Treehouse of Horror XX
"Treehouse of Horror XX"
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Episode Information
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"'Treehouse of Horror XX" is the fourth episode of The Simpsons twenty-first season. The episode first aired on October 18, 2009 on Fox. The twentieth Treehouse of Horror episode, it contains three self-contained segments. An estimated 8.59 million viewers tuned in to watch the episode.
Segments
A segment that features elements of the films 28 Days Later, I am Legend, and Children of Men where Krusty the Clown serves hamburgers made from cows that were fed cow meat, and turns the citizens of Springfield into zombies[1]. The two other stories see Bart and Lisa become involved in a murder scheme, and a Sweeney Todd-inspired musical segment in which Homer is impaled on Moe's microbrewery, mixing his blood with the beer and turning it delicious. The opening sequence will feature a parody of the Alfred Hitchcock films Psycho and Strangers on a Train
At the end everybody sings the theme song with these lyrics: "We hope you have enjoyed this years Halloween Show,it has number XX"
It is aired on the 3 November in Australia.
Cultural References
The first segment is a pastiche of numerous Alfred Hitchcock films. The main plot derives from Strangers on a Train, where two men plot to kill off each others' enemies, while other elements of North By Northwest, Vertigo and other Hitchcock movies are included. Hitchcock himself is shown in a brief cameo stepping out of a bus (as he did in the title sequence of North By Northwest).
The second segment is a parody of both 28 Days Later and Children of Man, in that a plague of pseudo zombies are ravaging the world, and that a child holds the key to mankind's salvation and must be protected at all costs.
The third segment does not completely parody any existing work, but instead seems to be a diegetic play staged by Marge, Moe and Homer for the consumption fo the denizens of Springfield.
