had been killed already "by that magic spaghetti"; lust, greed, and envy had Moe in lust for a stripper, greed for all her money, and envy "for the crotchless". The kids declare their lesson learned, and Ned returns them back to the surface.
